Grove City, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

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Every town writes its own rules, and Grove City, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 197 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. Grove City, Ohio
2. Codified Ordinances of the City of Grove City, Ohio
3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS (2025)
4. CERTIFICATION
5. ORDINANCE NO. C-50-75
6. CONTENTS
7. GENERAL INDEX
8. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
9. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
10. TABLE B - VACATION OF STREETS
11. TABLE C - DEDICATION OF STREETS AND ACCEPTANCE OF PLATS
12. TABLE D - EASEMENTS
13. TABLE E - REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
14. TABLE F - ZONING CHANGES
15. TABLE F-1 - ZONING CHANGES WITH MODIFICATIONS
16. TABLE G - STREET NAME CHANGES
17. TABLE H - DEDICATION OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS
18. TABLE I - SPECIAL USE PERMITS
19. TABLE J - COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREAS - TAX ABATEMENT
20. TABLE K - TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
21. CHARTER of the CITY OF GROVE CITY, OHIO
22. ARTICLE II THE COUNCIL
23. ARTICLE III THE MAYOR
24. ARTICLE IV BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
25. ARTICLE V FINANCE
26. ARTICLE VI TAXATION AND BORROWING
27. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
28. ARTICLE VIII RECALL
29. ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
30. ARTICLE X TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
31. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
32. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
33. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
34. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
35. TITLE THREE - Legislative
36. CHAPTER 121 Council
37. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
38. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
39. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
40. CHAPTER 133 Administrative Assistant
41. CHAPTER 135 Clerk of Council
42. CHAPTER 137 Department of Law
43. CHAPTER 139 Department of Finance
44. CHAPTER 141 Department of Engineering
45. CHAPTER 143 Historical and Cultural Arts Commission
46. CHAPTER 144 Department of Information Systems
47. CHAPTER 145 Department of Parks and Recreation
48. CHAPTER 147 Department of Public Safety
49. CHAPTER 149 Department of Public Service
50. CHAPTER 150 Department of Development
51. CHAPTER 151 Division of Police
52. CHAPTER 153 Division of Fire Prevention and Inspection
53. CHAPTER 154 Records Commission
54. CHAPTER 155 Civil Service Commission
55. CHAPTER 156 Tax Incentive Review Council
56. CHAPTER 157 Park Board
57. CHAPTER 159 General Provisions For Employees
58. CHAPTER 161 Employment Provisions for City Employees
59. CHAPTER 163 Employment Provisions for Service Department
60. CHAPTER 165 Employment Provisions for Division of Police
61. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
62. CHAPTER 171 Mayor's Court
63. TITLE NINE - Taxation
64. CHAPTER 191 Income Tax Regulations Effective Through December 31, 2015
65. CHAPTER 192 Hotel Tax
66. CHAPTER 193 Admissions Tax
67. CHAPTER 194 Income Tax Effective Beginning January 1, 2016
68. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
69. TITLE ONE - Administration
70. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
71. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
72. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
73. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
74. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
75. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
76. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
77. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
78. CHAPTER 333 Intoxication; Reckless Operation; Speed
79. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
80. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
81. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
82. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
83. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
84. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
85. CHAPTER 352 Snow Emergency Routes
86. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
87. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
88. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
89. CHAPTER 374 Motorized Bicycles
90. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles and All Purpose Vehicles
91. CHAPTER 376 Operation Restricted for Low-Speed and Under-Speed Vehicles
92. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
93. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
94. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
95. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
96. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
97. CHAPTER 520 Hotel/Motel Sanitation
98. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
99. CHAPTER 522 Smoking Prohibited
100. CHAPTER 523 Unsafe, Unclean Buildings
101. CHAPTER 524 Alarm Systems
102. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
103. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
104. CHAPTER 531 Minors
105. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
106. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
107. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
108. CHAPTER 543 Trees, Weeds and Shrubs
109. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
110. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
111. CHAPTER 550 Unlawful Discrimination Prohibited
112. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
113. CHAPTER 703 Billiard Rooms
114. CHAPTER 705 Charitable Solicitations (Repealed)
115. CHAPTER 707 Special Events
116. CHAPTER 709 Cable Service and Competitive Video Service
117. CHAPTER 711 Dances and Dance Halls
118. CHAPTER 713 Garage Sales
119. CHAPTER 715 Home Solicitation Sales
120. CHAPTER 717 Ice Cream Vendors
121. CHAPTER 718 Food and Beverage Street Vendors
122. CHAPTER 719 Itinerant Vendors (Repealed)
123. CHAPTER 720 Canvassing, Soliciting or Peddling
124. CHAPTER 721 Junk Yards
125. CHAPTER 723 Taxicabs
126. CHAPTER 725 Garbage and Refuse Collection
127. CHAPTER 726 Recycling and Yard Waste
128. CHAPTER 727 Tow Trucks
129. CHAPTER 729 Outdoor Concerts
130. CHAPTER 731 Massage Establishments and Technicians
131. CHAPTER 732 Medical Marijuana (Repealed)
132. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
133. TITLE ONE - Streets and Public Property
134. CHAPTER 901 Division of Streets, Sewers, Public Lands and Buildings and Equipment Maintenance
135. CHAPTER 903 Parks
136. CHAPTER 905 Street and Sidewalk Excavations and Improvements
137. CHAPTER 907 Rights-Of-Way Administration
138. CHAPTER 909 Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Support Structures Within the Right-of-Way
139. TITLE THREE - Sewerage
140. CHAPTER 931 Division of Water and Sewage Treatment
141. CHAPTER 935 Drainage and Sewerage Systems Use
142. CHAPTER 937 Private Disposal Facilities
143. CHAPTER 939 Sewer Connections, Fees, Permits and Billings
144. CHAPTER 941 City-owned Temporary Treatment Plant
145. TITLE FIVE - Water
146. CHAPTER 951 Water Taps
147. CHAPTER 953 Water Charges
148. TITLE SEVEN - Stormwater
149. CHAPTER 971 Stormwater Management
150. CHAPTER 973 Illicit Discharge and Obstruction of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
151. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
152. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
153. CHAPTER 1101 Development Standards
154. CHAPTER 1103 Minimum Standards for Improvements
155. CHAPTER 1105 Driveway Plan Approval
156. TITLE THREE - Zoning Code
157. CHAPTER 1131 Zoning Administration, Definitions and Penalty
158. CHAPTER 1133 Board of Zoning Appeals
159. CHAPTER 1135 Zoning Districts and Regulations
160. CHAPTER 1136 Landscaping
161. CHAPTER 1137 Supplemental Zoning Requirements
162. CHAPTER 1138 Historical Preservation Area and Sign Code
163. CHAPTER 1139 Zoning Amendments and Annexed Territory
164. CHAPTER 1141 Development Plan
165. CHAPTER 1143 Exterior Building Alterations or Modifications
166. CHAPTER 1145 Signs
167. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
168. TITLE ONE - General Provisions and Administration
169. CHAPTER 1301 General Provisions and Code Penalty
170. CHAPTER 1303 Division of Building Regulation
171. CHAPTER 1305 Permits and Fees
172. CHAPTER 1307 Inspections
173. CHAPTER 1309 Certificates of Occupancy
174. TITLE THREE - Building
175. CHAPTER 1321 Construction Requirements
176. CHAPTER 1322 Historical Preservation Area Sign Code
177. CHAPTER 1323 Signs
178. CHAPTER 1325 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.
179. CHAPTER 1327 Nuisance Abatement
180. CHAPTER 1329 Flood Damage Prevention Code
181. TITLE FIVE - Plumbing
182. CHAPTER 1331 Plumbing Code
183. TITLE SEVEN - Heating and Cooling
184. CHAPTER 1341 Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
185. CHAPTER 1343 Refrigeration
186. TITLE NINE - Electricity
187. CHAPTER 1351 Regulations
188. TITLE ELEVEN - Contractor Registration
189. CHAPTER 1371 General Provisions
190. CHAPTER 1373 Contractor Board of Review
191. CHAPTER 1375 Building Division Issued Registrations - General
192. CHAPTER 1377 Licensed Specialty Contractor
193. CHAPTER 1379 Building Division Issued Registrations - Demolition Contractor; Fire Alarm and Detection Equipment; Fire Protection Company
194. PART FOURTEEN - HOUSING CODE
195. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
196. CHAPTER 1513 Open Burning
197. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks