Sec. 216. (a) Each citizen member shall be appointed because of the member's knowledge and experience in community affairs, the member's awareness of the social, economic, agricultural, and industrial problems of the area, and the member's interest in the development and integration of the area.
(b) A citizen member may not hold:
(1) an elected office (as defined in IC 3-5-2-17); or
(2) any other appointed office in municipal, county, or state government;
except for membership on the board of zoning appeals as required by section 902 of this chapter and, in the case of an area plan commission, membership on the body from which the member must be appointed under this series.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a citizen member must meet one (1) of the following requirements:
(1) The member must be a resident of the jurisdictional area of the plan commission. The member may also be required by statute to reside within an unincorporated area of the jurisdictional area of the plan commission.
(2) The member must be a resident of the county and also an owner of real property located in whole or in part in the jurisdictional area of the plan commission. The member may also be required by statute to own real property within an unincorporated area of the jurisdictional area of the plan commission.
(d) At least a majority of the total number of citizen members appointed to a plan commission must be residents of the jurisdictional area of the plan commission. The commission shall determine whether a citizen member meets all applicable residency requirements for appointment in accordance with uniform rules prescribed by the commission.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-8-8 part; 18-7-2-7; 18-7-4-216; 18-7-4-13; 18-7-5-9; 18-7-5-13.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.310, SEC.10; P.L.2-1989, SEC.25; P.L.126-2011, SEC.10.
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