For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DEPARTMENT. The Dearborn County Building Department.
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. The Dearborn County Building Inspector, or designee of the Building Inspector.
HEARING AUTHORITY. The Dearborn County Board of Commissioners acting as the primary hearing board for disputes that arise under this chapter. An employee of the enforcement authority may not be designated as the hearing authority.
KNOWN OR RECORDED FEE INTEREST, LIFE ESTATE INTEREST, OR EQUITABLE INTEREST OF A CONTRACT PURCHASER. Any fee interest, life estate interest, or equitable interest of a contract purchaser held by a person whose identity and address may be determined from:
(1) An instrument recorded in the Dearborn County Recorder's Office;
(2) Written information or actual knowledge received by the department;
(3) A review of department records that is sufficient to identify information that is reasonably ascertainable.
KNOWN OR RECORDED SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY INTEREST. Any right in real property, including a fee interest, a life estate interest, a future interest, a mortgage interest, a lien as evidenced by a certificate of sale issued under I.C. 6-1.1-24, or an equitable interest of a contract purchaser, that:
(1) May be affected in a substantial way by actions authorized by this chapter; and
(2) Is held by a person whose identity and address may be determined from:
(a) An instrument recorded in:
1. The Dearborn County Recorder's Office; or
2. The Dearborn County Auditor's Office in the case of a lien evidenced by a certificate of sale issued under I.C. 6-1.1-24;
3. Written information or actual knowledge received by the department; or
4. A review of department records that is sufficient to identify information that is reasonably ascertainable.
SEALING A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. Padlocking the entries to the building or structure and posting the building or structure with a notice that forbids entry to the building or structure and securing all other entry points to the building or structure from entry as prescribed by the enforcement authority. Sealing a building or structure can only be completed after an inspection of the building or structure to ensure that the building is not occupied.
SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY INTEREST. Any right in real property that may be affected in a substantial way by actions authorized by this chapter, including a fee interest, a life estate interest, a future interest, a mortgage interest, a present possessory interest, or an equitable interest of a contract purchaser.
(BC Ord. 2014-003, passed 2-18-14)