Indiana § 36-7-2-2 - Planning and regulation of real property; access to solar energy

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§ 36-7-2-2. Planning and regulation of real property; access to solar energy

Sec. 2. A unit may plan for and regulate the use, improvement, and maintenance of real property and the location, condition, and maintenance of structures and other improvements. A unit may also regulate the platting and subdividing of real property and number the structures abutting public ways. In planning for and regulating the use of land or in regulating the platting or subdividing of real property, a unit may also regulate access to incident solar energy for all categories of land use.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-1-1.5-6(d); 18-1-1.5-10 (Intro.); 18-1-1.5-10(b); 18-1-1.5-10(c); 18-1-1.5-10(d); 18-1-1.5-10(e); 18-1-1.5-10(f); 18-1-1.5-10(i); 18-1-1.5-11 part; 18-3-1-51 part; 18-4-2-18 part; 18-4-2-25 part; 18-5-10-7 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.211, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.311, SEC.1.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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