§ 36-8-21.5-11 — Siren coverage report; required information; public hearings; adoption

Indiana § 36-8-21.5-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 21.5: Severe Weather Warning Sirens

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(a) Except for the recommendation
required by subsection (b)(3), the county legislative body may
designate one (1) or more:
(1) infrastructure agencies; or
(2) other departments, divisions, or agencies;
to prepare a siren coverage report.
(b) A siren coverage report must include the following:
(1) A description of all existing and planned severe weather
warning sirens in the county as of the date of the report. For each
severe weather warning siren identified, the following information
must be included:
(A) The location of the siren within the county, including an
identification of any political subdivision in which the siren is
or will be located. The information provided under this clause
must include a map depicting the location of each siren within
the county.
(B) The following technical and other specifications for the
siren:
(i) The manufacturer and model year.
(ii) For an existing siren, the date of installation.
(iii) For a planned siren, the planned dates for installation and
first operation.
(iv) The range of the siren, identified in miles or some other
appropriate measure of distance.
(v) The number of persons living within the range identified
under item (iv), as determined by the most recent federal
census block data available.
(vi) For an existing siren, siren activation data for the most
recent twelve (12) month period, including the date of each
activation and whether the siren was activated for testing
purposes or for an actual severe weather event. If an existing
siren has been in operation for less than twelve (12) months,
the data required by this item must cover all activations
occurring since the date the siren first came online.
(vii) For an existing siren, the siren's failure rate, as
determined from the data reported under item (vi).
(2) An identification of the areas in the county that are not within
the range of an existing or a planned siren. For each area
identified under this subdivision, the following information must
be included:
(A) The number of persons living in the area, as determined by
the most recent federal census block data available.
(B) Any development planned for the area, as determined
through consultation with all appropriate planning agencies.
The information required by this clause must include:
(i) the type of development proposed;
(ii) the number of new dwelling units or other buildings
proposed; and
(iii) the status of the proposal, including the status of any
needed permits or approvals.
(3) Subject to subsection (e), a recommendation by the county
legislative body as to the county's need for any additional sirens,
other than those sirens identified as planned sirens under
subdivision (1). The county legislative body may recommend
under this subdivision additional sirens to provide coverage for:
(A) any of the areas identified under subdivision (2) as not
within the range of an existing or a planned siren; or
(B) any area identified under subdivision (1) as within the range
of an existing siren, if the county legislative body determines
that the existing siren does not provide consistent or adequate
coverage for the area, based on the existing siren's failure rate,
as determined under subdivision (1)(B)(vii).
(c) In making a recommendation under subsection (b)(3), the county
legislative body:
(1) may consult with the department; and
(2) shall consult with each:
(A) infrastructure agency; and
(B) planning agency;
with jurisdiction in an area identified by the county legislative
body as needing one (1) or more sirens.
(d) Before adopting the siren coverage report prepared under this
section, the county legislative body must do the following:
(1) Give notice of and hold at least one (1) public hearing on the
report.
(2) Publish, in accordance with IC 5-3-1, a schedule stating the
time and place of each hearing. The schedule must also state
where the entire report is on file and may be examined in its
entirety for at least ten (10) days before the hearing.
(e) After considering any comments made at the hearing required by
subsection (d), the county legislative body shall:
(1) adopt the report:
(A) as originally proposed; or
(B) as modified by the county legislative body after the hearing
required by subsection (d); and
(2) submit the report to the department.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.89-2008, SEC.1.