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TOWN OF FOWLER, INDIANA

AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 94.21

AN AMENDMENT TO "STREET AND SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTION ORDINANCE" 

BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Board of Fowler, Indiana, under authority of

Indiana Code 36-1-3-1, et seq, that the "Street and Sidewalk Obstruction"

Ordinance No. 94.21 be amended by establishing and adding the following

sections, to wit:

"94.21(b) No person shall conduct any activity that obstructs, impedes, or

blocks the customary use or travel of traffic or pedestrians upon any town

street, sidewalk, alley, or parking lot.

94.21(c) Activities, sports, contests, or games which create a reasonably

foreseeable threat to the safety of any participant and/or other person

traveling upon town property shall not be permitted. 

94.21(d) Basketball hoops, backboards, goals, ramps, toys, and

other recreational equipment or activities of any kind will not be permitted

on or near any town street, alley, or right-of-way. 

94.21(e) Bicycles, skateboards, and scooters are not permitted

on sidewalks in the business district and must follow all applicable State

statutes. 

94.99d) Penalty: Any person found in violation of any section of this

ordinance 94.21 may be fined $25.00 for a first offense and $50.00 for a

second offense.  Any person committing a third or subsequent violation of

any section may be liable for a fine of up to $500.00. Furthermore, whoever

shall violate any provision of this ordinance may have their skateboard,

ball, or sporting equipment impounded by a police officer or town official.

The device confiscated shall be held for a maximum of 60 days, after which

it may be sold at auction or destroyed. The individual who owns any such

confiscated device shall have the right to repossess the device upon proof

of payment of any fine and other costs for which the individual is

responsible as a result of the violation.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a violation of this ordinance may be subject to

a fine as set forth in this Ordinance and may be subject to prosecution in a

Benton County Court of Law.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that any ordinance or portion thereof in conflict

with this ordinance is hereby revoked.

THIS ORDINANCE shall take effect upon passage by the Town Council of the

Town of Fowler and after proper notice and posting as required by law. 

ALL OF WHICH IS DULY ORDAINED AND APPROVED BY THE Town Council of the Town

of Fowler THIS  20th  DAY OF MARCH, 2006.