Sec. 612. (a) ADVISORY. Each zoning ordinance and each
amendment to it adopted under any prior
statute are validated and continued in effect until amended or repealed by action of the legislative body taken under authority of the advisory planning law. Each zoning ordinance has the same effect even though previously adopted as a comprehensive plan of land use or as a part of such a comprehensive plan.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-4-612
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) was adopted by a county or a participating municipality; and
(2) is in effect at the time of the establishment of a planning department under section 202 of this chapter;
remains in full force and shall be enforced by the planning department under the area planning law until superseded by the zoning ordinance adopted for the jurisdiction under section 606 of the area planning law.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-4-612; 18-7-4-55 part; 18-7-5-68.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.335-1985, SEC.26; P.L.220-1986, SEC.22.
