ORDINANCE NO. 2015-9

SHORT TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA WHICH ENACTS A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING OR NEW GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND WHICH DECLARES AN EMERGENCY REGARDING ITS EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the City of Decatur, Indiana last codified its Code of Ordinances in 2007; and

WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the City of Decatur, Indiana, 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 City of Decatur, Indiana, and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and

WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana empower and authorize the Common Council of the City of Decatur, Indiana, 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 Common Council of the City of Decatur, Indiana, as the legislative body of such municipality, has authorized a general compilation, revision, and codification of the ordinances of the City of Decatur, Indiana, of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance to book form; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the City of Decatur, Indiana, and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the City of Decatur, Indiana, that this ordinance take effect at an early date;

NOW THEREFOR, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile all ordinances of the City of Decatur, Indiana, whether existing or new, and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form.

Section 2. Adoption. The general ordinances of the City of Decatur, Indiana, as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the “Decatur Code of Ordinances of 2015".

Section 3. Titles. Such Decatur Code of Ordinances of 2015 as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the Titles shown in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, made a part hereof and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 4. Effect of Adoption. All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Decatur Code of Ordinances of 2015 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 issuances of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real 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 5. Publication. Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Common Council and the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Decatur, Indiana, is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Decatur Code of Ordinances of 2015 in the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer.

Section 6. Full Force and Effect. Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 7, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations, thereto 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 7. Emergency Declaration and Effective Date. This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of the City of Decatur, Indiana, and shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the Common Council of the City of Decatur, Indiana, and approval by the Mayor.

ALL OF WHICH IS DULY PASSED, ADOPTED AND ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA, THIS 7th DAY OF JULY , 2015.

COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA

Cameron D. Collier /s/

Cameron D. Collier

William L. Crone /s/

William L. Crone

Tyler P. Fullenkamp /s/

Tyler P. Fullenkamp

Kenneth L. Meyer /s/

Kenneth L. Meyer

Matthew J. Dyer /s/

Matthew J. Dyer

John L. Schultz /s/

John L. Schultz, Mayor and Presiding Officer

ATTEST: Phyllis J. Whitright /s/

Phyllis J. Whitright, City Clerk-Treasurer

Presented to me, John L. Schultz, Mayor of Decatur, Indiana, and approved this 7th day of July , 2015.

John L. Schultz /s/

John L. Schultz, Mayor

Attest: Phyllis J. Whitright /s/

Phyllis J. Whitright, City Clerk-Treasurer

EXHIBIT “A”

DECATUR, INDIANA

CODE OF ORDINANCES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

10. Rules of Construction; General Penalty

11. City Boundaries

TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

30. General Provisions

31. Legislative Authority

32. City Organizations

33. City Funds; Financial Regulations

TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

50. Construction of Public Works Facilities and Improvements

51. Sanitation Service and Regulations

52. Storm Water Regulations

53. Water

54. Sewers

55. Koos Ditch Trunk Sanitary Sewer

TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

70. General Provisions

71. Traffic Regulations

72. Toy Vehicles

73. School Property

74. Bicycles

75. Parking Rules

76. Parking Meters

77. Traffic Schedules

78. Parking Schedules

TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

90. Animals

91. Fire Prevention; Fireworks

92. Nuisances

93. Streets and Sidewalks; Drainage Structures

94. Parks

95. Assemblies; Parking Facilities

96. Trees, Shrubs and Vegetation

97. Fair Housing

TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

110. Peddlers

111. Sexually Oriented Businesses

TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

130. Miscellaneous Offenses

TITLE XV: LAND USAGE

150. Zoning

151. Building Code; Standards

152. House Numbering

153. Improvement Location Permits

154. Subdivision Control

155. Flood Hazard Areas

TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

Table

I. Zoning Changes

II. Vacations

III. Annexations

PARALLEL REFERENCES

References to Indiana Code

References to Indiana Administrative Code

References to Prior Code

References to Ordinances

INDEX

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