{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-23-20-15","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-23-20-15","heading":"Zoning powers; limitations","body":"Sec. 15. (a) Subsection (c) does not apply to signs erected before March 15, 1986.\n(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.\n(c) A zoning action taken by a body described in subsection (a) will not be accepted under this chapter if the action is:\n(1) not part of a comprehensive plan; and\n(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.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 23. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-23-20-15","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"f46e1d7fb8da9e4537c31583996802fe0d0918a93fc4a66e72e6fa3267c2b92c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-23-20-14","next":"us-in/ic-8-23-20-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}