Combined hearing.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 740-703

in effect

Sec. 740-703. - Combined hearing. A. Authority to conduct combined hearing. The Metropolitan Development Commission is authorized to designate a hearing examiner or Committee of the Commission to conduct a combined hearing procedure relative to developments that require more than one hearing under IC 36-7-4. In conducting this combined hearing procedure, the hearing examiner or Committee of the Commission may exercise the following: Powers of the hearing examiner under IC 36-7-4-402(d) in relation to the 600 series of IC 36-7-4. Powers of the Plat Committee under the 700 series of IC 36-7-4. Powers of the Board of Zoning Appeals under the 900 series of IC 36-7-4. Powers of the staff or hearing examiner or Committee of the Commission under the 1400 series of IC 36-7-4. B. Appeals and exceptions. Decisions of the hearing examiner or Committee of the Metropolitan Development Commission under the combined hearing procedure may be excepted to or appealed as follows: 1. Decisions under the authority of IC 36-7-4-402(d) in relation to powers under the 600 series of IC 36-7-4 shall be excepted to in the same manner as exceptions may be filed to decisions of the hearing examiner or Committee under IC 36-7-4-402(d). 2. Decisions under the authority of the 700 series of IC 36-7-4 shall be appealed to the Metropolitan Development Commission, in the same manner as decisions of the Plat Committee may be appealed. 3. Decisions under the authority of the 900 series of IC 36-7-4 may be appealed to the Metropolitan Development Commission within five days after the decision is rendered and the Commission shall consider the petition in the same manner as the petition would be considered by a Board of Zoning Appeals. C. Rules. The Metropolitan Development Commission shall make rules governing the hearing of cases under the combined hearing procedure. The rules may not require a petitioner or an applicant to use the combined hearing procedure. (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_S740-703COHEFetched: 10/27/2026