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IN HB1626
Bill
Status
1/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Harman
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AI Summary
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Political subdivisions are prohibited from adopting or enforcing ordinances adopted after December 31, 2014, that regulate the appearance of privately-owned residential properties unless the ordinance mitigates an actual or probable hazard to public health or safety.
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Ordinances adopted before January 1, 2015, are not subject to this restriction.
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Exemptions apply to ordinances regulating properties within registered historic districts designated under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 or under a preservation commission's jurisdiction.
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Exemptions also apply to ordinances regulating properties containing buildings, structures, sites, or facilities listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Indiana register of historic sites and historic structures.
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Effective date is July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Ordinances concerning appearance of real property. Prohibits a political subdivision from: (1) adopting an ordinance after December 31, 2014; or (2) enforcing an ordinance adopted after December 31, 2014; that regulates the appearance of real property or the appearance of a building or fixture located on real property if the real property is owned by a private person and contains a building used as a residence by a private person unless the ordinance will mitigate an actual or a probable hazard to public health or safety. Makes exceptions for ordinances adopted after December 31, 2014, that regulate real property that
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
1/22/2015