§ 36-7-5.1-5 — Municipal and county joint district planning and zoning commission

Indiana § 36-7-5.1-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 7: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 5.1: Joint District Planning and Zoning

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(a) The legislative bodies of one (1) or more
municipalities (meeting the population and proximity requirements
under section 9 of this chapter) and one (1) or more counties may
establish, by identical ordinances, a joint district planning and zoning
commission. The ordinances must specify the following:
(1) The legal name of the commission.
(2) The boundaries of the joint district.
(3) The duration of the commission.
(4) Any other information necessary to form the commission.
(b) A municipality having a population of more than three thousand
(3,000) and less than fifteen thousand (15,000) may pass an ordinance
to establish a joint district for any territory that is located:
(1) in the municipality; or
(2) within five (5) miles of the municipality's corporate
boundaries.
(c) A municipality having a population of more than twenty-five
thousand (25,000) and less than fifty thousand (50,000) may pass an
ordinance to establish a joint district for any territory that is located:
(1) in the municipality; or
(2) within ten (10) miles of the municipality's corporate
boundaries.
(d) When the boundaries of a proposed joint district include real
property lying within the corporate boundaries of a municipality, the
municipality is subject to the jurisdiction of the joint district and the
provisions of this chapter only if the municipality adopts an ordinance
under subsection (a).
(e) After the boundaries and duration of a joint district have been
established under subsection (a), the boundaries and the duration may
not be changed.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.300-1989, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.118.