Sec. 15. (a) Subsection (c) does not apply to signs erected before March 15, 1986.
(b) A board, commission, council, governmental body, or political subdivision that has the legal authority to zone land has authority to zone areas for commercial or industrial purposes. Except as provided in subsection (c), a zoning action taken by a body described in this subsection may be taken under this chapter.
(c) A zoning action taken by a body described in subsection (a) will not be accepted under this chapter if the action is:
(1) not part of a comprehensive plan; and
(2) taken primarily to permit the erection of signs in an adjacent area that is outside an urban area and visible from the traveled way of a highway in the interstate or primary highway system.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation
Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards
8-23-20-1. Agreements With United States Secretary of Commerce
8-23-20-2. Form of Agreements; Negotiation
8-23-20-3. Determination of Legality of Secretary's Actions
8-23-20-4. Signs in Adjacent Areas; Standards
8-23-20-5. Signs in Unzoned and Zoned Commercial and Industrial Areas
8-23-20-8. Directional Signs Within 200 Feet of Right-of-Way
8-23-20-9. Removal of Previously Existing Nonconforming Signs
8-23-20-10. Acquisition of Nonconforming Signs
8-23-20-11. Payment of Compensation
8-23-20-12. Compensation Determination; Civil Actions
8-23-20-13. Enforcement of Chapter
8-23-20-14. Injunctions; Criminal Proceedings
8-23-20-15. Zoning Powers; Limitations
8-23-20-16. Removal, Taking, and Appropriation of Signs; Limitations
8-23-20-17. Location of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities
8-23-20-18. Screening of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Facilities
8-23-20-19. Rules and Regulations for Screening and Fencing
8-23-20-21. Powers of Political Subdivisions
8-23-20-22. Violations; Notice
8-23-20-23. Federal Aid; Acceptance
8-23-20-24. Federal Aid; Appropriation
8-23-20-25.5. Changeable Message Signs; Rules; Permits; Erection; Compliance
8-23-20-26. Signs in Violation of Chapter; Public Nuisance; Notice; Remedies
8-23-20-27. Taking of Outdoor Advertising Sign; Compensation