Highland Heights, Ohio, OH — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through March 1, 2026 | State legislation current through December 31, 2025. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/highlandhts/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Highland Heights, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 271 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Highland Heights, Ohio code

• 1. Highland Heights, Ohio
• 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, OHIO
• 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
• 4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-1982
• 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
• 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
• 7. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS
• 8. PREAMBLE
• 9. ARTICLE I MUNICIPALITY
• 10. SECTION 1.01 NAME.
• 11. ARTICLE II BOUNDARIES
• 12. SECTION 2.01 BOUNDARIES.
• 13. ARTICLE III FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND POWERS
• 14. SECTION 3.01 FORM.
• 15. SECTION 3.02 POWERS.
• 16. SECTION 3.03 EXERCISE OF POWERS.
• 17. SECTION 3.04 REMOVAL.
• 18. ARTICLE IV THE COUNCIL
• 19. SECTION 4.01 NUMBER AND TERM.
• 20. SECTION 4.02 WARDS.
• 21. SECTION 4.03 QUALIFICATIONS.
• 22. SECTION 4.04 SALARIES AND BONDS.
• 23. SECTION 4.05 MEETINGS.
• 24. SECTION 4.06 QUORUM.
• 25. SECTION 4.07 CLERK OF COUNCIL.
• 26. SECTION 4.08 VACANCIES OF COUNCIL.
• 27. SECTION 4.09 POWERS AND DUTIES.
• 28. SECTION 4.10 EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
• 29. SECTION 4.11 PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL.
• 30. SECTION 4.12 REMOVAL.
• 31. ARTICLE V THE MAYOR
• 32. SECTION 5.01 TERM OF OFFICE.
• 33. SECTION 5.02 QUALIFICATIONS.
• 34. SECTION 5.03 JUDICIAL POWERS.
• 35. SECTION 5.04 LEGISLATIVE POWERS.
• 36. SECTION 5.05 EXECUTIVE POWERS.
• 37. SECTION 5.06 VETO POWERS.
• 38. SECTION 5.07 ABSENCE.
• 39. SECTION 5.08 VACANCY.
• 40. SECTION 5.09 REMOVAL.
• 41. ARTICLE VI ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS
• 42. SECTION 6.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
• 43. SECTION 6.01.01 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
• 44. SECTION 6.01.02 REMOVAL.
• 45. SECTION 6.02 DIRECTOR OF LAW.
• 46. SECTION 6.03 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
• 47. SECTION 6.04 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
• 48. SECTION 6.04.01 POWERS AND DUTIES.
• 49. SECTION 6.05 THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
• 50. SECTION 6.05.01 CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE.
• 51. SECTION 6.05.02 DUTIES.
• 52. SECTION 6.05.03 PROMOTIONAL APPOINTMENTS.
• 53. SECTION 6.06 BOARD OF BUILDING AND ZONING APPEALS.
• 54. SECTION 6.06.01 POWERS AND DUTIES.
• 55. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
• 56. SECTION 7.01 PROCEDURES.
• 57. SECTION 7.02 DEFINITION OF ELECTOR.
• 58. ARTICLE VIII INITIATIVE - REFERENDUM - RECALL
• 59. SECTION 8.01 INITIATIVE.
• 60. SECTION 8.02 REFERENDUM.
• 61. SECTION 8.02.01 SUSPENSION.
• 62. SECTION 8.02.02 MEASURES SUBJECT TO REFERENDUM.
• 63. SECTION 8.02.03 EFFECT OF REFERENDUM ON EMERGENCY MEASURES.
• 64. SECTION 8.03 RECALL.
• 65. SECTION 8.04 PETITION PROCEDURE.
• 66. ARTICLE IX CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES
• 67. SECTION 9.01 CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES.
• 68. ARTICLE X FRANCHISES
• 69. SECTION 10.01 FRANCHISES.
• 70. ARTICLE XI TAX LIMITATION
• 71. SECTION 11.01 TAX LIMITATION.
• 72. SECTION 11.02 VOTER APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR INCREASE IN MUNICIPAL INCOME RATES, AND FOR REDUCTION OF MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX CREDIT.
• 73. ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
• 74. SECTION 12.01 AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER.
• 75. ARTICLE XIII CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
• 76. SECTION 13.01 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE.
• 77. ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
• 78. SECTION 14.01 EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER.
• 79. SECTION 14.02 EFFECT OF CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.
• 80. SECTION 14.03 SAVING CLAUSE.
• 81. SECTION 14.04 INTERPRETATION OF CHARTER.
• 82. SECTION 14.05 CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT OFFICERS.
