(b) A board, commission, council, governmental body, or political subdivision that has the legal authority to zone land has authority to zone areas for commercial or industrial purposes. Except as provided in subsection (c), a zoning action taken by a body described in this subsection may be taken under this chapter.(c) A zoning action taken by a body described in subsection (a) will not be accepted under this chapter if the action is:(1) not part of a comprehensive plan; and(2) taken primarily to permit the erection of signs in an adjacent area that is outside an urban area and visible from the traveled way of a highway in the interstate or primary highway system.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
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