Ind. Code ch. 36-7-7.5

in effect

Ind. Code § 36-7-7.5-1 Application of chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following counties: (1) A county having a population of more than forty-three thousand five hundred (43,500) and less than forty-five thousand (45,000). (2) A county having a population of more than nineteen thousand eight hundred fifty (19,850) and less than twenty thousand (20,000). (3) A county having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) and less than twelve thousand (12,000). As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.168; P.L.170-2002, SEC.156; P.L.119-2012, SEC.198; P.L.104-2022, SEC.179.

Ind. Code § 36-7-7.5-2 Establishment of commission; interlocal agreement

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the executive of two (2) or more counties may, by interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7, establish a multiple county special plan commission (referred to in this chapter as the "commission"). As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 36-7-7.5-3 Jurisdiction; geographic area

Sec. 3. The geographic area over which a commission has jurisdiction may only consist of unincorporated territory that is in the watershed of a large scale water reservoir project. As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 36-7-7.5-4 Interlocal agreement; contents

Sec. 4. The interlocal agreement that establishes a commission must provide the following: (1) The geographic boundaries of the territory over which the commission has jurisdiction. (2) That the purpose of the commission is the exercise of local planning and zoning functions. (3) The composition, selection, and terms of members for the commission. (4) The methods to be used for adopting, enforcing, and administering commission ordinances. (5) The methods of financing the commission. (6) Any other matters that the executives desire to include that are pertinent to the purposes of the commission. As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 36-7-7.5-5 Powers

Sec. 5. A commission established under this chapter has the powers of an advisory plan commission under IC 36-7-4. As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 36-7-7.5-6 Prohibition of prior property use

Sec. 6. A commission may not prohibit a property use that is in existence before the establishment of the commission. As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 36-7-7.5-7 Jurisdiction; priority over planning and zoning authority

Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any other law, a planning and zoning authority other than a commission established under this chapter may not exercise jurisdiction in any territory that is under the jurisdiction of the commission. As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

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