Sec. 17-46. Establishment of impact zone.
There is hereby established one (1) road and street impact zone, as defined by IC 36-7-4-1307 (the "impact zone"), the boundaries of which are coterminous with the existing corporate boundaries of the Town, and such boundaries shall automatically be extended from time to time through annexation, and over which boundaries the Town exercises planning and zoning jurisdiction. In this regard, the Town Council specifically finds that: (1) there is a functional relationship between the components of the roads and streets, as set forth in the zone improvement plan and asset plan; (2) that the roads and streets, and the improvement recommendations for same set forth in the zone improvement plan, provide a reasonably uniform benefit to all citizens and residents throughout the impact zone as of the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this article; and (3) that all areas within the impact zone are contiguous, as required by IC 36-7-4-1316. Except as provided herein, this article shall apply uniformly to all developments within the impact zone for which the Town may require a structural building permit. This article shall not apply to:
(1) Developments meeting the requirements set forth in IC 36-7-4-1322(g);
(2) Improvements that do not require a structural building permit;
(3) Improvements that do not create a need for new or additional road and street infrastructure, including but not limited to the erection of a sign, fences or other similar structures, or the alteration, renovation or expansion of an improvement where the use, or intensity thereof, has not changed; and
(4) The replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed improvement; provided, however, that the replacement improvement does not create a need for new and additional road and street infrastructure over and above the infrastructure needed for the original improvement prior to the destruction or partial destruction thereof.