Indiana Statutes

§ 14-28-4-29 — Purpose of chapter

Indiana·Art. 28 FLOOD CONTROL·Ch. 4 Flood Plain Commissions
(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 z

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Related

§ 4001
42 U.S.C. § 4001

Legislative History

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

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