Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

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Every town writes its own rules, and Brooklyn Heights, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 187 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. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OHIO
2. VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OHIO DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2022)
3. Ordinance No. 101-99
4. EDITOR'S NOTE
5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
6. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
7. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
8. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
9. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
10. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
11. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
12. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
13. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
14. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
15. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
16. CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OHIO
17. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
18. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
19. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
20. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
21. CHAPTER 206 Open Meetings
22. CHAPTER 208 Purchasing
23. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
24. CHAPTER 220 Council
25. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
26. TITLE SIX - Administration
27. CHAPTER 240 Mayor
28. CHAPTER 242 Clerk/Treasurer
29. CHAPTER 244 Law Director
30. CHAPTER 246 Prosecutor
31. CHAPTER 248 Recreation Director
32. CHAPTER 250 Human Services Director
33. CHAPTER 252 Industrial Development Director
34. CHAPTER 254 Engineer
35. CHAPTER 256 Architect
36. CHAPTER 258 Police Department
37. CHAPTER 260 Fire Department
38. CHAPTER 262 Service Department
39. CHAPTER 264 Building Department
40. CHAPTER 270 Employees Generally
41. CHAPTER 272 Village Policies
42. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions, and Councils
43. CHAPTER 280 Planning Commission
44. CHAPTER 282 Board of Zoning Appeals
45. CHAPTER 284 Volunteer Fire-Fighters' Dependents Fund Board
46. CHAPTER 286 Records Commission
47. CHAPTER 287 Tax Incentive Review Council
48. CHAPTER 288 Board of Review (Income Tax)
49. CHAPTER 290 Community Reinvestment Area Housing Council
50. CHAPTER 292 Architectural Board of Review
51. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
52. CHAPTER 298 Mayor's Court
53. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
54. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
55. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
56. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
57. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
58. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
59. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
60. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
61. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
62. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
63. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
64. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
65. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
66. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
67. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
68. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
69. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
70. CHAPTER 444 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
71. CHAPTER 446 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
72. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
73. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
74. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
75. CHAPTER 608 Administration, Enforcement and Public Service
76. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
77. CHAPTER 618 Animals
78. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
79. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
80. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
81. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
82. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
83. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
84. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
85. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
86. CHAPTER 672 Theft and Fraud
87. CHAPTER 678 Weapons and Explosives
88. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
89. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
90. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
91. CHAPTER 802 Adult Entertainment Businesses
92. CHAPTER 804 Alarms
93. CHAPTER 810 Cable Television
94. CHAPTER 812 Casual Sales
95. CHAPTER 814 Circuses, Shows and Exhibitions
96. CHAPTER 816 Sweepstakes/Internet Device Cafés
97. CHAPTER 852 Peddlers
98. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
99. CHAPTER 882 Earned Income Tax
100. CHAPTER 884 Municipal Income Tax
101. CHAPTER 886 Community Reinvestment Area
102. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
103. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
104. CHAPTER 1020 Excavations
105. CHAPTER 1022 Accessways
106. CHAPTER 1024 Sidewalks
107. CHAPTER 1026 Trees
108. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
109. CHAPTER 1040 Water
110. CHAPTER 1042 Sewers
111. CHAPTER 1044 Gas
112. CHAPTER 1046 Electricity
113. CHAPTER 1050 Erosion and Sediment Control and Comprehensive Stormwater Management
114. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
115. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
116. CHAPTER 1062 Village Hall
117. CHAPTER 1064 Snow Removal for Senior Citizens
118. CHAPTER 1066 Recovery of Costs of Emergency Actions
119. CHAPTER 1068 Parks
120. CHAPTER 1070 Grass Cutting for Elderly and Disabled (Repealed)
121. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
122. TITLE TWO - Planning
123. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission
124. CHAPTER 1222 Land Reutilization Program
125. CHAPTER 1224 Erosion and Sedimentation Control
126. CHAPTER 1225 Riparian Setbacks
127. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
128. CHAPTER 1240 Subdivisions Not Requiring Plats
129. CHAPTER 1242 Platting Procedures for Subdivisions Requiring Plats
130. CHAPTER 1244 Design Standards and Improvements
131. TITLE SIX - Zoning
132. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
133. CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
134. CHAPTER 1264 Board of Zoning Appeals
135. CHAPTER 1266 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
136. CHAPTER 1268 Residential Districts
137. CHAPTER 1270 Institutional District
138. CHAPTER 1271 Office Building District
139. CHAPTER 1272 Retail Business District
140. CHAPTER 1274 Commercial Service District
141. CHAPTER 1276 Limited Industrial District
142. CHAPTER 1278 General Industrial District
143. CHAPTER 1280 Landscaping and Environmental Preservation
144. CHAPTER 1282 Off-Street Parking
145. CHAPTER 1284 Signs
146. CHAPTER 1286 Nonconforming Uses
147. CHAPTER 1288 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
148. CHAPTER 1290 Supplementary Regulations
149. CHAPTER 1292 Planned Development Interchange Commercial Overlay District
150. CHAPTER 1294 Wind Energy Facility
151. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
152. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
153. CHAPTER 1420 Ohio Building Code
154. CHAPTER 1422 Residential Code of Ohio (RCO)
155. CHAPTER 1424 Ohio Plumbing Code
156. CHAPTER 1426 National Electrical Code
157. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
158. CHAPTER 1440 Building Department
159. CHAPTER 1442 Architect
160. CHAPTER 1444 Permits and Fees
161. CHAPTER 1446 Certificate of Inspection at Time of Sale
162. CHAPTER 1448 Registration of Contractors
163. CHAPTER 1450 Architectural Board of Review
164. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
165. CHAPTER 1460 Demolition of Buildings
166. CHAPTER 1462 Flood Damage Prevention
167. CHAPTER 1464 Grade Levels
168. CHAPTER 1466 Landfill in Commercial and Industrial Districts
169. CHAPTER 1468 Landfill in Residential Districts
170. CHAPTER 1470 Lawn Sprinkler Systems
171. CHAPTER 1472 Moving of Buildings
172. CHAPTER 1474 Paint Removal and Exterior Surface Cleaning
173. CHAPTER 1476 Public Nuisances
174. CHAPTER 1478 Smoke Detectors
175. CHAPTER 1480 Snow Fences
176. CHAPTER 1482 Storage Sheds
177. CHAPTER 1484 Swimming Pools
178. CHAPTER 1486 Topsoil, Loam, Sand and Gravel Removal
179. CHAPTER 1488 Portable Storage Units
180. TITLE EIGHT - Housing
181. CHAPTER 1490 Exterior Property Maintenance Code
182. CHAPTER 1491 Rental Housing Code
183. CHAPTER 1492 Garages as Residences
184. CHAPTER 1493 Fair Housing
185. CHAPTER 1495 International Property Maintenance Code
186. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
187. CHAPTER 1620 Blasting Operations