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- 1. Fairlawn, Ohio
- 2. CITY OF FAIRLAWN, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 1976-49
- 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. CHARTER
- 19. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
- 20. ARTICLE II POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 21. ARTICLE III THE MAYOR
- 22. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL
- 23. ARTICLE V CREATION OF NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS,
- 24. ARTICLE VI DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- 25. ARTICLE VII DIRECTOR OF LAW
- 26. ARTICLE VIII DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- 27. ARTICLE IX DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE
- 28. ARTICLE X PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING PROCEDURE
- 29. ARTICLE XI BOARD OF ZONING AND BUILDING APPEALS
- 30. ARTICLE XII PARK AND RECREATION BOARD
- 31. ARTICLE XIII CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
- 32. ARTICLE XIV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 33. ARTICLE XV INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 34. ARTICLE XVI LIMITATION ON RATE OF TAXATION
- 35. ARTICLE XVII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 36. ARTICLE XVIII AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
- 37. ARTICLE XIX CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
- 38. ARTICLE XX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMISSION
- 39. ARTICLE XXI CLERK OF COUNCIL
- 40. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 41. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 42. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 43. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 44. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 45. CHAPTER 208 Council Membership
- 46. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 47. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 48. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 49. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 50. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 51. CHAPTER 232 Department of Finance
- 52. CHAPTER 234 Department of Law
- 53. CHAPTER 236 Department of Public Safety
- 54. CHAPTER 238 Police Division
- 55. CHAPTER 240 Division of Fire and Emergency Rescue Services
- 56. CHAPTER 242 Department of Public Service
- 57. CHAPTER 244 Division of Parks and Recreation
- 58. CHAPTER 246 Building and Zoning Department
- 59. CHAPTER 248 Zoning Inspector
- 60. CHAPTER 249 Community Improvement Corporation (Repealed)
- 61. CHAPTER 250 Employees Generally
- 63. CHAPTER 254 Indigent Cremation
- 64. TITLE EIGHT - Boards and Commissions
- 65. CHAPTER 270 Boards and Commissions Generally
- 66. CHAPTER 272 Planning Commission
- 67. CHAPTER 274 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 68. CHAPTER 276 Park and Recreation Board
- 69. CHAPTER 278 Civil Service Commission
- 70. CHAPTER 280 Charter Review Commission
- 71. CHAPTER 281 Real Property Maintenance Board
- 72. CHAPTER 282 Board of Audit and Review
- 73. CHAPTER 283 City Forestry Board
- 74. CHAPTER 284 Board of Health
- 75. CHAPTER 285 City Records Commission
- 76. CHAPTER 286 Arcade License Review Commission
- 77. CHAPTER 287 Housing Board
- 78. CHAPTER 288 Environmental Services Commission
- 79. CHAPTER 289 Archives and Artifacts Historical Commission (Repealed)
- 80. TITLE TEN - Judicial
- 81. CHAPTER 290 Mayor's Court; Akron Municipal Court
- 82. CHAPTER 291 Residential Housing Assistance Board
- 83. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 84. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 85. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 86. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 87. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 88. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 89. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 90. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 91. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 92. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 93. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 94. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 95. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 96. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 97. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 98. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 99. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 100. CHAPTER 444 Offenses Relating to Theft and Fraud
- 101. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 102. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 103. CHAPTER 454 Fire Lanes
- 104. TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
- 105. CHAPTER 474 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 106. CHAPTER 476 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 107. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 108. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 109. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 110. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 111. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 112. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 113. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 114. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 115. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 116. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 117. CHAPTER 672 Weapons and Explosives
- 118. CHAPTER 674 Weeds
- 119. CHAPTER 676 Shrubs and Vegetation
- 120. CHAPTER 678 Nuisance Trees and Firewood and Dangerous Trees
- 121. CHAPTER 680 Criminal Activity Nuisances
- 122. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 123. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 124. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 125. CHAPTER 810 General Provisions and Penalty
- 126. CHAPTER 812 Arcades and Game Rooms (Repealed)
- 127. CHAPTER 814 Games of Skill and Adult Amusement Arcades
- 128. CHAPTER 816 Billiard Parlors, Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys (Repealed)
- 129. CHAPTER 822 Discontinuing Business Sales
- 130. CHAPTER 824 Garage Sales
- 131. CHAPTER 826 Late Night Retail Establishments
- 132. CHAPTER 828 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 133. CHAPTER 830 Pesticide Users
- 134. CHAPTER 832 Registration of Credentials for Panhandling; Application Fee (Repealed)
- 135. CHAPTER 840 Police and Fire Emergency Alarms
- 136. CHAPTER 844 Private Investigators and Agencies
- 137. CHAPTER 846 Public Dances and Balls
- 138. CHAPTER 848 Sale of Drug Paraphernalia
- 139. CHAPTER 850 Secondhand Dealers
- 140. CHAPTER 852 Shows and Exhibitions
- 141. CHAPTER 854 Snow Plow Operators
- 142. CHAPTER 856 Special Events
- 143. CHAPTER 858 Taxicabs (Repealed)
- 144. CHAPTER 860 Video Service Provider Fees
- 145. CHAPTER 870 Water Pollutants
- 146. CHAPTER 872 Third-Party Food Delivery Services
- 147. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 148. CHAPTER 880 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016.
