Monday’s Fishers City Council meeting was preceded by a work session all about code enforcement when subdivisions are constructed.  Fishers Planning and Zoning Department Director Megan Vukusich brought up to the microphone various city department heads and employees with varying responsibilities of inspecting new home construction.

After the 30-minute work session, Council President Todd Zimmerman suggested a 60-minute work session next month, allowing staff to answer questions from council members.

One issue some council members have voiced is that, in some situations, developers do not hand over a subdivision to the neighborhood homeowners association (HOA) in a good enough condition, resulting in homeowners being forced to pay for work the council members believe should have been completed by the developer before the handover.

Mayor Scott Fadness cautioned council members, “…the building industry has a strong lobby at the (Indiana) Statehouse”  According to the mayor, that places limitations on what cities can do legally.

Zimmerman had some strong comments on a listing of fines and inspection violations from home builders.  “Constant fines for the same things is either gross negligence or willful  incompetence,” said Zimmerman.

Below is a listing of the city staff report for 2021, provided to the council – the most common violations, fines and failed inspections.