ADOPTING ORDINANCES
CITY OF LAWRENCE
COUNTY OF MARION
STATE OF INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO. 31, 2008
COUNTY OF MARION
STATE OF INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO. 31, 2008
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, INDIANA, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES AND THE PREVIOUS CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances and the previous Code of the City of Lawrence are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare of the City of Lawrence and for its proper governance and the proper conduct of its affairs; and
WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-5-3 provides that the legislative body of a city shall codify, revise, rearrange or compile the ordinances of a city into a complete, simplified code excluding formal parts of the ordinances and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Lawrence has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the City of Lawrence of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance and code in book form and electronically; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the City of Lawrence and for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare of the City of Lawrence that this ordinance be adopted and take effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE as follows:
Section 1. The general ordinances of the City of Lawrence as adopted, amended, restated, revised, codified and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Lawrence, Indiana."
Section 2. Such code of ordinances as adopted in Section1 consists of the following titles, articles and chapters:
TITLE 1. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION
Article 1. Code Creation and General Governmental Provisions
Chapter 1. Code Adoption and Interpretation
Chapter 2. General Governmental Provisions
Chapter 3. Governmental Structure
Article 2. Administration
Chapter 1. Elected and Appointed Officials
Chapter 2. The Common Council
Chapter 3. Administrative Agencies
Chapter 4. General Regulations of Officers and Employees
Chapter 5. Employee Benefits
Chapter 6. Employee Conduct and Behavior
Chapter 7. Ordinance Violation Bureau
Chapter 8. Personal Travel Vehicles
TITLE 2. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Article 1. Building Regulations
Chapter 1. Building Code
Chapter 2. Unsafe Building Code
Chapter 3. Wrecking and Special Moving Permits
Chapter 4. Listing and Licensing of Contractors
Article 2. Access Standards for Driveway Connections to Public Streets and Roads
Chapter 1. Introduction and Purpose
Chapter 2. Definitions
Chapter 3. Application and Use Requirements
Chapter 4. Application; Drawings and Information Required
Chapter 5. Temporary Permits
Chapter 6. Classes of Driveway Entrances
Chapter 7. Numbering of Buildings and Display
Chapter 8. Industrial and Commercial Traffic Signal Policy
Appendix. Drawings
TITLE 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Article 1. Public Safety
Chapter 1. Board of Public Works and Safety
Chapter 2. Police Department
Chapter 3. Fire Department
Chapter 3.5 Fire Merit System
Chapter 4. Emergency Medical Service Fees
Article 2. Vehicle and Traffic Regulations
Chapter 1. Regulation and Control of Vehicular Traffic
Chapter 2. Stop, Yield and Preferential Streets
Chapter 3. Speed Limits and Regulations
Chapter 4. Parking Regulations
Chapter 5. Pedestrian and Bicycle Regulations
Chapter 6. Commercial Vehicles and Weight Regulations
Chapter 7. Vehicular Noise Regulation
Chapter 8. Ordinance Violations; Fines; Payment Procedures
Article 3. Other Offenses and Nuisances
Chapter 1. Animal Regulations
Chapter 2. Noise
Chapter 3. Weeds and Rank Vegetation
Chapter 4. Litter
Chapter 5. Abandoned Vehicles
Chapter 6. Dangerous Conduct and Other Activities Prohibited
Chapter 7. Prohibited Activities On and Uses of Public Property
Chapter 8. Private Emergency Alarm Systems
Chapter 9. Smoke Detectors
Chapter 10. [Reserved]
Chapter 11. Nonsmoking Areas
Article 4. Fire Prevention
Chapter 1. In General
Chapter 2. Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 3. Emergency Operations
Chapter 4. General Requirements for Safety of Buildings
Chapter 5. Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 6. Permits and Certificates of Insurance
Chapter 7. Outside Fire Protection
Chapter 8. Fire Reporting Systems
Chapter 9. Open Burning
Chapter 10. Conclusion
TITLE 4. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
Article 1. General Business Provisions
Chapter 1. Permits; Generally
Chapter 2. Peddlers
Chapter 3. Pawnshops and Secondhand Dealers
Chapter 4. Auctions and Special Sales
Article 2. Specific Business Regulations
Chapter 1. Social Clubs and Skating Rinks
Chapter 2. Concert Halls and Theaters
Chapter 3. Taxicabs
Chapter 4. Amusement Devices
Chapter 5. Massage Parlors and Bathhouses
Chapter 6. Adult Bookstores and Sexually Themed Businesses
Chapter 7. Cable Operator Regulation
Chapter 8. Hotels, Motels and Places of Public Lodging
Chapter 9. Child Care Facilities
TITLE 5. PUBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIES
Article 1. Sewer Utilities
Chapter 1. General
Chapter 2. Building Sewers
Chapter 3. Industrial Discharge Permits
Chapter 4. Rates, Charges and Billing
Chapter 5. Private Disposal Facilities
Chapter 6. Sanitary Sewer Construction Permits
Article 2. Public Ways and Waste Disposal
Chapter 1. Streets, Sidewalks and Alleys; General Provisions
Chapter 2. Street and Sidewalk Construction
Chapter 3. Garbage and Trash Collection
Chapter 4. Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
Chapter 5. Sanitary Sewer Construction
Chapter 6. Storm Water Management and Sediment Control
Chapter 7. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Article 3. Water Utilities
Chapter 1. Fees and Charges
TITLE 6. PARKS AND RECREATION
Article 1. Departmental Organization and Program Policy
Chapter 1. Board of Parks and Recreation
Chapter 2. Programming Policies
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
Table
I. Appropriations; Tax Rates
II. Bonds
III. Agreements and Contracts
IV. Salaries
V. Funds
PARALLEL REFERENCES
References to Indiana Code
References to Resolutions
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, 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, 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, plats 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 date of its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file and maintain a copy of such code of ordinances in the Office of the Clerk and provide in all respects for its publication in book form and electronically as deemed appropriate and according to law.
Section 5. Such code shall be in full force and effect as provided herein, and such code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and as public record in all places, and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained shall be effective on and following the date of passage upon this ordinance being adopted, signed and approved as provided by law.
Adopted this 1st day of December, 2008
Attest:
Kathleen A. Walton, Presiding Officer
City Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Indiana this day of , 200 .
Kathleen A. Walton, City Clerk
Presented to me and signed this day of , 200 .
Paul Ricketts, Mayor