- 149. CHAPTER 890 Transient Guest Tax
- 150. CHAPTER 892 Admissions Tax
- 151. CHAPTER 894 Community Reinvestment Areas
- 152. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 153. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 154. CHAPTER 1020 Public Improvements
- 155. CHAPTER 1022 Numbering of Buildings
- 156. CHAPTER 1024 Excavations
- 157. CHAPTER 1026 Right-of-Way Management
- 158. CHAPTER 1028 Curb Cuts
- 159. CHAPTER 1032 Street Trees & Lawn Areas
- 160. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 161. CHAPTER 1040 Sewers and Private Disposal Systems
- 162. CHAPTER 1042 Erosion, Sediment, and Post-Construction Storm Water Control
- 163. CHAPTER 1044 Water
- 164. CHAPTER 1046 Broadband and Wireless Services
- 165. CHAPTER 1048 Electricity
- 166. CHAPTER 1052 Gas
- 167. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 168. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 169. CHAPTER 1062 Andrew E. Sombati Compactor and Recycle Center
- 170. CHAPTER 1064 Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority
- 171. CHAPTER 1068 Parks
- 172. CHAPTER 1070 Fairlawn-Kiwanis Community Center
- 173. TITLE EIGHT - ENFORCEMENT
- 174. CHAPTER 1080 General Provisions
- 175. CHAPTER 1082 Appeals
- 176. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 177. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 178. CHAPTER 1210 Planning Commission
- 179. CHAPTER 1212 Land Reutilization
- 180. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 181. CHAPTER 1220 General Provisions; Definitions and Penalty
- 182. CHAPTER 1222 Procedures
- 183. CHAPTER 1224 Preliminary Plans
- 184. CHAPTER 1226 Final Plats
- 185. CHAPTER 1228 Design Standards
- 186. CHAPTER 1230 Minimum Improvement Requirements
- 187. TITLE SIX - Zoning Code
- 188. CHAPTER 1234 General Provisions and Definitions
- 189. CHAPTER 1236 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 190. CHAPTER 1238 Zoning Certificates and Certificates of Zoning Compliance
- 191. CHAPTER 1240 Site Plan Review Procedures
- 192. CHAPTER 1241 Procedures for Conditional Use and Similar Use Approval
- 193. CHAPTER 1242 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 194. CHAPTER 1244 Procedures for Zoning Code Amendments
- 195. CHAPTER 1246 Districts and Boundaries Generally; Zoning Map
- 196. CHAPTER 1248 Provisions Applicable to All Districts
- 197. CHAPTER 1250 Provisions Applicable to All “M” Districts
- 198. CHAPTER 1252 M-1 Municipal District (Institutional)
- 199. CHAPTER 1254 M-2 Municipal District (Parks & Recreation)
- 200. CHAPTER 1256 M-3 Municipal District (Quasi-Public)
- 201. CHAPTER 1258 Provisions Applicable to All “R” Districts
- 202. CHAPTER 1260 R-1 Single Family Residence District
- 203. CHAPTER 1262 R-2 Single Family Residence District
- 204. CHAPTER 1264 R-3 Single Family Residence District
- 205. CHAPTER 1266 R-4 Two Family Residence District
- 206. CHAPTER 1268 R-5 Limited Multiple Dwelling Residence District
- 207. CHAPTER 1270 R-6 Planned Multiple Dwelling Residence District
- 208. CHAPTER 1272 OC-1/OC-2 Open Space/Conservation District
