Every town writes its own rules, and Canton, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 273 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. Canton, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CANTON, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF CANTON
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 7. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 8. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 9. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 10. CHAPTER 105 Contracts
- 11. CHAPTER 107 City Property
- 12. CHAPTER 109 Open Meetings
- 13. CHAPTER 110 Public Records
- 14. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 15. CHAPTER 111 Council
- 16. CHAPTER 113 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 17. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 18. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
- 19. CHAPTER 123 Auditor
- 20. CHAPTER 125 Treasurer
- 21. CHAPTER 127 Director of Law
- 22. CHAPTER 129 Department of Public Safety
- 23. CHAPTER 131 Police Department
- 24. CHAPTER 133 Fire Department
- 25. CHAPTER 135 Department of Public Service
- 26. CHAPTER 137 Engineer
- 27. CHAPTER 139 Civil Service Commission
- 28. CHAPTER 141 Board of Park Commissioners
- 29. CHAPTER 143 Recreation Board
- 30. CHAPTER 146 Housing Advisory Board
- 31. CHAPTER 148 Utility Accounts Review Board
- 32. CHAPTER 149 License Appeals Board
- 33. CHAPTER 150 Systems Planning Board
- 34. CHAPTER 151 Employment Provisions
- 35. CHAPTER 153 Actions Against Employees; Indemnification
- 36. CHAPTER 155 Depository and Investment Practices
- 37. CHAPTER 157 Police and Fire Minority Employment Opportunity
- 38. CHAPTER 159 Downtown Redevelopment/Innovation District Board
- 39. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 40. CHAPTER 171 Municipal Court
- 41. TITLE NINE - Taxation TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 42. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 43. CHAPTER 182 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 44. CHAPTER 183 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 45. CHAPTER 185 Transient Lodging Tax
- 46. CHAPTER 187 Admissions Tax
- 47. TITLE ELEVEN - Renewal and Development
- 48. CHAPTER 191 Urban Renewal
- 49. CHAPTER 193 Relocation Benefits
- 50. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 51. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 52. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 53. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 54. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 55. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 56. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 57. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 58. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 59. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 60. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 61. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 62. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 63. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 64. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 65. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 66. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 67. CHAPTER 355 Parking on Private Property
- 68. CHAPTER 357 Snow Emergency
- 69. CHAPTER 359 Parking Lots
- 70. CHAPTER 360 Parking Management Division
- 71. CHAPTER 361 Parking Infractions
- 72. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 73. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 74. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 75. CHAPTER 375 Bicycle Licensing
- 76. CHAPTER 377 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 77. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 78. CHAPTER 503 Juvenile Offenses; Parental Responsibility
- 79. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 80. CHAPTER 507 Equal Employment Opportunity in Public Contracts
- 81. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 82. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 83. CHAPTER 515 Fair Housing Code
- 84. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 85. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 86. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 87. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 88. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 89. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 90. CHAPTER 539 Parks
