ADOPTING ORDINANCES

ORDINANCE 2016-1

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE TOWN OF OSGOOD/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 operations 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 TOWN OF OSGOOD.

Section 1.   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 Town of Osgood/Indiana."

Section 2.   Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following Titles:

OSGOOD, INDIANA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

      10.   Rules of Construction; General Penalty

      11.   Town Standards

TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

      30.   Town Organization

      31.   Town Policies

      32.   Employment Policies

      33.   Ordinance Violations Bureau

      34.   Finances

TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

      50.   General Provisions

      51.   Water

      52.   Gas

      53.   Solid Waste

      54.   Sewer

      55.   Wastewater Pretreatment

TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

      70.   General Provisions

      71.   Recreational Vehicles

      72.   Traffic Schedules

      73.   Parking Schedules

TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

      90.   Animals

      91.   Nuisances; Health and Sanitation

      92.   Public Property and the Community Center

      93.   Fair Housing

TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

      110.   General Provisions

TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

      130.   General Offenses

TITLE XV: LAND USAGE

      150.   Building Regulations; Construction

      151.   Flood Damage Prevention

      152.   Stormwater

      153.   Erosion Control

      154.   Manufactured Homes

TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

Table

      I.   Annexations

      II.   Easements

      III.   Agreements

      IV.   Zoning

      V.   Economic Revitalization Areas

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 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, granted 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 4.   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 5.   Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6, 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 6.   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.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Legislative Authority of the Political Subdivision on this 16th day of February, 2016.

                           TOWN OF OSGOOD

                            /s/ Norman Kappes

                           Norman Kappes, President

                            /s/ Vickie D. Holliday

                           Vickie D. Holliday, Member

                            /s/ Holley M. Rose

                           Holley M. Rose, Member

ATTEST:

/s/ Tamara Wilhoit

Tamara Wilhoit, Clerk Treasurer