Indiana § 36-7-4-909 Board of zoning appeals; members; conflict of interest; disqualification

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-7-4-909 — Board of zoning appeals; members; conflict of interest; disqualification

Indiana § 36-7-4-909

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 7PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Ch. 4Local Planning and Zoning

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Ind. Code § 36-7-4-909 (2026).

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(a)A member of a board of zoning appeals is disqualified and may not participate in a hearing or decision of that board concerning a zoning matter if the member:

(1)is biased or prejudiced or otherwise unable to be impartial; or

(2)has a direct or indirect financial interest in the outcome of the hearing or the decision.

(b)The board shall enter in the board's records:

(1)the fact that a regular member has such a disqualification; and

(2)the name of the alternate member, if any, who participates in the hearing or decision in place of the regular member. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-4-909; 18-7-5-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.310, SEC.44; P.L.357-1983, SEC.6; P.L.126-2011, SEC.29.

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(a) A member of a board of zoning appeals
is disqualified and may not participate in a hearing or decision of that
board concerning a zoning matter if the member:
(1) is biased or prejudiced or otherwise unable to be impartial; or
(2) has a direct or indirect financial interest in the outcome of the
hearing or the decision.
(b) The board shall enter in the board's records:
(1) the fact that a regular member has such a disqualification; and
(2) the name of the alternate member, if any, who participates in
the hearing or decision in place of the regular member.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:
18-7-4-909; 18-7-5-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.310, SEC.44; P.L.357-1983, SEC.6; P.L.126-2011,
SEC.29.