Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 14. After one (1) or more municipalities and one (1) or more counties cooperatively establish a joint district, the units creating the joint district may make an appropriation to carry out the duties of the commission. The units may apportion appropriations for the commissio…

Sec. 15. (a) A commission may accept gifts, donations, and grants from private or governmental services for commission purposes. The commission shall deposit money that it receives under this section in a joint district fund (or other suitable fund). The commission shall keep the…

Sec. 16. (a) The commission shall prescribe the qualifications, appoint, remove, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation of employees necessary for the discharge of the duties of the commission. The compensation must be in conformity with salaries and compensation fixed up…

Sec. 17. The commission has the duties listed in IC 36-7-4-401 to the extent those duties are consistent with this chapter. As added by P.L.300-1989, SEC.2.

Sec. 18. A commission may sue and be sued, with service of process upon the president of the commission. No costs may be taxed against the commission or any commission members in an action. As added by P.L.300-1989, SEC.2.

Sec. 19. The commission shall comply with IC 36-7-4-405 to the extent those duties are consistent with this chapter. As added by P.L.300-1989, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "joint district" means an area of real property (whether or not the property is located within the boundaries of one (1) or more municipalities, counties, or other political subdivisions) that is established as a joint district under this chapter.…

Sec. 20. Until the commission adopts a zoning ordinance in the manner provided for under the 600 series of the advisory planning law, the zoning ordinance, if any, that is then in effect for the portion of the joint district controlled by that zoning ordinance shall continue in e…

Sec. 21. Within the joint district: (1) a structure may not be located; and (2) an improvement location permit for a structure on platted or unplatted land may not be issued; unless the structure and location conform to the joint district zoning ordinance. As added by P.L.300-198…

Sec. 22. The joint district zoning ordinance may designate an official or employee of the commission to issue improvement location permits within the jurisdiction of the commission and in conformance with the joint district zoning ordinance. As added by P.L.300-1989, SEC.2.

Sec. 23. (a) Notwithstanding IC 36-7-4-901, the commission shall establish a board of zoning appeals. (b) The board of zoning appeals shall be composed of one (1) division of five (5) members who are selected according to section 24 of this chapter. (c) The board of zoning appeal…

Sec. 24. Notwithstanding IC 36-7-4-902, the division of the joint district board of zoning appeals consists of five (5) members as follows: (1) One (1) citizen member appointed by the commission who may or may not be a member of the commission. (2) Two (2) citizen members appoint…

Sec. 25. (a) A member of the joint district board of zoning appeals may hold no other elective or appointive office in municipal, county, or state government, except as permitted by IC 36-7-4-902. (b) A member of the joint district board of zoning appeals must be a resident of a …

Sec. 26. Notwithstanding IC 36-7-4-918.4, the joint district board of zoning appeals may not grant a variance of use from the terms of the applicable zoning ordinance. As added by P.L.300-1989, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. The advisory planning law portions of IC 36-7-4 apply to a commission and a joint district insofar as the advisory planning law portions of IC 36-7-4 are not inconsistent with this chapter, even if the county in which a joint district is located has adopted any part of th…

Sec. 4. One (1) or more municipalities (meeting the population, proximity, and ordinance requirements under section 9 of this chapter) and one (1) or more counties may cooperatively establish single and unified planning and zoning entities as joint districts to carry out this cha…

Sec. 5. (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 ordin…

Sec. 6. After a commission is established, it shall exclusively exercise all the planning, zoning, platting, and land use policy authority for real property in the joint district. The joint district commission has exclusive authority, subject to section 7 of this chapter, to adop…

Sec. 7. (a) A joint district council is established for each joint district formed under this chapter. (b) The membership of the joint district council consists of: (1) the president of the town board of trustees; (2) the president of a second class city legislative body; (3) the…

Sec. 8. (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 j…

Sec. 9. The members of the commission shall be determined as follows: (1) The legislative body of each county where any part of the joint district is located shall choose four (4) members. (2) The legislative body of each municipality having a population of more than three thousa…