Sec. 202.5. (a) ADVISORY. Notwithstanding any other law, the legislative body of a unit described in IC 36-7-2-1(b) may establish by resolution an advisory plan commission.

(b) ADVISORY. If an advisory plan commission is established under this section by a unit described in IC 36-7-2-1(b) and the unit adopts a comprehensive plan under this chapter:

(1) the advisory plan commission of the unit shall exercise the planning and zoning functions within the unit;

(2) the advisory plan commission of the unit may not exercise planning and zoning functions within a municipality that has established a plan commission under this chapter (other than a municipality that participated in the reorganization of the unit under IC 36-1.5);

(3) the county plan commission may not exercise planning and zoning functions within the unit; and

(4) except as provided in subdivision (2), a municipal plan commission of a municipality (other than a municipality that participated in the reorganization of the unit under IC 36-1.5) may not exercise planning and zoning functions within the unit.

Notwithstanding any other law, if a municipality (other than a municipality that participated in the reorganization of the unit under IC 36-1.5) annexes territory within a unit described in IC 36-7-2-1(b) after the unit has established an advisory plan commission under this section, the municipal plan commission of that municipality may not exercise planning and zoning functions within that annexed territory.

(c) ADVISORY. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, an advisory plan commission established under this section by a unit described in IC 36-7-2-1(b) shall exercise the planning and zoning functions within the unit in the same manner that a municipal plan commission established under this chapter exercises planning and zoning functions for a municipality.

(d) ADVISORY. Notwithstanding any other provision, if an advisory plan commission is established under this section by a unit described in IC 36-7-2-1(b), the legislative body of the unit shall, by resolution or in the unit's plan of reorganization under IC 36-1.5, determine:

(1) the number of members to be appointed to the unit's advisory plan commission;

(2) the person or entity that shall appoint or remove those members;

(3) any required qualifications for those members;

(4) the terms of those members; and

(5) whether any members or advisory members shall be appointed by the county in which the unit is located or by a municipality located within the unit.

As added by P.L.202-2013, SEC.34.