Shoreline improvements; condemnation procedure
Sec. 16. (a) This section applies whenever the works board of a
municipality located upon or adjoining a harbor connected with a
navigable stream or lake, or upon any navigable channel, slip,
waterway, or watercourse, wants to acquire for the use of the
municipality any property for a right-of-way for seawalls, docks, or
other improvement of the harbor, channel, slip, waterway or
watercourse.
(b) The works board shall adopt a resolution that the municipality
wants to acquire the property, describing the property that may be
injuriously or beneficially affected. All proceedings necessary for the
completion of and payment for any such undertaking, including
notice, remonstrance, appeal, letting of and performance of contracts,
assessment and collection of payment for benefits, and the
determination and payment of damages to property, are the same, to
the extent applicable, as those proceedings for street improvements
of the municipality by its works board or other entity charged by
statute with the performance of those duties on behalf of the
municipality.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 24, 2006