Ordinance List
This table lists ordinances beginning with an ordinance dated 06/02/93. If an ordinance is codified, its location in the code is cited by chapter number at the end of the ordinance description. Ordinances are codified if they are general, permanent, and/or include penalty provisions for noncompliance. “Not codified” indicates that the ordinance could have been codified but was not for some reason (superseded by a later ordinance, codified in a separate publication). “Special” means the ordinance was special in nature or for a specific period of time (e.g., budget, annexation, tax levy, street vacation).
Ord. dated | |
06/02/93 | Abolishes county board of tax adjustment (3.06) |
06/16/97 | Initiative based assistance program (Repealed by 01-24-002) |
12-05-024 | Amends § 8.04.030, enhanced emergency telephone system fee (8.04) |
11-97-006 | Payment of membership dues and other fees with county funds (2.99) |
04-09-009 | (Repealed by 01-10-002) |
06-09-012 | Adds § 2.90.106, telework (2.90) |
07-09-013 | Amends §§ 17.36.010(A) and 17.36.150, zoning (17.36) |
08-09-014 | Amends §§ 3.08.010, 3.08.060 and 3.08.070; repeals § 3.08.050, food and beverage tax (3.08) |
09-09-016 | Repeals and replaces §§ 9.04.090(I) and 9.04.100(B), fair housing (9.04) |
11-09-017 | Amends § 2.40.040(F), board of health fee schedule (2.40) |
11-09-018 | Repeals and replaces §§ 9.04.090(I) and 9.04.100(A), fair housing (9.04) |
12-09-019 | Amends §§ 2.96.020(A), 2.96.030(A), (D) and (G), 2.96.040(A) and 2.96.050(A), travel expenses (2.96) |
01-10-001 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners meetings (2.04) |
01-10-002 | Repeals Ord. 04-09-009; repeals and replaces Ch. 2.26, MBE/WBE joint utilization board (2.26) |
02-10-003 | Repeals Ch. 2.16 (Repealer) |
03-10-004 | Adds § 17.24.120; amends § 17.24.040, off-street parking and loading (17.24) |
03-10-005 | Amends § 2.22.010(B), central dispatch board (2.22) |
03-10-006 | Amends Ch. 2.68, commission on domestic and sexual violence (2.68) |
03-10-007 | Amends §§ 2.18.020, 2.18.030(A), 2.18.040, 2.18.050, 2.18.080(J), 2.18.160, 2.18.180, 2.18.190, emergency management agency (2.18) |
08-10-008 | Amends §§ 2.40.010, 2.40.020(F) and 2.40.040 (B), (E) and (F), board of health (2.40) |
01-11-001 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners meetings (2.04) |
01-11-002 | Adds § 8.24.020(D); amends § 8.24.030(A) and (B); repeals § 8.24.030(C), smoking prohibited in work places and public places (8.24) |
03-11-003 | Amends Ch. 18.04, flood hazard protection (18.04) |
04-11-004 | Adds §§ 2.40.020(G) and 2.40.040(G) and (H); amends §§ 2.40.010, 2.40.020(C) and (F), and 2.40.040(B), (E) and (F), board of health (2.40) |
10-11-005 | Adds §§ 8.16.021 through 8.16.025; amends § 8.16.030, weeds and rank vegetation (8.16) |
01-12-001 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners meetings (2.04) |
03-12-002 | Amends §§ 17.36.040(A), (B), (C), (E), (F), (G), (I) and (J), 17.36.050 and 17.36.060, rezoning procedures (17.36) |
05-12-004 | Adds § 2.40.050, public and semi-public swimming pools (2.40) |
06-12-003 | Amends §§ 2.40.020 and 2.40.040, board of health (2.40) |
08-12-006 | Amends §§ 6.05.050 and 6.05.060, animal control (6.05) |
09-12-007 | Amends § 10.16.010, speed limits (10.16) |
12-12-008 | Investment policy (3.14) |
01-13-001 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners meetings (2.04) |
02-13-003 | Adds Ch. 10.70, hazardous material or environmental spills on county roadways (10.70) |
04-13-004 | Amends § 10.28.010, parking (10.28) |
05-13-005 | Adopts Chs. 13.05 and 13.20 of the Evansville Municipal Code as Chs. 13.10 and 13.20, wastewater pretreatment (13.10, 13.20) |
