Every town writes its own rules, and Centerville, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 177 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. CENTERVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE
- 2. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
- 3. ORDINANCE NO. 8-94
- 4. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 5. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 6. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 7. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 8. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 9. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 10. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 11. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 12. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 13. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 14. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 15. TABLE J - LANDMARKS
- 16. CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CENTERVILLE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO
- 17. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 18. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 19. CHAPTER 202 Municipal Code
- 20. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 21. CHAPTER 206 Code of Ethics
- 22. CHAPTER 208 Investigation of Complaints
- 23. CHAPTER 210 Contracts and Purchasing
- 24. CHAPTER 211 Investment and Deposit Policy
- 25. CHAPTER 212 Sale of City Property
- 26. CHAPTER 213 Credit Card Policy and Procedures
- 27. CHAPTER 214 Civil Emergencies
- 28. CHAPTER 216 Health Services
- 29. CHAPTER 218 Public Records Policy
- 30. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 31. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 32. CHAPTER 222 Mayor and Deputy Mayor
- 33. CHAPTER 224 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 34. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 35. CHAPTER 230 Administration Generally
- 36. CHAPTER 232 Manager
- 37. CHAPTER 234 Department of Finance
- 38. CHAPTER 236 Department of Safety
- 39. CHAPTER 238 Division of Police
- 40. CHAPTER 240 Division of Fire
- 41. CHAPTER 242
- 42. CHAPTER 244
- 43. CHAPTER 246 Law Department
- 44. CHAPTER 248 Department of Parks and Recreation
- 45. CHAPTER 258 Employees Generally
- 46. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions, Committees and Bureaus
- 47. CHAPTER 260 Boards and Commissions Generally
- 48. CHAPTER 262 Planning Commission
- 49. CHAPTER 264 Board of Architectural Review
- 50. CHAPTER 266 Centerville Property Review Commission
- 51. CHAPTER 268 Parks and Recreation Commission
- 52. CHAPTER 270 Centerville Historical Commission (Repealed)
- 53. CHAPTER 272 Personnel Appeals Board
- 54. CHAPTER 273 Centerville City School District Personnel Appeals Board
- 55. CHAPTER 274 Board of Adjudication
- 56. CHAPTER 276 Board of Tax Appeals
- 57. CHAPTER 278 Records Commission
- 58. CHAPTER 280 Arts Commission
- 59. CHAPTER 282 City Beautiful Commission
- 60. CHAPTER 284 Sister City Committee
- 61. CHAPTER 286 Bureau of Fire Safety
- 62. CHAPTER 287 Streets, Highways and Drainage Commission
- 63. CHAPTER 288 Residential Board of Appeals
- 64. CHAPTER 289 Community Reinvestment Area Housing Council
- 65. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 66. CHAPTER 290 Mayor’s Court
- 67. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 68. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 69. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 70. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 71. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 72. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 73. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 74. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 75. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 76. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 77. TITLE SIX - Vehicles and Operation
- 78. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 79. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 80. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 81. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 82. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 83. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 84. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 85. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 86. TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
- 87. CHAPTER 472 Motorized Bicycles (Mopeds)
- 88. CHAPTER 474 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 89. CHAPTER 476 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 90. CHAPTER 478 Shared Mobility Devices
- 91. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 92. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 93. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 94. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 95. CHAPTER 628 Fair Housing
- 96. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 97. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 98. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 99. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 100. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 101. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 102. CHAPTER 672 Weapons and Explosives
- 103. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 104. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 105. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 106. CHAPTER 808 Circuses and Carnivals
- 107. CHAPTER 828 Massage Parlors
- 108. CHAPTER 836 Peddlers, Vendors, Canvassers, and Charitable Solicitations
- 109. CHAPTER 838 Adult Entertainment (Repealed)
- 110. CHAPTER 840 Rental Unit Inspection Regulations
- 111. CHAPTER 842 Competitive Video Service Authorizations
- 112. CHAPTER 844 Mobile Food Vehicle Vendors
- 113. CHAPTER 846 Short-term Rentals
- 114. CHAPTER 848 Adult Use Cannabis
- 115. CHAPTER 850 Medical Marijuana
- 116. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 117. CHAPTER 870 Hotel-Motel Tax
- 118. CHAPTER 880 Earned Income Tax (Effective for Tax Years Through December 31, 2015)
- 119. CHAPTER 885 Earned Income Tax (Effective for Tax Years Beginning January 1, 2016)
- 120. CHAPTER 890 Community Reinvestment Area
- 121. CHAPTER 892 Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 122. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 123. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 124. CHAPTER 1020 Streets Generally
- 125. CHAPTER 1022 Public Improvement Assessments
- 126. CHAPTER 1024 Excavations
- 127. CHAPTER 1026 Drainage Facilities
- 128. CHAPTER 1028 Trees
- 129. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 130. CHAPTER 1040 Water
- 131. CHAPTER 1042 Sewers
- 132. CHAPTER 1044 Gas
- 133. CHAPTER 1046 Electricity
- 134. CHAPTER 1048 Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
- 135. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 136. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 137. CHAPTER 1062 Parks and Recreation
- 138. CHAPTER 1064 Benham's Grove
- 139. TITLE EIGHT - Rights-of-Way
- 140. CHAPTER 1080 Rights-of-Way Administration
- 141. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 142. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 143. CHAPTER 1202 Planning Commission (Repealed)
- 144. CHAPTER 1204 Parklands (Repealed)
- 145. CHAPTER 1206 Landmarks (Repealed)
- 146. CHAPTER 1208 Comprehensive Development Plan
- 147. CHAPTER 1210 Thoroughfare Plan
- 148. CHAPTER 1212 Park and Public Open Space Plan
- 149. CHAPTER 1214 Fee Schedules
- 150. CHAPTER 1216 Unified Development Ordinance
- 151. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 152. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 153. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 154. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 155. CHAPTER 1420 Ohio Building Code
- 156. CHAPTER 1422 Residential Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three Family Dwellings
- 157. CHAPTER 1424 National Electrical Code
- 158. CHAPTER 1426 Demolition
- 159. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 160. CHAPTER 1440 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 161. CHAPTER 1442 Permit Fees
- 162. CHAPTER 1444 Registration of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Electrical Contractors
- 163. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 164. TITLE EIGHT - Property Maintenance Code
- 165. CHAPTER 1480 Property Maintenance Code
- 166. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 167. CHAPTER 1611 Unified Fire Code
- 168. CHAPTER 1620 Fire Inspections and Correction of Violations
- 169. CHAPTER 1630 Bureau of Fire Safety
- 170. CENTERVILLE, OHIO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
- 171. ARTICLES
- 172. Article 1. General Provisions
- 173. Article 3. Administration
- 174. Article 5: Development Procedures
- 175. Article 7: Zoning Districts
- 176. Article 9: Development Standards
- 177. Article 11. Definitions