§ 36.08 SCHEDULE OF FINES.

   (A)   Fines or fees imposed by reason of a violation of any of the following ordinances shall be eligible for disposition at the Ordinance Violations Bureau established within the city.

 

VIOLATION - FATS, OILS AND GREASES	CODE SECTION	FIRST VIOLATION	SECOND VIOLATION	THIRD VIOLATION	SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION
No FOG pretreatment device of non-working device	51.50	30 days to cure	Failure to cure within 30 days $100	Failure to cure within 45 days $200	Failure to cure within 60 days $500
Violation of cleaning schedule	51.50	$50	$100	$200	$500
Failure to report accidental discharge	51.50	$100	$100	$100	$100
Failure to provide logs, files, and other records during an inspection	51.50	$50	$100	$200	$500
Failure to provide quarterly report to the Utility	51.50	10 days to cure	Failure to cure within 10 days $50	Failure to cure within 20 days $100	Failure to cure within 30 days $200
Refusal of inspection	51.50	$100	$200	$500	$500

 

VIOLATION - TRAFFIC	CODE SECTION	FINE	IF NOT PAID AFTER 30 DAYS
Parking obstructing traffic	72.10	$20.00	$40.00
Parking blocking an alley	72.11	$20.00	$40.00
Parking in violation of a no parking sign adjacent to a school	72.12	$20.00	$40.00
Stopping, standing, or parking violations	72.13	$20.00	$40.00
Violation of temporary parking prohibition	72.14	$20.00	$40.00
Parking in fire lanes	72.15	$50.00	$100.00
Parking in handicap parking space without appropriate authority	72.16	$50.00	$100.00
General parking violations	72.20, 72.21, 72.22, 72.23	$20.00	$40.00
Parking violations within loading and unloading zones	72.30, 72.31, 72.32, 72.33, 72.34	$50.00	$100.00
Operation of bicycle in roadway, multi-use path, sidewalk and bicycle lanes	73.10	$20.00	$40.00

 

VIOLATION - GENERAL REGULATIONS	CODE SECTION	FINE
Duties and responsibilities	91.03	Up to $500 per occurrence
Restraint of animals	91.05	Up to $500 per occurrence
Permanent identification	91.04	Up to $500 per occurrence
Public nuisance animal	91.06	Up to $1500 per occurrence and the animal may be impounded
Feral cats	91.06	Up to $500 per occurrence
Dangerous animals	91.07	Up to $500 per occurrence
Commercial animal establishments	91.09	Up to $500 per occurrence
Disposition of dead animals	91.10	Up to $500 per occurrence
Cruelty, neglect, abandonment	91.11	Up to $2500 per occurrence and the animal may be impounded
Vaccinations	91.12	Up to $500 per occurrence
Vehicular collision	91.13	Up to $500 per occurrence
Interfering with Animal Control/Humane Officer	91.14	Up to $2500 per occurrence
Animal waste	91.16	Up to $500 per occurrence
Animals in vehicles	91.18	Up to $500 per occurrence
Animal sacrifice	91.19	Up to $2500 per occurrence
Sterilization of dogs and cats	91.20	Up to $2500 per occurrence
Service animals in public buildings	91.22	Up to $500 per occurrence

 

VIOLATION - GENERAL REGULATIONS PARK AND TRAIL REGULATIONS	CODE SECTION	FINE	IF NOT PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS
Litter in public places Note: This is an existing ordinance with a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $100	93.02	$ 50.00	$100.00
Park and trail rules	96.16	20.00	40.00
Vehicle restrictions	96.16	50.00	100.00
Hunting	96.16	250.00	500.00
Fires	96.16	100.00	200.00
Animals and plants	96.16	50.00	100.00
Games	96.16	50.00	100.00
Vandalism	96.16	100.00	200.00
Camping	96.16	50.00	100.00
Alcohol	96.16	50.00	100.00
Amusements	96.16	50.00	100.00
Swimming	96.16	50.00	100.00
Peddling and soliciting	96.16	50.00	100.00
Assembly	96.16	50.00	100.00
Interference	96.16	50.00	100.00
Reservations	96.16	50.00	100.00
Fees	96.16	50.00	100.00
Park hours	96.16	20.00	40.00
Additional Penalty: Restitution, in addition to the fine, applies in all cases when damage to city property occurs.

