Board of Zoning Appeals.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 740-702
in effectSec. 740-702. - Board of Zoning Appeals.
A. The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals is established, as per IC 36-7-4-901, and comprised of three divisions. Each division of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals consists of five members as follows: Two citizen members appointed by the Mayor of the City of Indianapolis; two citizen members appointed by the City-County Council of the City of Indianapolis; and one citizen member, who may also be a member of the Metropolitan Development Commission, appointed by the Commission.
B. The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals has territorial jurisdiction over all the land subject to the Zoning Ordinance, except for the corporate boundaries of the excluded cities of Lawrence, Speedway, and Beech Grove. The Municipal Board of Zoning Appeals established by an excluded city shall have jurisdiction within the corporate boundaries of that municipality. All divisions of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals have concurrent territorial jurisdiction throughout the remainder of the county. The legislative body of the consolidated city may adopt ordinances to regulate the time of the meetings and the voting procedures of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals.
C. The municipal board of zoning appeals for an excluded city shall consists of five members as follows: Three citizen members appointed by the legislative body of the excluded city, and two citizen members, who may also be members of the Metropolitan Development Commission, appointed by the Commission.
D. The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals shall make rules prescribing the time of the meetings, the voting procedures of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, and the procedures for conducting its business.
(G.O. 64, 2015, § 2)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH740GEPR_ARTVIIPR_S740-702BOZOAPFetched: 10/27/2026