ORDINANCE #1350

PUBLIC STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

 

1.            Removal of Dirt. Etc. from sidewalks, Duty of Abutting Property Owners.

In order to protect and govern the use of public sidewalks, all owners of real property abutting upon any street upon which there are located improved sidewalks are hereby required to keep and maintain such sidewalks in front of their respective properties clean and free from earth, dirt, rubbish, materials, debris or other obstructions which may accumulate thereon.

2.         Goods. Wares, Personal Property on Sidewalks. Streets.

In order to protect and govern the use of public sidewalks, streets and alleys, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or any person in charge or having control of the personal property of any person, firm or corporation, to place any goods, wares, merchandise, signs or other personal property on any street or sidewalk or alley of the city, for exhibit, storage, sale or for any other purpose without first obtaining approval from the Odon Town Council. The above section of this Code shall not apply to the parking of trucks or automobiles not for sale, properly and legally parked along streets, nor to any act performed under order of Court.

3.            Authority to Issue Citations.

Any member of the police or street department of the Town of Odon shall have the authority to cite a person, firm or corporation for a violation of this Ordinance.

4.         One Violation/24 Hour Period.

Only one violation per location may be cited in any 24‑hour period.

5.            Maximum Penalty/Fine.

Any individual, business or entity who violates the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for each act which may occur contrary to the dictates of the Ordinance heretofore set forth.

6.            Citations:

All citations for a violation of this Ordinance shall:

(a)    specify the violation, the date and time of the violation and the location of the violation;

(b) state the date, time and location of the hearing and said violation;

            (c) that should said person, firm or corporation fail to appear at the hearing, the same shall be heard and determined in their absence.

Clerk/Collection of Pines.

The Clerk of the Town of Odon is hereby authorized to collect all fines imposed for a violation of this Ordinance and distribute said funds according to statute.

8.            Enforcement.

This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after the passage by the Town Board and the publication of said Ordinance for three (3) consecutive weeks in the Odon Journal as prescribed by the Statutes of the State of Indiana regarding penalty statutes.

PASSED this 12th day of April 1994.

Ed Buchanan, President

Greg Clark, Member

Frank Armstrong, Member

ATTEST: Opal McDannald, Clerk‑Treasurer

ODON ORDINANCE # 1351

ENFORCEMENT OF ODON TOWN ORDINANCE #1350 THOUGH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS

1. The Odon Town Board, in accordance with the provisions of I.C. 36-1-6-9 may enforce Odon Ordinance #1350 through administrative proceedings.