Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-7-4-916

(1) the filing of appeals;

(2) the application for variances, special exceptions, special uses, contingent uses, and conditional uses;

(3) the giving of notice;

(4) the conduct of hearings;  and

(5) the determination of whether a variance application is for a variance of use or for a variance from the development standards (such as height, bulk, or area).

(1) subject to section 916.5 of this chapter (in the case of a metropolitan board of zoning appeals), the allocation of cases filed among the divisions of the board of zoning appeals;  and

(2) the fixing of dates for hearings by the divisions.