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CITY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY OF MARION STATE OF INDIANA ORDINANCE NO. 31, 2008  

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  • 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 thisday of, 200.
    Kathleen A. Walton, City Clerk
    Presented to me and signed thisday of, 200.
    Paul Ricketts, Mayor