Every town writes its own rules, and Chagrin Falls, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 214 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. Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- 2. Codified Ordinances of Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 8. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 9. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 10. TABLE C VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 11. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 12. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 13. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 14. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 15. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 16. CHARTER
- 17. ARTICLE I THE MUNICIPALITY
- 18. ARTICLE II POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 19. ARTICLE III MAYOR
- 20. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL
- 21. ARTICLE V DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- 22. ARTICLE VI CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
- 23. ARTICLE VII ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 24. ARTICLE VIII FINANCES AND TAXATION
- 25. ARTICLE IX NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 26. ARTICLE X INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 27. ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
- 28. ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 29. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 30. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 31. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 32. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 33. CHAPTER 105 Public Contracts
- 34. CHAPTER 107 Donation Policy
- 35. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 36. CHAPTER 111 Council
- 37. CHAPTER 113 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 38. CHAPTER 114 Open Meetings
- 39. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 40. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
- 41. CHAPTER 123 Department of Law
- 42. CHAPTER 124 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 43. CHAPTER 125 Department of Finance
- 44. CHAPTER 126 Municipal Income Tax
- 45. CHAPTER 127 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 46. CHAPTER 129 Police Department
- 47. CHAPTER 131 Fire Department
- 48. CHAPTER 133 Department of Public Service
- 49. CHAPTER 135 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 50. CHAPTER 136 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 51. CHAPTER 137 Architectural Board of Review
- 52. CHAPTER 139 Board of Cemetery Trustees
- 53. CHAPTER 140 Parks Commission
- 54. CHAPTER 141 Parking Commission
- 55. CHAPTER 142 Cemetery Commission
- 56. CHAPTER 143 Whitesburg Park Commission
- 57. CHAPTER 145 Chagrin Falls Arts Commission
- 58. CHAPTER 147 Health Services
- 59. CHAPTER 149 Employment Provisions
- 60. CHAPTER 151 Land Reutilization Program
- 61. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 62. CHAPTER 161 Mayor's Court
- 63. TITLE NINE - Political Influence by Corporate Entities
- 64. CHAPTER 171 Political Influence by Corporate Entities
- 65. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 66. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 67. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 68. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 69. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control Map and File
- 70. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 71. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 72. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 73. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 74. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 75. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 76. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 77. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 78. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 79. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 80. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 81. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 82. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 83. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 84. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 85. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 86. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 87. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 88. CHAPTER 503 Advertising, Billposting and Handbills
- 89. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 90. CHAPTER 507 Whitesburg Park Fishing Pond
- 91. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 92. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 93. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 94. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 95. CHAPTER 523 Labor Relations
- 96. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 97. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 98. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 99. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 100. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 101. CHAPTER 543 Streets and Sidewalks
- 102. CHAPTER 544 Trees, Weeds and Grass