• 83. SECTION 14.06 OATH OF OFFICE.
• 84. SECTION 14.07 PRESERVATION OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS COMMUNITY PARK AND PARKLAND.
• 85. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
• 86. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
• 87. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
• 88. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
• 89. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
• 90. CHAPTER 107 Ethics
• 91. CHAPTER 109 Open Meetings
• 92. CHAPTER 110 Elected Officials
• 93. TITLE THREE - Taxation
• 94. CHAPTER 111 Municipal Income Tax
• 95. CHAPTER 111.3 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2018
• 96. CHAPTER 112 Estate Tax
• 97. CHAPTER 113 Admissions Tax
• 98. CHAPTER 114 Motor Vehicle License Tax
• 99. TITLE FIVE - Legislative
• 100. CHAPTER 115 Council
• 101. CHAPTER 117 Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts
• 102. CHAPTER 119 Enterprise Zones
• 103. CHAPTER 120 Community Reinvestment Areas
• 104. TITLE SEVEN - Administrative
• 105. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
• 106. CHAPTER 123 Department of Finance
• 107. CHAPTER 125 Director of Law
• 108. CHAPTER 127 Service Department
• 109. CHAPTER 128 Department of Public Safety
• 110. CHAPTER 129 Building Department
• 111. CHAPTER 131 Police Department
• 112. CHAPTER 133 Fire Department
• 113. CHAPTER 135 Planning and Zoning Commission
• 114. CHAPTER 137 Civil Service Commission
• 115. CHAPTER 139 Park and Recreation Commission
• 116. CHAPTER 140 Mayfield Area Recreation Council
• 117. CHAPTER 141 Commission on Aging; a.k.a. Highland Heights Seniors
• 118. CHAPTER 143 Boxing Commission
• 119. CHAPTER 145 Highland Heights Home Days
• 120. CHAPTER 151 Employment Provisions
• 121. CHAPTER 152 Employment Compensation Provisions
• 122. CHAPTER 153 Community Center Building
• 123. CHAPTER 155 Records Commission
• 124. CHAPTER 161 Commission on Business Affairs
• 125. CHAPTER 163 Risk Management Committee
• 126. CHAPTER 165 Economic Development Committee
• 127. TITLE NINE - Judicial
• 128. CHAPTER 171 Municipal Court
• 129. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
• 130. TITLE ONE - Administration
• 131. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
• 132. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
• 133. CHAPTER 304 Removal of Unlicensed, Abandoned, Wrecked, or Out-of-Repair Vehicles
• 134. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
• 135. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
• 136. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
• 137. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
• 138. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
• 139. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
• 140. CHAPTER 333
• 141. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
• 142. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
• 143. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
• 144. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
• 145. CHAPTER 343 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
• 146. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
• 147. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
• 148. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
• 149. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
• 150. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles, Tricycles and Motorcycles
• 151. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
• 152. CHAPTER 377 Motorized Bicycles
• 153. TITLE ELEVEN - Air Travel
• 154. CHAPTER 381 Helicopters
• 155. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
• 156. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
• 157. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
• 158. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
• 159. CHAPTER 515 Smoking
• 160. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
• 161. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
• 162. CHAPTER 523 Storage and Use of PCB and PCB Devices
• 163. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
• 164. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
• 165. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
• 166. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
• 167. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
• 168. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
• 169. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
• 170. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
• 171. CHAPTER 709 Nursing and Boarding Care Homes
• 172. CHAPTER 711 Fortunetelling
• 173. CHAPTER 717 Solicitors and Canvassers
