Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 36-7-1-22 (2026)
"Zoning ordinance"
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 22. "Zoning ordinance" refers to an ordinance adopted under the 600 series of IC 36-7-4 or under prior law. The term includes:
(1) PUD district ordinances (as defined in IC 36-7-4-1503); and
(2) all zone maps incorporated by reference into the ordinance as provided in the 600 series of IC 36-7-4.
As added by P.L.335-1985, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.220-1986, SEC.2; P.L.320-1995, SEC.3.
IC 36-7-2Chapter 2. General Powers Concerning Planning and Development
36-7-2-1Planning and zoning powers of reorganized units
36-7-2-2Planning and regulation of real property; access
to solar energy
36-7-2-3Inspection of structures or improvements
36-7-2-4Regulation of alteration and construction of
structures and improvements; bonds
36-7-2-5Repair, alteration, or destruction of structures and
improvements
36-7-2-5.5Removal or alteration of a sign as a condition of
issuing a permit, license, or variance
36-7-2-6Regulation of movement or removal of earth
below ground level
36-7-2-7Promotion of economic development and tourism
36-7-2-8Solar energy systems; ordinances; reasonable
restrictions
36-7-2-9Compliance with code of building laws and
orders
36-7-2-9.1Building permit
36-7-2-9.1Private providers of plan reviews and inspections
36-7-2-9.5Building code violation; identification of
violation; citation to law, order, or interpretation
violated
36-7-2-10Ordinance making forestry operation a nuisance
or abating operation void; exceptions to valid
ordinance
36-7-2-11Land use ordinances, general or specific planning
ordinances, or land use petitions adopted after
December 31, 2016; void if in violation of law
prohibiting regulations having effect of
controlling rent or purchase price or of requiring
property to be designated for lease or sale based
on income or assets
36-7-2-12Regulations regulating size or age of mobile
home, manufactured home, or industrialized
residential structure prohibited
36-7-2-13Adoption or enforcement of an ordinance or
regulation; chapter house
36-7-2-14Adoption or enforcement of an ordinance or
resolution; slope
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1989–2008 · leading case: City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 883 N.E.2d 781 (Ind. 2008).
City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 883 N.E.2d 781 (Ind. 2008). “See I.C. § 36-7-1-22. While a zoning ordinance amendment is ultimately passed by a city’s Common Council, subject to mayoral review, the 600 Series Procedures dictate that the city’s plan commission 5 must first review and make a recommendation with respect thereto.”
Pro-Eco, Inc. v. Bd. of Commissioners of Jay Cnty., Indiana, 956 F.2d 635 (7th Cir. 1992). “Stated another way, the Board claims that the terms “zoning” and “regulating” have different meanings under Indiana law.”
Sisters of St. Francis Health Servs., Inc. v. Morgan Cnty., 397 F. Supp. 2d 1032 (S.D. Ind. 2005). “” Ind.Code Ann. § 36-7-1-22 (West Supp.1991).”
Ayers v. Porter Cnty. Plan Comm'n, 544 N.E.2d 213 (Ind. Ct. App. 1989). “§ 36-7-1-22) may not exclude a residential facility for the developmentally disabled from a residential area solely because the residential facility is a business or because the persons residing in the residence facility are not related. The residential facility may be required…”
City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 849 N.E.2d 1197 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). “Indiana Code section 36-7-1-22 defines a zoning ordinance as “an ordinance adopted under the 600 series of [Indiana Code] 36-7-4 or under prior law.”
Sagamore Park v. City of Indianapolis, 885 F. Supp. 1146 (S.D. Ind. 1994). “” Ind.Code 36-7-1-22. In determining whether an ordinance constitutes an act of zoning, it is important to focus upon the practical effect of the ordinance.”
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