Sec. 1608. (a) A petitioner for judicial review shall serve a copy of the petition upon the board making the zoning decision in the manner provided by the rules of procedure governing civil actions in the courts. Service on the board must be made to the secretary, president, or chairperson of the board.
(b) The petitioner shall use means provided by the rules of procedure governing civil actions in the courts to give notice of the petition for review:
(1) to all parties to the petition for review, as described in section 1606(d) of this chapter; and
(2) to persons who, in the manner described in section 1606(e) of this chapter, filed with the board making the zoning decision written requests that they receive notice of any petition for review, according to the public records of the board. However, if the public records of the board show that the board received written requests for notice from more than three (3) persons, the petitioner shall give notice only to the first three (3) persons who requested notice according to those records. Notice to any additional persons who requested notice is not required.
(c) This section does not require the petitioner to name as parties to the petition for review the persons who must be given notice under subsection (b)(2).
As added by P.L.126-2011, SEC.55.