Every town writes its own rules, and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 198 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 the City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 5. GENERAL INDEX
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO
- 8. PREAMBLE
- 9. ARTICLE I POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 10. ARTICLE II MAYOR
- 11. ARTICLE III DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS
- 12. ARTICLE IV CITY COUNCIL
- 13. ARTICLE V ELECTIONS
- 14. ARTICLE VI FINANCE AND TAXES
- 15. ARTICLE VII THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
- 16. ARTICLE VIII ZONING AND PLANNING
- 17. ARTICLE IX INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL
- 18. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
- 19. ARTICLE XI CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
- 20. ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 21. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 22. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 23. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 24. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 25. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 26. CHAPTER 107 Notification of Meetings
- 27. CHAPTER 109 Boards and Commissions
- 28. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 29. CHAPTER 111 Council Rules
- 30. CHAPTER 113 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 31. CHAPTER 119 Appropriation of Property
- 32. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 33. CHAPTER 121 Mayor; Director of Public Safety
- 34. CHAPTER 123 Department of Finance
- 35. CHAPTER 125 Department of Law
- 36. CHAPTER 129 Police Department
- 37. CHAPTER 131 Fire Department
- 38. CHAPTER 133 Department of Public Service
- 39. CHAPTER 135 Department of Utilities
- 40. CHAPTER 137 Department of Industrial and Community Development
- 41. CHAPTER 138 Urban Renewal
- 42. CHAPTER 139 Department of Building and Zoning Inspection
- 43. CHAPTER 141 Park and Recreation Board
- 44. CHAPTER 142 Land Preservation Commission
- 45. CHAPTER 143 Civil Service Commission
- 46. CHAPTER 145 Traffic Committee
- 47. CHAPTER 149 Ethics in Government
- 48. CHAPTER 151 Employment Provisions
- 49. CHAPTER 153 Compensation and Classification Plan
- 50. CHAPTER 155 Claims Commission
- 51. CHAPTER 157 City Tree Board
- 52. CHAPTER 158 Telecommunications Advisory Committee
- 53. CHAPTER 159 Citizen Housing Advisory Board
- 54. CHAPTER 160 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Advisory Committee
- 55. TITLE SEVEN- Taxation
- 56. CHAPTER 161 Income Tax
- 57. CHAPTER 163 Transient Accommodations Tax
- 58. CHAPTER 164 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 59. TITLE NINE - Judicial
- 60. CHAPTER 171 Municipal Court
- 61. TITLE ELEVEN - Financial Procedures
- 62. CHAPTER 181 Contracts and Competitive Bidding
- 63. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 64. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 65. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 66. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 67. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 68. CHAPTER 307 Enforcement and Accidents
- 69. CHAPTER 309 Parades and Public Assemblies
- 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 DUI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 76. CHAPTER 335 Licensing
- 77. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 78. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 79. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 80. CHAPTER 343 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
- 81. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 82. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 83. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 84. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 85. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 86. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 87. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 88. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 89. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 90. CHAPTER 507 Convicted Persons Registration
- 91. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 92. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 93. CHAPTER 516 Minors’ Curfew
- 94. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 95. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 96. CHAPTER 522 Clean Indoor Air
