Indiana § 36-7-5.1-8 Comprehensive plan; joint district limits; new municipality within
existing joint district

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-7-5.1-8 — Comprehensive plan; joint district limits; new municipality within existing joint district

Indiana § 36-7-5.1-8

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 7PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Ch. 5.1Joint District Planning and Zoning

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Ind. Code § 36-7-5.1-8 (2026).

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(a)A commission may adopt a comprehensive plan (as provided for under the 500 Series of the advisory planning law) for the development of the joint district. The comprehensive plan, if adopted, does not have extraterritorial effect outside the defined boundaries of the joint district. However, a comprehensive plan adopted by a commission supersedes an existing or conflicting comprehensive plan governing any of the joint district.

(b)Before exercising its rights, powers, and duties under this chapter or the advisory planning law with respect to an area designated as a joint district, a commission must file with the recorder of each county in which a part of the joint district is located a description or map defining the limits of the joint district. If the commission revises the limits, i

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(a) A commission may adopt a comprehensive
plan (as provided for under the 500 Series of the advisory planning
law) for the development of the joint district. The comprehensive plan,
if adopted, does not have extraterritorial effect outside the defined
boundaries of the joint district. However, a comprehensive plan
adopted by a commission supersedes an existing or conflicting
comprehensive plan governing any of the joint district.
(b) Before exercising its rights, powers, and duties under this
chapter or the advisory planning law with respect to an area designated
as a joint district, a commission must file with the recorder of each
county in which a part of the joint district is located a description or
map defining the limits of the joint district. If the commission revises
the limits, it shall file a revised description or map defining those
revised limits with each recorder.
(c) Until the commission adopts a comprehensive plan, a
comprehensive plan that was in effect before the formation of the joint
district applies to that portion of the joint district controlled by that
comprehensive plan.
(d) Whenever a new municipality is incorporated and its boundaries
lie in whole or in part within a joint district, the commission continues
to exercise territorial jurisdiction within the new municipality or that
portion of the municipality within the joint district, until the effective
date of a municipal ordinance:
(1) establishing an advisory plan commission under IC 36-7-4-202(a); or
(2) adopting the area planning law under IC 36-7-4-202(b).
Beginning on that effective date, the planning and zoning function of
the municipality shall be exercised by the municipality under the
advisory planning law or area planning law.