Every town writes its own rules, and Jackson, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 157 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. Jackson, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JACKSON, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 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. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 18. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 19. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 20. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 21. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 22. CHAPTER 107 Public Records
- 23. CHAPTER 109 Purchasing Procedures
- 24. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 25. CHAPTER 111 Council
- 26. CHAPTER 113 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 27. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 28. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
- 29. CHAPTER 123 Director of Law
- 30. CHAPTER 125 Auditor
- 31. CHAPTER 127 Treasurer
- 32. CHAPTER 129 Departments of Public Service and Safety
- 33. CHAPTER 131 Police Department
- 34. CHAPTER 133 Fire Department
- 35. CHAPTER 135 City Hall Department
- 36. CHAPTER 137 Recreation Department
- 37. CHAPTER 139 Sewer Department
- 38. CHAPTER 141 Street Department
- 39. CHAPTER 143 Engineering Department
- 40. CHAPTER 147 Employees Generally
- 41. CHAPTER 149 Employment Contracts
- 42. TITLE SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
- 43. CHAPTER 160 Human Rights Board; Discrimination
- 44. CHAPTER 161 Board of Control
- 45. CHAPTER 163 Civil Service Commission
- 46. CHAPTER 165 Board of Health
- 47. CHAPTER 167 Investment of Public Funds
- 48. CHAPTER 171 Water Service
- 49. CHAPTER 173 Litter Control Board
- 50. CHAPTER 175 City Records Commission
- 51. CHAPTER 177 Visitors and Conventions Commission
- 52. CHAPTER 178 David Brooks Jones Endowment for the Arts Fund Board
- 53. CHAPTER 179 Tree Commission
- 54. TITLE NINE - Judicial
- 55. CHAPTER 181 Municipal Court
- 56. TITLE ELEVEN - Taxation
- 57. CHAPTER 191 Transient Occupancy Tax
- 58. CHAPTER 193 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 59. CHAPTER 195 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2018
- 60. CHAPTER 197 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2021
- 61. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 62. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 63. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 64. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 65. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 66. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 67. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 68. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 69. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 70. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 71. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 72. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 73. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 74. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 75. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 76. CHAPTER 343 Transportation of Radioactive Materials and Hazardous Substances
- 77. CHAPTER 345 Golf Carts
- 78. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 79. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 80. CHAPTER 353 Designated Parking Spaces
- 81. CHAPTER 355 Off-Street Parking
- 82. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 83. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 84. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 85. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 86. CHAPTER 377 Skateboards, Roller Skates and Non-Motorized Scooters
- 87. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 88. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 89. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 90. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 91. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 92. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 93. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 94. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 95. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 96. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 97. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 98. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 99. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 100. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 101. CHAPTER 557 Weed Control
- 102. CHAPTER 558 Noise Control
- 103. CHAPTER 559 Litter Control
- 104. CHAPTER 561 Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
- 105. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 106. CHAPTER 705 Junk Dealers and Yards
- 107. CHAPTER 706 Yard Sales
- 108. CHAPTER 709 Peddlers
- 109. CHAPTER 713 Coin-Operated Amusement Machines
- 110. CHAPTER 717 Street Carnivals
- 111. CHAPTER 721 Taxicabs
- 112. CHAPTER 725 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- 113. CHAPTER 727 Secondhand Dealers
- 114. CHAPTER 729 Panhandling
- 115. CHAPTER 731 Transient Merchants
- 116. CHAPTER 733 Alarm Systems
- 117. CHAPTER 735 Ice Cream Truck Operators
- 118. CHAPTER 737 Food Trucks and Mobile Food Service Vehicles
- 119. CHAPTER 739 Video Service Providers
- 120. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 121. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalks
- 122. CHAPTER 901 Street Excavations
- 123. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalk Construction
- 124. CHAPTER 909 Gasoline Curb Service
- 125. CHAPTER 913 Vacating, Narrowing and Naming Streets
- 126. TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
- 127. CHAPTER 919 Utilities Generally
- 128. CHAPTER 921 Electric Service
- 129. CHAPTER 925 Sewers
- 130. CHAPTER 926 Protection of Sewers
- 131. CHAPTER 927 Sewer Rates
- 132. CHAPTER 929 Water Service
- 133. TITLE FIVE - Public Services
- 134. CHAPTER 941 Cemeteries
- 135. CHAPTER 945 Garbage
- 136. CHAPTER 949 Municipal Auditorium
- 137. CHAPTER 953 Parks
- 138. CHAPTER 957 Municipal Pool
- 139. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 140. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 141. CHAPTER 1305 Building Official
- 142. CHAPTER 1309 Board of Appeals
- 143. CHAPTER 1311 Building Permits
- 144. CHAPTER 1313 Utilities
- 145. CHAPTER 1314 Residential Subdivision Street and Utilities Construction Policy
- 146. CHAPTER 1315 Construction Requirements
- 147. Page 147
- 148. CHAPTER 1319 Certificate of Occupancy (Repealed)
- 149. CHAPTER 1323 Unsafe Buildings
- 150. CHAPTER 1327 Swimming Pool Enclosures
- 151. CHAPTER 1331 Flood Damage Reduction
- 152. CHAPTER 1333 Fire Loss Insurance Proceeds
- 153. CHAPTER 1337 Drainage Requirements
- 154. CHAPTER 1339 Freestanding Antennas and Towers
- 155. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 156. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 157. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks