2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 7. Planning and Development › Chapter 4. Local Planning and Zoning › 36-7-4-1016. Judicial Review of Zoning Decisions

Sec. 1016. (a) Final decisions of the board of zoning appeals under:
(1) the 900 series of this chapter (administrative appeals, exceptions, uses, and variances); or
(2) section 1015 of this chapter (appeals of commitment modifications or terminations);
are considered zoning decisions for purposes of this chapter and are subject to judicial review in accordance with the 1600 series of this chapter.
(b) The following decisions of the plan commission are considered zoning decisions for purposes of this chapter and are subject to judicial review in the same manner as that provided for the appeal of a final decision of the board of zoning appeals under subsection (a):
(1) A final decision under the 700 series of this chapter (subdivision control).
(2) A final decision under section 1015 of this chapter (appeal of a commitment modification or termination).
(3) A final decision under the 1400 series of this chapter (development plans).
(4) A final decision under the 1500 series of this chapter (planned unit development), when authority to make a final decision is delegated to the plan commission by the legislative body under section 1511 of this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2), decisions of a legislative body under section 1015(b)(6) or 1015(b)(10) of this chapter are not considered zoning decisions for purposes of this chapter and are not subject to judicial review in accordance with the 1600 series of this chapter.
(d) Final decisions of preservation commissions under IC 36-7-11, IC 36-7-11.1, IC 36-7-11.2, or IC 36-7-11.3 (certificates of appropriateness) are considered zoning decisions for purposes of this chapter and are subject to judicial review in the same manner as that provided for the appeal of a final decision of the board of zoning appeals under subsection (a).
(e) Final decisions of zoning administrators under IC 14-28-4-18 (improvement location permits within flood plain areas) are considered zoning decisions for purposes of this chapter and are subject to judicial review in the same manner as that provided for the appeal of a final decision of the board of zoning appeals under subsection (a).
(f) The following actions are legislative acts and are not considered zoning decisions for purposes of this chapter:
(1) Adopting or approving a comprehensive plan under the 500 series of this chapter.
(2) Certifying with or without a recommendation a proposal under the 600 series of this chapter.
(3) Adopting, rejecting, or amending a zoning ordinance under the 600 series of this chapter.
(4) Adopting, rejecting, or amending an impact fee ordinance under the 1300 series of this chapter.
(5) Designating a zoning district where a development plan is required under the 1400 series of this chapter.
(6) Adopting, rejecting, or amending a PUD district ordinance under the 1500 series of this chapter.
(7) Adopting, rejecting, or amending a flood plain zoning ordinance under IC 14-28-4.
(8) Certifying a recommendation, or modifying or terminating a commitment, under section 1015(b)(6) or 1015(b)(10) of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-4-1016; 18-7-5-57.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.310, SEC.57; P.L.320-1995, SEC.21; P.L.126-2011, SEC.37; P.L.130-2014, SEC.2.