- 91. CHAPTER 540 Prohibited Camping
- 92. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 93. CHAPTER 547 Unfair Employment Practices
- 94. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 95. CHAPTER 551 Weeds and Litter
- 96. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 97. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 98. CHAPTER 703 Ambulances
- 99. CHAPTER 705 Alarm Systems
- 100. CHAPTER 707 Advertising
- 101. CHAPTER 723 Amusement and Musical Devices
- 102. CHAPTER 724 Carnivals
- 103. CHAPTER 725 Outdoor Public Entertainment Activity
- 104. CHAPTER 727 Entertainment and Teen Clubs
- 105. CHAPTER 739 Precious Metals Dealers
- 106. CHAPTER 743 Junk and Scrap Dealers
- 107. CHAPTER 747 Pawnbrokers
- 108. CHAPTER 749 Itinerant Retailers
- 109. CHAPTER 759 Rooming Houses, Lodging Houses, Limited Lodging, and Residential Social Service Facilities
- 110. CHAPTER 761 Rubbish Collection
- 111. CHAPTER 763 Taxicabs
- 112. CHAPTER 777 Employee and Public Right-to-Know
- 113. CHAPTER 779 Retail Shopping Cart Regulations
- 114. CHAPTER 781 Employees of Nursing Homes, Rest Homes and Homes for the Aging
- 115. CHAPTER 783 Horse-Drawn Carriages
- 116. CHAPTER 785 Massage Establishments
- 117. CHAPTER 787 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 118. CHAPTER 789 Medical Marijuana Entities (Repealed)
- 119. CHAPTER 790 Adult Use Cannabis Control (Repealed)
- 120. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 121. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 122. CHAPTER 903 Streets and Sidewalks Generally
- 123. CHAPTER 905 Construction of Sidewalks and Curbs
- 124. CHAPTER 907 Sidewalk/Curb Contractors
- 125. CHAPTER 909 Excavations
- 126. CHAPTER 911 Driveways
- 127. CHAPTER 913 Numbering of Buildings
- 128. CHAPTER 915 Moving of Buildings
- 129. CHAPTER 917 Trees
- 130. CHAPTER 919 Sidewalk and Curb Replacement Program
- 131. CHAPTER 921 Cityscape Sidewalk and Curb Program
- 132. CHAPTER 923 Roadside Memorial Program
- 133. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 134. CHAPTER 931 Sewer Districts
- 135. CHAPTER 935 Extension of Sewer System
- 136. CHAPTER 939 Licensing of Sewer Tappers
- 137. CHAPTER 943 Sewer Regulations
- 138. CHAPTER 947 Sewer Rates
- 139. CHAPTER 949 Industrial Cost Recovery System
- 140. CHAPTER 951 Cleaning Sewers
- 141. CHAPTER 955 Water Commission
- 142. CHAPTER 961 Storm Water Management
- 143. CHAPTER 962 Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
- 144. CHAPTER 965 Stormwater Utility
- 145. TITLE FIVE - Additional Public Services
- 146. CHAPTER 971 Canton Memorial Civic Center
- 147. CHAPTER 972 Special Events
- 148. CHAPTER 975 Solid Waste Management System
- 149. CHAPTER 979 Cemeteries
- 150. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 151. TITLE ONE - Planning
- 152. CHAPTER 1101 City Planning Commission
- 153. CHAPTER 1103 Regional Planning Commission
- 154. CHAPTER 1105 Historic Preservation Code
- 155. CHAPTER 1107 Architectural Review Board
- 156. TITLE THREE - Subdivisions
- 157. CHAPTER 1111 Platting Rules and Regulations
- 158. CHAPTER 1121 Preamble
- 159. CHAPTER 1122 Repeal and Validity
- 160. CHAPTER 1123 Policy Statement
- 161. CHAPTER 1124 Zoning Districts and Maps
- 162. CHAPTER 1126 Minimum Standards
- 163. CHAPTER 1127 Multiple Standards
- 164. CHAPTER 1128 Prohibitions
- 165. CHAPTER 1129 Meanings Generally
- 166. CHAPTER 1130 Terms and Words Defined
- 167. CHAPTER 1131 Definitions
- 168. CHAPTER 1132 Applicability
- 169. CHAPTER 1133 Nonconforming Uses, Approach to
- 170. CHAPTER 1134 General Provisions
- 171. CHAPTER 1135 Exceptions and Modifications
- 172. CHAPTER 1136 Purpose - Residential Zoning Districts
- 173. CHAPTER 1137 Bulk and Area Requirements - Residential Zoning Districts
- 174. CHAPTER 1138 Permitted Uses - Residential Zoning Districts
- 175. CHAPTER 1139 Permitted Accessory Buildings and Structures
- 176. CHAPTER 1140 Permitted Accessory Uses
- 177. CHAPTER 1141 Public Utilities in Residential Districts
- 178. CHAPTER 1142 Garage Sales in Residential Districts
- 179. CHAPTER 1143 Repair of Motor Vehicles
- 180. CHAPTER 1144 R-5 Planned Unit Development District
- 181. CHAPTER 1145 Purpose - Business and Industrial Zoning Districts