06-13-006 | Adds § 16.08.100, modification and waiver of subdivision standards (16.08) |
06-13-007 | Amends § 17.20.220, zoning (17.20) |
08-13-008 | Amends §§ 2.40.010, 2.40.020, 2.40.040, 2.41.040 and 8.20.100, health department (2.40, 2.41, 8.20) |
09-13-009 | Amends §§ 17.20.090, 17.24.080, 17.28.030, 17.28.050 and 17.28.070, zoning (17.20, 17.24, 17.28) |
11-13-012 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners meetings (2.04) |
11-14-005 | Amends § 3.10.010, excise surtax and wheel tax (3.10) |
12-13-013 | Amends § 17.24.040, off-street parking and loading (17.24) |
02-14-002 | Repeals and replaces §§ 17.36.020 and 17.36.030, zoning permits (17.36) |
08-14-003 | Amends § 3.20.080, county fund accounts (3.20) |
12-14-007 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners meetings (2.04) |
12-14-008 | Amends §§ 2.40.020 and 8.20.100, health department fees (2.40, 8.20) |
12-14-009 | Amends § 2.76.030(A), parks and recreation advisory committee organization (2.76) |
12-14-010 | Amends § 2.90.270, employee health insurance (2.90) |
01-15-001 | Amends §§ 15.04.040, 16.04.010, 16.08.070 and 16.12.020(B), building and subdivisions (15.04, 16.04, 16.08, 16.12) |
04-15-002 | Amends §§ 2.76.010 and 2.76.030(B); repeals and replaces § 2.76.020, parks and recreation advisory committee (2.76) |
06-15-003 | Amends § 10.24.060(A), weight restrictions on certain bridges (10.24) |
06-15-004 | Amends § 13.05.02(F)(6), definition of construction activity (Repealed by 09-24-009) |
06-15-005 | Amends § 2.10.010, county work release program (2.10) |
06-15-006 | Adds § 15.20.090, fencing and retaining walls in drainage easements (15.20) |
07-15-007 | Regional development authority (2.54) |
07-15-008 | Amends § 2.27.020(A)(2) and (C), public construction projects (2.27) |
09-15-009 | Adds Ch. 2.93, authority to purchase blanket bond coverage (2.93) |
10-15-011 | Amends §§ 16.04.010 and 16.12.020(B)(2), building requirements (16.04, 16.12) |
12-15-013 | Amends §§ 13.04.010(B), 13.04.037(B), 13.04.055, 13.04.085, 13.04.095(D) and (F), 13.04.100, 13.04.130, 13.04.135, 13.04.140, 13.04.160(A), 13.04.165, 13.04.170, 13.04.205, 13.04.245(B), 13.04.260(D), 13.04.265(A), 13.04.315, 13.04.395, 13.04.410, 13.04.420, 13.04.430, 13.04.440, 13.04.450, 13.04.460(B), 13.04.470(B)(8), 13.04.475 and 13.04.505, stormwater drainage control (13.04) |
12-15-014 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners (2.04) |
02-16-001 | Amends § 2.40.040(H), health department export health certificate (2.40) |
04-16-003 | Amends rate for reimbursement of mileage expenses for county officers and employees on county business; repeals Ord. 03-08-004 (Repealed by 04-22-004) |
04-16-004 | Adds Ch. 2.86, bulk form copies (2.86) |
06-16-005 | Adds Ch. 3.05, plat book maintenance fund (3.05) |
06-16-006 | Adds Ch. 2.05, internal control standards and procedures, materiality policy (2.05) |
06-16-007 | Adds Ch. 1.16, claims in advance of board allowance (1.16) |
06-16-008 | Booking fee for county jail (3.04) |
11-16-009 | Investment policy (3.14) |
12-16-011 | Vanderburgh county health department credit card policy procedures (Repealed by 05-22-005) |
12-16-012 | Vanderburgh county prosecutor’s office credit card policy procedures (Repealed by 05-22-005) |
01-17-001 | Amends § 2.04.020, board of county commissioners (2.04) |
03-17-002 | Amends Ch. 2.56, city-county human relations commission (2.56) |
03-17-003 | Vanderburgh County community corrections office credit card policy procedures (Repealed by 05-22-005) |
04-17-006 | Amends §§ 17.08.030, 17.16.020(A), 17.20.210, 17.20.220 and 17.28.050, confined feeding operations (17.08, 17.16, 17.20, 17.28) |
04-17-007 | Amends §§ 17.08.030 and 17.12.070(B), accessory uses and structures (17.08, 17.12) |
