Every town writes its own rules, and Ada, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 145 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- 1. Ada, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF ADA OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 9. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 10. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 11. TABLE C - VACATING STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 12. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 13. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 14. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 15. TABLE G - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 16. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 17. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 18. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 19. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 20. CHAPTER 105 Open Meetings
- 21. CHAPTER 107 Record Control Procedures
- 22. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 23. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 24. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 25. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 26. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 27. CHAPTER 133 Village Administrator
- 28. CHAPTER 135 Fiscal Officer
- 29. CHAPTER 137 Solicitor
- 30. CHAPTER 139 Police Department
- 31. CHAPTER 141 Fire Department
- 32. CHAPTER 143 Planning Commission
- 33. CHAPTER 145 Treasury Investment Board
- 34. CHAPTER 147 Tree Commission
- 35. CHAPTER 149 Employees Generally
- 36. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 37. CHAPTER 171 Mayor's Court
- 38. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 39. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 40. CHAPTER 183 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 41. CHAPTER 185 Lodging Excise Tax
- 42. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 43. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 44. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 45. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 46. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 47. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 48. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 49. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 50. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 51. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 52. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 53. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 54. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 55. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 56. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 57. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 58. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 59. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 60. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 61. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 62. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 63. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 64. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 65. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 66. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 67. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 68. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 69. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 70. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 71. CHAPTER 531 Minors
- 72. CHAPTER 532 Nuisances
- 73. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 74. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 75. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 76. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 77. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 78. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 79. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 80. CHAPTER 731 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- 81. CHAPTER 741 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 82. CHAPTER 751 Alarm Systems
- 83. CHAPTER 761 Video Service Providers
- 84. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 85. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 86. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalks
- 87. CHAPTER 909 Streets
- 88. CHAPTER 913 Use or Occupancy of Village Rights of Way
- 89. CHAPTER 915 Brush Chipping and Storm Debris Policy
- 90. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 91. CHAPTER 921 Sewers
- 92. CHAPTER 925 Water
- 93. CHAPTER 929 Stormwater Management
- 94. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 95. CHAPTER 951 Municipal Swimming Pool
- 96. CHAPTER 955 Solid Waste Disposal
- 97. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 98. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 99. CHAPTER 1101 General Provisions
- 100. CHAPTER 1103 Definitions
- 101. CHAPTER 1105 Minor Subdivision
- 102. CHAPTER 1107 Preliminary Plat for Major Subdivision
- 103. CHAPTER 1109 Final Plat for Major Subdivision
- 104. CHAPTER 1111 Assurance for Completion; Maintenance of Improvements
- 105. CHAPTER 1113 Construction Improvements and Design
- 106. CHAPTER 1115 Miscellaneous Provisions
- 107. CHAPTER 1117 Design Criteria
- 108. CHAPTER 1119 Construction Standards and Drawings
- 109. TITLE THREE - Zoning Regulations
- 110. CHAPTER 1131 Title; Minimum Standards; Severability
- 111. CHAPTER 1133 Definitions
- 112. CHAPTER 1135 Districts and Boundaries
- 113. CHAPTER 1137 Effects of Districting and General Regulations
- 114. CHAPTER 1139 Nonconforming Uses
- 115. CHAPTER 1141 R-1 Residential District
- 116. CHAPTER 1143 R-II Residential District
- 117. CHAPTER 1149 R-III Residential District
- 118. CHAPTER 1151 E-I Educational District
- 119. CHAPTER 1153 C-I Commercial District
- 120. CHAPTER 1155 C-II Commercial District
- 121. CHAPTER 1157 I-I Light Industrial District
- 122. CHAPTER 1159 I-II General Industrial District
- 123. CHAPTER 1161 MH Mobile Home Park District
- 124. CHAPTER 1163 PUD - Planned Unit Development District
- 125. CHAPTER 1164 WP-Wellhead Operation/Protection District
- 126. CHAPTER 1165 Special Provisions
- 127. CHAPTER 1166 Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
- 128. CHAPTER 1167 Extraction of Materials
- 129. CHAPTER 1169 Swimming Pools
- 130. CHAPTER 1171 Motels and Motor Hotels
- 131. CHAPTER 1173 Exceptions and Notification
- 132. CHAPTER 1175 Yard Projections in R-Districts
- 133. CHAPTER 1177 Enforcement
- 134. CHAPTER 1179 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 135. CHAPTER 1181 District Changes and Regulation Amendments
- 136. CHAPTER 1183 Small Wind Energy Project Regulation
- 137. APPENDIX
- 138. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 139. CHAPTER 1321 Fire Damaged Structures
- 140. CHAPTER 1331 Placement of Buildings and Mobile Homes
- 141. CHAPTER 1351 Property Maintenance Code
- 142. CHAPTER 1361 Industrial Property Maintenance
- 143. CHAPTER 1371 Flood Damage Reduction
- 144. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 145. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks