Ind. Code ch. 36-7-4

Ind. Code ch. 36-7-4
in effect

Contents

section36-7-4-0.1. Application of certain amendments to chaptersection36-7-4-0.2. Amendments made by SEA 425-2025; comprehensive plan or zoning ordinance not impaired or invalidatedsection36-7-4-0.3. Operation of certain area plan commissions; legalization of certain actions taken after June 30, 1997, and before January 1, 1999section36-7-4-0.4. Legalization of acts of certain plan commissions taken after September 30, 1999, and before March 16, 2000section36-7-4-100. 100 Series-Applicability and rules of constructionsection36-7-4-100.5. "Actual construction"section36-7-4-101. "Advisory planning law" definedsection36-7-4-102. "Area planning law" definedsection36-7-4-103. "Metropolitan development law" definedsection36-7-4-104. "Series" definedsection36-7-4-105. Repealedsection36-7-4-106. Prior law construedsection36-7-4-107. Reorganized units; exercise of powers by resolutionsection36-7-4-200. 200 Series-Establishment and membership of commissionsection36-7-4-201. Manner of exercising planning and zoning powers; purpose; countywide planning and zoning entities; county containing consolidated citysection36-7-4-201.1. Zoning ordinances; satellite receiver antennas and other types of antennassection36-7-4-201.2. Required adoption of airport overlay zoning ordinancesection36-7-4-201.4. Adoption or enforcement of an ordinance or resolution; slopesection36-7-4-202. Establishment; authorizationsection36-7-4-202.5. Reorganized units; adoption of advisory plan commissionsection36-7-4-203. Establishment; exercise of planning and zoning authoritysection36-7-4-204. Establishment; participation by other municipalities within countysection36-7-4-205. Establishment; extent of territorial authority of comprehensive plan; inclusion of contiguous unincorporated area; fire protection territories; incorporation of new towns in countysection36-7-4-206. Establishment; extent of territorial authority of nonparticipating municipalitysection36-7-4-207. Membership of commission; nonvoting advisersection36-7-4-208. Membership of commission; county and metropolitan numberssection36-7-4-209. Membership of commission; representatives for a municipality; numbers; appointmentssection36-7-4-210. Membership of commission; advisory council on town affairssection36-7-4-211. Membership of commission; changessection36-7-4-212. Membership of commission; certificationsection36-7-4-213. Membership of commission; advisory memberssection36-7-4-214. Membership of commission; additional members required for unincorporated jurisdictional areasection36-7-4-215. Membership of commission; additional members allowed for unincorporated jurisdictional areasection36-7-4-216. Membership of commission; qualifications of citizen memberssection36-7-4-217. Membership of commission; term of certain appointeessection36-7-4-218. Membership of commission; terms and removal of citizen memberssection36-7-4-219. Repealedsection36-7-4-220. Membership of commission; vacancies; appointment of alternate memberssection36-7-4-221. Repealedsection36-7-4-222. Membership of commission; expensessection36-7-4-222.5. Plan commission members belonging to county executive or fiscal bodies; mileage and compensationsection36-7-4-223. Membership of commission; conflict of interest; disqualificationsection36-7-4-300. 300 Series-Organization of commissionsection36-7-4-301. Organization; quorumsection36-7-4-302. Organization; official actionsection36-7-4-303. Organization; president and vice presidentsection36-7-4-304. Organization; secretarysection36-7-4-305. Organization; offices and propertysection36-7-4-306. Organization; regular meetings and minutessection36-7-4-307. Organization; special meetingssection36-7-4-308. Organization; appropriationssection36-7-4-309. Organization; expendituressection36-7-4-310. Organization; gifts and grantssection36-7-4-311. Organization; staff and services; executive director; compensationsection36-7-4-312. Organization; duties of executive directorsection36-7-4-400. 