Indiana Code
Chapter 3. Platting and Vacation of Real Property
36-7-3-16. Vacation of Platted Easements; Public Utility's Use of Public Way or Place Notwithstanding Vacation Proceedings; Waiver

Sec. 16. (a) Platted easements may be vacated in the same manner as public ways and public places, in accordance with section 12 of this chapter or with IC 36-7-4-712, whichever is applicable.
(b) Notwithstanding this article, vacation proceedings do not deprive a public utility of the use of all or part of a public way or public place to be vacated, if, at the time the proceedings are instituted, the utility is occupying and using all or part of that public way or public place for the location and operation of its facilities. However, the utility may waive its rights under this subsection by filing its written consent in the vacation proceedings.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-51.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.220-1986, SEC.7.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 36. Local Government

Article 7. Planning and Development

Chapter 3. Platting and Vacation of Real Property

36-7-3-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

36-7-3-1. Application of Chapter

36-7-3-2. Subdivision of Lots or Lands Outside Boundaries of Municipality; Requisites, Approval, and Recording of Plat

36-7-3-3. Laying Out of Town, Addition to Municipality, or Subdivision of Lots or Lands Within Boundaries of Municipality; Requisites, Approval, and Recording of Plat; Donations or Grants to Public

36-7-3-4. Survey and Plat; Order; Adoption; Resolutions; Requisites

36-7-3-5. Surveying, Platting, and Numbering of Tracts of Land in Municipality; Requisites, Approval, and Recording of Plat; Public Ways

36-7-3-6. Resolution Declaring Necessity of Survey or Plat Requisites; Adoption Procedures Direction to Professional Surveyor

36-7-3-7. Professional Surveyor; Completion of Survey and Plat; Requirements; Boundary Line Dispute Procedures; Subdivision of Tracts; Report; Statement of Costs and Expenses; Filing

36-7-3-8. Report of Survey and Plat; Approval Procedures; Recording; Legal Effect of Plat

36-7-3-9. Expenses of Survey and Plat; Apportionment and Assessment Against Property Platted; Lien; Collection and Disbursement

36-7-3-10. Vacation of Plat by Owners; Written Instrument; Filing and Approval; Recording; Land Outside Municipal Boundaries Excepted From Approval; Effect; Public Ways

36-7-3-11. Repealed

36-7-3-12. Vacation of Public Way or Place; Petition; Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Ordinance; Appeals

36-7-3-13. Vacation of Proceedings; Filing of Remonstrances and Objections; Grounds; Denial of Petition

36-7-3-14. Vacation of Platted Land; Descriptions of Lots and Parcels in Plat Preserved; Exceptions

36-7-3-15. Termination of Vacation Proceeding; Limitation

36-7-3-16. Vacation of Platted Easements; Public Utility's Use of Public Way or Place Notwithstanding Vacation Proceedings; Waiver