| Carmel Neighborhood Association Network The Carmel Neighborhood Association Network (CNAN) was formed in 2001 for
the purpose of strengthening the community by creating greater communication
between neighborhoods within the City of Carmel. Representatives from local
Homeowner Associations and Carmel residents are invited to attend the
quarterly meetings to learn more about the City’s policies and services,
neighborhood covenants, crime watch, road projects and other relevant
topics. The meeting concludes with an open discussion where residents are
given the chance to ask questions or raise concerns to Mayor Jim Brainard,
City Council Members, Department Heads or guest speakers.
The main objectives of the Carmel Neighborhood Association Network are
for Homeowner Association Presidents to network and help each other find
solutions to common problems, and to maintain strong, safe and attractive
neighborhoods throughout the City of Carmel.
Carmel City Code
There are many issues that occur in the business
community that rise to the level of ordinance violation. You may access the
Carmel City Code online to search by topic or section for answers to some of
your questions. You may access the code at the American Legal web site at:
www.amlegal.com/carmel_in/
Some of the more frequently asked questions come
from the code sections listed below.
Frequently referred to code sections
A. Fees,
Licenses and Permits
The City currently requires
fees, permits and/or licenses for many activities and purposes. These
include:
| |
Subject |
Code Section |
|
1. |
Amusement Machines |
4-20 |
|
2. |
Door-To-Door Vendors |
4-26 |
|
3. |
Vicious Animals |
4-29 |
|
4. |
Taxicabs and Limousines |
4-40 |
|
5. |
Private Alarm Systems |
4-70 |
|
6. |
Trailers and Temporary
Structures |
7-15 |
|
7. |
Driveway or Sidewalk
Construction |
8-63 |
|
8. |
Street Excavations |
8-65 |
|
9. |
Extension of Water Lines |
9-31 |
|
10. |
Street Cuts |
9-51 |
B. Public
Health and Safety
The City currently has several
civil laws dealing with public health and safety. These laws include:
| |
Subject |
Code Section |
|
1. |
Curfew |
6-45 |
|
2. |
Obstruction of streets/sidewalks |
6-48 |
|
3. |
Littering |
6-49 |
|
4. |
Construction of barbed wire/electric
fences |
6-50 |
|
5. |
Damage to public property |
6-51 |
|
6. |
Snow removal from business sidewalks |
6-52 |
|
7. |
Posting signs on trees/poles in public
right-of-way |
6-54 |
|
8. |
Display of goods for sale on public
property |
6-59 |
|
9. |
Obstructing street gutter/drain |
6-60 |
|
10. |
Operating motorized vehicle on sidewalk |
6-63 |
|
11. |
Abandoned wells not securely covered |
6-77 |
|
12. |
Garbage cans that are not fly-tight |
6-77 |
|
13. |
Trash, scrap or other material that is a
fire hazard or wherein vermin may breed |
6-77 |
|
14. |
Noxious weeds |
6-77 |
|
15. |
Abandoned refrigerators (with door
attached) |
6-79 |
|
16. |
Tree/hedge obstructing motorist’s view
of intersection/crosswalk |
6-79 |
|
17. |
Graffiti |
6-82 |
|
18. |
Weeds, grass or other rank vegetation
over 8" in height |
6-88 |
|
19. |
General animal care/treatment |
6-99 |
|
20. |
Animals running at large |
6-99 |
|
21. |
Storage of junked vehicle on private
property |
6-108 |
|
22. |
Abandoned/mechanically inoperable
vehicles on public street |
6-114 |
|
23. |
Outdoor burning of leaves |
6-145 |
|
24. |
Smoking in City Hall |
6-157 |
|
25. |
Excessive noise |
6-158 |
|
26. |
Unsafe buildings |
6-159 |
|
27. |
Erecting a building/structure in
violation of Building Code |
7-22 |
|
28. |
Obtaining unmetered water |
9-68 |
|
29. |
Tampering with fire hydrant |
9-74 |
|
30. |
Erecting building / structure in
violation of Zoning Ordinance |
10-161 |
|
31. |
Display of banners/lighter-than-air
signs/portable signs/roof signs without permit |
10-193 |
|
32. |
Signs located in any street or highway
right-of-way |
10-193 |
While most City Ordinances are
enforced by the Carmel Police Department, there are certain City Code sections
are primarily enforced by other City departments. The types of City Code
violations normally enforced by other City departments include:
| |
SUBJECT |
PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT |
TELEPHONE EXTENSION |
|
1. |
Abandoned wells |
Utilities Department |
442 |
|
2. |
Banners/balloons/signs in right-of-way |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
3. |
Construction of driveways / sidewalks |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
4. |
Non-fly tight garbage cans |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
5. |
Noxious weeds, high grass |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
6. |
Obtaining unmetered water |
Utilities Department |
442 |
|
7. |
Outdoor burning of leaves |
Carmel Fire Department |
600 |
|
8. |
Out-of-Zone buildings |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
9. |
Posted signs on trees / poles |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
10. |
Street excavations / cuts |
Department of Engineering |
441 |
|
11. |
Tampering with fire hydrant |
Carmel Fire Department |
600 |
|
12. |
Trailers / temporary structures |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
13. |
Unsafe buildings |
Department of Community Services |
417 |
|
14. |
Water line extensions |
Utilities Department |
442 |
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