400 Series-Duties and powers of commissionsection36-7-4-401. Duties; advisory planning; area planningsection36-7-4-402. Duties; employees; hearingssection36-7-4-403. Repealedsection36-7-4-403.5. Duties; powers; combined hearing proceduresection36-7-4-404. Power to sue and be sued; costssection36-7-4-405. Duties of plan commission; street names and numbers; areas not subject to plan commission; notice; development planssection36-7-4-405.5. Conversion of rural route addressessection36-7-4-406. Repealedsection36-7-4-407. Duties; powers; advisory citizens' committeessection36-7-4-408. Powers; executive committeesection36-7-4-409. Powers; grants-in-aidsection36-7-4-410. Powers; county-municipal plan commissionsection36-7-4-411. Powers; feessection36-7-4-500. 500 Series-Comprehensive plansection36-7-4-501. Comprehensive plan; requirement; approval; purposesection36-7-4-502. Comprehensive plan; contentssection36-7-4-503. Comprehensive plan; additional contentssection36-7-4-504. Comprehensive plan; consideration of policy and pattern; validation, continuance, and consolidation of preexisting planssection36-7-4-504.5. Comprehensive plan; township advisory committeesection36-7-4-505. Comprehensive plan; requests for related informationsection36-7-4-506. Thoroughfare plans included in comprehensive plans; location, change, vacation, or improvement of thoroughfaressection36-7-4-507. Comprehensive plan; notice and hearings before adoptionsection36-7-4-508. Comprehensive plan; adoption; certification; plan and summary availability for inspection; legalization of certain comprehensive planssection36-7-4-509. Comprehensive plan; legislative approval, rejection, or amendmentsection36-7-4-510. Comprehensive plan; procedure following legislative rejection or amendmentsection36-7-4-511. Comprehensive plan; amendment approval; preparation and submission of amendmentssection36-7-4-512. Comprehensive plan; capital improvement projectssection36-7-4-600. 600 Series-Zoning ordinancesection36-7-4-601. Zoning ordinance; powers and duties of legislative bodysection36-7-4-602. Zoning ordinance; procedures for adoption of ordinances, amendments, and map changessection36-7-4-603. Zoning ordinance; preparation and consideration of proposalssection36-7-4-604. Zoning ordinance; notice and hearing before certification of proposed ordinance; prohibited communicationssection36-7-4-605. Certification of proposed ordinance or zone map changesection36-7-4-606. Procedures for adopting initial or replacement zoning ordinance; area planning and metropolitan developmentsection36-7-4-606.5. Procedures for adopting initial or replacement zoning ordinance; advisory planningsection36-7-4-607. Procedures for amending or partially repealing text of zoning ordinance; area planning and metropolitan developmentsection36-7-4-607.5. Procedures for amending or partially repealing text of zoning ordinance; advisory planningsection36-7-4-608. Zoning ordinance; procedure for changing zoning mapssection36-7-4-608.5. Repealedsection36-7-4-608.7. Zoning ordinance; alternate procedure for changing zone mapssection36-7-4-609. Zoning ordinances; vote required for action by legislative body; veto of city ordinancessection36-7-4-610. Zoning ordinance; notice of adoption; printing; presumption; effective date; copiessection36-7-4-610.5. Proposed changes in zone mapssection36-7-4-611. Zoning ordinance; due deliberation presumption; effectiveness within jurisdiction of adopting legislative bodysection36-7-4-612. Zoning ordinance; effect of prior ordinancessection36-7-4-613. Repealedsection36-7-4-614. Repealedsection36-7-4-615. Repealedsection36-7-4-616. Zoning ordinance; agricultural nonconforming usesection36-7-4-700. 700 Series-Subdivision controlsection36-7-4-701. Subdivision control ordinancesection36-7-4-702. Subdivision control; primary approval of plat; standards of ordinance; requisites; compliancesection36-7-4-703. Subdivision control; application for approval of plat; proceduresection36-7-4-704. Subdivision control; fees; uniform schedule; paymentsection36-7-4-705. Subdivision control; primary approval of plat; review of application; hearing datesection36-7-4-706. Subdivision control; application for primary approval; notice of hearingsection36-7-4-707. Subdivision control; primary approval of plat; findings and decisionsection36-7-4-708. Subdivision control; primary approval or disapproval of plat; appeal to plan commission; procedure; reviewsection36-7-4-709. Subdivision control; secondary approval of plat; determining completion of improvements and installations; conditions for performance bonds; release and partial release of bond or suretysection36-7-4-710. Subdivision control; secondary approval of plat; authority to grant; time; prerequisites for legal effect of platsection36-7-4-711. Vacation of plats; alternate procedure; petition; notice and hearingsection36-7-4-712. Plat committee; exclusive control over vacation of plats or public ways; rules; public interest; appealssection36-7-4-713. Repealedsection36-7-4-714. Determination required to vacate recorded covenant filed with platsection36-7-4-715. Final decisions of plan commission subject to reviewsection36-7-4-800. 