Notice is given that Ordinance 5159, Amending Ordinance Violations Bureau, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on May 15, 2023, and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman.  Ordinance 5159 describes and continues the operation of previously established City of Goshen Ordinance Violations Bureau; establishes the City of Goshen ordinances, Goshen City Code sections, and Elkhart County Code sections (referred to individually as a “Bureau Ordinance”) that are subject to enforcement through an admission of violation before the violations clerk; assigns an appropriate civil penalty tier to the types of violations listed in the City of Goshen Bureau Ordinances Schedule and Elkhart County Bureau Ordinances Schedule; establishes the amount of civil penalties to be imposed for each civil penalty tier; and identifies the officials, employees or agents authorized to issue citations for the violation of a Bureau Ordinance.  Ordinance 5159 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 S. Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.

Notice is given that Ordinance 5158, Prohibiting Camping and Storage of Personal Property on Public Property, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on May 15, 2023, and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman.  Pursuant to Ordinance 5158, it is unlawful for any person to Camp, occupy Camp Facilities, or to place, store, or maintain Camp Facilities, Camp Equipment, or other related personal property on any property owned or controlled by the City of Goshen, except with the permission of the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety.  The Ordinance also provides for the removal, storage, and/or disposal of Camp Facilities, Camp Equipment, and all other personal property from an unauthorized camp area by City of Goshen staff.  Ordinance 5158 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 S. Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.