• 174. CHAPTER 719 Amusement Devices
• 175. CHAPTER 725 Personal Property Sales
• 176. CHAPTER 727 Gasoline and Oil Filling Stations
• 177. CHAPTER 729 Landscape Contractors
• 178. CHAPTER 731 Snow Plow Operators
• 179. CHAPTER 732 Regulation of Mobile Food Units
• 180. CHAPTER 733 Gas and Oil Wells
• 181. CHAPTER 735 Street and Sidewalk Vendors
• 182. CHAPTER 737 Video Service Providers
• 183. PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
• 184. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalk Construction
• 185. CHAPTER 910 Sidewalk and Apron Maintenance and Repair
• 186. CHAPTER 911 Sewerage Improvements
• 187. CHAPTER 913 Storm Sewers and Drainage Ditches
• 188. CHAPTER 917 Street Trees
• 189. CHAPTER 919 Tree Removal
• 190. CHAPTER 921 Community Park
• 191. CHAPTER 922 Permits for Special Events
• 192. CHAPTER 923 Snow Removal Services
• 193. CHAPTER 925 Cable Television
• 194. CHAPTER 927 Cable Television Regulations
• 195. CHAPTER 929 Wireless Telecommunications
• 196. CHAPTER 930 Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Support Structures within the Right-of-Way
• 197. CHAPTER 931 Electricity
• 198. CHAPTER 933 Telecommunications and Utility Right-of-Way Permits
• 199. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
• 200. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration and Enforcement
• 201. CHAPTER 1101 Definitions
• 202. CHAPTER 1103 Purpose and Interpretation
• 203. CHAPTER 1105 Enforcement and Penalty
• 204. CHAPTER 1107 Building Permits and Occupancy Certificates
• 205. CHAPTER 1109 Conditional Use Permits
• 206. CHAPTER 1110 Architectural Review Board
• 207. CHAPTER 1111 Duties of Architectural Review Board
• 208. CHAPTER 1112 Landscaping
• 209. CHAPTER 1113 Planning and Zoning Commission; Appeals; Variances
• 210. CHAPTER 1114 Board of Building and Zoning Appeals
• 211. CHAPTER 1115 Amendments
• 212. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts; Uses
• 213. CHAPTER 1121 Districts Established; Map
• 214. CHAPTER 1123 Residential District Regulations
• 215. CHAPTER 1124 Recreation and Residential Development District
• 216. CHAPTER 1125 Unit Development Yard Regulations
• 217. CHAPTER 1127 Multi-Family Dwelling Yard Regulations
• 218. CHAPTER 1129 Minimum Area of Dwelling Units
• 219. CHAPTER 1131 Business and Manufacturing District Regulations
• 220. CHAPTER 1133 Nonconforming Uses
• 221. TITLE FIVE - Other Zoning Provisions
• 222. CHAPTER 1141 Off-Street Parking and Loading
• 223. CHAPTER 1143 Nonresidential Area, Yard and Height Provisions
• 224. CHAPTER 1145 Signs
• 225. CHAPTER 1147 Moving Structures
• 226. CHAPTER 1149 Landscaping
• 227. CHAPTER 1150 Tree Preservation
• 228. CHAPTER 1151 Solar Energy Systems
• 229. APPENDIX ZONE MAP CHANGES
• 230. TITLE NINE - Subdivision Regulations
• 231. CHAPTER 1161 Definitions
• 232. CHAPTER 1163 Administrative Provisions; Penalty
• 233. CHAPTER 1165 Platting Procedure and Documents
• 234. CHAPTER 1167 Improvements
• 235. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
• 236. TITLE ONE - Standards Adopted
• 237. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Basic Building Code
• 238. CHAPTER 1305 Residential Code of Ohio
• 239. CHAPTER 1306 Fire Walls
• 240. TITLE THREE - Local Provisions
• 241. CHAPTER 1309 Building and Occupancy Permits
• 242. CHAPTER 1311 Building Fees
• 243. CHAPTER 1313 Registration of Contractors
• 244. CHAPTER 1315 Portable Home Storage Units
• 245. CHAPTER 1317 Garbage Disposals and Compactors (Repealed)
• 246. CHAPTER 1319 Swimming Pools
• 247. CHAPTER 1321 Unsafe Buildings
• 248. CHAPTER 1323 Driveways
• 249. CHAPTER 1325 Business Maintenance Code
• 250. CHAPTER 1326 Notification of Foreclosure Filing
• 251. CHAPTER 1327 Property Maintenance
• 252. CHAPTER 1328 Incinerators
• 253. CHAPTER 1329 Alarm Systems and False Alarms
• 254. CHAPTER 1331 Dish Antennas
• 255. CHAPTER 1333 Flood Damage Reduction
• 256. CHAPTER 1335 Erosion and Sediment Control
• 257. CHAPTER 1336 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
• 258. CHAPTER 1337 Smoke Detectors
• 259. CHAPTER 1339 Comprehensive Stormwater Management
• 260. CHAPTER 1340 Mini-Storage Warehouses
• 261. CHAPTER 1341 Rental Properties
• 262. CHAPTER 1342 Group Homes (Repealed)
• 263. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
• 264. CHAPTER 1505 Standard Codes Adopted
• 265. CHAPTER 1509 Blasting
• 266. CHAPTER 1513 Fires
• 267. CHAPTER 1517 Fire Hydrants
• 268. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
• 269. CHAPTER 1520 Building Marking System Program
• 270. CHAPTER 1521 Recovery Costs for Emergency Actions
• 271. CHAPTER 1523 Recovery Costs for Emergency Services