Every town writes its own rules, and Fostoria, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 211 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. Fostoria, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FOSTORIA, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 8. TABLE I - ANNEXATIONS
- 9. TABLE II - CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
- 10. TABLE III - DEDICATIONS
- 11. TABLE IV - EASEMENTS
- 12. TABLE V - FRANCHISES
- 13. TABLE VI - GRADE LEVELS; CURBLINES
- 14. TABLE VII - LEASES
- 15. TABLE VIII - RESERVED
- 16. TABLE IX - PURCHASES OF REAL ESTATE
- 17. TABLE X - SALE OF REAL ESTATE
- 18. TABLE XI - TRAFFIC-CONTROL MAP CHANGES
- 19. TABLE XII - VACATIONS
- 20. TABLE XIII - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 21. CHARTER
- 22. PREAMBLE
- 23. Article I NAME; BOUNDARIES; FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- 24. 1.01 Name and Boundary
- 25. 1.02 Form of Government
- 26. 2.01 Powers Granted
- 27. 2.02 Exercise of Powers
- 28. 2.03 Construction of Powers
- 29. 2.04 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- 30. Article III COUNCIL
- 31. 3.01 Powers of Council, Number of Members, Council President and Legislative Procedures
- 32. 3.02 Reapportionment of Wards
- 33. 3.03 Clerk of Council
- 34. 3.04 Council Meetings
- 35. 3.05 Open Meetings Required
- 36. 3.06 Compensation
- 37. Article IV THE MAYOR
- 38. 4.01 Election of Mayor, Term, Qualifications and Powers, Functions and Duties
- 39. 4.02 Powers, Functions and Duties of the Mayor
- 40. Article V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
- 41. 5.01 Director of Law
- 42. 5.02 Director of Finance
- 43. 5.03 City Treasurer (REPEALED)
- 44. 5.04 Departments of Public Service and Public Safety
- 45. 5.05 Other Departments, Boards and Commissions
- 46. Article VI CIVIL SERVICE
- 47. 6.01 Civil Service Commission
- 48. Article VII POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF
- 49. 7.01 Police Chief and Fire Chief
- 50. Article VIII FINANCE, TAXATION AND DEBT
- 51. 8.01 General
- 52. 8.02 Contracting Process
- 53. Article IX NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 54. 9.01 Nominations and Elections
- 55. 9.02 Special Elections
- 56. 9.03 Conduct of Elections
- 57. Article X INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- 58. 10.01 Initiative and Referendum
- 59. Article XI GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 60. 11.01 Conflicts of Interest, Ethics, Campaign Financing
- 61. 11.02 Succession
- 62. 11.03 Effect of Charter on Existing Laws and Rights
- 63. 11.04 Retirement System - Health District
- 64. 11.05 Amendment of Charter
- 65. 11.06 Effect of Partial Invalidity
- 66. 11.07 Definitions
- 67. Article XII TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 68. 12.01 Effective Date of Charter
- 69. 12.02 Effect of Charter on Existing Offices
- 70. 12.03 Continuance of Present Employees
- 71. CERTIFICATE
- 72. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 73. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 74. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 75. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 76. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 77. CHAPTER 107 Affirmative Action
- 78. CHAPTER 109 City Property
- 79. CHAPTER 111 Public Records
- 80. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 81. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 82. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 83. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 84. CHAPTER 133 Mayor
- 85. CHAPTER 135 Director of Finance
- 86. CHAPTER 137 Treasurer (Repealed)
- 87. CHAPTER 139 Director of Law
- 88. CHAPTER 145 Department of Public Service and Safety
- 89. CHAPTER 147 Police Department
- 90. CHAPTER 149 Fire Department
- 91. CHAPTER 151 Building Department
- 92. CHAPTER 153 Parks Board
- 93. CHAPTER 155 Planning Commission
- 94. CHAPTER 157 Civil Service Commission
- 95. CHAPTER 159 Airport Committee
- 96. CHAPTER 165 Employment Provisions
- 97. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 98. CHAPTER 171 Municipal Court
- 99. TITLE NINE - Taxation.
- 100. CHAPTER 183 Income Tax
- 101. CHAPTER 185 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 102. CHAPTER 195 Transient Guest Tax
- 103. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 104. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 105. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 106. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 107. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 108. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 109. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 110. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 111. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 112. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 113. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 114. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 115. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 116. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 117. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 118. CHAPTER 343 Golf Carts (Under Speed Vehicles)
- 119. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 120. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 121. CHAPTER 353 Non-Criminal Parking Infractions (Repealed)
- 122. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 123. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 124. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 125. CHAPTER 374 Bicycle Licensing
- 126. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 127. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 128. CHAPTER 503 Wild and Vicious Animals
- 129. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 130. CHAPTER 507 Curfew
- 131. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 132. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 133. CHAPTER 515 Equal Housing Opportunity
- 134. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 135. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 136. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 137. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 138. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 139. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 140. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 141. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 142. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 143. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 144. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 145. CHAPTER 711 Billiard and Pool Tables
- 146. CHAPTER 717 Places of Public Entertainment
- 147. CHAPTER 723 Going-Out-of-Business Sales
- 148. CHAPTER 729 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 149. CHAPTER 735 Taxicabs
- 150. CHAPTER 741 Outdoor Public Entertainment Activity
- 151. CHAPTER 743 Sweepstakes Terminal Cafes
- 152. CHAPTER 745 Mobile Food Vendors, Peddlers, Solicitors and Itinerant Merchants
- 153. CHAPTER 747 Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Dispensary
- 154. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 155. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 156. CHAPTER 905 Trees
- 157. CHAPTER 907 Excavations
- 158. CHAPTER 909 Building Numbering
- 159. CHAPTER 911 Street Vacations
- 160. CHAPTER 913 Sidewalk Construction and Repair
- 161. CHAPTER 915 Curb Cuts
- 162. CHAPTER 917 General Provisions
- 163. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 164. CHAPTER 933 Water Service
- 165. CHAPTER 937 Sewer Use Regulations
- 166. CHAPTER 938 Grease Control
- 167. CHAPTER 941 Sewer Rates
- 168. CHAPTER 945 Storm Water Management System
- 169. CHAPTER 946 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 170. CHAPTER 947 Erosion and Sediment Control
- 171. CHAPTER 948 Comprehensive Stormwater Management
- 172. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 173. CHAPTER 951 City Parks and Reservoirs
- 174. CHAPTER 955 City Cemetery
- 175. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 176. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration
- 177. CHAPTER 1105 General Provisions
- 178. CHAPTER 1106 Definitions
- 179. CHAPTER 1107 Administration and Enforcement; Penalty
- 180. CHAPTER 1109 Appeals; Variances; Conditional Uses
- 181. CHAPTER 1111 Amendments
- 182. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 183. CHAPTER 1123 Districts Established; Zoning Map
- 184. CHAPTER 1125 General Regulations
- 185. CHAPTER 1127 District Regulations
- 186. CHAPTER 1129 Planned Unit Development
- 187. CHAPTER 1131 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 188. CHAPTER 1133 Signs
- 189. CHAPTER 1135 Performance Standards
- 190. CHAPTER 1137 Nonconformities
- 191. CHAPTER 1139 Mobile Home Park (RMH)
- 192. CHAPTER 1141 Manufactured Homes
- 193. CHAPTER 1143 Home Occupation
- 194. TITLE FIVE - Subdivision Regulations
- 195. CHAPTER 1160 General Provisions, Definitions and Penalty
- 196. CHAPTER 1161 Procedures
- 197. CHAPTER 1162 Subdivision Design Standards
- 198. CHAPTER 1163 Required Improvements
- 199. CHAPTER 1164 Storm Water Facilities
- 200. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 201. CHAPTER 1307 Registration of Vacant Buildings
- 202. CHAPTER 1309 Registration of Foreclosure Actions
- 203. CHAPTER 1311 Demolition of Buildings
- 204. CHAPTER 1317 Moving of Buildings
- 205. CHAPTER 1335 Preservation and Design Review Regulations
- 206. CHAPTER 1351 Flood Damage Reduction
- 207. CHAPTER 1355 International Property Maintenance Code
- 208. CHAPTER 1357 Landlord and Tenant Rights
- 209. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 210. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 211. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks