2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 7. Planning and Development › Chapter 4. Local Planning and Zoning › 36-7-4-602. Zoning Ordinance; Procedures for Adoption of Ordinances, Amendments, and Map Changes

Sec. 602. (a) The following procedure applies to a proposal to adopt an initial zoning ordinance (or to adopt a replacement zoning ordinance after repealing the entire zoning ordinance, including amendments and zone maps) for a jurisdiction:
(1) The plan commission must initiate the proposal.
(2) The plan commission must prepare the proposal so that it is consistent with section 601 of this chapter.
(3) The plan commission and the legislative body both must comply with section 603 of this chapter.
(4) The plan commission must give notice and hold a public hearing under section 604 of this chapter.
(5) The plan commission must certify the proposal to the legislative body under section 605 of this chapter.
(6) The legislative body must consider the proposal under section 606 of this chapter, and section 606 of this chapter governs whether the proposal is adopted or defeated.
(7) If the proposal is adopted under section 606 of this chapter, the plan commission must print (and publish, if required) the ordinance under section 610 of this chapter.
(8) The ordinance takes effect as described in section 610 of this chapter.
(b) After the zoning ordinance for a jurisdiction has been adopted as described in subsection (a), the following procedure applies to a proposal to amend or partially repeal the text (not zone maps) of the ordinance:
(1) The plan commission may initiate the proposal. (Under the advisory planning law or the area planning law, any participating legislative body also may initiate the proposal and require the plan commission to prepare it.)
(2) The plan commission must prepare the proposal so that it is consistent with section 601 of this chapter.
(3) The plan commission and the legislative body both must comply with section 603 of this chapter.
(4) The plan commission must give notice and hold a public hearing under section 604 of this chapter.
(5) The plan commission must certify the proposal to the legislative body under section 605 of this chapter.
(6) The legislative body must consider the proposal under section 607 of this chapter, and section 607 of this chapter governs whether the proposal is adopted or defeated.
(7) If the proposal is adopted under section 607 of this chapter, the plan commission must print the amendments to the zoning ordinance under section 610 of this chapter.
(8) The amendments take effect as described in section 610 of this chapter.
(c) After the zoning ordinance for a jurisdiction has been adopted as described in subsection (a), the following procedure applies to a proposal to change the zone maps (whether by incorporating an additional map or by amending or deleting a map) incorporated by reference into the ordinance:
(1) The proposal may be initiated either:
(A) by the plan commission; or
(B) by a petition signed by property owners who own at least fifty percent (50%) of the land involved.
(Under the advisory planning law or the area planning law, any participating legislative body also may initiate the proposal and require the plan commission to prepare it.)
(2) The plan commission or petitioners must prepare the proposal so that it is consistent with section 601 of this chapter.
(3) The plan commission and the legislative body both must comply with section 603 of this chapter.
(4) The plan commission must give notice and hold a public hearing under section 604 of this chapter.
(5) The plan commission must certify the proposal to the legislative body under section 605 of this chapter.
(6) Except as provided in subdivision (7), the legislative body must consider the proposal under section 608 of this chapter, and section 608 of this chapter governs whether the proposal is adopted or defeated.
(7) If the alternate procedure in section 608.7 of this chapter is adopted, that section governs whether the proposal is adopted or defeated after consideration by:
(A) the plan commission under section 608.7 of this chapter; or
(B) the legislative body under section 608 of this chapter.
(8) If the proposal is adopted under section 608 or 608.7 of this chapter, the plan commission must update the zone maps that it keeps available under section 610 of this chapter.
(9) The zone map changes take effect as described in section 610 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-2-40; 18-7-2-41 part; 18-7-4-602; 18-7-4-48; 18-7-5-62 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.19; P.L.335-1985, SEC.16; P.L.220-1986, SEC.16; P.L.192-2016, SEC.1.