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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1995-22 Violations Bureau" ORDINANCE 1995 -22 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A VIOLATIONS BUREAU AND SCHEDULE OF ORDINANCES SUBJECT TO ADMISSION OF VIOLATION WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GREENCASTLE BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle that: 1. Under the provisions of I.C. 33 -6 -3 -1 et seq, as amended, there shall be established for the City of Greencastle a Violations Bureau. It is further provided that the Violations Clerk shall be the City Clerk- Treasurer or his or her appointee. 2. The Violations Clerk may accept written appearances, waivers of trial, admissions of violations and payments of civil penalties of not more than $50.00, a schedule of which shall be included herein. Moving traffic violations may not be enforced by this Ordinance. 3. Such civil penalties as shall be determined herein shall be paid to, receipted and accounted for, by the Violations Clerk as provided by the State Board of Accounts and pursuant to Statute 33 -6 -3 and following as amended. 4. The Violations Clerk may receive the civil penalty only if said person waives the " right to trial and enters an admission of the violation. 5. A person charged with a violation may exercise the right to trial by denying the violation before the Violations Clerk or entering a written denial with the Violations Clerk. 6. In event of a denial of violation or failure to satisfy the civil penalty assessed or the failure to admit or deny, the violations Clerk shall report such fact to the Corporation Counsel for initiation of a court proceeding for the alleged ordinance violation. 7. An ordinance violation admitted hereunder does not constitute a judgment and an ordinance violations cost fee may not be collected. 8. The following schedule of ordinance violations shall be established hereunder to be collected as civil penalties by the Violations Clerk. Ordinance Reference Violations Cited Civil Penalty 1986 Code �330 -10 Emission of Obnoxious Gases $10.00 1986 Code �330 -15 Emission of Smoke $25.00 1986 Code �332 -20 Leaf Burning Violations $25.00 " 1986 Code �340 -85 Sewage Disposal Violations $50.00 0 Ordinance Reference Violations Cited Civil Penalty 1986 Code §350 -5 Failure to Remove Trash and Garbage $25.00 1986 Code §475 -20 Permitting Electrical Interference with Radio Reception $10.00 ORD 86 -10 Animal Running at Large $25.00 ORD 86 -10 Other Violation of Ordinance Animal Care and Control $25.00 ORD 86 -18 Stopping, Standing and Parking in no parking area $25.00 ORD 86 -18 Parking in Business District Loading Zones $25.00 ORD 86 -18 Parking in Designated Fire Lanes $50.00 ORD 86 -18 Parking During Gmcrgcncy Snow RCmUVaI Period $25.00 ORD 86 -18 Improper parking in reserved handicapped parking space $25.00 ORD 90 -6 Violation of Smoke Detector Ordinance $50.00 ORD 92 -17 Violation of Open Burning Regulations $25.00 1986 Code §460 -20 Failure to Remove Ice, Snow or Sidewalk Obstructions $10.00 1986 Code §465 -5 Keeping a Noisy House $25.00 1986 Code §448 -5 Failure to Report Vehicle Accident $50.00 1986 Code §455 -5 Violation of Weight Limits During Periods of Thaw $25.00 ORD 1989 -2 Failure to Obtain Building Permit $50.00 1986 Code §460 -5 Offenses against Public Safety $25.00 1986 Code §460 -15 Unsafe Disposition of Discarded, Abandoned, or Unused Ice Box, Refrigerator, Deep Freeze, or Other Airtight Container $50.00 �� Ordinance Reference 1986 Code �510 -15 1986 Code �720 -5 Violations Cited Failure of Itinerant ivlerchants, Solicitors, Peddlers and Junk Dealers to Obtain License Illegal Downspout on Sanitary Sewer Civil Penalty $50.00 $50.00 9. This Ordinance shall have full force and effect thirty (30) days after publication of notice of its passage by the Greencastle Common Council and approval by the Mayor. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Coninjon Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana this ? 'day of P1jew �� , 1995 . Ylichael M. harmless, Mayor ATTEST: Presented by me_to the Mayor of Greencastle, Indiana this ,q day of 199 = , at ' o'clock Donald L. Weaver, Clerk- Treasurer Approved and signed by me this day of 199- %t -�� o'clock .m. / Michael M. Harmless, Mayor ATTEST: Donald L. Weaver, Clerk - Treasurer grWordinMo , 7 Donafd L. Weaver, Clerk - Treasurer Presented by me_to the Mayor of Greencastle, Indiana this ,q day of 199 = , at ' o'clock Donald L. Weaver, Clerk- Treasurer Approved and signed by me this day of 199- %t -�� o'clock .m. / Michael M. Harmless, Mayor ATTEST: Donald L. Weaver, Clerk - Treasurer grWordinMo ,