Every town writes its own rules, and Gallipolis, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 179 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. Gallipolis, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF GALLIPOLIS, OHIO
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 89-15
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. CHARTER
- 8. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 9. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 10. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 11. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 13. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 14. CHAPTER 121 City Commission
- 15. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 16. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 17. CHAPTER 131 City Manager
- 18. CHAPTER 133 Auditor/Clerk/Treasurer
- 19. CHAPTER 135 City Solicitor
- 20. CHAPTER 137 Police Department
- 21. CHAPTER 139 Fire Department
- 22. CHAPTER 141 Finance and Audits Department
- 23. CHAPTER 143 City Planning Commission
- 24. CHAPTER 145 Records Commission
- 25. CHAPTER 147 Park Advisory Board; Recreation Board
- 26. CHAPTER 149 Indemnification of Public Officials
- 27. CHAPTER 151 Employment Provisions
- 28. CHAPTER 153 Civil Service Rules for Appointment and Promotion of Members of Police and Fire Departments
- 29. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 30. CHAPTER 161 Municipal Court
- 31. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 32. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 33. CHAPTER 183 Income Tax Regulations
- 34. CHAPTER 185 Transient Guest Tax
- 35. CHAPTER 187 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 36. CHAPTER 189 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 37. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 38. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 39. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 40. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 41. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 42. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 43. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 44. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 45. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 46. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 47. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 48. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 49. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 50. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 51. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 52. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 53. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 54. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 55. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 56. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 57. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 58. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 59. CHAPTER 376 Recreational Vehicles
- 60. CHAPTER 377 Golf Carts
- 61. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 62. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 63. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 64. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 65. CHAPTER 515 Fair Housing
- 66. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 67. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 68. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 69. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 70. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 71. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 72. CHAPTER 539 Parks
- 73. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 74. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 75. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 76. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 77. CHAPTER 557 Trees and Weeds
- 78. CHAPTER 558 Tampering with Water Service
- 79. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 80. CHAPTER 711 Food and Food Handlers
- 81. CHAPTER 712 Mobile Food Vending
- 82. CHAPTER 715 Garage Sales
- 83. CHAPTER 723 Junkyards
- 84. CHAPTER 729 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- 85. CHAPTER 735 Oil and Gas Wells
- 86. CHAPTER 741 Peddlers
- 87. CHAPTER 744 Registration of Residents, Contractors and Tenants
- 88. CHAPTER 747 Taxicabs
- 89. CHAPTER 753 Temporary Stores
- 90. CHAPTER 754 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
- 91. CHAPTER 757 Video Service Providers
- 92. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 93. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalk Areas
- 94. CHAPTER 905 Excavations
- 95. CHAPTER 906 Yard Sales
- 96. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalks
- 97. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 98. CHAPTER 921 Water
- 99. CHAPTER 925 Sewers
- 100. CHAPTER 929 Protection of Sewers
- 101. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 102. CHAPTER 941 Cemeteries
- 103. CHAPTER 945 Garbage and Rubbish
- 104. CHAPTER 947 Tree City U.S.A. Guidelines
- 105. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 106. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 107. CHAPTER 1101 Administration and Interpretation
- 108. CHAPTER 1105 Definitions
- 109. CHAPTER 1109 Procedure
- 110. CHAPTER 1113 Design Standards
- 111. CHAPTER 1117 Minimum Required Improvements
- 112. CHAPTER 1121 Hillside Design Standards and Minimum Required Improvements
- 113. CHAPTER 1125 Enforcement
- 114. CHAPTER 1129 Variances
- 115. APPENDIX 1
- 116. APPENDIX 2
- 117. APPENDIX 3
- 118. TITLE THREE - General Zoning Requirements
- 119. CHAPTER 1131 Title, Interpretation, and Enactment
- 120. CHAPTER 1133 Definitions
- 121. CHAPTER 1135 Enforcement
- 122. CHAPTER 1137 Nonconforming Uses, Buildings or Lots
- 123. CHAPTER 1139 Administrative Bodies
- 124. CHAPTER 1141 Amendment Procedures and Requirements
- 125. CHAPTER 1143 Appeals and Variances
- 126. CHAPTER 1145 Conditional Uses
- 127. CHAPTER 1147 Site Plan Review
- 128. CHAPTER 1149 Official Zoning Map
- 129. TITLE FIVE - Zoning District Regulations
- 130. CHAPTER 1151 GC General Commercial District
- 131. CHAPTER 1153 HRD - Historic Residential Districts
- 132. CHAPTER 1155 HUSD - Historic Urban Square District
- 133. CHAPTER 1157 LI - Light Industrial District
- 134. CHAPTER 1159 MHP Manufactured Home Park District
- 135. CHAPTER 1161 NC Neighborhood Commercial District
- 136. CHAPTER 1163 OCS Office/Community Service District
- 137. CHAPTER 1165 OS Open Space District
- 138. CHAPTER 1167 PD Planned Development District
- 139. CHAPTER 1169 R-1 Single-Family Residential District
- 140. CHAPTER 1171 R-2 Single-Family Residential District
- 141. CHAPTER 1173 R-3 Single-Family and Two-Family Residential District
- 142. CHAPTER 1175 R-4 Multiple-Family Residential District
- 143. TITLE SEVEN - Special District Regulations
- 144. CHAPTER 1181 Supplementary District Regulations
- 145. CHAPTER 1183 Home Occupations
- 146. CHAPTER 1185 Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
- 147. CHAPTER 1187 Floodplain Regulations
- 148. CHAPTER 1189 Sign Regulations
- 149. CHAPTER 1191 Landscaping Requirements
- 150. CHAPTER 1193 Sidewalks and Public Amenities
- 151. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 152. TITLE ONE - Standards Adopted
- 153. CHAPTER 1305 National Electrical Code
- 154. TITLE THREE - Administration
- 155. CHAPTER 1311 Building Inspector
- 156. CHAPTER 1315 Building Permit
- 157. CHAPTER 1317 Contractors
- 158. TITLE FIVE - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 159. CHAPTER 1321 Chimneys
- 160. CHAPTER 1325 Fire Zones
- 161. CHAPTER 1329 Flood Damage Reduction
- 162. CHAPTER 1333 Moving Buildings
- 163. CHAPTER 1337 Unsafe Buildings
- 164. CHAPTER 1341 Scenic View Preservation
- 165. CHAPTER 1343 Public Nuisances
- 166. CHAPTER 1345 Historic Preservation District
- 167. TITLE SEVEN - Housing Standards
- 168. CHAPTER 1351 2018 International Property Maintenance Code
- 169. CHAPTER 1352 Civil Penalty for Property Maintenance Code Violations
- 170. CHAPTER 1353 Fee Schedule for Certain Property Maintenance Code Violations
- 171. CHAPTER 1354 Vacant Property and Building Registration
- 172. CHAPTER 1355 Dwelling Structure Requirements
- 173. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 174. CHAPTER 1502 Explosives; Flammables
- 175. CHAPTER 1503 Fire Control: Petroleum Liquids
- 176. CHAPTER 1504 Fire Offenses
- 177. CHAPTER 1505 Key Lock Box
- 178. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 179. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
- 180. CHAPTER 1520 False Alarms