Indiana § 8-23-20-15 Zoning powers; limitations

Indiana Statutes

§ 8-23-20-15 — Zoning powers; limitations

Indiana § 8-23-20-15

Art. 23INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF

Ch. 20Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards

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Ind. Code § 8-23-20-15 (2026).

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(a)Subsection (c) does not apply to signs erected before March 15, 1986.

(b)A board, commission, council, governmental body, or political subdivision that has the legal authority to zone land has authority to zone areas for commercial or industrial purposes. Except as provided in subsection (c), a zoning action taken by a body described in this subsection may be taken under this chapter.

(c)A zoning action taken by a body described in subsection (a) will not be accepted under this chapter if the action is:

(1)not part of a comprehensive plan; and

(2)taken primarily to permit the erection of signs in an adjacent area that is outside an urban area and visible from the traveled way of a highway in the interstate or primary highway system.

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(a) Subsection (c) does not apply to signs
erected before March 15, 1986.
(b) A board, commission, council, governmental body, or political
subdivision that has the legal authority to zone land has authority to
zone areas for commercial or industrial purposes. Except as provided
in subsection (c), a zoning action taken by a body described in this
subsection may be taken under this chapter.
(c) A zoning action taken by a body described in subsection (a) will
not be accepted under this chapter if the action is:
(1) not part of a comprehensive plan; and
(2) taken primarily to permit the erection of signs in an adjacent
area that is outside an urban area and visible from the traveled
way of a highway in the interstate or primary highway system.