Property Maintenance in Hendricks County, IN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Hendricks County, Indiana.
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Property Blight
Hendricks County enforces its County Unsafe Building Law under I.C. 36-7-9, declaring any structure meeting the code's unsafe-building criteria a public nuisance. The Building Commissioner orders repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal, funded through a dedicated Unsafe Building Fund.
Unsafe Building Abatement in Hendricks County
Significant RestrictionsHendricks County Code of Ordinances § 150.15(C)
All buildings, or portions thereof, within the county which are determined, after inspection by the Building Commissioner, to be unsafe, as defined in § 150.17, are hereby declared to be public nuisances, and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal.
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Hendricks County's Weed Control Board, created under I.C. 15-16-7, can order any landowner, including owners of vacant or unimproved parcels, to control noxious weeds such as Canada thistle, Johnson grass, bur cucumber and shattercane. The Board and township Trustees must first issue a five-day written notice by certified mail or Sheriff service before taking further action against overgrown property.
Hendricks County Noxious Weed Control on Real Estate
Some RestrictionsHendricks County Code of Ordinances § 32.01(E)
(A) Purpose. The County Weed Control Board is hereby created, pursuant to the authority set out in I.C. 15-16-7 in order to facilitate and aid the individual Trustees of the various townships of the county in the eradication of certain noxious weeds. ... (C) Noxious weeds. The noxious weeds over which the County Weed Control Board has jurisdiction are: (1) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense); (2) ...
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