 

VIOLATION - BUSINESS REGULATIONS	CODE SECTION	FINE	IF NOT PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS
No alarm permit when required	111.10	$ 50.00	$100.00
Fourth through seventh false alarms in one year (per occurrence)	111.30	100.00	200.00
Eighth and subsequent false alarms in one year (per occurrence)	111.30	250.00	500.00
	Any other section in Chapter 111	50.00	100.00
Noise ordinance	98.02	50.00	100.00
Fireworks ordinance	99.02	150.00	300.00
Building contractors	115.01 - 115.05	50.00	$100

 

 

VIOLATION - CURFEW	CODE SECTION	FIRST VIOLATION	IF NOT PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS
Violation of curfew ordinance	131.01, 131.02, 131.03, 131.04, 131.05	$50.00	$100.00

 

 

VIOLATION - SOLICITATION	CODE SECTION	FINE	IF NOT PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS
Violation of solicitation ordinance	112.11, 112.12, 112.13	$100.00	$200.00

 

 

VIOLATION - SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES	CODE SECTION	FINE	IF NOT PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS
Smoking on school grounds	35.02(A)(1)	$100.00	$200.00
Smoking in governmental buildings or on grounds	35.02(A)(2)	100.00	200.00
Failure of owner or operator to comply or to allow smoking to occur in violation of § 35.02	35.02(E)(1) , 35.02(E)(2)	100.00	200.00

 

 

VIOLATION - WATER	CODE SECTION	FIRST OFFENSE	SECOND OFFENSE WITHIN A YEAR	THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES
Violation of Water Conservation Ordinance	52.01 through 52.07	Warning	$500	$500

 

 

VIOLATION - TOWING FOR DISABLED VEHICLES	CODE SECTION	FIRST VIOLATION	SECOND VIOLATION
All sections	118.99	$150	$250

 

 

VIOLATION - PUBLIC SAFETY NUISANCE	CODE SECTION	FIRST VIOLATION	SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS
All sections	100.99	$250	$250

 

 

VIOLATION - LOITERING	CODE SECTION	VIOLATION
All sections	132.99	$250

 

   (B)   A person in violation may admit their violation and pay the civil penalty in the amount and time set forth in § 36.08(A) to the city’s Ordinance Violations Bureau or may appear within 30 days of the notice of violation and enter a written denial of the violation and request a trial. If the person in violation: (1) timely denies the violation; (2) fails to satisfy the penalty assessed within 30 days of having entered an admission of violation; or (3) within 60 days of the date of the notice of violation, fails to deny or admit the violation, the Ordinance Violations Bureau Clerk shall report this fact to the City Attorney’s office, and the City Attorney, or his or her designee, may file an ordinance enforcement action in the Fishers City Court. If judgement is entered against a violator who has: (1) failed to satisfy the penalty assessed after having entered an admission of violation; or (2) failed to deny or admit the violation, the fine for the violation shall be double the amount set forth in § 36.08(A) for tickets not paid within 30 days. If judgement is entered against a violator who timely entered a written denial and request for trial, the fine for the violation shall be the fine amount set forth in § 36.08(A).

   (C)   In the event that a violator has three judgements concerning a parking violation that has not been paid before the deadline established by statute, ordinance or court order, the Fishers Court Clerk may send a referral to the Department of Motor Vehicle to suspend the registered owner’s registrations, pursuant to I.C. 9-30-11-3, as amended.

(Ord. 050100A, passed 6-19-00; Am. Res. R091806A, passed 9-18-06; Am. Ord. 121806B, passed 1-16-07; Am. Ord. 121068, passed - -07; Am. Ord. 061608A, passed 6-16-08; Am. Ord. 061608F, passed 6-16-08; Am. Ord. 060109A, passed 7-6-09; Am. Ord. 080309A, passed 9-8-09; Am. Ord. 020110A, passed 2-15-10; Am. Ord. 091514A, passed 11-17-14; Am. Ord. 101915C, passed 10-19-15; Am. Ord. 082117, passed 8-21-17; Am. Ord. 082117A, passed 8-21-17; Am. Ord. 101617H, passed 10-16-17; Am. Ord. 052118E, passed 7-16-18; Am. Ord. 111918D, passed 11-19-18; Am. Ord. 092120C, passed 10-19-20; Am. Ord. 032023, passed 4-17-23; Am. Ord. 051523C, passed 6-19-23; Am. Ord. 031824, passed 3-18-24)