Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1108
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 36-7-2-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to development on
a site that is located within an area that:
(1) the department of natural resources has determined to be
the watershed area of a reservoir; and
(2) is a source of drinking water for a municipality.
(b) As used in this section, "development" means an
improvement of any kind on land, including:
(1) residential dwellings;
(2) commercial buildings;
(3) accessory structures;
(4) driveways; and
(5) utilities.
(c) A unit may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution
that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting development
exclusively on the basis of slope, if the predevelopment slope of the
site is less than twenty-five percent (25%).
SECTION 2. IC 36-7-4-201.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 201.4. (a) This section does not
apply to development on a site that is located within an area that:
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(1) the department of natural resources has determined to be
the watershed area of a reservoir; and
(2) is a source of drinking water for a municipality.
(b) As used in this section, "development" means an
improvement of any kind on land, including:
(1) residential dwellings;
(2) commercial buildings;
(3) accessory structures;
(4) driveways; and
(5) utilities.
(c) A unit may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution
that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting development
exclusively on the basis of slope, if the predevelopment slope of the
site is less than twenty-five percent (25%).
HEA 1108 Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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