Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-7-11-4.3

Sec. 4.3.  (a) An ordinance that establishes a historic preservation commission under section 4 of this chapter may authorize the staff of the commission, on behalf of the commission, to grant or deny an application for a certificate of appropriateness.

(b) An ordinance adopted under this section must specify the types of applications that the staff of the commission is authorized to grant or deny.  The staff may not be authorized to grant or deny an application for a certificate of appropriateness for the following: