ORDINANCE NO. 021605

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE TOWN OF NEW PALESTINE, INDIANA, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF NEW PALESTINE, INDIANA, DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the Town of New Palestine, 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 municipality and for the proper conduct of the 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 Town Council of the Town of New Palestine, Indiana, has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the Town of New Palestine, Indiana 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 Town of New Palestine, Indiana and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the Town of New Palestine, Indiana that this ordinance take effect at an early date.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF NEW PALESTINE, INDIANA:

SECTION I

The general ordinances of the Town of New Palestine, Indiana 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 New Palestine, Indiana".

SECTION II

Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section I shall consist of the Titles as reflected on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

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All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall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 nor 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 Town Council of the Town of New Palestine, Indiana and the Clerk-Treasurer of New Palestine, Indiana is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer.

SECTION V

Such Code shall be 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 if 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 shall be in full force effect from and after its passage and due publication according to law.

SECTION VII

Introduced and filed on the 16th day of February, 2005. A motion to consider on first reading on the day of introduction was offered and sustained by a vote of 3 in favor and 0 opposed pursuant to I.C. 36-5-2-9.8.

Duly ordained and passed this 5 day of March , 2005 by the Town Council of the Town of New Palestine, Hancock County, Indiana, having been passed by a vote of 3 in favor and 0 opposed.

TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN

OF NEW PALESTINE, INDIANA

Larry W. Jonas /s/

Barbara Mattingly /s/

Richard M. Shank /s/

Attest:

Becky Hilligoss /s/

Clerk- Treasurer

EXHIBIT "A"

NEW PALESTINE, INDIANA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

10. Rules of Construction

11. Effect of Repeal and Penalty

12. Voting Districts

TITLE 2: TOWN ADMINISTRATION

20. Town Administration

21. Executive

22. Legislative

23. Law Enforcement

24. Boards and Commissions

25. Legal Holidays

26. Reserved

27. Departments

28. Mileage Expense

29. Membership and Meetings

29.1. Town Hall Location and Hours

29.2. Cumulative Capital Development Fund

29.3. Reserved

29.4. Town Funds

29.5. Purchasing

29.6. Town Policies

29.7. Personnel Policies

TITLE 3: PUBLIC WORDS

30. Sewage Works - Sewer Use

31. Sewage Works - Sewer Rates

32. Sewage Works - Sewer Bonds

33. Reserved

34. Reserved

35. Street Lighting Contract

36. Street Excavations

TITLE 4: TRAFFIC CODE

40. General Provisions

41. Traffic Rules

42. Stopping, Standing and Parking

43. Pedestrians

44. Bicycles

45. Parking Schedules

46. Stop Streets and Preferential Streets

47. Penalties

TITLE 5: GENERAL REGULATIONS

50. Animals

51. Unwholesome Environmental Conditions

52. Garbage, Rubbish, Ashes and Filth

53. House Numbers

54. Eating and Drinking Establishments and Retail Food Market Ordinances

55. Planting or Plant Life

56. Streets, Sidewalks and Alleys

57. Noise Regulations

58. Abandoned Vehicles

TITLE 6: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

60. Peddlers, Solicitors, and Itinerant Merchants

61. Reserved

62. Liquor Retailers

63. Plumbers

64. Licensing Amusement Arcades

TITLE 7: GENERAL OFFENSES

70. Disorderly Conduct

71. Persons and Property

72. Public Peace

73. Reserved

TITLE 8: BUILDING CODE

80. Building Code

81. Unsafe Building Law

TITLE 9: LAND USE

90. Zoning Code

91. Subdivision Control Plan

92. Comprehensive Plan

93. Design Standards and Specifications Manual

94. Flood Damage Prevention

TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

Table

I. Annexations

II. Closing of Streets

III. Zoning Changes

PARALLEL REFERENCES

References to Indiana Code

References to 1989 Code

References to Resolutions

References to Ordinances

INDEX

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