§ 14-28-4-29 — Purpose of chapter

Indiana § 14-28-4-29

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 28: FLOOD CONTROL
• Ch. 4: Flood Plain Commissions

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(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to enable
counties and municipalities that have not adopted effective land use
ordinances under IC 36-7 to comply with the requirements of:
(1) the federal National Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C. 4001
through 4127);
(2) IC 14-28-1; and
(3) IC 14-28-3;
by permitting the establishment of a single-purpose zoning authority to
adopt minimum standards and regulations for the management of
identified flood hazard areas.
(b) Because zoning ordinances adopted under comprehensive
planning legislation require extensive preparation time and because the
national flood insurance program and the state statutes enacted under
the program require identified counties and municipalities to regulate
land use and improvements to the land in flood hazard areas before
those zoning ordinances can be adequately prepared, this chapter
authorizes counties and municipalities that do not have land use
regulation ordinances in effect to form single-purpose flood plain
commissions to administer certain local ordinances, including the
following:
(1) A set of minimum standards and regulations to meet the
requirements of state and federal flood hazard area programs.
(2) An improvement location permit system to ensure that every
new location, land use, or structure in the jurisdiction conforms
to flood hazard area regulations.
(3) A set of enforcement procedures suitable to ensure minimum
compliance with the regulations.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22.6-25.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.