- 182. CHAPTER 1146 Bulk and Area Requirements - Business and Industrial Zoning Districts
- 183. CHAPTER 1147 Permitted Uses - Business and Industrial Zoning Districts
- 184. CHAPTER 1148 Special Provisions for Business and Industrial Uses
- 185. CHAPTER 1149 Accessory Uses
- 186. CHAPTER 1150 Outdoor Storage
- 187. CHAPTER 1151 Outdoor Merchandise Display in Business Zones
- 188. CHAPTER 1152 Drive-Thru Windows
- 189. CHAPTER 1153 Outdoor Dining Areas and Sidewalk Cafes
- 190. CHAPTER 1154 Purpose and Intent
- 191. CHAPTER 1155 General Requirements
- 192. CHAPTER 1156 Submittal Process
- 193. CHAPTER 1157 Review Criteria
- 194. CHAPTER 1158 Bulk and Area Requirements
- 195. CHAPTER 1159 Permitted Uses
- 196. CHAPTER 1160 Accessory Uses and Structures
- 197. CHAPTER 1161 Required Parking and Loading, On-Site and Off-Site
- 198. CHAPTER 1162 Purpose - Special Zoning Districts
- 199. CHAPTER 1163 Permitted Uses - Special Zoning Districts
- 200. CHAPTER 1164 Bulk and Area Requirements - Special Zoning Districts
- 201. CHAPTER 1165 Accessory Uses - Special Zoning Districts
- 202. CHAPTER 1166 Flood Hazard Zoning District
- 203. CHAPTER 1167 Urban Garden District
- 204. CHAPTER 1168 Live-Work Overlay District
- 205. CHAPTER 1169 Purpose and Intent
- 206. CHAPTER 1170 Permitted Uses
- 207. CHAPTER 1171 General Requirements
- 208. CHAPTER 1172 Submission Requirements
- 209. CHAPTER 1173 General Development Plan
- 210. CHAPTER 1174 Parking Demand and Management Study
- 211. CHAPTER 1175 Review Criteria
- 212. CHAPTER 1176 Target Investment Zones
- 213. CHAPTER 1177 Traditional Neighborhood Design Standards
- 214. CHAPTER 1178 Pedestrian Overlay District
- 215. CHAPTER 1179 Urban Form Overlay District
- 216. CHAPTER 1180 Purpose
- 217. CHAPTER 1181 Intent
- 218. CHAPTER 1182 Sustainable Development
- 219. CHAPTER 1183 Landscape Requirements
- 220. CHAPTER 1184 Off-street Loading and Parking Requirements
- 221. CHAPTER 1185 Outdoor Illumination
- 222. CHAPTER 1186 Refuse Storage
- 223. CHAPTER 1187 Signs
- 224. CHAPTER 1188 Wall Murals
- 225. CHAPTER 1189 Windmills and Wind Turbines
- 226. CHAPTER 1190 Solar Energy Systems
- 227. CHAPTER 1191 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 228. CHAPTER 1192 Satellite Dish Antennae
- 229. CHAPTER 1193 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 230. CHAPTER 1194 Enforcement
- 231. CHAPTER 1195 Administrative Agencies and Duties
- 232. CHAPTER 1196 Zoning Amendments
- 233. CHAPTER 1197 Appeals and Variances
- 234. CHAPTER 1198 Conditional Uses
- 235. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 236. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 237. CHAPTER 1301 Enforcement, Inspection and Penalty
- 238. CHAPTER 1303 Building Permits and Fees
- 239. CHAPTER 1304 Fees; Plans Examinations, Permit Applications, and Inspection
- 240. CHAPTER 1305 Board of Building Appeals
- 241. CHAPTER 1309 Canton Construction Board
- 242. TITLE THREE - Licensing Contractors
- 243. CHAPTER 1311 Home Improvement
- 244. CHAPTER 1312 General Construction
- 245. CHAPTER 1313 Electrical
- 246. CHAPTER 1315 Plumbing
- 247. CHAPTER 1317 Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Code
- 248. CHAPTER 1319 Demolition of Buildings
- 249. CHAPTER 1321 Telecommunications
- 250. TITLE FIVE - Construction Provisions
- 251. CHAPTER 1331 Ohio Building Code
- 252. CHAPTER 1333 Residential Building Code
- 253. CHAPTER 1335 Building Drains and Sewers
- 254. CHAPTER 1337 Swimming Pools
- 255. CHAPTER 1339 Parking Lots
- 256. CHAPTER 1341 Fire Limits
- 257. CHAPTER 1343 Projecting Signs
- 258. CHAPTER 1345 Encroachments, Awnings and Canopies
- 259. TITLE SEVEN - Housing Standards
- 260. CHAPTER 1351 Property Maintenance Code
- 261. CHAPTER 1352 Registration and Maintenance of Vacant Non-Residential Commercial and Industrial Property
- 262. CHAPTER 1353 Foreclosed Properties and Buildings
- 263. CHAPTER 1355 External Wood Burning Appliance
- 264. CHAPTER 1371 Inspections and Right of Entry
- 265. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 266. CHAPTER 1503 Bureau of Fire Prevention
- 267. CHAPTER 1505 Fire Protection Systems
- 268. CHAPTER 1507 Inspection Fees
- 269. CHAPTER 1509 Aboveground and Underground Tank Storage
- 270. CHAPTER 1511 Permit Fees
- 271. CHAPTER 1513 Recreational Fires
- 272. PART SEVENTEEN - HEALTH CODE
- 273. CHAPTER 1727 Clean Indoor Air