- 209. CHAPTER 1273 Planned Unit Development District
- 210. CHAPTER 1274 Provisions Applicable to All “B” Districts
- 211. CHAPTER 1276 B-1 Limited Business District
- 212. CHAPTER 1278 B-2 Retail Business District
- 213. CHAPTER 1280 B-3 Business District
- 214. CHAPTER 1282 B-4A Office Park/Research District
- 215. CHAPTER 1283 B-4 Office Park/Research District
- 216. CHAPTER 1284 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 217. CHAPTER 1285 Adult Use Regulations
- 218. CHAPTER 1286 Nonconforming Uses, Lots and Structures
- 219. CHAPTER 1287 Conditional Use Regulations
- 220. CHAPTER 1288 Exceptions and Modifications
- 221. CHAPTER 1290 Farm Animals
- 222. CHAPTER 1292 Antennas
- 223. CHAPTER 1294 Swimming Pools
- 224. CHAPTER 1296 Landscaping, Screening, and Open Space Regulations
- 225. CHAPTER 1298 Sign Regulations
- 226. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 227. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 228. CHAPTER 1420 Residential Code of Ohio
- 229. CHAPTER 1422 Ohio Building Code
- 230. CHAPTER 1424 Plumbing Code of the State of Ohio
- 231. CHAPTER 1428 National Electrical Standard
- 232. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 233. CHAPTER 1440 Building and Zoning Department
- 234. CHAPTER 1444 Permits and Fees
- 235. CHAPTER 1448 Commercial Building Plans
- 236. CHAPTER 1450 Use Permits
- 237. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 238. CHAPTER 1460 Special Purpose Flood Damage Reduction
- 239. CHAPTER 1464 Moving of Buildings
- 240. CHAPTER 1468 Signs
- 241. CHAPTER 1472 Garbage Disposals and Incinerators
- 242. CHAPTER 1476 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors
- 243. CHAPTER 1478 Security Lights
- 244. CHAPTER 1480 Commercial Building Regulations
- 245. CHAPTER 1482 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 246. CHAPTER 1490 Enforcement and Penalties
- 247. CHAPTER 1492 Appeals
- 248. TITLE EIGHT - Multiple Resident Housing Code (Repealed)
- 249. PART FIFTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 250. TITLE TWO - Housing Maintenance Code
- 251. CHAPTER 1500 Purpose, Applicability, and Definitions
- 252. CHAPTER 1504 Regulations for Dwelling Units
- 253. CHAPTER 1508 Residential Chief Building Official
- 254. CHAPTER 1512 Violations
- 255. CHAPTER 1516 Appeals
- 256. CHAPTER 1520 Penalties
- 257. CHAPTER 1524 Miscellaneous Provisions
- 258. TITLE FOUR - Commercial Property Maintenance Code
- 259. CHAPTER 1550 Purpose, Applicability and Definitions
- 260. CHAPTER 1554 Regulations for Commercial Buildings or Structures
- 261. CHAPTER 1558 Code Official
- 262. CHAPTER 1562 Violations
- 263. CHAPTER 1566 Appeals
- 264. CHAPTER 1570 Penalties
- 265. CHAPTER 1574 Miscellaneous Provisions
- 266. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 267. CHAPTER 1602 Fire Protection Requirements
- 268. CHAPTER 1604 Fire Protection Systems
- 269. CHAPTER 1606 Alarms
- 270. CHAPTER 1608 Fireworks
- 271. CHAPTER 1610 Commission on Public Safety
- 272. CHAPTER 1612 Inspections
- 273. CHAPTER 1699 Penalties