Indiana § 36-4-3-17 - Disannexation; petition; remonstrances; hearing; order
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§ 36-4-3-17. Disannexation; petition; remonstrances; hearing; order
Sec. 17. (a) The owner or owners of:
(1) fifty-one percent (51%) or more in number of the lots in an addition or subdivision to a municipality; or
(2) contiguous territory within the corporate boundaries of a municipality, constituting not less than one (1) entire block, if platted, and not less than one (1) acre, if not platted;
may file a petition for disannexation if any of the boundaries of the addition, subdivision, or contiguous territory forms part of the corporate boundary of the municipality. The petition must be filed with the works board of the municipality and must include a plat of the territory sought to be disannexed. Notice of the petition must be given in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.
(b) A remonstrance against the granting of the petition may be filed by:
(1) the owner of a lot in the subdivision or addition; or
(2) the owner of territory adjoining the territory sought to be disannexed.
(c) The works board shall conduct a hearing and make a just and equitable order on the petition. In conducting the hearing, the works board may:
(1) subpoena witnesses;
(2) punish contempt;
(3) adjourn the hearing from time to time;
(4) make orders concerning streets and alleys, including their vacation; and
(5) award damages.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-5-10-47 part; 18-5-10-48 part; 18-5-10-50 part; 18-5-10-52 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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