Every town writes its own rules, and Lakewood, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 164 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. Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, Ohio
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 32-00
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. CHARTER
- 8. ARTICLE ONE MUNICIPAL POWERS
- 9. ARTICLE TWO COUNCIL
- 10. ARTICLE THREE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
- 11. ARTICLE FOUR DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
- 12. ARTICLE FIVE FINANCE
- 13. ARTICLE SIX CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
- 14. ARTICLE SEVEN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 15. ARTICLE EIGHT ETHICS AND TRAINING
- 16. ARTICLE NINE ELECTIONS, INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL
- 17. ARTICLE TEN APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY
- 18. ARTICLE ELEVEN GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 19. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 20. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 21. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 22. CHAPTER 103 Ward Boundaries and Dock Lines
- 23. CHAPTER 105 City Seal
- 24. CHAPTER 107 Publication of Legal Notices
- 25. CHAPTER 109 Public Meetings
- 26. CHAPTER 111 Purchasing and Contracting
- 27. CHAPTER 113 Living Wage
- 28. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 29. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 30. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 31. CHAPTER 123 Departments and Directors Established
- 32. CHAPTER 125 Mayor
- 33. CHAPTER 127 Department of Law
- 34. CHAPTER 128 Municipal Income Tax (Through December 31, 2015)
- 35. CHAPTER 128 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 36. CHAPTER 129 Department of Finance; Moneys, Investments and Funds
- 37. CHAPTER 131 Department of Public Works
- 38. CHAPTER 133 Department of Public Safety
- 39. CHAPTER 135 Division of Police
- 40. CHAPTER 137 Division of Fire
- 41. CHAPTER 138 Department of Human Resources
- 42. CHAPTER 139 Department of Planning and Development
- 43. CHAPTER 140 Department of Human Services
- 44. CHAPTER 141 Special Assessments
- 45. CHAPTER 142 Community Relations Advisory Commission
- 46. CHAPTER 143 City Records Commission
- 47. CHAPTER 144 Civil Service Commission
- 48. CHAPTER 145 Keep Lakewood Beautiful Board
- 49. CHAPTER 146 Animal Safety and Welfare Advisory Board
- 50. CHAPTER 147 Bonds
- 51. CHAPTER 148 Personal Information Systems
- 52. CHAPTER 149 Employment Provisions
- 53. CHAPTER 150 Public Art Advisory Board
- 54. CHAPTER 151 Sundry Claims (Repealed)
- 55. CHAPTER 152 Tree Advisory and Education Board
- 56. CHAPTER 153 Urban Renewal
- 57. CHAPTER 154 Planning Commission
- 58. CHAPTER 155 Real Property Transactions
- 59. CHAPTER 156 Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals
- 60. CHAPTER 157 Collective Bargaining (Repealed)
- 61. CHAPTER 158 Child Care Services Advisory Board (Repealed)
- 62. CHAPTER 159 Youth Council.
- 63. CHAPTER 160 Audit Committee
- 64. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 65. CHAPTER 161 Complete and Active Streets Education & Advisory Board
- 66. CHAPTER 170 Municipal Court
- 67. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 68. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 69. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 70. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 71. CHAPTER 305 Traffic and Safety Commission (Repealed)
- 72. CHAPTER 307 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
- 73. CHAPTER 309 Parking Violations Bureau
- 74. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 75. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 76. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 77. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles.
- 78. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 79. CHAPTER 333 Intoxication; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 80. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 81. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 82. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 83. CHAPTER 341 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 84. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 85. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 86. CHAPTER 353 Off-Street Parking
- 87. CHAPTER 355 Parking Meters
- 88. CHAPTER 357 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- 89. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 90. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 91. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 92. TITLE ELEVEN - Water Traffic
- 93. CHAPTER 381 Watercraft
- 94. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 95. CHAPTER 503 Abortions (Repealed)
- 96. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 97. CHAPTER 506 Designation of Nuisance, Dangerous and Vicious Animals
- 98. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 99. CHAPTER 510 Nuisance Abatement
- 100. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 101. CHAPTER 515 Noise Control
- 102. CHAPTER 516 Discrimination Prohibited
- 103. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 104. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 105. CHAPTER 523 Indoor Air Pollution
- 106. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 107. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 108. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 109. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 110. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 111. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 112. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 113. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 114. CHAPTER 557 Parades and Special Events
- 115. CHAPTER 565 Trees
- 116. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 117. CHAPTER 715 Cable Television Systems
- 118. CHAPTER 717 Portable Storage Containers
- 119. CHAPTER 719 Amusement Devices
- 120. CHAPTER 721 Donation Boxes
- 121. CHAPTER 725 Exhibitions, Stunts and Amusements
- 122. CHAPTER 727 Farmers’ Market
- 123. CHAPTER 729 Gas and Oil Wells
- 124. CHAPTER 731 Public Utility Poles and Underground Work
- 125. CHAPTER 737 Secondhand Dealers
- 126. CHAPTER 741 Peddlers, Vendors and Solicitors
- 127. CHAPTER 743 Mobile Food Service Operation
- 128. CHAPTER 753 Fire and Going-Out-of-Business Sales
- 129. CHAPTER 765 Soliciting Membership for Protection
- 130. CHAPTER 771 Forestry and Tree Surgery
- 131. CHAPTER 772 Business Operations
- 132. CHAPTER 773 Registration of Users of Pesticides
- 133. CHAPTER 774 Residential Child Day Care Services Resource Registry
- 134. CHAPTER 775 Sidewalk Sales
- 135. CHAPTER 777 Licensing and Operation of Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 136. CHAPTER 779 Marijuana Operations
- 137. CHAPTER 781 Automobile Business Operations
- 138. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 139. CHAPTER 902 Sewer Charges
- 140. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalks and Curbs
- 141. CHAPTER 904 Use of Public Ways by Service Providers
- 142. CHAPTER 905 Parks
- 143. CHAPTER 906 Use of Public Ways for Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
- 144. CHAPTER 907 Lakewood Hospital
- 145. CHAPTER 909 City Scales
- 146. CHAPTER 911 Lakewood Refuse and Recycling Center.
- 147. CHAPTER 913 Wastewater Disposal
- 148. CHAPTER 915 Water Rates
- 149. CHAPTER 917 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 150. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 151. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 152. CHAPTER 1101 Title, Purpose, Intent
- 153. CHAPTER 1103 Definitions
- 154. CHAPTER 1105 Districts Established, Maps
- 155. TITLE THREE - District Regulation
- 156. CHAPTER 1121 Single-Family Residential Districts
- 157. CHAPTER 1123 Single- and Two-Family Residential Districts
- 158. CHAPTER 1125 Lagoon District
- 159. CHAPTER 1127 Multiple-Family Residential Districts
- 160. CHAPTER 1129 Commercial Districts
- 161. CHAPTER 1131 Industrial District
- 162. CHAPTER 1133 Additional District Regulations
- 163. CHAPTER 1134 Historic Preservation Districts (HPD) and Historic Properties (HP)
- 164. CHAPTER 1135 Mixed Use Overlay District