The Indianapolis Marion County Plan is the consolidated comprehensive plan guiding land use, transportation, and neighborhood policy across the unified city-county jurisdiction adopted under Indiana Code Title 36 by the Metropolitan Development Commission.
Under IC 36-7-4-501, Indianapolis through the Metropolitan Development Commission maintains a comprehensive plan addressing land use, housing, transportation, environment, and economic development. The current Marion County Land Use Plan was adopted in 2018 and is supplemented by neighborhood-specific Pattern Books for Near Eastside, Riverside, and other priority areas. The Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (Ch. 731-749) implements the plan through district maps, dimensional standards, and use tables. Rezoning petitions, variances, and special exceptions before the Board of Zoning Appeals must demonstrate consistency with the comprehensive plan.
Plan inconsistency itself does not generate fines but supports denial of rezoning, variance, or special exception petitions; non-compliant construction without proper zoning carries Ch. 731 stop-work orders and daily $100 to $2,500 fines.
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