Every town writes its own rules, and Defiance, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 172 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. Defiance, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 6017
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 9. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 10. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 11. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 12. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 13. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 14. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 15. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 16. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 17. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 18. TABLE J - TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP CHANGES
- 19. TABLE K - WATER LINE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS
- 20. CHARTER
- 21. ARTICLE I INCORPORATION, POWERS, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 22. ARTICLE II THE CITY COUNCIL
- 23. ARTICLE III MAYOR/ADMINISTRATOR
- 24. ARTICLE IV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 25. ARTICLE V INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 26. ARTICLE VI DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS
- 27. ARTICLE VII BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 28. ARTICLE VIII TAXATION
- 29. ARTICLE IX TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 30. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 31. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 32. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 33. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 34. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 35. CHAPTER 107 Personal Information Systems
- 36. CHAPTER 109 Democracy Day (Repealed)
- 37. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 38. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 39. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 40. TITLE FIVE - Administration TITLE FIVE - Administration
- 41. CHAPTER 129 Mayor
- 42. CHAPTER 131 City Administrator
- 43. CHAPTER 133 Department of Law
- 44. CHAPTER 135 Department of Finance
- 45. CHAPTER 137 Department of Service and Safety
- 46. CHAPTER 139 Police Division
- 47. CHAPTER 141 Fire Division
- 48. CHAPTER 147 Employees Generally
- 49. TITLE SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
- 50. CHAPTER 151 Board of Control
- 51. CHAPTER 155 Human Relations Commission
- 52. CHAPTER 157 Traffic Commission
- 53. CHAPTER 159 Records Commission
- 54. CHAPTER 161 Shade Tree Commission
- 55. CHAPTER 163 Historical Preservation Review Commission
- 56. CHAPTER 165 Andrew L. Tuttle Memorial Museum
- 57. TITLE NINE - Judicial
- 58. CHAPTER 171 Municipal Court
- 59. TITLE ELEVEN - Taxation TITLE ELEVEN - Taxation
- 60. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 61. CHAPTER 182 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 62. CHAPTER 183 Transient Guest Tax
- 63. CHAPTER 185 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 64. TITLE THIRTEEN - Economic Development Programs
- 65. CHAPTER 191 Job Creation Incentive Program
- 66. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 67. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 68. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 69. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 70. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 71. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 72. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 73. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 74. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 75. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 76. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 77. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 78. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 79. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 80. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 81. CHAPTER 343 Moving of Buildings
- 82. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 83. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 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. CHAPTER 377 Operation of Low-Speed Vehicles, Under-Speed Vehicles, Utility Vehicles and Mini-Trucks
- 89. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 90. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 91. CHAPTER 507 Discrimination
- 92. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 93. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 94. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 95. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 96. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 97. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 98. CHAPTER 531 Nuisances
- 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. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 106. CHAPTER 711 Garage Sales
- 107. CHAPTER 717 Junkyards
- 108. CHAPTER 723 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 109. CHAPTER 729 Secondhand Dealers
- 110. CHAPTER 735 Wrecker Services
- 111. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 112. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 113. CHAPTER 905 Streets and Sidewalks Generally
- 114. CHAPTER 907 Tree Care and Maintenance
- 115. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 116. CHAPTER 921 Water
- 117. CHAPTER 925 Sewers
- 118. CHAPTER 927 Storm Water Drainage Facilities
- 119. CHAPTER 929 Gas
- 120. CHAPTER 933 Electricity
- 121. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 122. CHAPTER 953 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 123. CHAPTER 955 Video Service Providers
- 124. CHAPTER 961 Riverside Cemetery
- 125. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 126. CHAPTER 1162 (Placeholder)
- 127. CHAPTER 1163 Administrative Roles and Authority
- 128. CHAPTER 1164 (Placeholder)
- 129. CHAPTER 1165 Development Review Procedures
- 130. CHAPTER 1166 (Placeholder)
- 131. CHAPTER 1167 Subdivision and Improvement Standards
- 132. CHAPTER 1168 (Placeholder)
- 133. CHAPTER 1169 Zoning Districts and Use Regulations
- 134. CHAPTER 1170 (Placeholder)
- 135. CHAPTER 1171 Planned Unit Development Overlay District Regulations
- 136. CHAPTER 1172 (Placeholder)
- 137. CHAPTER 1173 General Development Standards
- 138. CHAPTER 1174 Storm Water Management Regulations
- 139. CHAPTER 1175 Parking, Loading and Mobility Standards
- 140. CHAPTER 1176 (Placeholder)
- 141. CHAPTER 1177 Landscaping and Buffer Standards
- 142. CHAPTER 1178 (Placeholder)
- 143. CHAPTER 1179 Sign Standards
- 144. CHAPTER 1180 (Placeholder)
- 145. CHAPTER 1181 Nonconformities
- 146. CHAPTER 1182 (Placeholder)
- 147. CHAPTER 1183 Enforcement and Penalties
- 148. CHAPTER 1184 (Placeholder)
- 149. CHAPTER 1185 Definitions
- 150. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 151. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 152. CHAPTER 1311 Building Inspection Division
- 153. CHAPTER 1313 Registration of Contractors
- 154. CHAPTER 1315 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 155. CHAPTER 1316 Judicial Remedies
- 156. CHAPTER 1317 Nuisances, Dangerous Premises and Abatement
- 157. TITLE THREE - Building Standards
- 158. CHAPTER 1331 General Construction Standards
- 159. CHAPTER 1333 Flood Plain Construction Standards
- 160. CHAPTER 1335 Housing Standards
- 161. CHAPTER 1337 Construction Standards for Signs and Advertising Structures
- 162. CHAPTER 1339 Maintenance Standards
- 163. CHAPTER 1341 Demolition Standards
- 164. TITLE FIVE - Additional Building and Housing Regulations
- 165. CHAPTER 1351 Exterior Construction and Improvements in
- 166. CHAPTER 1353 Historical Preservation
- 167. CHAPTER 1355 Residential Antidisplacement and Relocation Assistance Plan
- 168. CHAPTER 1357 Equal Housing Opportunity
- 169. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 170. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 171. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
- 172. CHAPTER 1525 Miscellaneous Regulations