Indiana § 36-7-11-16 - New buildings and nonhistoric buildings within historic districts; compatibility required; exception
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§ 36-7-11-16. New buildings and nonhistoric buildings within historic districts; compatibility required; exception
Sec. 16. Except as provided in section 20 of this chapter, the construction of a new building or structure, and the moving, reconstruction, alteration, major maintenance, or repair involving a color change conspicuously affecting the external appearance of any nonhistoric building, structure, or appurtenance within the primary area must be generally of a design, form, proportion, mass, configuration, building material, texture, color, and location on a lot compatible with other buildings in the historic district, particularly with buildings designated as historic, and with squares and places to which it is visually related.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-22-11 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.146-1992, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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