800 Series-Improvement location permitsection36-7-4-801. Improvement location permit; requirementsection36-7-4-802. Improvement location permit; authority to issuesection36-7-4-803. Bonds of contractors, engineers, and surveyors; enforcement of zoning or subdivision ordinancesection36-7-4-804. Improvement location or building permit; eligibility; violations of zoning or subdivision ordinance; hearingsection36-7-4-900. 900 Series-Board of zoning appealssection36-7-4-901. Board of zoning appeals; establishment; divisions; jurisdiction; continuation of certain boardssection36-7-4-901.5. Reorganized units; board of zoning appeals required if advisory plan commission establishedsection36-7-4-902. Board of zoning appeals; members; number; appointmentsection36-7-4-903. Board of zoning appeals; additional division or member required for unincorporated jurisdictional areasection36-7-4-904. Repealedsection36-7-4-905. Board of zoning appeals; membership; restrictionssection36-7-4-906. Board of zoning appeals; members; terms; removalsection36-7-4-907. Board of zoning appeals; members; vacanciessection36-7-4-908. Repealedsection36-7-4-909. Board of zoning appeals; members; conflict of interest; disqualificationsection36-7-4-910. Board of zoning appeals; quorumsection36-7-4-911. Board of zoning appeals; official actionsection36-7-4-912. Board of zoning appeals; chair and vice chairsection36-7-4-913. Board of zoning appeals; secretary and employeessection36-7-4-914. Board of zoning appeals; facilitiessection36-7-4-915. Board of zoning appeals; minutes and recordssection36-7-4-916. Board of zoning appeals; rulessection36-7-4-916.5. Allocation of cases between divisionssection36-7-4-917. Board of zoning appeals; appropriationssection36-7-4-918. Repealedsection36-7-4-918.1. Board of zoning appeals; review of orders, requirements, decisions, or determinationssection36-7-4-918.2. Board of zoning appeals; special exceptions and certain uses; approval or denialsection36-7-4-918.3. Board of zoning appeals; variance from use district or classificationsection36-7-4-918.4. Board of zoning appeals; variance of usesection36-7-4-918.5. Board of zoning appeals; variance from development standardssection36-7-4-918.6. Board of zoning appeals in certain counties; special exceptions, uses, and variancessection36-7-4-918.8. Board of zoning appeals; metropolitan development commission; exercise of powers; variances, exceptions, or usessection36-7-4-919. Board of zoning appeals; appeal to board; grounds; record; decisionsection36-7-4-920. Board of zoning appeals, hearing on administrative appeals, exceptions, uses, and variances; notice; appearancesection36-7-4-920-b. Board of zoning appeals, hearing on administrative appeals, exceptions, uses, and variances; notice; appearancesection36-7-4-921. Repealedsection36-7-4-922. Board of zoning appeals; appeal to metropolitan development commission or excluded city legislative bodysection36-7-4-923. Alternate procedure for expedient disposition of petitions; hearing officerssection36-7-4-924. Alternate procedure for disposition of petitions or applications; objections; commitments; appealssection36-7-4-1000. 1000 Series-Remedies and enforcementsection36-7-4-1001. Remedies and enforcement; stay of proceedings and work on premises affected pending appeal to board of zoning appealssection36-7-4-1002. Remedies and enforcement; stay ordersection36-7-4-1003. Judicial reviewsection36-7-4-1004. Repealedsection36-7-4-1005. Repealedsection36-7-4-1006. Repealedsection36-7-4-1007. Repealedsection36-7-4-1008. Repealedsection36-7-4-1009. Repealedsection36-7-4-1010. Repealedsection36-7-4-1011. Repealedsection36-7-4-1012. Remedies and enforcement; violation as common nuisancesection36-7-4-1013. Remedies and enforcement; prosecution; attorneyssection36-7-4-1014. Remedies and enforcement; allowable actionssection36-7-4-1015. Commitments; enforcementsection36-7-4-1016. Judicial review of zoning decisionssection36-7-4-1017. Remedies and enforcement; status of structures erected in violationsection36-7-4-1018. Violations; penalties; ordinancessection36-7-4-1019. Reconstruction, repair, renovation, or replacement of structure within mobile home community or on other private property permitted without loss of status as legal, nonconforming structure or usesection36-7-4-1020. Ordinances; presumption of validity; official noticesection36-7-4-1100. 