04-17-008 | Adds § 16.08.110, waiver of primary plat condition imposed by the area plan commission (16.08) |
05-17-009 | Adds § 2.40.020(C)(1)(c), board of health (2.40) |
06-17-010 | Amends § 2.56.020, city-county human relations commission (2.56) |
06-17-011 | Adds § 15.36.030(G), licensing and certification of construction businesses and occupations (15.36) |
07-17-012 | Adds § 2.04.030, conflict of interest policy (2.04) |
07-17-013 | Amends § 2.96.020; repeals §§ 2.96.030, 2.96.040 and 2.96.050, travel request procedure (2.96) |
08-17-014 | Amends §§ 3.10.010, 3.10.020, 3.10.030, 3.10.040, 3.10.050 and 3.10.060, excise tax and wheel tax (3.10) |
08-17-015 | Amends § 17.12.070, accessory uses and structures (17.12) |
08-17-016 | Amends § 2.86.020, bulk form copies (2.86) |
08-17-017 | Adds § 8.16.025(C), nuisances (8.16) |
08-17-018 | Adds § 8.30.010, establishment of the county tax sale properties revolving fund (8.30) |
11-17-023 | Adds § 13.04.204; amends §§ 13.04.005, 13.04.025(C), 13.04.065, 13.04.085, 13.04.135(C) and (I), 13.04.140(H) and (I), 13.04.150, 13.04.155, 13.04.160(A)(12) and (E), 13.04.165, 13.04.175, 13.04.180, 13.04.205, 13.04.225, 13.04.350, 13.04.415, 13.04.420, 13.04.425(A) and (B), 13.04.430(4) and (7), 13.04.435, 13.04.440, 13.04.460, 13.04.470 and 13.04.490(B), stormwater drainage control (13.04) |
11-17-024 | Establishes riverboat casino fund (3.22) |
11-17-025 | Repeals and replaces § 15.36.100(G), contractor licensing fees (15.36) |
11-17-026 | Repeals and replaces § 15.08.080, building and construction fee schedule (15.08) |
12-17-027 | Amends effective date of Ord. 11-17-024, riverboat casino fund (Special) |
01-18-001 | Amends Ch. 17.26 and §§ 17.28.050 and 17.28.070; repeals Ch. 17.27, signs (17.28) |
01-18-002 | Adds Ch. 2.91, suspension of hiring of county employees (2.91) |
01-18-003 | Adds Ch. 3.03, sheriff USI reimbursement fund (3.03) |
01-18-004 | Amends § 2.90.155, job classification/compensation review (2.90) |
01-18-005 | Adds § 2.90.340, parental leave (2.90) |
01-18-006 | Amends § 2.90.270, health insurance (2.90) |
02-18-007 | Adds § 2.48.030(B)(3)(cc); amends § 2.48.030(B)(7), information technology advisory committee (2.48) |
02-18-008 | Amends § 2.69.020(A)(12), commission on homelessness (2.69) |
04-18-009 | Adds §§ 6.05.070, 6.05.080 and 6.05.090; amends §§ 6.05.020 and 6.05.050, animal control (6.05) |
05-18-010 | Adds Ch. 10.80, driving past barricades or removal of barricades (10.80) |
05-18-011 | Amends § 1.16.020, claims in advance of board allowance (1.16) |
05-18-012 | Adds Ch. 2.87, recorder’s office fees (2.87) |
06-18-013 | Adds Ch. 3.25, county budget procedure (3.25) |
07-18-014 | Amends § 2.40.020(C) and (D), board of health (2.40) |
08-18-015 | Amends § 3.10.020, annual wheel tax (3.10) |
10-18-017 | County litter clean up expense fund (3.26) |
10-18-018 | Broadband ready community ordinance (3.18) |
12-18-021 | Amends Ch. 2.69, commission on homelessness in Vanderburgh County (2.69) |
12-18-022 | Adds § 2.84.035, accident report fee (2.84) |
12-18-023 | Amends § 2.90.270(A)(3), group health insurance for retired county employees (2.90) |
01-19-001 | Suspension of hiring of county employees (2.91) |
01-19-002 | Amends § 3(C) of broadband ready community ordinance (3.18) |
02-19-003 | Infrastructure development zone, broadband facilities (3.18) |
03-19-004 | Amends §§ 12.04.020 and 15.28.020, encroachments (12.04, 15.28) |
05-19-005 | Adds § 17.12.160; amends §§ 17.08.030, 17.28.050 and 17.28.070; repeals §§ 17.28.030(I) and (M), small cell facilities (17.08, 17.28) |
05-19-006 | Amends § 15.20.090, fencing and structures in drainage easements (15.20) |
