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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL
INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE CARMEL CITY
CODE BY THE INCLUSION OF SECTION 8-3
ENTITLED OBSTRUCTION OF A MAIL BOX PROHIBITED
WHEREAS, The obstruction by a vehicle of a mail box poses a
nuisance to the general welfare of the citizens of the
City of Camel and to the personnel who must deliver the
mail, and;
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the citizens of the
City of Camel, Indiana that Chapter 8 of the Carmel
City Code be amended:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 8-3 Obstruction of a Mail Box Prohibited.
(a) PURPOSE.
It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this
chapter to prohibit the obstruction by a vehicle of a
mail box in such a manner so as to impede the delivery
of the mail by the United States Postal Service.
(b) DEFINITIONS.
(1) EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL. An employee or
employees of the Camel Police Department, Camel Clay
Fire Department or Camel Clay Communications Center who
routinely respond to a summons for assistance when there
is a reasonable belief that the need exists.
(2) MAILBOX. (a) A public container approved by
the United States Postal Service for deposit of outgoing
mail. (b) A private container approved by the United
States Postal Service for incoming mail.
(c) A person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle in
such a manner as to obstruct a mail box or to interfere
with the deliver~ of mail by the United States Postal
Service. Vehicles following the direction of a law
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enforcement officer or traffic control device, emergency
response personnel attending to an emergency call,
United States Postal Service vehicles, and individuals
stopped for the sole purpose of placing or removing mail
from a mail box are exempted from this section.
( i ) ENFORCEMENT.
(1) Enforcement or this provision shall be by the
city attorney.
(j) SCHEDULE OF CODE PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES.
(1) Vehicles found to be in violation of this
section shall be discharged subject to removel
proceedures as designated in Section 6 of this Code.
(1) SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Should any provision of this section be determined
by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in
full force and effect, the same as if the unenforceable
provision were deleted from the Section.
PASSED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
THIS %~ DAY OF D~/~c~(
ATTE ST:
Ferk-Treasurer
1994.
Presiding Officer
PRESENTED by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana,
on the ~ day of h~~Jc~v~ , 19 4, at the hour of
Mayor,
ef Carmel, Indiana