Technical Review Committee

Johnson County Technical Review Committee

The Technical Review Committee meets with developers to review and make preliminary recommendations relative to proposed major and minor subdivisions, new commercial development, and other larger-scale improvement projects.

The Technical Review Committee conducts a review once a month and is headed by the County Planning Engineer, It is additionally comprised of representatives from the following departments and agencies: Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Health Department, Department of Planning and Zoning,  Highway Department, County Surveyor, Cities and Towns in Johnson County, Department of Natural Resources, INDOT (Seymour District), Camp Atterbury, other governmental units, Fire and Safety, electric, gas, and sanitary utilities, and school corporations. To request placement on an upcoming Technical Review Committee agenda, please contact the County Planning Engineer at 317-346-4350.

Application
Prior to issuance of a building permit, the Director may require an applicant to obtain site plan approval from the Johnson County Technical Review Committee, where engineering design standards shall be based on the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the Stormwater Management Ordinance, and the Stormwater Technical Standards Manual requirements. Any alteration not covered in the design standards shall be determined by the Committee and/or Drainage Board. At the discretion of the Committee, additional information may be required, or the Committee may elect to forward the application to the Board of Commissioners or to the Drainage Board, where decisions or approvals shall be made for engineering design standards, specifications, or alternate materials  not based upon the UDO, the Stormwater Management Ordinance, or the Stormwater Technical Standards Manual.

Action by the Technical Review Committee 
The Technical Review Committee, as a designate of the Plan Commission, may grant approval of the site plan with no conditions, or with conditions after citation of an ordinance section relied upon for conditions. Conditional site plan approval may also be granted subject to the receipt of approvals or permits required from other governmental units; however, no actual development, construction activity, or use of land shall commence until all such required approvals or permits have been obtained. Within fifteen (15) days of the Committee review, the Department of Planning shall provide the applicant a written report specifying any changes required in order for the site plan to meet County ordinances.