§ 36-7-4-216 — Membership of commission; qualifications of citizen members

(a) Each citizen member shall be appointed
because of the member's knowledge and experience in community
affairs, the member's awareness of the social, economic, agricultural,
and industrial problems of the area, and the member's interest in the
development and integration of the area.
(b) A citizen member may not hold:
(1) an elected office (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-34); or
(2) any other appointed office in municipal, county, or state
government;
except for membership on the board of zoning appeals as required by
section 902 of this chapter and, in the case of an area plan commission,
membership on the body from which the member must be appointed
under this series.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a citizen member must meet one (1)
of the following requirements:
(1) The member must be a resident of the jurisdictional area of the
plan commission. The member may also be required by statute to
reside within an unincorporated area of the jurisdictional area of
the plan commission.
(2) The member must be a resident of the county and also an
owner of real property located in whole or in part in the
jurisdictional area of the plan commission. The member may also
be required by statute to own real property within an
unincorporated area of the jurisdictional area of the plan
commission.
(d) At least a majority of the total number of citizen members
appointed to a plan commission must be residents of the jurisdictional
area of the plan commission. The commission shall determine whether
a citizen member meets all applicable residency requirements for
appointment in accordance with uniform rules prescribed by the
commission.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-8-8
part; 18-7-2-7; 18-7-4-216; 18-7-4-13; 18-7-5-9; 18-7-5-13.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.310, SEC.10; P.L.2-1989, SEC.25; P.L.126-2011, SEC.10;
P.L.186-2025, SEC.256.