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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 52.5. (a) If:
(1) a proposed project for the reconstruction of a regulated drain is presented to the board for approval;
(2) the proposed project consists exclusively of the relocation of a regulated drain from one (1) site on property owned by a person to another site on property owned by the same person;
(3) the specifications for the project have been approved by the county surveyor;
(4) the project will be completed under the supervision of the county surveyor;
(5) the person who owns the property on which the regulated drain will be relocated will pay the entire cost of the project;
(6) the county surveyor has investigated whether any other owner of land in the watershed in which the regulated drain is located will be adversely affected by the proposed project, and has communicated the results of the investigation to the board;
(7) the board finds that no owner of land in the watershed in which the regulated drain is located will be adversely affected by the proposed project; and
(8) the board, at a public meeting, votes to approve the proposed project;
the board may issue an order authorizing the reconstruction of a regulated drain.
(b) The board may issue an order authorizing the reconstruction of a regulated drain under subsection (a) without:
(1) the preparation and filing of a reconstruction report under sections 49 and 50 of this chapter;
(2) the preparation by the county surveyor of a schedule of damages and assessments under section 50 of this chapter; and
(3) a hearing on the reconstruction report and the schedules of damages and assessments under section 52 of this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-9-27-52.5 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-36-local-government/in-code-sect-36-9-27-52-5/
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