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8.70
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Ordinance No. 86-11, An Ordinance Regulating the Use and Development of Land within the Town of Ferdinand and Its juridical Area
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Article in THE FERDINAND NEWS, Thursday, May 22, 1986, pages 1i0-11
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This ordinance basically establishes a Commission and Board to deal with requests or petitions for re-zoning, platting, variances or special exceptions to land use within the Town of Ferdinand. There is nothing specific to the monastery, though the ordinance would apply to any request the monastery may make of the Commission regarding land use. Currently (2021), zoning issues in the Town of Ferdinand are handled by the Board of Zoning Appeals, established according to Indiana Code 36-7-4-900.