Ashtabula, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

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1. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ASHTABULA, OHIO
2. CITY OF ASHTABULA CERTIFICATION
3. CITY OFFICIALS
4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 2007-07
5. EDITOR'S NOTE
6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
7. CHARTER
8. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
9. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
10. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
11. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
12. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
13. CHAPTER 107 Emergency Management Commission
14. CHAPTER 109 Contracts and Purchasing
15. CHAPTER 111 Notification of Public Meetings
16. CHAPTER 113 Urban Renewal and Community Development
17. TITLE THREE - Legislative.
18. CHAPTER 119 Council
19. CHAPTER 121 Clerk of Council
20. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
21. TITLE FIVE - Administrative Departments and Divisions
22. CHAPTER 127 City Manager
23. CHAPTER 129 City Solicitor
24. CHAPTER 131 City Director of Finance
25. CHAPTER 133 City Treasurer (Repealed)
26. CHAPTER 135 Director of City Services
27. CHAPTER 137 Division of Planning and Community Development
28. CHAPTER 139 Division of Housing and Community Development
29. CHAPTER 141 Division of Police
30. CHAPTER 143 Division of Fire
31. CHAPTER 145 Civil Service
32. CHAPTER 157 Employment Provisions
33. TITLE SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
34. CHAPTER 159 Board of Health
35. CHAPTER 161 Treasury Investment Board
36. CHAPTER 163 Depository Commission
37. CHAPTER 165 Planning Commission
38. CHAPTER 167 Ashtabula Historic Preservation Commission
39. CHAPTER 169 Records Commission
40. CHAPTER 171 Recreation Board
41. CHAPTER 173 Loan Review Committee
42. CHAPTER 174 Parks and Recreation Board
43. TITLE NINE - Judicial
44. CHAPTER 175 Municipal Court
45. TITLE ELEVEN - Taxation
46. CHAPTER 183 Motor Vehicle License Tax
47. CHAPTER 185 Watercraft Dockage, Rack Storage and Launching Tax
48. CHAPTER 187 Tax Abatement Policy Program (Repealed)
49. CHAPTER 189 Income Tax Ordinance
50. CHAPTER 191 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
51. CHAPTER 193 Grants to Foster Job Development
52. CHAPTER 195 Community Reinvestment Area Tax Abatement Program
53. CHAPTER 197 Excise Tax on Hotel Lodging
54. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
55. TITLE ONE - Administration
56. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
57. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
58. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
59. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
60. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
61. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
62. CHAPTER 317 Photo Traffic Enforcement System
63. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
64. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
65. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
66. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
67. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
68. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
69. CHAPTER 341 Vehicular Amplified Sound and Noise Limitations
70. CHAPTER 343 Commercial Drivers
71. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
72. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
73. CHAPTER 352 Parking of Commercial Vehicles
74. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
75. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
76. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles, Motorcycles, Skateboards and Scooters
77. CHAPTER 374 Bicycle Licensing
78. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
79. CHAPTER 380 Golf Carts
80. APPENDIX A Traffic Control File Amendments
81. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
82. CHAPTER 503 Alarm Systems
83. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
84. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
85. CHAPTER 511 Noise Control
86. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
87. CHAPTER 515 Fair Housing
88. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
89. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
90. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
91. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
92. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
93. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
94. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
95. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
96. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
97. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
98. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
99. CHAPTER 713 CATV and SMATV Consumer Practices
100. CHAPTER 719 Circuses and Carnivals
101. CHAPTER 725 Closing-Out Sales
102. CHAPTER 727 Garage, Yard and Other Sales
103. CHAPTER 729 Medical Marijuana Regulation
104. CHAPTER 731 Hazardous Substances
105. CHAPTER 733 Marinas
106. CHAPTER 737 Peddlers and Solicitors
107. CHAPTER 739 Donation Bins
108. CHAPTER 743 Secondhand Dealers
109. CHAPTER 749 Shooting Galleries and Private Ranges
110. CHAPTER 755 Taxicabs and Motor Transportation Companies
111. CHAPTER 759 Temporary Stores and Mobile Food Vendings
112. CHAPTER 761 Sale of Tobacco Products to Persons Under 21 Years Olds
113. CHAPTER 763 Massage Establishments
114. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
115. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
116. CHAPTER 905
117. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalks and Gutters
118. CHAPTER 913 Tree Planting and Maintenance
119. CHAPTER 917 Weeds, Vines, Grasses and Vegetative Growth
120. CHAPTER 919 Street Vacation Procedure
121. CHAPTER 921 Street Vacations
122. TITLE THREE - Utilities
123. CHAPTER 933 Sewer Use Code
124. CHAPTER 937 Sewer Rates
125. CHAPTER 939 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
126. CHAPTER 941 Water Regulations
127. CHAPTER 945 Comprehensive Rights-of-Way Management.
128. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
129. CHAPTER 951 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
130. CHAPTER 959 Parks and Recreation Facilities
131. CHAPTER 963 Port Authority
132. CHAPTER 965 Public Bathing Areas
133. CHAPTER 975 Post-Construction Water Runoff Quality
134. CHAPTER 977 Construction Site Soil Erosion, Sediment and Other Wastes and Storm Water Runoff
135. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
136. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration
137. CHAPTER 1105 Definitions and Interpretation
138. CHAPTER 1107 Compliance Required
139. CHAPTER 1109 Administration and Enforcement
140. CHAPTER 1111 Administrative Board
141. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
142. CHAPTER 1115 Districts Established; Zoning Map
143. CHAPTER 1117 R-1 and R-2 Single Family Residence District
144. CHAPTER 1119 R-3 Two-Family Residence District
145. CHAPTER 1121 R-4 Multiple Dwelling District
146. CHAPTER 1127 C-1 General Commercial District
147. CHAPTER 1131 C-2 Central Business District.
148. CHAPTER 1133 C-3 Shopping Center District
149. CHAPTER 1135 C-4 Special Commercial District
150. CHAPTER 1137 H-1 Harbor Historical District
151. CHAPTER 1139 M-1 Light Industrial District
152. CHAPTER 1141 M-2 Heavy Industrial District
153. CHAPTER 1143 Light Industrial Park (M1-IP)
154. TITLE FIVE - Additional Zoning Standards
155. CHAPTER 1147 Height, Yard and Area Requirements and Exceptions
156. CHAPTER 1149 Off-Street Parking and Loading
157. CHAPTER 1151 Special Use Regulations
158. CHAPTER 1152 Conditional Use Permit Regulations
159. CHAPTER 1153 Nonconforming Uses
160. CHAPTER 1154 Sign Regulations
161. CHAPTER 1155 Special Sign Districts
162. CHAPTER 1157 P-1 Planned Unit Residential District
163. CHAPTER 1159 Sexually Oriented Businesses
164. CHAPTER 1161 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
165. CHAPTER 1163 Home Occupation
166. TITLE SEVEN - Subdivision Regulations
167. CHAPTER 1173 Subdivision Regulations
168. CHAPTER 1175 Platting Procedure
169. CHAPTER 1177 Design Standards
170. CHAPTER 1179
171. CHAPTER 1181 Improvements
172. CHAPTER 1183 Final Plat
173. CHAPTER 1185 Exceptions; Changes; Enforcement
174. TITLE NINE - Planning and Land Use
175. CHAPTER 1187 Historic Preservation Districts and Landmarks
176. CHAPTER 1189 Land Reutilization (Land Bank)
177. APPENDIX A ZONING MAP CHANGES
178. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
179. TITLE ONE - Technical Standards Adopted