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ORDINANCE NO. 05-01-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF SILVER LAKE, INDIANA ADOPTING THE INDIANA UNSAFE BUILDING LAW WHEREAS, I.C. 36-7-9-3 permits the legislative body of a municipality to adopt by ordinance, I.C. 36-7-9, the same being the Unsafe Building Law of the State of Indiana, by reference, specifying the executive department of the town responsible for the administration of the law and incorporation thereof by reference the definition "substantial property interest", as is defined in I.C. 36-7-9-3; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Silver Lake, Indiana, has determined that it is in the best interest of the Town that the Unsafe Building Law of the State of Indiana be adopted; NOW THEREORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SILVER LAKE, INDIANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That pursuant to the authority granted by I.C. 36-7-9-3, the Indiana Unsafe Building Law codified at I.C. 36-7-9 as the same now exists and as the same is hereinafter amended from time to time, is now hereby adopted in its entirety. Section 2. There is hereby established an executive department of the Town of Silver Lake, Indiana, to be known as the "Office of Building Commissioner" the administrator of which shall be the Building Commissioner of the Town of Silver Lake, and that all ordinances of the Town of Silver Lake and that all ordinances of the Town of Silver Now existing or are hereinafter existing which refer to the "Building Commissioner", shall mean the person appointed as Building Commissioner who shall be responsible for the operation of the Office of the Building Commissioner. The Office of the Building Commissioner is the executive department hereby designated as the department of the Town of Silver Lake responsible for the administration of I.C. 36-7-9 adopted by this ordinance. Section 3. That the Silver Lake Housing Authority is hereby designated as the "hearing authority", to perform the duties of the hearing authority as required by I.C. 36-7-9. Section 4. That the definition of "substantial property interest" as set forth in I.C. 36-7-9-2 as said definition now exists and as the same my inhereafter be amended from time to time, is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Section 5. That it is hereby established within the office of the building Commissioner, as part of its operation budget, a fund designated as the "unsafe building fund", the funds of which are to be received, administered and disbursed as provided by I.C. 36-7-9, including but not limited to I.C. 36-7-9-14. Section 6. This Ordinance is supplementary to all other ordinances of the Town of Silver Lake now existing and not in replacement of repeal of any other ordinances of the Town of Silver Lake now existing. Section 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption. DULY ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SILVER LAKE, INDIANA ON THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 2009 Gale Owens, President Linda Baker Ronald Jones ATTEST: Angela Glass, Clerk-Treasurer m29
