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Council moves amended fire-code fines to second reading to give inspectors enforcement tools
Crown Point City Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary
Crown Point firefighters and the council agreed to amend Code 91.99 to authorize progressive civil fines for repeated violations (proposed $100 first, $250 second, up to $500 per day) as a last-resort enforcement tool; the council read the title and held the ordinance for second reading.
The Crown Point City Council on May 4 heard from the fire chief about a proposed change to the municipal fire code that would let the city impose civil fines for repeated fire-code violations.
The fire chief told the council that current code (dating to 1989) lacks a graduated fine…
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