05-19-007 | Amends § 16.04.010, parcelization (16.04) |
05-19-008 | Amends §§ 16.04.040(C), 17.12.030(C) and 17.36.020(C), illegal splits (16.04, 17.12, 17.36) |
05-19-009 | Amends § 16.08.060(D), area plan commission (16.08) |
06-19-012 | Adds Ch. 3.02, sheriff’s office Indiana virtual academy fund (3.02) |
06-19-013 | Amends § 2.96.020(C), travel request procedure (2.96) |
06-19-014 | Amends § 3.05.010, plat book maintenance fund (3.05) |
07-19-016 | Amends § 17.12.020, minimum floor area (17.12) |
07-19-017 | Amends § 17.38.010, standards for principal buildings on individual lots (17.38) |
07-19-018 | Amends § 2.98.01; repeals § 2.98.05, advisory board on disability services (2.98) |
07-19-019 | Amends § 2.90.131, use of credit cards (Repealed by 05-22-005) |
07-19-020 | Adds § 12.04.130, depth of telecommunication lines (12.04) |
08-19-021 | Amends § 16.12.030(C), roads, streets and alleys (16.12) |
09-19-023 | Victim services expense fund (3.23) |
10-19-024 | Adds Ch. 8.40, fire damper, smoke damper and smoke control system inspection standards (8.40) |
11-19-026 | Amends §§ 2.40.040(A), (C) and (I), board of health (2.40) |
11-19-027 | Amends § 2.98.01, advisory board on disability services (2.98) |
12-19-028 | Amends § 2.40.040(E), laboratory services water testing (2.40) |
12-19-029 | Amends § 2.40.040(D), tuberculosis clinic (2.40) |
01-20-001 | Suspension of hiring of county employees (2.91) |
01-20-002 | Amends § 2.40.050, subpart Section 2, public and semipublic swimming pools (2.40) |
02-20-003 | Amends §§ 17.24.040 through 17.24.080, off-street parking and loading (17.24) |
03-20-004 | Amends Ch. 10.60, off-road vehicles (10.60) |
06-20-005 | Amends Ch. 17.32, planned unit development (17.32) |
08-20-006 | Amends §§ 2.90.015, 2.90.035 and 2.90.315, employee handbook (2.90) |
08-20-007 | Adds § 9.04.140, equal access to housing in HUD programs (9.04) |
09-20-009 | Amends § 2.08.070, police pension plan (2.08) |
01-21-001 | Amends §§ 18.04.010, 18.04.020, 18.04.030, 18.04.040, 18.04.050, 18.04.060, 18.04.070; repeals §§ 18.04.080, 18.04.090, 18.04.100, 18.04.110, 18.04.120, 18.04.130 and 18.04.140, flood hazard protection (18.04) |
01-21-002 | Suspension of hiring of county employees (2.91) |
01-21-003 | Investment policy (3.14) |
03-21-004 | Amends § 10.24.060, weight restrictions on certain bridges (10.24) |
03-21-006 | Amends § 2.90.190, vacation benefits (2.90) |
04-21-007 | Establishes the American Rescue Plan Act Fund (3.27) |
06-21-008 | Electronic meetings policy (2.04) |
06-21-009 | Repeals § 2.56.070(21), city-county human relations commission powers and duties (2.56) |
07-21-010 | Adds § 2.90.345, sexual abuse prevention policy (2.90) |
10-21-011 | Approves use of records perpetuation fund to cover expenses for recorder’s office for 2022 calendar year (Special) |
10-21-012 | Establishes the American Rescue Plan Act Fund (3.27) |
11-21-013 | Bond issuance (Special) |
11-21-014 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
12-21-015 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
01-22-001 | Suspension of hiring of county employees (2.91) |
01-22-002 | Amends § 2.40.040(D), tuberculosis clinic (2.40) |
04-22-004 | Amends rate for reimbursement of mileage expenses for county officers and employees on county business; repeals Ord. 04-16-003 (2.97) |
05-22-005 | Repeals and replaces § 2.90.131; repeals §§ 2.90.132, 2.90.133 and 2.90.134, employee handbook (2.90) |
06-22-006 | Adds Ch. 17.13, recodifying § 17.12.160 as § 17.13.010; adds § 17.20.250; amends §§ 17.08.030, 17.28.050 and 17.28.070, solar energy systems (17.08, 17.12, 17.13, 17.20, 17.28) |
06-22-007 | Amends § 2.27.020, random drug testing required (2.27) |
