|
This material is presented for informational
purposes only. Herron-Morton Place holds no liability for inaccuracies
that may be contained herein. Individuals are urged to contact the
Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission for complete guidelines
as may apply to your project.
A legal notice is a document that informs property
owners surrounding a project area about a pending application that
will be presented at a public hearing. For a pending Certificate
of Appropriateness application or Rezoning/Variance application
that is scheduled for a public hearing, the applicant is required
to contact all property owners within 660 feet or two property owners
deep from the property line, whichever is lesser. Notice must
also be given by the applicant to neighborhood organizations whose
boundaries include the property within 100 feet of the subject property.
Names and addresses of such organizations are available from the
IHPC office.
The
Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission staff is responsible
for:
- Publishing notice of an upcoming hearing in
the newspaper at least ten days prior to a public hearing (Commission
or Hearing Officer). Hearing notice will be in the Indianapolis
Star/News on Saturdays only.
- Providing all other postings and notices
required by the Indiana Open Door Law.
The applicant is responsible
for:
- Preparing a notice letter describing
the substance of the application (IHPC staff can provide a form
letter to fill in).
- Sending notice to surrounding property owners
and neighborhood organizations.
- Submitting a signed and notarized affidavit
of notice to the IHPC office prior to the hearing.
The required notice may be a personal letter
from the applicant or a letter written on the standard form available
from the IHPC office. In either case, the applicant must provide
the following information:
The application number
Substance of the application
Location of work to be done
Time and place the application will be heard
Statement that the file may be examined in the office of the Commission.
Note: There are different requirements for notification
on zoning and variance cases.
- Go to the Center Township Assessor's office
in room 1301 in the City-County Building ( If your property is
not in Center Township, go to the appropriate Township Assessor's
office.)
- As you enter the room, the wall on the left
contains a large map of Marion County. This map is divided into
numerical quadrants. Within each quadrant are smaller divisions
which are also numbered. Find the address of the site where work
is to be done and write down both the quadrant and division numbers.
- The quadrant number refers to the books that
are on top of the cabinets in the room. Find the corresponding
book and look up the division number. This should be a map of
lots in your neighborhood. Find your lot.
- On it will be a number in a hexagonal symbol.
This is the hex number.
- Next look for dimensions of the lots in the
area. Typically the measurements are only distinguished
on a few lots, but are consistent throughout the neighborhood.
Determine which lots are within the notice range.
- Write down the hex numbers of those lots in
the notice range.
- Go to the property card catalog file located
beside the Marion County wall map. The property cards are filed
by Quadrant-division-hex number. The cards will have a series
of names, each of which is dated. You will send notice to the
most recent name. (Remember to check the back of the card.)
Note 1: The number of names
you need could be as few as ten or as many as sixty. It is possible
to purchase the names pre-printed on mailing labels. However, it is
recommended that you check the labels for accuracy. You are ultimately
responsible for providing proper notice. See an Assessor employee
for details on purchasing labels.
Notices must be sent to surrounding property
owners at least fifteen days prior to the date of
an administrative hearing and at least twenty-three days
prior to the date of a commission hearing. They may be delivered
to surrounding property owners by hand (remember to deliver to the
property owner, not necessarily the occupant), by mail, or by FAX.
The applicant or his representative must furnish
evidence of compliance with the above notice requirements by filing
with the IHPC staff a notarized statement to that effect. This statement
must list the names and addresses of property owners and neighborhood
organizations to whom notice was given. A copy of the letter sent
to surrounding property owners should be attached. This notarized
statement must be filed with the Commission prior to the case being
heard at a public hearing.
Applicants are responsible for providing adequate notice to surrounding
property owners and neighborhood organizations and are responsible
for any errors in providing notice. Applications without completed
affidavits will not be heard at a hearing. If proper notice has not
been given to surrounding property owners and neighborhood organizations,
the Commission or Hearing Officer may continue the case to a later
date to allow time for the un-notified parties to prepare for the
hearing. |
