Chapter 1.01
CODE ADOPTION
Sections:
1.01.030 Repeal of prior ordinances.
1.01.010 Adopted.
The general ordinances of the town of Highland 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 Highland, Lake County, Indiana. [Ord. 1526 § 1, 2012].
1.01.020 Contents.
Such code of ordinances as adopted in HMC 1.01.010 shall consist of the following titles:
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Title 1: |
General Provisions |
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Title 2: |
Administration and Personnel |
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Title 3: |
Finance and Procurement |
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Title 4: |
(Reserved) |
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Title 5: |
Business Licenses and Regulations |
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Title 6: |
Animals |
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Title 7: |
(Reserved) |
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Title 8: |
Streets, Sidewalks and Public Ways |
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Title 9: |
Public Safety, Peace, Morals and Welfare |
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Title 10: |
Vehicles and Traffic |
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Title 11: |
Culture and Recreation |
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Title 12: |
Municipal Utilities and Environment |
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Title 13: |
(Reserved) |
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Title 14: |
Planning and Development |
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Title 15: |
Buildings and Construction |
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Title 16: |
(Reserved) |
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Title 17: |
Subdivisions |
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Title 18: |
Zoning |
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Court Orders |
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Special Regulations |
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Tables |
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Index |
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[Ord. 1526 § 2, 2012; Ord. 1571 § 2, 2014].
1.01.030 Repeal of prior ordinances.
All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such code of ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such code, provided:
(A) Such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter;
(B) 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, plat or dedication of land to public use, or vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public ways or places;
(C) Nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the code;
(D) Nor shall such repeal affect provisions set forth in Ordinances Nos. 1523 and 1525, which were adopted after the last compilation date of September 10, 2012, but before the formal adoption of the code;
(E) Nor shall such repeal apply to any ordinances of a general and permanent nature and pertaining to a subject or subjects contained in or covered by the code, that were passed and adopted from and after January 22, 2001, and up to and until the passage and adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter. [Ord. 1526 § 3, 2012].
1.01.040 Future codification.
Where necessary, the clerk-treasurer is authorized and instructed to communicate with the codifier to assign any ordinances of a general and permanent nature and pertaining to a subject or subjects contained in or covered by the code, that were passed and adopted from and after January 22, 2001, and up to and until the passage and adoption of a replacement or successor code, to the appropriate title and section in the code herein adopted, according to its numbering and citation protocols, within a timetable that the clerk-treasurer determines to be reasonable. [Ord. 1571 § 3, 2014].
1.01.050 Penalties.
Those provisions of the code adopted by HMC 1.01.010 for which a penalty specifically attaches are a restatement or reenactment of the original ordinances or amendment thereof, all pursuant to IC 36-1-5-6. [Ord. 1526 § 5, 2012].
1.01.060 Publication.
Such code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the town council of the town of Highland and the clerk-treasurer is hereby authorized and instructed to file a copy of such code of ordinances in the office of the clerk-treasurer, all pursuant to IC 36-5-2-10. [Ord. 1526 § 6, 2012].
1.01.070 Copies on file.
The town council may incorporate by reference into an ordinance or code any material. The ordinance or code must state that two copies of the material are on file in the office of the clerk for the legislative body for public inspection, and the copies must be on file as stated for public inspection, pursuant to IC 36-1-5-4. [Ord. 1526 § 7, 2012].
1.01.080 Enforcement.
The code adopted by HMC 1.01.010 shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 9 of the ordinance codified in this chapter, 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, all pursuant to IC 36-1-5-5. [Ord. 1526 § 8, 2012].