Sec. 23. (a) Notwithstanding IC 36-7-4-901, the commission shall establish a board of zoning appeals.
(b) The board of zoning appeals shall be composed of one (1) division of five (5) members who are selected according to section 24 of this chapter.
(c) The board of zoning appeals shall be known as the joint district board of zoning appeals.
(d) Except as provided in this section, a joint district board of zoning appeals has the exclusive territorial jurisdiction over all real property in the joint district.