Indiana § 36-7-11-5 - Concern for visual quality in historic district
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-7-11-5 — Concern for visual quality in historic district, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-7-11-5. Concern for visual quality in historic district
Sec. 5. The commission shall be concerned with those elements of development, redevelopment, rehabilitation, and preservation that affect visual quality in the historic district. However, the commission may not consider details of design, interior arrangements, or building features if those details, arrangements, or features are not subject to public view, and may not make any requirement except for the purpose of preventing development, alteration, or demolition in the historic district obviously incongruous with the historic district. A commission established by a county may not take any action that affects property located in a municipality.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-22-3 part; 18-7-22-12.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.227-1997, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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