§ 36-7-4-202 — Establishment; authorization

(a) ADVISORY. The legislative body of a
county or municipality may establish by ordinance an advisory plan
commission. In addition, in a county having a population of:
(1) more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less
than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000); or
(2) more than one hundred ten thousand (110,000) and less than
one hundred twelve thousand (112,000);
the legislative bodies of that county and of the city having the largest
population in that county may establish by identical ordinances a
metropolitan plan commission as a department of county government.
These ordinances must specify the legal name of the commission for
purposes of section 404(a) of this chapter.
(b) AREA. There may be established in each county an area
planning department in the county government, having:
(1) an area plan commission;
(2) an area board of zoning appeals;
(3) an executive director; and
(4) such staff as the area plan commission considers necessary.
Each municipality and each county desiring to participate in the
establishment of a planning department may adopt an ordinance
adopting the area planning law, fix a date for the establishment of the
planning department, and provide for the appointment of its
representatives to the commission. When a municipality or a county
adopts such an ordinance, it shall certify a copy of the ordinance to
each legislative body within the county. When a county and at least one
(1) municipality within the county each adopt an ordinance adopting
the area planning law and fix a date for the establishment of the
department, the legislative body of the county shall establish the
planning department.
(c) METRO. A metropolitan development commission is
established in the department of metropolitan development of the
consolidated city. The legislative body of the consolidated city may
adopt ordinances to regulate the following:
(1) The time that the commission holds its meetings.
(2) The voting procedures of the commission.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-8-8
part; 18-7-2-4 part; 18-7-3-1 part; 18-7-3-2 part; 18-7-4-202;
18-7-4-3; 18-7-4-4; 18-7-4-5; 18-7-4-6 part; 18-7-5-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by
P.L.12-1992, SEC.163; P.L.164-1995, SEC.15; P.L.170-2002,
SEC.152; P.L.119-2012, SEC.193; P.L.104-2022, SEC.175.