Both the May 5, 2025 council packet and a work session packet from the same date presented the proposed changes. No vote on the ordinance has been recorded.
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Clarkesville council reviews proposed changes to city code offenses chapter
The proposed ordinance would set new fines and penalties for unauthorized use of city water service, along with rules on property defacement, gang activity, reckless driving and disorderly conduct in parking areas.
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May 5, 2025: Ordinance on unauthorized use of municipal water services and related code sections (defacing property, gang activity, reckless driving, parking lot disorderly conduct)
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Clarkesville's Mayor and City Council reviewed a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 46 (Offenses) of the city code, covering unauthorized utility use penalties, defacing public property, gang activity, vehicle control and parking-area disorderly conduct.
The proposal includes a graduated penalty scale for unauthorized use of municipal water service, with a first offense drawing a fine of up to $250 plus full restitution for the value of services obtained, as determined by the city.
The draft also addresses reckless driving, stating no person shall drive a vehicle through the streets of Clarkesville in a boisterous, disorderly or reckless manner, with proposed penalties including fines up to $1,000 and up to 30 days.
Both the May 5, 2025 council packet and a work session packet from the same date presented the proposed changes. No vote on the ordinance has been recorded.
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Appeared on agendaproposedOrdinance amending City Code Chapter 46 (Offenses) - unauthorized utility use penalties, defacing public property, gang activity, vehicle control, and parking-area noise/disorderly conduct
No person shall drive their vehicle of any kind or type through the streets of
Clarkesville in a boisterous, disorderly, or reckless manner
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Ordinance amending City Code Chapter 46 (Offenses) - unauthorized utility use penalties, defacing public property, gang activity, vehicle control, and parking-area noise/disorderly conduct
No person shall drive their vehicle of any kind or type through the streets of Clarkesville in a boisterous, disorderly, or reckless manner
Appeared on agendaproposedOrdinance on unauthorized use of municipal water services and related code sections (defacing property, gang activity, reckless driving, parking lot disorderly conduct)
First Offense: A fine not exceeding $250, and full restitution for
the value of services obtained, as determined by the City
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Ordinance on unauthorized use of municipal water services and related code sections (defacing property, gang activity, reckless driving, parking lot disorderly conduct)
First Offense: A fine not exceeding $250, and full restitution for the value of services obtained, as determined by the City
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