Indiana § 4-31-4-2.5 - Satellite facility; adoption or amendment of ordinance; procedure

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§ 4-31-4-2.5. Satellite facility; adoption or amendment of ordinance; procedure

Sec. 2.5. (a) A county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance permitting the filing of applications under IC 4-31-5.5 for operation of a satellite facility in the county. However, before adopting the ordinance, the county fiscal body must:

(1) conduct a public hearing on the proposed ordinance; and

(2) publish notice of the public hearing in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.

(b) The county fiscal body may:

(1) require in the ordinance adopted by the county fiscal body that before applications under IC 4-31-5.5 to operate a satellite facility in the county may be filed, the voters of the county must approve the operation of a satellite facility in the county under section 3 of this chapter; or

(2) amend an ordinance already adopted in the county to require that before applications under IC 4-31-5.5 to operate a satellite facility in the county may be filed, the voters of the county must approve the operation of a satellite facility in the county under section 3 of this chapter.

An ordinance adopted under this section may not be amended to apply to a person who was issued a license under IC 4-31-5.5 before the ordinance was amended.

As added by P.L.24-1996, SEC.4.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 4-31-4-2.5 ("Satellite facility; adoption or amendment of ordinance; procedure") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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