Indiana § 14-28-3-9 - Compensatory storage ratio
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§ 14-28-3-9. Compensatory storage ratio
Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "compensatory storage" includes artificial storage used to balance the loss of natural flood storage capacity as a result of placing fill material or other obstructions within a flood plain.
(b) The state or a unit of local government may not require a person who intends to fill land in a flood plain to provide compensatory storage at a ratio greater than three (3) (mitigated land) to one (1) (filled land).
As added by P.L.73-2026, SEC.7.
IC 14-28-4Chapter 4. Flood Plain Commissions
14-28-4-1"Commission" defined 14-28-4-2"Improvement location permit" defined 14-28-4-3Establishment of flood plain commissions 14-28-4-4Members 14-28-4-5Term of members; filling of vacancies 14-28-4-6Officers 14-28-4-7Regular meetings 14-28-4-8Special meetings 14-28-4-9Quorum 14-28-4-10Disqualification of interested members 14-28-4-11General powers of commissions 14-28-4-12Annual budgets 14-28-4-13Special nonreverting commission funds 14-28-4-14Per diem compensation and traveling expenses 14-28-4-15Proposed initial flood plain zoning ordinances 14-28-4-16Land classified as flood plain area; effectiveness of mappings or identification 14-28-4-17Ordinance may require buildings or land to conform; improvement location permit fees 14-28-4-18Zoning administrators; judicial review of administrator's final decision 14-28-4-19Presentation of proposed ordinance to legislative body 14-28-4-20Final report of commission on proposed ordinance 14-28-4-21Legislative action on proposed ordinance; hearing; notice of hearing 14-28-4-22Legislative body may amend or supplement regulations or boundaries in ordinance 14-28-4-23Petition to amend or supplement zoning ordinance 14-28-4-24Referral of proposed amendment, supplement, or repeal to commission 14-28-4-25Legislative action on proposed amendment, supplement, or repeal; hearing 14-28-4-26Building or land violating ordinance declared public nuisance; investigations 14-28-4-27Injunctive relief 14-28-4-28Compensation or damages precluded for taking of or injury to building or land violating ordinance 14-28-4-29Purpose of chapter 14-28-4-30Powers of state, agencies, and subdivisions not affected 14-28-4-31Effect of ordinances adopted under IC 36-7
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