Every town writes its own rules, and Hiram, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 119 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. Hiram, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO.
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 9. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 10. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 11. CHAPTER 103 Open Records Policy
- 12. CHAPTER 105 Official Standards
- 13. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 14. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 15. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 16. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 17. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 18. CHAPTER 133 Fiscal Officer
- 19. CHAPTER 135 Village Administrator
- 20. CHAPTER 137 Solicitor
- 21. CHAPTER 139 Police Department
- 22. CHAPTER 141 Fire Department
- 23. CHAPTER 143 Recreation and Park Board
- 24. CHAPTER 144 Economic Development Committee
- 25. CHAPTER 145 Beautification Commission
- 26. CHAPTER 146 Hiram Historical Society
- 27. CHAPTER 153 Employees Generally
- 28. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 29. CHAPTER 181 Municipal Court
- 30. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 31. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 32. CHAPTER 182 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 33. CHAPTER 183 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 34. CHAPTER 191 Excise Tax on Lodgings
- 35. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 36. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 37. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 38. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 39. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 40. CHAPTER 309 Parking Violations Bureau
- 41. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 42. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 43. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 44. CHAPTER 319 Manually-Operated Traffic Law Enforcement 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. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 55. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 56. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 57. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 58. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 59. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 60. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 61. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 62. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 63. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 64. CHAPTER 523 Minor’s Curfew
- 65. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 66. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 67. CHAPTER 531 Noise
- 68. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 69. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 70. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 71. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 72. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 73. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 74. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 75. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 76. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 77. CHAPTER 901 Sidewalks
- 78. CHAPTER 909 Trees
- 79. CHAPTER 911 Excavations
- 80. CHAPTER 925 Water Service
- 81. CHAPTER 927 Sewer Regulations
- 82. CHAPTER 929 Utility Rate Schedule
- 83. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 84. CHAPTER 941 Garbage and Rubbish Collection
- 85. CHAPTER 945 Cemetery Rules and Regulations
- 86. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 87. CHAPTER 1103 Definitions
- 88. CHAPTER 1105 Administration
- 89. CHAPTER 1107 Enforcement
- 90. CHAPTER 1109 Nonconformities
- 91. CHAPTER 1111 Site Plan Review
- 92. CHAPTER 1113 General Provisions
- 93. CHAPTER 1115 Zoning Districts
- 94. CHAPTER 1117 Open Space/Conservation District
- 95. CHAPTER 1119 R-1 Low Density Residential District
- 96. CHAPTER 1121 R-2 Residential District
- 97. CHAPTER 1123 R-3 Residential District
- 98. CHAPTER 1125 R-4 Special Residential District
- 99. CHAPTER 1126 Mixed Use Commercial District
- 100. CHAPTER 1127 C- Commercial District
- 101. CHAPTER 1129 Institutional District
- 102. CHAPTER 1131 I - Light Industrial District
- 103. CHAPTER 1133 Planned Unit Development Floating District
- 104. CHAPTER 1135 Conditional Use Requirements
- 105. CHAPTER 1137 Amendments
- 106. CHAPTER 1139 Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
- 107. CHAPTER 1141 Signs
- 108. CHAPTER 1143 Subdivision Regulations
- 109. CHAPTER 1145 Conservation Subdivisions
- 110. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 111. CHAPTER 1303 Abandoned Structures and Unoccupied Lots
- 112. CHAPTER 1311 Residential Code of Ohio
- 113. CHAPTER 1321 Wrecking and Moving Structures
- 114. CHAPTER 1331 House Numbers
- 115. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 116. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 117. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
- 118. CHAPTER 1521 Key Boxes
- 119. CHAPTER 1531 Smoke Detectors