Brooklyn, Ohio, OH — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through June 23, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/brooklyn/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Brooklyn, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 213 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Brooklyn, Ohio code

• 1. Brooklyn, Ohio
• 2. Codified Ordinances of Brooklyn, Ohio
• 3. CERTIFICATION
• 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
• 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO.: 2003-20
• 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
• 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
• 8. CHARTER
• 9. ARTICLE 1. NAME AND BOUNDARIES
• 10. ARTICLE 2. POWERS
• 11. ARTICLE 3. COUNCIL
• 12. Section 3.1. Composition and Term.
• 13. Section 3.2. Qualifications.
• 14. Section 3.3. Removal.
• 15. Section 3.4. Vacancies.
• 16. Section 3.5. Salaries.
• 17. Section 3.6. Organization; Officers of Council.
• 18. Section 3.7. Meetings.
• 19. Section 3.8. General Provisions.
• 20. ARTICLE 4. THE MAYOR
• 21. Section 4.1. Term of Office.
• 22. Section 4.2. Judicial Powers of the Mayor.
• 23. Section 4.3. Veto Powers of the Mayor.
• 24. Section 4.4. Election of Successor in Case of Vacancy.
• 25. Section 4.5. Executive Powers of Mayor.
• 26. ARTICLE 5. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS
• 27. Section 5.1. General Provisions.
• 28. Section 5.2. Director of Law; Magistrate; Prosecutor.
• 29. Section 5.3. Director of Finance.
• 30. Section 5.4. Building Commissioner.
• 31. Section 5.5. Director of Service.
• 32. Section 5.6. Civil Service Commission.
• 33. Section 5.7. Director of Public Safety.
• 34. Section 5.8. Planning Commission.
• 35. Section 5.9. Board of Zoning Appeals.
• 36. Section 5.10. Recreation Board.
• 37. Section 5.11. Removal of Officers.
• 38. ARTICLE 6. PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
• 39. ARTICLE 7. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL
• 40. Section 7.1. Initiative and Referendum.
• 41. Section 7.2. Mandatory Referral to Electors.
• 42. Section 7.3. Recall.
• 43. ARTICLE 8. FINANCES
• 44. Section 8.1. Contracts and Fiscal Matters.
• 45. Section 8.2. Limitations on Rate of Taxation.
• 46. ARTICLE 9. FRANCHISES
• 47. ARTICLE 10. AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
• 48. Section 10.1. Amendment Methods.
• 49. Section 10.2. Charter Review Commission.
• 50. ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS
• 51. Section 11.1. Effective Date of this Charter.
• 52. Section 11.2. Saving Clause.
• 53. Section 11.3. Effect of Charter Upon Existing Laws, Ordinances or Rights.
• 54. Section 11.4. Use of Gender.
• 55. Section 11.5. Restrictions on Appointments.
• 56. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
• 57. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
• 58. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
• 59. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
• 60. CHAPTER 105 Open Meetings
• 61. TITLE THREE - Legislative
• 62. CHAPTER 121 Council
• 63. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
• 64. CHAPTER 125 Public Records Policy
• 65. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
• 66. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
• 67. CHAPTER 133 Director of Law
• 68. CHAPTER 135 Director of Finance
• 69. CHAPTER 137 Director of Public Safety
• 70. CHAPTER 139 Director of Public Service
• 71. CHAPTER 141 Police Department
• 72. CHAPTER 143 Fire Department
• 73. CHAPTER 145 Building Department
• 74. CHAPTER 147 Department of Recreation
• 75. CHAPTER 148 Domestic Relations Commission
• 76. CHAPTER 149 Employees Generally
• 77. CHAPTER 151 Brooklyn Community Improvement Corporation
• 78. CHAPTER 153 Economic Development Committee
• 79. CHAPTER 155 Board of Control
• 80. CHAPTER 157 Connecting and Belonging Commission
• 81. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
• 82. CHAPTER 171 Mayor's Court
• 83. TITLE NINE - Taxation
• 84. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
• 85. CHAPTER 182 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
• 86. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
• 87. TITLE ONE - Administration
• 88. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
• 89. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
• 90. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
• 91. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
• 92. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
• 93. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
• 94. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
• 95. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
• 96. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
• 97. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
• 98. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
• 99. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
• 100. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
• 101. CHAPTER 343 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
• 102. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
• 103. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
• 104. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
• 105. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
