Subdivision control; primary approval of plat; findings and decision
Ind. Code § 36-7-4-707
in effectSec. 707. (a) If, after the hearing, the plan commission or plat committee determines that the application and plat comply with the standards in the subdivision control ordinance, the commission or committee shall make written findings and a decision granting primary approval to the plat. This decision, which must also specify any condition imposed or waiver granted under section 702 of this chapter, must be signed by an official designated in the subdivision control ordinance.
(b) If, after the hearing, the plan commission or plat committee disapproves the plat, the commission or committee shall make written findings that set forth its reasons and a decision denying primary approval and shall provide the applicant with a copy of the written findings, including the deficiencies of the application, within fifteen (15) days of the plan commission or plat committee's final decision. This decision must be signed by the official designated in the subdivision control ordinance.
(c) If a plan commission or plat committee fails to make written findings and a decision granting or denying primary approval to a plat not later than sixty (60) days after a public hearing, then the plat is considered to have received primary approval.
(d) This section applies to any subdivision of land, whether or not it is exempted from the notice and hearing requirements of this series under section 701(d) of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-2-50 part; 18-7-2-52 part; 18-7-4-707; 18-7-4-58 part; 18-7-5-50 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.211, SEC.11; P.L.126-2011, SEC.18; P.L.172-2025, SEC.4.
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