2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 36. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE 7. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 7.5. MULTIPLE COUNTY SPECIAL PLAN COMMISSION FOR RESERVOIR AREAS

IC 36-7-7.5
Chapter 7.5. Multiple County Special Plan Commission for Reservoir Areas

IC 36-7-7.5-1
Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county having the following population:
(1) more than thirty-nine thousand six hundred (39,600) but less than forty thousand (40,000);
(2) more than nineteen thousand three hundred (19,300) but less than twenty thousand (20,000); or
(3) more than ten thousand seven hundred (10,700) but less than twelve thousand (12,000).
As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.168; P.L.170-2002, SEC.156.

IC 36-7-7.5-2
Establishment of commission; interlocal agreement
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other law, the executive of two (2) or more counties may, by interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7, establish a multiple county special plan commission (referred to in this chapter as the "commission").
As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

IC 36-7-7.5-3
Jurisdiction; geographic area
Sec. 3. The geographic area over which a commission has jurisdiction may only consist of unincorporated territory that is in the watershed of a large scale water reservoir project.
As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

IC 36-7-7.5-4
Interlocal agreement; contents
Sec. 4. The interlocal agreement that establishes a commission must provide the following:
(1) The geographic boundaries of the territory over which the commission has jurisdiction.
(2) That the purpose of the commission is the exercise of local planning and zoning functions.
(3) The composition, selection, and terms of members for the commission.
(4) The methods to be used for adopting, enforcing, and administering commission ordinances.
(5) The methods of financing the commission.
(6) Any other matters that the executives desire to include that are pertinent to the purposes of the commission.
As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

IC 36-7-7.5-5 Powers
Sec. 5. A commission established under this chapter has the powers of an advisory plan commission under IC 36-7-4.
As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

IC 36-7-7.5-6
Prohibition of prior property use
Sec. 6. A commission may not prohibit a property use that is in existence before the establishment of the commission.
As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.

IC 36-7-7.5-7
Jurisdiction; priority over planning and zoning authority
Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any other law, a planning and zoning authority other than a commission established under this chapter may not exercise jurisdiction in any territory that is under the jurisdiction of the commission.
As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.