Section 12-28-4-8 - Zoning ordinances; residential facilities for individuals with a developmental disability(a) A residential facility for individuals with a developmental disability: (1) for not more than eight (8) individuals with a developmental disability; and(2) established under a program authorized by IC 12-11-1.1-1(e)(1) or IC 12-11-1.1-1(e)(2); is a permitted residential use that may not be disallowed by any zoning ordinance (as defined in IC 36-7-1-22) in a zoning district or classification that permits residential use.
(b) A zoning ordinance may only require a residential facility described in subsection (a) to meet the same: (2) developmental standards; and(3) building codes; as other residential structures or improvements in the same residential zoning district or classification.
Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-21-7.
As added by P.L. 2-1992, SEC.22. Amended by P.L. 272-1999, SEC.48; P.L. 99-2007, SEC.142.