- 103. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 104. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 105. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 106. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 107. CHAPTER 715 Coin-Operated Machines
- 108. CHAPTER 719 Fortunetelling and Clairvoyancy
- 109. CHAPTER 721 Garage Sales
- 110. CHAPTER 723 Meat and Meat Products
- 111. CHAPTER 731 Oil and Gas Wells
- 112. CHAPTER 733 Public Dances and Dance Halls
- 113. CHAPTER 741 Taxicabs
- 114. CHAPTER 751 Topsoil Removal
- 115. CHAPTER 761 Cable Television Basic Service Rates and Charges Regulations
- 116. CHAPTER 763 Customer Service Standards for Cable Television Systems
- 117. CHAPTER 765 Sidewalk Cafes
- 118. CHAPTER 767 Mobile Food Units
- 119. CHAPTER 769 Video Service Providers
- 120. PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 121. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalks
- 122. CHAPTER 901 Street Openings and Excavations
- 123. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalk and Driveway Apron Construction and Repair
- 124. CHAPTER 905 Street Specifications
- 125. TITLE THREE - Public and Private Sewers
- 126. CHAPTER 911 Sewers Generally
- 127. CHAPTER 915 Storm Sewers, Culverts and Roadside Ditches
- 128. CHAPTER 917 Sanitary Sewer Charges
- 129. CHAPTER 919 Private Sewage Disposal Systems
- 130. TITLE FIVE - Other Utilities
- 131. CHAPTER 931 Water
- 132. CHAPTER 933 Garbage and Refuse Collection
- 133. CHAPTER 935 Electricity
- 134. CHAPTER 937 Gas
- 135. CHAPTER 939 Underground Utilities
- 136. CHAPTER 941 Use of Public Ways for Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
- 137. CHAPTER 943 Small Cell Design Guidelines
- 138. TITLE SEVEN - Other Public Services
- 139. CHAPTER 951 Parks
- 140. CHAPTER 953 Evergreen Cemetery
- 141. CHAPTER 955 Public Library
- 142. CHAPTER 957 Shute Memorial Building
- 143. CHAPTER 959 Volunteer Senior Citizens Help Line (Repealed)
- 144. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 145. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration
- 146. CHAPTER 1105 Scope and Application
- 147. CHAPTER 1107 Definitions
- 148. CHAPTER 1109 Administration and Enforcement
- 149. CHAPTER 1111 Appeals and Variances
- 150. CHAPTER 1113 Amendments
- 151. CHAPTER 1115 Design Review
- 152. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 153. CHAPTER 1119 Districts Established; Zoning Map
- 154. CHAPTER 1121 Conservation District
- 155. CHAPTER 1123 Park District
- 156. CHAPTER 1124 Institutional District
- 157. CHAPTER 1125 Residential Districts: Detached One and Two-Family
- 158. CHAPTER 1126 Residential Districts: R1-C One-Family Detached Cluster
- 159. CHAPTER 1127 Residential Districts: Attached Single-Family
- 160. CHAPTER 1129 Residential Districts: Multi-Family
- 161. CHAPTER 1130 Residential Districts: Mixed Use
- 162. CHAPTER 1131 Residential Districts: Retirement Living
- 163. CHAPTER 1135 Office District
- 164. CHAPTER 1137 Retail Business District
- 165. CHAPTER 1138 Central Shopping District
- 166. CHAPTER 1139 Limited Industrial Districts
- 167. TITLE FIVE - Supplemental Zoning Standards
- 168. CHAPTER 1141 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 169. CHAPTER 1142 Landscaping Regulations
- 170. CHAPTER 1143 Signs
- 171. CHAPTER 1144 Environmental Performance Regulations
- 172. CHAPTER 1145 Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
- 173. CHAPTER 1146 Historic Preservation Regulations
- 174. CHAPTER 1148 Fences, Walls, and Hedges
- 175. CHAPTER 1149 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 176. CHAPTER 1150 Outdoor Lighting
- 177. CHAPTER 1151 Riparian Buffer Regulations
- 178. CHAPTER 1152 Hillside Protection
- 179. CHAPTER 1153 Solar Energy Systems
- 180. APPENDIX A Similar Use Designations
- 181. APPENDIX B ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 182. TITLE SEVEN - Subdivision Control
- 183. CHAPTER 1161 Subdivision Regulations
- 184. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 185. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 186. CHAPTER 1301 Definitions
- 187. CHAPTER 1303 Inspections; Enforcement and Penalty
- 188. CHAPTER 1305 Plans and Drawings
- 189. CHAPTER 1307 Building Permits
- 190. CHAPTER 1309 Fees for Permits and Inspections
- 191. TITLE THREE - Standards
- 192. CHAPTER 1321 Village of Chagrin falls Residential Code for One-, Two- and Three-Family Dwellings
- 193. CHAPTER 1323 Ohio Building Code
- 194. TITLE FIVE - Local Provisions
- 195. CHAPTER 1331 Air Pollution
- 196. CHAPTER 1333 Fire Limits
- 197. CHAPTER 1335 Registration of Contractors
- 198. CHAPTER 1337 Moving of Buildings
- 199. CHAPTER 1339 Structures Near Lot Lines
- 200. CHAPTER 1340 Maintenance of Structures and Premises
- 201. CHAPTER 1341 Animal Shelters; Temporary Sheds (Repealed)
- 202. CHAPTER 1343 Sanitary Facility Requirements; Connections
- 203. CHAPTER 1345 Incinerators
- 204. CHAPTER 1347 Signs and Outdoor Advertising
- 205. CHAPTER 1349 Awnings
- 206. CHAPTER 1350 Satellite Signal Receiving Stations
- 207. CHAPTER 1351 Safety During Building Operations
- 208. CHAPTER 1353 Flood Damage Prevention
- 209. CHAPTER 1355 Erosion and Sediment Control
- 210. CHAPTER 1357 Comprehensive Stormwater Management
- 211. CHAPTER 1359 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 212. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 213. CHAPTER 1503 Local Provisions
- 214. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks