ADOPTING ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO. 286
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE, INDIANA, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the political subdivision are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana empower and authorize the political subdivision to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature Authority of the Political Subdivision has authorized compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the Political Subdivision of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the municipality and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality that this ordinance take effect at an early date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE, INDIANA:
Section 1. The general ordinances of the Political Subdivision as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the Town of Clear Lake, Indiana."
Section 2. Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following Titles:
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. General Provisions
11. Town Standards
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
30. Town Government
31. Town Officials
32. Commissions
33. Revenue and Finance
34. Town Policies
Appendix: Notice of Suspension of Voter Registration
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
50. General Provisions
51. Sewers
52. Refuse
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
70. General Provisions
71. Traffic Regulations
72. Parking Regulations
73. Traffic Schedules
74. Parking Schedules
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
90. Parks and Recreation
91. Public Nuisances; Public Health and Safety Standards
92. Streets and Sidewalks
93. Animal Regulations
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
110. Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Merchants
111. Alcoholic Beverages
112. Cable Services
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
130. General Offenses
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
150. Building Regulations
Appendix A: Application for Permit to Move Buildings
Appendix B: Permit to Move Buildings
Appendix C: Bond to Move Buildings
151. Subdivision Control
Appendix A: Plat Approval Certificate
Appendix B: Engineer of Land Surveyor's Inspection Certificate
Appendix C: Deed of Dedication
152. Flood Hazard Regulations
153. Soil Erosion Regulations
154. Zoning
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
I. Vacations
II. Street Naming and Dedications
III. Annexations and Deannexations
IV. Franchise Agreements
V. Interlocal Agreements
VI. Rezonings
PARALLEL REFERENCES
References to Indiana Code
References to Ordinances
INDEX
Section 3. All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real estate or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.
Section 4. Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Legislative Authority and the Clerk of the Political Subdivision is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the Clerk.
Section 5. Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.
Section 6. This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary or the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of this municipality, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Legislative Authority of the Political Subdivision on this 9th day of June, 2003.
Robert Troll /s/
Robert Troll, Town Board President
Emma J. Brown /s/
Emma Brown, Town Board
Derold Covell /s/
Derold Covell, Town Board
ATTEST:
Virginia Nye /s/
Virginia Nye, Clerk-Treasurer
Town of Clear Lake, Indiana