§ 36-7-4-707 — Subdivision control; primary approval of plat; findings and decision

Indiana § 36-7-4-707

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 7: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 4: Local Planning and Zoning

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(a) If, after the hearing, the plan
commission or plat committee determines that the application and plat
comply with the standards in the subdivision control ordinance, the
commission or committee shall make written findings and a decision
granting primary approval to the plat. This decision, which must also
specify any condition imposed or waiver granted under section 702 of
this chapter, must be signed by an official designated in the subdivision
control ordinance.
(b) If, after the hearing, the plan commission or plat committee
disapproves the plat, the commission or committee shall make written
findings that set forth its reasons and a decision denying primary
approval and shall provide the applicant with a copy of the written
findings, including the deficiencies of the application, within fifteen
(15) days of the plan commission or plat committee's final decision.
This decision must be signed by the official designated in the
subdivision control ordinance.
(c) If a plan commission or plat committee fails to make written
findings and a decision granting or denying primary approval to a plat
not later than sixty (60) days after a public hearing, then the plat is
considered to have received primary approval.
(d) This section applies to any subdivision of land, whether or not
it is exempted from the notice and hearing requirements of this series
under section 701(d) of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-2-50
part; 18-7-2-52 part; 18-7-4-707; 18-7-4-58 part; 18-7-5-50
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts
1982, P.L.211, SEC.11; P.L.126-2011, SEC.18; P.L.172-2025,
SEC.4.