Every town writes its own rules, and Chillicothe, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 168 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. Chillicothe, Ohio
- 2. REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CHILLICOTHE, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. PREFACE
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE No. 280-61 C.S.
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF CHILLICOTHE
- 8. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 9. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 10. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 11. TABLE D - DEDICATION OF PROPERTY
- 12. TABLE E - SALE OF PROPERTY
- 13. TABLE F - PURCHASE OF PROPERTY
- 14. TABLE G - LEASE OF CITY PROPERTY TO OTHERS
- 15. TABLE H - LEASE OF PROPERTY FOR CITY USE
- 16. TABLE I - ANNEXATION OR DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 17. TABLE J - CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
- 18. TABLE K - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 19. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 20. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 21. CHAPTER 101 Revised Ordinances
- 22. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 23. CHAPTER 105 Wards
- 24. CHAPTER 107 Civil Defense
- 25. CHAPTER 109 Continuity in Government
- 26. CHAPTER 110 Metropolitan Housing Authority
- 27. TITLE THREE - Administrative Code
- 28. CHAPTER 111 Council; Clerk of Council
- 29. CHAPTER 114 Office of Mayor
- 30. CHAPTER 116 Office of Director of Law
- 31. CHAPTER 118 Office of City Treasurer
- 32. CHAPTER 119 Treasury Investment Board; Real Estate Appraisal and Option Board
- 33. CHAPTER 120 Office of City Auditor
- 34. CHAPTER 121 Department of Public Safety
- 35. CHAPTER 123 Department of Public Service
- 36. CHAPTER 125 Transit Advisory Board
- 37. CHAPTER 129 Parks and Recreation
- 38. CHAPTER 130 Swimming Pool Board
- 39. CHAPTER 131 Civil Service Commission
- 40. CHAPTER 132 Department of Urban Renewal
- 41. CHAPTER 133 Board of Health
- 42. CHAPTER 134 Flood Control Board
- 43. CHAPTER 135 City Records Commission
- 44. CHAPTER 136 City Tree Commission
- 45. CHAPTER 137 Employment Provisions
- 46. CHAPTER 138 Nuisance Abatement
- 47. CHAPTER 139 Community Reinvestment Areas
- 48. TITLE FIVE - Judicial
- 49. CHAPTER 151 Municipal Court
- 50. CHAPTER 153 City Jail
- 51. TITLE SEVEN - Taxation
- 52. CHAPTER 161 Hotel Tax
- 53. CHAPTER 163 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 54. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 55. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 56. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 57. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 58. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 59. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 60. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 61. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 62. CHAPTER 315 Photo Traffic Enforcement System
- 63. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 64. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 65. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 66. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 67. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 68. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 69. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 70. CHAPTER 343 Low-Speed and Under-Speed Vehicles
- 71. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 72. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 73. CHAPTER 352 Parking Infractions
- 74. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 75. CHAPTER 354 Residential Metered Area Parking Permits
- 76. CHAPTER 355 Parking Lots
- 77. CHAPTER 357 Snow Emergencies
- 78. CHAPTER 359 Junk and Abandoned Vehicles
- 79. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 80. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 81. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 82. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 83. APPENDIX A TABLE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP CHANGES
- 84. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 85. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 86. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 87. CHAPTER 511 Sound Amplification Systems
- 88. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 89. CHAPTER 514 Drug Paraphernalia
- 90. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 91. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 92. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 93. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 94. CHAPTER 531 Minors' Curfew
- 95. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 96. CHAPTER 535 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 97. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 98. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 99. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 100. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 101. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 102. CHAPTER 559 Registration of Felons
- 103. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 104. CHAPTER 707 Cable Television
- 105. CHAPTER 709 Dance Halls and Dances
- 106. CHAPTER 711 Amusement Devices
- 107. CHAPTER 713 Exhibitions and Shows
- 108. CHAPTER 717 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 109. CHAPTER 721 Taxicabs
- 110. CHAPTER 723 Horse-Drawn Vehicles For Hire
- 111. CHAPTER 725 Temporary Stores and Transient Dealers
- 112. CHAPTER 726 Mobile Food Trucks
- 113. CHAPTER 727 Discontinuing Business Sales (Repealed)
- 114. CHAPTER 728 Commercial Quadricycles and Commercial Pedal Wagons
- 115. CHAPTER 731 Home Sales
- 116. CHAPTER 733 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 117. CHAPTER 735 Secondhand Dealers
- 118. CHAPTER 739 Video Service Providers
- 119. PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 120. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalk Areas
- 121. CHAPTER 901 Street Openings
- 122. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalks
- 123. CHAPTER 905 Curb Cuts, Culverts and Ditches
- 124. CHAPTER 907 Trees
- 125. TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
- 126. CHAPTER 911 Sewer Regulations
- 127. CHAPTER 912 Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems
- 128. CHAPTER 913 Sewer Rental
- 129. CHAPTER 915 Water
- 130. CHAPTER 916 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
- 131. CHAPTER 917 Garbage and Rubbish; Landfill; Recyclables
- 132. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 133. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 134. TITLE ONE - Administration; Adoption of Codes
- 135. CHAPTER 1301 Chief Enforcement Official
- 136. CHAPTER 1302 High Efficiency Furnaces and Power Exhausters
- 137. CHAPTER 1303 One, Two and Three-Family Dwelling Code
- 138. CHAPTER 1304 Adoption of Ohio Building Code
- 139. CHAPTER 1305 Adoption of National Electrical Code
- 140. CHAPTER 1307 Adoption of the Ohio Plumbing Code
- 141. CHAPTER 1309 Fire Limits
- 142. CHAPTER 1310 Contractor Registration
- 143. CHAPTER 1311 Permit Fees and Certificates of Occupancy
- 144. CHAPTER 1312 Clandestine Drug Labs
- 145. CHAPTER 1313 Effective Date; Penalties
- 146. TITLE THREE - Local Building Regulations
- 147. CHAPTER 1321 Signs (Repealed)
- 148. CHAPTER 1322 Wireless Telecommunication Facilities and Towers (Repealed)
- 149. CHAPTER 1323 Moving Buildings
- 150. CHAPTER 1325 Awnings
- 151. CHAPTER 1327 Abandoned Service Stations
- 152. CHAPTER 1329 Flood Damage Prevention
- 153. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 154. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 155. CHAPTER 1501 Adoption of Ohio Fire Code
- 156. TITLE THREE - Local Provisions
- 157. CHAPTER 1511 Fire Misdemeanors
- 158. CHAPTER 1513 Fire Prevention Contracts
- 159. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
- 160. CHAPTER 1521 Open Burning
- 161. CHAPTER 1525 Fire and Smoke Damper Inspection Program
- 162. PART SEVENTEEN - PROPERTY STANDARDS
- 163. CHAPTER 1705 Definitions
- 164. CHAPTER 1709 General Requirements
- 165. CHAPTER 1713 Light, Ventilation and Occupancy Limitations
- 166. CHAPTER 1717 Plumbing Facilities and Fixture Requirements
- 167. CHAPTER 1721 Mechanical and Electrical Requirements
- 168. CHAPTER 1725 Fire Safety Requirements