Every town writes its own rules, and Grafton, 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. Grafton, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF GRAFTON, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. VILLAGE OF GRAFTON DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2018)
- 5. PRELIMINARY UNIT
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF GRAFTON
- 8. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 9. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 10. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 11. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 12. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 13. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 14. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 15. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 16. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 17. CHARTER FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF GRAFTON LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO
- 18. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 19. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 20. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 21. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 22. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 23. CHAPTER 208 Public Contracts
- 24. CHAPTER 210 Appropriation of Property
- 25. CHAPTER 212 General Fee Schedule
- 26. CHAPTER 214 Public Records Policy
- 27. CHAPTER 216 Identity Theft Policy
- 28. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 29. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 30. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 31. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 32. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 33. CHAPTER 232 Village Administrator
- 34. CHAPTER 234 Clerk-Treasurer
- 35. CHAPTER 236 Law Director
- 36. CHAPTER 238 Village Engineer
- 37. CHAPTER 240 Building Department
- 38. CHAPTER 242 Zoning Inspector
- 39. CHAPTER 243 Department of Safety Services
- 40. CHAPTER 244 Police Department
- 41. CHAPTER 246 Volunteer Fire Department
- 42. CHAPTER 247 Utilities Department
- 43. CHAPTER 248 Water Department
- 44. CHAPTER 250 Sewer Department
- 45. CHAPTER 252 Electrical Energy Department
- 46. CHAPTER 254 Community Reinvestment Area
- 47. CHAPTER 255 Parks and Recreation Coordinator
- 48. CHAPTER 256 Employees Generally
- 49. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions and Committees
- 50. CHAPTER 270 Planning Commission
- 51. CHAPTER 272 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 52. CHAPTER 274 Recreation Commission
- 53. CHAPTER 276 Charter Review Commission
- 54. CHAPTER 278 Architectural Review Committee
- 55. CHAPTER 280 Fair Housing Board
- 56. CHAPTER 282 Records Commission
- 57. CHAPTER 284 Tree Commission
- 58. CHAPTER 286 Sidewalk Commission
- 59. CHAPTER 288 Grafton Community Improvement Corporation
- 60. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 61. CHAPTER 290 Mayor's Court
- 62. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 63. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 64. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 65. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 66. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 67. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 68. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 69. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 70. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 71. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 72. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 73. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 74. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 75. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 76. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 77. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 78. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 79. CHAPTER 444 Golf Carts
- 80. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 81. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 82. TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles, Snowmobiles and Skateboards
- 83. CHAPTER 474 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 84. CHAPTER 476 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 85. CHAPTER 478 Skateboards
- 86. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 87. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 88. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 89. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 90. CHAPTER 628 Fair Housing
- 91. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 92. CHAPTER 634 Noise Control
- 93. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 94. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 95. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 96. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
- 97. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 98. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 99. CHAPTER 672 Weapons and Explosives
- 100. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 101. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 102. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 103. CHAPTER 804 Amusement Devices
- 104. Chapter 806 Internet Gaming/Sweepstakes Cafés
- 105. CHAPTER 816 Junk Yards