1100 Series-Miscellaneous provisionssection36-7-4-1101. Miscellaneous provisions; applicationsection36-7-4-1102. Miscellaneous provisions; supplemental nature of planning lawsection36-7-4-1103. Miscellaneous provisions; use and alienation of mineral resources and forests outside urban areassection36-7-4-1104. Miscellaneous provisions; no effect on eminent domain by state, state agency, or Indiana finance authoritysection36-7-4-1105. Miscellaneous provisions; setting aside memorials or monumentssection36-7-4-1106. Miscellaneous provisions; comprehensive plans and ordinances; standards and requirements; manufactured homes; aesthetic standards for certain manufactured homessection36-7-4-1107. Children's homesection36-7-4-1108. Child care home used as primary residence of care home operatorsection36-7-4-1108-b. Child care home used as primary residence of care home operatorsection36-7-4-1109. Approval of permit, plat, plan, use, or exception; applicability of local or state law while approval pending; incorporation of statutory provision in sign regulationssection36-7-4-1109.1. "Extraordinary event"; extension of time to meet requirements for obtaining or maintaining permitsection36-7-4-1109.2. Application for extension of permit conditions; denial of application; written determination and findings of factsection36-7-4-1109.3. Appeal of granted permit; tolling of time for commencing and completing permitted use; approved permitted use as lawful use while appeal pendingsection36-7-4-1109.4. Review of permit application; notice of incomplete application; opportunity to cure defective application; written determinationsection36-7-4-1109.5. Projects for generation of electricity; exempted entities; prohibition by political subdivision or local authority after June 30, 2025; one-year limit; extension or renewal of prohibition not allowedsection36-7-4-1110. Expiredsection36-7-4-1111. Computation of timesection36-7-4-1200. 1200 Series-Township joindersection36-7-4-1201. Township joinder; conditionssection36-7-4-1202. Township joinder; additional conditionssection36-7-4-1203. Township joinder; filing of petition; hearing; notice; remonstrancesection36-7-4-1204. Township joinder; consideration of petitionsection36-7-4-1205. Township joinder; choice of municipality for joindersection36-7-4-1206. Township joinder; limitations on choice of municipalitysection36-7-4-1207. Township joinder; joinder with county or municipality in other countysection36-7-4-1208. Township joinder; planning and zoning jurisdictionsection36-7-4-1209. Township joinder; planning and zoning costsection36-7-4-1210. Township joinder; membership of township on advisory plan commissionsection36-7-4-1210.5. Township joinder; membership of certain townships on advisory plan commission in Hamilton Countysection36-7-4-1210.6. Plan commission created by joinder agreement; vacanciessection36-7-4-1211. Township joinder; collection of feessection36-7-4-1212. Township joinder; withdrawal of township; conditions; proceduresection36-7-4-1213. Township joinder; authorizationsection36-7-4-1300. 1300 Series-Impact Feessection36-7-4-1301. "Community level of service" definedsection36-7-4-1302. "Current level of service" definedsection36-7-4-1303. "Development" definedsection36-7-4-1304. "Fee payer" and "person" definedsection36-7-4-1305. "Impact fee" and "capital costs" definedsection36-7-4-1306. "Impact fee ordinance" definedsection36-7-4-1307. "Impact zone" definedsection36-7-4-1308. "Infrastructure" definedsection36-7-4-1309. "Infrastructure type" definedsection36-7-4-1310. "Infrastructure agency" definedsection36-7-4-1311. Ordinance; jurisdiction to adopt; impact fees and other chargessection36-7-4-1312. Ordinance; prerequisites to adoptionsection36-7-4-1313. Other permissible fees and charges of adopting unitsection36-7-4-1314. Ordinance; applicationsection36-7-4-1315. Ordinance; establishment of impact zonessection36-7-4-1316. Impact zone area designated before July 1, 2026section36-7-4-1316.5. Impact