AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF GREENFIELD, 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 Legislative Authority of the Political Subdivision has authorized a general 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 CITY OF GREENFIELD, INDIANA:
SECTION I
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 City of Greenfield, Indiana."
SECTION II
Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section I shall consist of the following Titles:
Chapter
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. General Provisions
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
30. General Provisions
31. Executive Branch; City Departments and Department Heads; Statutory Boards and Commissions
32. Legislative Branch
33. Boards and Commissions
34. Police Department
35. Fire Department
36. Policy and Procedure Manual
37. Internal Control Standards and Materiality Threshold
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
50. Electric Services
51. Sewers
52. Water Service
53. Utility Deposit Policies
54. Stormwater Utility
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
70. General Provisions
71. Traffic Rules
72. Parking
73. Bicycles
74. Traffic Schedules
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
90. Animal Management
91. Fire Prevention
92. Streets and Sidewalks
93. Garbage and Rubbish
94. Sanitation
95. Nuisances
96. Parks
97. Trees
98. Fair Housing
99. Fire and Security Alarms
100. Park Cemetery
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
110. Cable Television
111. Itinerant Merchants; Solicitors
112. Mobile Food Vendors
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
130. General Provisions
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
150. Building Code
151. Master Plan Code
152. Subdivision Code
153. Thoroughfare Plan
154. Zoning Code
155. Historic Preservation Code
156. Unsafe Building Code
157. House Numbering Plan and Street Naming
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
Table
I. Annexations
II. Real Estate and Property
III. Streets
IV. Special Contracts
V. Zoning Map Changes
VI. Economic Revitalization Areas
PARALLEL REFERENCES
References to Indiana Code
References to Prior Code
References to Resolutions
References to Ordinances
SECTION III
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 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 IV
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 V
Such Code shall in full force and effect as provided in Section VI, 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 VI
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 this municipality and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.
SECTION VII
Introduced and filed on the 27th day of April, 2022. A motion to consider on first reading on the day of introduction was offered and sustained by a vote of 6 in favor and 0 opposed pursuant to I.C. 36-5-2-9.8. On the 11th day of May, 2022, a motion to approve the above as amended on second reading was offered and sustained by a vote of 6 in favor and 0 opposed pursuant to I.C. 36-5-2-9.8. Upon a motion to approve the above as amended on third reading was offered and sustained by a vote of 6 in favor and 0 opposed pursuant to I.C. 36-5-2-9.8.
Duly ordained and passed this 11th day of May, 2022 by the Common Council of the City of Greenfield, Indiana, having been passed a vote of 6 in favor and 0 opposed.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENFIELD, INDIANA
Voting Affirmative Voting Opposed:
Kerry Grass /s/
Kerry Grass Kerry Grass
Jeff Lowder Jeff Lowder
Gary McDaniel /s/
Gary McDaniel Gary McDaniel
John Lester /s/
John Lester John Lester
Mitch Pendlum /s/
Mitch Pendlum Mitch Pendlum
Dan Riley /s/
Dan Riley Dan Riley
George Plisinski /s/
George Plisinski George Plisinski
ATTEST:
Lori Elmore /s/
Lori Elmore, Clerk-Treasurer
Presented by me to the Mayor this 11th day of May, 2022.
Lori Elmore /s/
Lori Elmore, Clerk-Treasurer
Approved by me this 11th day of May, 2022.
Chuck Fewell /s/
Chuck Fewell, Mayor
City of Greenfield, Indiana