06-22-008 | Adds Ch. 3.28, non-reverting Medicaid reimbursement fund (3.28) |
06-22-009 | Adds Ch. 3.29, Veterans Memorial Coliseum revitalization non-reverting fund (3.29) |
06-22-010 | Amends § 17.36.040(F)(3), notice of hearings (17.36) |
06-22-011 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
07-22-013 | Amends § 2.27.020, random drug testing program required (2.27) |
08-22-014 | Amends § 13.04.460, stormwater drainage control (13.04) |
09-22-016 | Amends § 2.90.131, use of credit cards (2.90) |
09-22-017 | Amends §§ 13.04.460(B)(2) and (D), responsibility of drainage facility maintenance (13.04) |
09-22-018 | Adds §§ 17.24.090(B)(8) and (9); amends §§ 16.08.070(E) and 16.12.030(C), subdivision control and land use and zoning (16.08, 16.12, 17.24) |
10-22-020 | Amends §§ 2.08.060(A), 2.08.260(A)(4) [2.08.060(A)(4)] and 2.90.270(B), retired sheriff sworn deputies and sheriffs insurance coverage (2.08, 2.90) |
11-22-022 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
12-22-023 | Amends § 2.90.190, vacation benefits (2.90) |
01-23-001 | Suspension of hiring of county employees (2.91) |
02-22-003 | Repeals Ch. 17.26, signs (Repealer) |
02-23-002 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
02-23-003 | Amends § 2.90.190, vacation benefits (2.90) |
02-23-005 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
04-23-006 | Adds § 2.90.330(N), retention of issued duty weapons for qualifying retired sheriff’s office personnel (2.90) |
05-23-007 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
05-23-009 | (Passed 5/23/2023) Adds § 17.12.072; amends §§ 17.08.030, 17.20.040, 17.20.060 and 17.28.050, accessory dwelling units (17.08, 17.12, 17.20, 17.28) |
05-23-009 | (Passed 8/8/2023) Adds § 17.12.072; amends §§ 17.08.030, 17.20.040, 17.20.060 and 17.28.050, accessory dwelling units (17.08, 17.12, 17.20, 17.28) |
06-23-004 | Amends §§ 2.40.020(C)(1) and (C)(2), board of health (2.40) |
06-23-010 | Modifies local income tax rates (3.30) |
06-23-012 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
07-23-016 | Amends § 17.12.072(A)(1), dimensional ADU requirements (17.12) |
07-23-014 | Adds § 8.31.010, eligibility requirements for bidders at tax and commissioners’ sales (8.31) |
08-23-017 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
08-23-019 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
08-23-019 | [08-23-018] Amends § 17.36.020, improvement location permits (17.36) |
09-23-022 | Amends § 17.38.010, standards for principal building on individual lots (17.38) |
09-23-023 | Adds § 16.12.080, cluster mailbox units (16.12) |
11-23-013 | Firearms in buildings with courtrooms (8.23) |
12-23-025 | Amends § 1.14.040(A), enforcement of county ordinances (1.14) |
12-23-028 | Amends Ch. 8.23, firearms and certain dangerous items inside public buildings containing a courtroom (8.23) |
12-23-029 | Pigeon Creek watershed commission (13.25) |
01-24-001 | Suspension of hiring of county employees (2.91) |
01-24-002 | Repeals Ch. 2.65, initiative based assistance program (Repealer) |
01-24-003 | Adds Ch. 8.05, tall structures and noise sensitive buildings (8.05) |
02-24-004 | Amends Ch. 3.28, non-reverting Medicaid and Pre to 3 reimbursement fund (3.28) |
05-24-005 | |
07-24-006 | Amends § 13.05.02(F), definitions (Repealed by 09-24-009) |
09-24-008 | Repeals and replaces Ch. 13.06, illicit discharge into the stormwater collection system (13.06) |
09-24-009 | Repeals and replaces Ch. 13.05, construction site stormwater runoff control (13.05) |
09-24-010 | Amends Exh. A to Ch. 3.27, American Rescue Plan Act coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund utilization plan (3.27) |
11-24-013 | Adds § 3.12.030, collections and audits of innkeeper’s tax (3.12) |