zone area designated after June 30, 2026section36-7-4-1317. Ordinance; identification of responsible infrastructure agencysection36-7-4-1318. Ordinance; zone improvement plan preparation; contents of plansection36-7-4-1319. Amendment to ordinance or zone improvement plansection36-7-4-1320. Ordinance; fee schedule and formulasection36-7-4-1321. Fee schedule or formula; requirements; limitationssection36-7-4-1322. Fee assessment date; increase or decrease in fees; developments against which fees may not be assessed; existing contractssection36-7-4-1323. Fee due date; proration; repeal or lapse of ordinancesection36-7-4-1324. Ordinance; installment payment plan; fee upon permit issuance; interest; penalty for late paymentsection36-7-4-1325. Collection of unpaid fees; lien; receipt for paymentssection36-7-4-1326. Ordinance; special reduced rates for affordable housing developmentsection36-7-4-1327. Fee reduction; appeal proceduressection36-7-4-1328. Fee reduction; complementary payment by granting unitsection36-7-4-1329. Fund for impact fee collections; establishment; management; reportssection36-7-4-1330. Use of feessection36-7-4-1331. Infrastructure constructionsection36-7-4-1332. Impact fee refundssection36-7-4-1333. Impact fees; appeal of amount before impact review board; judicial review; effect on pending fee paymentssection36-7-4-1334. Ordinance; appeal provision for amount of feessection36-7-4-1335. Fee payer credits; infrastructure or improvements; amount of creditsection36-7-4-1336. Fee payer credits; petition to determine amount; proceeding before impact review boardsection36-7-4-1337. Ordinance; allocation of credits to fee payer provisionssection36-7-4-1338. Impact fee review board; membership; powers and dutiessection36-7-4-1339. Declaratory relief; challenge of ordinancesection36-7-4-1340. Ordinance; effective date; duration; replacementsection36-7-4-1341. Delay of new development pending fee processsection36-7-4-1342. Application of 1300 Series to certain towns; expiration of provisionsection36-7-4-1400. 1400 Series-Development Plans; application of certain amendments to chaptersection36-7-4-1401. "Development requirement" definedsection36-7-4-1401.5. Power of legislative body to designate zoning districts where plan requiredsection36-7-4-1402. Designation by zoning ordinancesection36-7-4-1403. Requisites of zoning ordinancesection36-7-4-1404. Review and appealsection36-7-4-1405. Powers and duties of plan commissionsection36-7-4-1406. Written findings constitute final decisionsection36-7-4-1500. 1500 Series-Planned Unit Developmentsection36-7-4-1501. "Development requirement" definedsection36-7-4-1502. "Planned unit development district" definedsection36-7-4-1503. "PUD district ordinance" definedsection36-7-4-1504. Zoning ordinancessection36-7-4-1505. Real property zoned by PUD district ordinancesection36-7-4-1506. Text amendmentsection36-7-4-1507. Legislative actsection36-7-4-1508. Use of other authorized requirementssection36-7-4-1509. Requirements of district ordinancesection36-7-4-1510. Written text, plan, or other drawing allowedsection36-7-4-1511. Power of legislative body to delegate authoritysection36-7-4-1512. Power of legislative body to adopt or amend ordinancesection36-7-4-1513. Platting proceduresection36-7-4-1600. 1600 Series-Judicial reviewsection36-7-4-1601. Exclusive means for judicial review of zoning decisionssection36-7-4-1602. Initiation of judicial review; required showingsection36-7-4-1603. Standingsection36-7-4-1604. Exhaustion of remediessection36-7-4-1605. Timeliness of petition for reviewsection36-7-4-1606. Venue; rules of procedure; parties; motion to intervenesection36-7-4-1607. Petition for review; requirementssection36-7-4-1608. Noticesection36-7-4-1609. Petition for order staying zoning decision pending reviewsection36-7-4-1610. Review of issue not previously raisedsection36-7-4-1611. Review of facts confined to recordsection36-7-4-1612. Additional evidence; remand for additional factfinding or preparation of adequate recordsection36-7-4-1613. Transmission of board record to court; extension of time to file record; cost of copies and transcriptssection36-7-4-1614. Burden of demonstrating invalidity of zoning decision; grounds for reliefsection36-7-4-1615. Finding of prejudice; judicial actionsection36-7-4-1616. Appeal of court's decision
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