Sec. 30. (a) After completion of the list, the board shall proceed to determine and award:

(1) the amount of damages sustained by the owners of the parcels of land required to be appropriated, if any, as provided in the resolution or that will be injuriously affected; and

(2) the amount of particular benefits that will accrue to the lots or parcels of land, exclusive of improvements, lying within two thousand (2,000) feet on either side of the property to be acquired, of the improvement, or of both because of proximity to the land to be acquired and the establishment or construction of a project for park purposes as provided in the resolution and in addition to the benefits received by the lots or parcels of land in common with all property located in the city.

However, the total amount of benefits assessed against the lots and parcels of land, exclusive of improvements, located within two thousand (2,000) feet may not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost of land acquisition or of the improvement.

(b) When the list has been completed, the board shall have published in accordance with IC 5-3-1 a notice describing the location of the land appropriated or acquired by the purchase or the land on which the improvement is to be made. The notice must also state:

(1) the general character of the improvement;

(2) what assessments have been made against land within two thousand (2,000) feet of park property; and

(3) that the assessment list, with the names of the owners to whom damages have been awarded and against whom assessments have been made, a description of property affected, and the amounts of preliminary awards or assessments for each parcel of property affected is on file and can be seen in the board's office.

(c) In addition, the board shall have a written notice served upon the owner of each parcel of land taken or injuriously affected, by leaving a copy at the owner's last and usual place of residence in the city or by delivering a copy to the owner personally. The notice must show separately each item of the determination regarding property owned by the owner.

(d) The board shall also have mailed a notice to the residence, if known, of persons owning land or parts of land against which special assessments have been made, showing each item of the determination as it affects those persons. If a person is a nonresident or the person's residence is not known, then the person is considered to have been notified by the publication. The notice must name a day, not earlier than ten (10) days after service of the notice, the last day of publication, or the date of mailing, on which the board will receive and hear remonstrances from persons regarding the amount of their respective awards or assessments. Persons not included in the lists, assessments, or awards who claim to be entitled to an assessment or award are considered to have been notified of the pendency of the proceedings by the original notice of the resolution of the board and by the publication as provided in this section.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-7-30-24.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.111. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.99; P.L.127-2017, SEC.383.