- 106. CHAPTER 830 Oil and Gas Wells
- 107. CHAPTER 834 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- 108. CHAPTER 838 Public Entertainment
- 109. CHAPTER 842 Rummage and Garage Sales
- 110. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 111. CHAPTER 870 Admissions Tax
- 112. CHAPTER 880 Earned Income Tax Regulations Effective Through December 31, 2015
- 113. CHAPTER 881 Earned Income Tax Regulations Effective Beginning January 1, 2016
- 114. CHAPTER 882 Income Tax Regulations Effective Beginning January 1, 2018
- 115. CHAPTER 890 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 116. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 117. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 118. CHAPTER 1020 Excavations
- 119. CHAPTER 1022 Numbering of Buildings
- 120. CHAPTER 1024 Driveways
- 121. CHAPTER 1026 Trees
- 122. CHAPTER 1028 Sidewalk Construction and Reconstruction
- 123. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 124. CHAPTER 1040 Utilities Generally
- 125. CHAPTER 1042 Water
- 126. CHAPTER 1044 Sewers
- 127. CHAPTER 1045 Wastewater Discharge Regulations
- 128. CHAPTER 1046 Electricity
- 129. CHAPTER 1048 Gas
- 130. CHAPTER 1050 Storm Water Protection
- 131. CHAPTER 1052 Point of Sale Inspections of Stormwater and Sewer Connections
- 132. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 133. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 134. CHAPTER 1062 Mid-Lorain County Ambulance District (Repealed)
- 135. CHAPTER 1064 Parks
- 136. CHAPTER 1066 Municipal Reservoir
- 137. CHAPTER 1068 Municipal Library
- 138. CHAPTER 1070 Hazardous Materials Response and Mitigation
- 139. CHAPTER 1072 Grafton Community Room, Parks, and Event Structures
- 140. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 141. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 142. CHAPTER 1200 Planning Commission
- 143. CHAPTER 1201 Land Use Plan
- 144. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 145. CHAPTER 1210 General Provisions and Definitions
- 146. CHAPTER 1211 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 147. CHAPTER 1212 Fees, Deposits and Permits
- 148. CHAPTER 1213 Procedure
- 149. CHAPTER 1214 Design Standards
- 150. CHAPTER 1215 Improvements
- 151. CHAPTER 1216 Plat Specifications
- 152. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 153. CHAPTER 1220 Title and Purpose
- 154. CHAPTER 1240 Interpretations and Definitions
- 155. CHAPTER 1242 Administration and Enforcement; Penalty
- 156. CHAPTER 1244 Amendments
- 157. CHAPTER 1246 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 158. CHAPTER 1248 Site Plan Review Procedures
- 159. CHAPTER 1250 Conditional Uses
- 160. CHAPTER 1252 Nonconforming Uses
- 161. CHAPTER 1254 Establishment of Zoning Districts; Zoning Map
- 162. CHAPTER 1256 R-1A Single-Family, Low-Density Residential District
- 163. CHAPTER 1260 R-1B Single-Family, Medium-Density Residential District
- 164. CHAPTER 1262 R-2 Two-Family, Medium-Density Residential District
- 165. CHAPTER 1264 R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District
- 166. CHAPTER 1266 MHP Manufactured Home Park District
- 167. CHAPTER 1270 CB Central Business District
- 168. CHAPTER 1272 GB General Business District
- 169. CHAPTER 1274 LI Light Industrial District
- 170. CHAPTER 1276 GI General Industrial District
- 171. CHAPTER 1278 PO Professional Office District
- 172. CHAPTER 1280 IP Industrial Park District
- 173. CHAPTER 1282 ID Institutional Development District
- 174. CHAPTER 1284 PUD Planned Unit Development District
- 175. CHAPTER 1285 State Route 57 Overlay District
- 176. Chapter 1286 Yard, Lot Coverage and Height Restrictions
- 177. CHAPTER 1287 General District Regulations
- 178. CHAPTER 1288 Signs and Outdoor Advertising
- 179. CHAPTER 1290 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 180. CHAPTER 1292 Landscaping
- 181. CHAPTER 1294 Sexually-Oriented Businesses
- 182. CHAPTER 1295 Construction and Post Construction Site Soil Erosion, Sediment, Storm Water Runoff and Storm Water Quality Controls and Regulations
- 183. CHAPTER 1296 Wind Energy Facility
- 184. CHAPTER 1297 Solar Power Plants
- 185. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 186. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 187. CHAPTER 1420 CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code
- 188. CHAPTER 1421 Residential Code of Ohio
- 189. CHAPTER 1422 Ohio Plumbing Code
- 190. CHAPTER 1424 National Electrical Code
- 191. CHAPTER 1424 National Electrical Code
- 192. CHAPTER 1426 Ohio Building Code
- 193. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 194. CHAPTER 1440 Permits, Certificates and Fees
- 195. CHAPTER 1442 Bonds and Deposits
- 196. CHAPTER 1444 Contractor Registration
- 197. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 198. CHAPTER 1460 Flood Damage Reduction Regulations
- 199. CHAPTER 1462 General Construction Requirements
- 200. CHAPTER 1464 Insulation
- 201. CHAPTER 1466 Moving of Buildings
- 202. CHAPTER 1468 Unsafe Buildings
- 203. CHAPTER 1470 Private Swimming Pools
- 204. CHAPTER 1472 General Property Offenses
- 205. TITLE EIGHT - Housing
- 206. CHAPTER 1480 Trailers
- 207. CHAPTER 1482 Residential Property Maintenance
- 208. CHAPTER 1484 Nonresidential Property Maintenance
- 209. CHAPTER 1486 BOCA National Property Maintenance Code
- 210. CHAPTER 1488 International Property Maintenance Code
- 211. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE