# Ind. Code § 36-7-1-3: "Area needing redevelopment"

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-3

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 36-7-1-3
- **Heading:** "Area needing redevelopment"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 36-7-1-3

## Text

Sec. 3. "Area needing redevelopment" means an area in which normal development and occupancy are undesirable or impossible because of any of the following:

(1) Lack of development.

(2) Cessation of growth.

(3) Deteriorated or deteriorating improvements.

(4) Environmental contamination.

(5) Character of occupancy.

(6) Age.

(7) Obsolescence.

(8) Substandard buildings.

(9) Other factors that impair values or prevent a normal use or development of property.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-7-3(a); 18-7-7.1-2(a); 18-7-7.5-1(h).]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.185-2005, SEC.4; P.L.221-2007, SEC.27.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-0.1 Application of certain amendments to chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-0.1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-1 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-1.5 "Accessory dwelling unit"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-1.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-2 "Advisory plan commission"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-3 "Area needing redevelopment"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-4 "Board of zoning appeals"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-4.5 "Class 1 structure"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-4.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-4.7 "Class 2 structure"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-4.7.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-6 "Development plan"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-6.5 "Excluded city"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-6.5.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 36-7-1-7 "Housing authority"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A7_C1_S36-7-1-7.md)
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