• 106. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
• 107. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
• 108. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
• 109. CHAPTER 503 Criminal Activity Nuisances
• 110. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
• 111. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
• 112. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
• 113. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
• 114. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
• 115. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
• 116. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
• 117. CHAPTER 531 Nuisances; Junk Vehicles
• 118. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
• 119. CHAPTER 535 Sex Offender Residency Prohibition
• 120. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
• 121. CHAPTER 539 Parks and Playgrounds
• 122. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
• 123. CHAPTER 543 Shopping Carts
• 124. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
• 125. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
• 126. CHAPTER 551 Assault Weapons (Repealed)
• 127. CHAPTER 552 Weapons Transactions (Repealed)
• 128. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
• 129. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
• 130. CHAPTER 705 Alarm Systems
• 131. CHAPTER 707 Banks and Financial Institutions
• 132. CHAPTER 709 Coin-Operated Amusement Devices
• 133. CHAPTER 713 Public Social Functions and Special Events
• 134. CHAPTER 717 Home Sales
• 135. CHAPTER 721 Ice Cream Vendors
• 136. CHAPTER 725 Motion Picture Machines and Films
• 137. CHAPTER 727 Commercial Security
• 138. CHAPTER 729 Cigarette and Tobacco Vendors; Sales to Persons Under 21
• 139. CHAPTER 731 Donation Boxes
• 140. CHAPTER 733 Public Outdoor Shows
• 141. CHAPTER 735 Tattooing and/or Body Piercing
• 142. CHAPTER 737 Solicitors and Peddlers
• 143. CHAPTER 739 Wireless Communication, Antennas and Towers
• 144. CHAPTER 741 Temporary Businesses
• 145. CHAPTER 745 Fair Housing
• 146. CHAPTER 746 Lease Protections for Domestic Violence Victims and Landlords
• 147. CHAPTER 747 Excise Tax on Hotel Accommodations
• 148. CHAPTER 749 Registration of Contractors
• 149. CHAPTER 753 Outside Sale and Display of Merchandise
• 150. CHAPTER 755 Gas Stations
• 151. CHAPTER 757 Unit Pricing of Consumer Commodities
• 152. CHAPTER 759 Retail Disposable Bag Recycling
• 153. CHAPTER 761 Food Trucks
• 154. CHAPTER 763 Public Dance Halls; Teen Dance Clubs
• 155. CHAPTER 765 Apartment House Security
• 156. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
• 157. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
• 158. CHAPTER 905 Trees
• 159. TITLE THREE - Utilities
• 160. CHAPTER 921 Water
• 161. CHAPTER 925 Sewers
• 162. CHAPTER 929 Stormwater Management
• 163. CHAPTER 933 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
• 164. CHAPTER 937 Use of Public Ways for Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
• 165. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
• 166. CHAPTER 951 Garbage Collection; Recycling
• 167. CHAPTER 959 Senior Citizens
• 168. CHAPTER 963 Recreation Center
• 169. CHAPTER 967 Forestry Program
• 170. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
• 171. CHAPTER 1102 Zoning Districts
• 172. CHAPTER 1103 Use Regulations
• 173. CHAPTER 1104 Development and Design Standards
• 174. CHAPTER 1105 Fences
• 175. CHAPTER 1106 Off-Street Parking and Loading
• 176. CHAPTER 1107 Landscaping and Buffering
• 177. CHAPTER 1108 Signage
• 178. CHAPTER 1109 Lighting
• 179. CHAPTER 1110 Wireless and Cellular Communication Facilities
• 180. CHAPTER 1111 Administration and Procedures
• 181. CHAPTER 1112 Definitions
• 182. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
• 183. TITLE ONE - Technical Codes
• 184. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Building Code
• 185. CHAPTER 1305 2013 Residential Code of Ohio
• 186. CHAPTER 1309 International Property Maintenance Code
• 187. CHAPTER 1313 National Electrical Code
• 188. TITLE THREE - Local Regulations
• 189. CHAPTER 1341 Condominiums
• 190. CHAPTER 1345 Permit Fees
• 191. CHAPTER 1349 Flood Damage Prevention
• 192. CHAPTER 1351 Erosion and Sediment Control
• 193. CHAPTER 1357 Nuisances
• 194. CHAPTER 1359 Clandestine Drug Laboratories
• 195. CHAPTER 1360 Property Maintenance and Rental Licensing Code
• 196. CHAPTER 1361 Occupancy Permits
• 197. CHAPTER 1365 Satellite Dishes
• 198. CHAPTER 1369 Smoke; Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• 199. CHAPTER 1371 Entering Adjoining Property; Damage
• 200. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
• 201. CHAPTER 1503 Ohio Fire Code
• 202. CHAPTER 1505 General Precautions Against Fire
• 203. CHAPTER 1507 Fire Protection Systems
• 204. CHAPTER 1509 Means of Egress
• 205. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
• 206. CHAPTER 1513 Service Stations and Garages
• 207. CHAPTER 1517 Explosives and Blasting
• 208. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
• 209. CHAPTER 1521 Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• 210. CHAPTER 1523 Liquefied Petroleum Gases
• 211. CHAPTER 1525 Environmental Cost Recovery
• 212. CHAPTER 1527 Key Box Installations
• 213. CHAPTER 1529 Announcements