(A) The County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts, pursuant to I.C. 36-7-9-3, as amended, said chapter being entitled “Enforcement of Building Standards”, as the County Code relative to unsafe buildings and premises in the county. The administrative and enforcement agency will be the County Health Department. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) I.C. 36-7-9-2, Definitions;
(2) I.C. 36-7-9-3, Ordinances adopting this chapter;
(3) I.C. 36-7-9-4, Unsafe buildings and unsafe premises described;
(4) I.C. 36-7-9-4.5, Legislative findings; vacant or deteriorated structures;
(5) I.C. 36-7-9-5, Orders; contents; notice; expiration;
(6) I.C. 36-7-9-6, Modification or rescission of orders;
(7) I.C. 36-7-9-7, Hearings; Hearing Authority findings and action; additional period for ordered actions; continuous enforcement order; performance bond; record of findings; collection of penalties;
(8) I.C. 36-7-9-7.5, Non-compliance with order to repair, or rehabilitate, unsafe building; civil penalties;
(9) I.C. 36-7-9-8, Appeals;
(10) I.C. 36-7-9-9, Emergency action; recovery of costs; challenge of determination of emergency;
(11) I.C. 36-7-9-10, Action to enforce orders;
(12) I.C. 36-7-9-11, Liability for costs for performance of work required by orders;
(13) I.C. 36-7-9-12, Liability for cost of emergency action taken or performance of work required by others;
(14) I.C. 36-7-9-13, Notice of unpaid costs; filing with the Clerk of Court; hearing; judgment lien;
(15) I.C. 36-7-9-13.5, Unpaid costs for unsafe premises repairs, or emergency actions taken; collection;
(16) I.C. 36-7-9-14, Unsafe Building Fund; deposits and expenditures;
(17) I.C. 36-7-9-15, Transfer of money to the Unsafe Building Fund;
(18) I.C. 36-7-9-16, Inspection warrants;
(19) I.C. 36-7-9-17, Civil actions regarding unsafe premises; treble damages under second, or subsequent, judgments;
(20) I.C. 36-7-9-18, Injunctions;
(21) I.C. 36-7-9-18.1, Performance bond;
(22) I.C. 36-7-9-19, Civil forfeitures;
(23) I.C. 36-7-9-20, Appointment of receiver; conditions; rehabilitation of property by owner, mortgagee, or person with substantial interest;
(24) I.C. 36-7-9-20.5, Property determined unsafe and abandoned; receiver; sale proceed; fee simple estate subject to easements, liens and encumbrances;
(25) I.C. 36-7-9-21, Court order authorizing performance of work; judgment for costs;
(26) I.C. 36-7-9-22, Emergencies; court order authorizing action to make premises safe; judgement for costs;
(27) I.C. 36-7-9-23, Change of venue and judge;
(28) I.C. 36-7-9-24, Priority of actions;
(29) I.C. 36-7-9-25, Manner of serving notice;
(30) I.C. 36-7-9-26, Recording of orders, statements of rescission, statements of public bids, and records of actions taken by hearing authority;
(31) I.C. 36-7-9-27, Transfers of property by persons not complying with orders;
(32) I.C. 36-7-9-28, Violations; penalties; and
(33) I.C. 36-7-9-29, Order of action related to unsafe premises; written information required.
(B) This section expressly includes all subsequent amendments made to said state code sections, or by said County Board of Commissioners.
(Ord. 2018-2, passed 4-16-2018)