- 97. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 98. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 99. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 100. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 101. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 102. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 103. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 104. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 105. CHAPTER 555 Watercraft
- 106. CHAPTER 557 Rubbish and Waste Disposal; Anti-Litter
- 107. CHAPTER 561 Trees, Weeds and Grass
- 108. CHAPTER 565 Parks
- 109. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 110. CHAPTER 707 Admissions Tax
- 111. CHAPTER 717 Business Solicitation Identification Cards
- 112. CHAPTER 721 Discontinuing Business Sales
- 113. CHAPTER 725 Drive-in Restaurants
- 114. CHAPTER 733 Frozen Desserts and Confections
- 115. CHAPTER 745 Peddlers
- 116. CHAPTER 753 Shows and Exhibitions
- 117. CHAPTER 757 Solicitation of Funds
- 118. CHAPTER 761 Taxicabs
- 119. CHAPTER 767 Ambulances and Emergency Medical Services
- 120. CHAPTER 769 Water Pollution Control
- 121. CHAPTER 770 Oil and Gas Wells
- 122. CHAPTER 771 Emergency Alarms
- 123. CHAPTER 773 Snow Removal Business
- 124. CHAPTER 775 Gasoline Service Stations
- 125. CHAPTER 777 Secondhand Business
- 126. CHAPTER 779 Late Night Retail Establishments and Gas Stations
- 127. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 128. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 129. CHAPTER 901 Streets
- 130. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalks
- 131. CHAPTER 905 Driveways
- 132. CHAPTER 907 Trenching
- 133. TITLE THREE - Public Improvements and Assessments
- 134. CHAPTER 911 Procedure
- 135. CHAPTER 913 Street Surface Treatment
- 136. CHAPTER 915 Sidewalk Repair or Replacement
- 137. TITLE FIVE- Public Utilities
- 138. CHAPTER 921 Utilities Generally
- 139. CHAPTER 923 Water
- 140. CHAPTER 924 Backflow Prevention
- 141. CHAPTER 925 Sanitary Sewerage Charges
- 142. CHAPTER 926 Capital Cost Surcharge Hardship Committee
- 143. CHAPTER 927 Sewer Regulations
- 144. CHAPTER 929 Storm Drainage Utility
- 145. CHAPTER 931 Mud Brook Interceptor Sewer
- 146. CHAPTER 933 Electricity
- 147. CHAPTER 935 Community Antenna Television
- 148. TITLE SEVEN - Other Public Services
- 149. CHAPTER 941 Refuse Collection and Disposal
- 150. CHAPTER 945 Cemeteries
- 151. CHAPTER 947 Medical Transport Services
- 152. TITLE NINE - Use of the City’s Public Rights-of-Way
- 153. CHAPTER 951 Management, Administration and Control of the Use of the City’s Public Rights-of-Way
- 154. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 155. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 156. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 157. CHAPTER 1301 Administration Generally
- 158. CHAPTER 1303 Definitions
- 159. CHAPTER 1305 Department of Building and Zoning Inspection
- 160. CHAPTER 1306 Point of Sale Inspections
- 161. CHAPTER 1307 Board of Building Appeals
- 162. CHAPTER 1309 Permits, Fees and Certificates
- 163. CHAPTER 1310 Flood Plain Administration
- 164. TITLE THREE - Building Trades Licensing
- 165. CHAPTER 1311 Building Trades Licensing Board
- 166. CHAPTER 1313 Electrical Licenses
- 167. CHAPTER 1315 Air Space Conditioning and Process Refrigeration Licenses
- 168. CHAPTER 1317 Plumbing and Sewer Tapper Licenses
- 169. CHAPTER 1319 Registration of Tradesmen and Contractors
- 170. TITLE FIVE - Construction Standards and Requirements
- 171. CHAPTER 1321 OBOA One, Two and Three Family Dwelling Code
- 172. CHAPTER 1323 Ohio Building Code
- 173. CHAPTER 1327 Electrical Requirements
- 174. CHAPTER 1329 Heating and Air Conditioning Requirements
- 175. CHAPTER 1331 Moving Buildings
- 176. CHAPTER 1333 Fences
- 177. CHAPTER 1335 Dangerous Buildings
- 178. CHAPTER 1336 Clandestine Drug Labs
- 179. CHAPTER 1337 Exterior Lighting
- 180. CHAPTER 1339 Paint Removal
- 181. CHAPTER 1341 Outdoor Commercial Swimming Pools
- 182. CHAPTER 1343 Temporary Stores
- 183. CHAPTER 1345 Nuisance Abatement
- 184. TITLE SEVEN- Housing Code
- 185. CHAPTER 1351 Purpose and Application
- 186. CHAPTER 1353 Definitions
- 187. CHAPTER 1355 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 188. CHAPTER 1357 Basic Equipment and Facilities
- 189. CHAPTER 1359 Light, Ventilation and Heating
- 190. CHAPTER 1361 Sanitary Maintenance of Dwellings
- 191. CHAPTER 1363 Space, Use and Location Requirements
- 192. CHAPTER 1365 Responsibility of Owners and Occupants
- 193. CHAPTER 1366 Exterior Property Areas
- 194. CHAPTER 1367 Rooming Houses
- 195. CHAPTER 1369 Designation of Unfit Dwellings
- 196. CHAPTER 1371 International Property Maintenance Code
- 197. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 198. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks