Every town writes its own rules, and Lima, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 253 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. Lima, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LIMA, OHIO
- 3. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
- 4. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LIMA, OHIO
- 5. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 6. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 7. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 8. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 9. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 10. CHAPTER 208 Public Records
- 11. CHAPTER 209 Elections
- 12. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 13. CHAPTER 210 Council
- 14. CHAPTER 212 Ordinances, Resolutions; Home Rule Authority
- 15. TITLE SIX- Administration
- 16. CHAPTER 220 Mayor; Administrative Powers
- 17. CHAPTER 222 Department of Law; Public Defender
- 18. CHAPTER 224 Administration Chief of Staff
- 19. CHAPTER 225 Department of Communications
- 20. CHAPTER 226 Department of Finance
- 21. CHAPTER 227 Department of Workforce and Small Business Development
- 22. CHAPTER 228 Auditing Department
- 23. CHAPTER 230 Department of Taxation
- 24. CHAPTER 232 Police Department
- 25. CHAPTER 234 Fire Department
- 26. CHAPTER 236 Department of Utilities
- 27. CHAPTER 238 Department of Public Works
- 28. CHAPTER 240 Department of Human Resources
- 29. CHAPTER 242 Department of Housing and Neighborhoods
- 30. CHAPTER 244 Employees Generally
- 31. CHAPTER 246 Authorized Employment Positions
- 32. TITLE EIGHT - Boards and Commissions
- 33. CHAPTER 250 Urban Forest Council
- 34. CHAPTER 252 Planning Commission
- 35. CHAPTER 254 Building Appeals Board
- 36. CHAPTER 256 Human Relations Commission
- 37. CHAPTER 258 Wrestling and Boxing Commission
- 38. CHAPTER 260 Civil Service Board
- 39. CHAPTER 262 Municipal Treasury Investment Board
- 40. CHAPTER 264 Urban Renewal Advisory Commission
- 41. CHAPTER 266 Traffic Commission
- 42. CHAPTER 268 Board of Adjustment
- 43. CHAPTER 270 Recreation Board
- 44. CHAPTER 271 Youth Commission
- 45. CHAPTER 272 Payment of Claims
- 46. TITLE TEN - Miscellaneous Municipal Functions
- 47. CHAPTER 280 Investigations by Council or Mayor
- 48. CHAPTER 282 Municipal Treasury Investments
- 49. CHAPTER 284 Summary Sales of Personal Property
- 50. CHAPTER 286 Special Assessments
- 51. CHAPTER 288 City Contracts
- 52. CHAPTER 290 Urban Renewal
- 53. CHAPTER 292 Health Services
- 54. CHAPTER 294 Municipally Owned Real Estate
- 55. TITLE TWELVE - Judicial
- 56. CHAPTER 298 Municipal Court
- 57. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 58. TITLE TWO - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
- 59. CHAPTER 402: DEFINITIONS
- 60. CHAPTER 404: ENFORCEMENT; IMPOUNDING
- 61. CHAPTER 406: TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC CONTROL MAP
- 62. CHAPTER 408: PENALTIES
- 63. CHAPTER 410 Traffic Commission
- 64. TITLE FOUR - PUBLIC WAYS AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
- 65. CHAPTER 412: OBSTRUCTION AND SPECIAL USES OF PUBLIC WAYS
- 66. CHAPTER 414: TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
- 67. CHAPTER 416: PEDESTRIANS
- 68. TITLE SIX - OPERATION AND VEHICLES
- 69. CHAPTER 432: OPERATION GENERALLY
- 70. CHAPTER 434: O.V.I.; RECKLESS OPERATION; SPEED
- 71. CHAPTER 436: LICENSING; ACCIDENTS
- 72. CHAPTER 438: SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
- 73. CHAPTER 440: COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLES
- 74. CHAPTER 442: DRIVERS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
- 75. CHAPTER 444: BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES GENERALLY
- 76. CHAPTER 446: SNOWMOBILES, OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES AND ALL-PURPOSE VEHICLES
- 77. TITLE EIGHT - PARKING
- 78. CHAPTER 452: PARKING GENERALLY
- 79. CHAPTER 454 Parking Meters
- 80. CHAPTER 456 Municipal Parking Lots
- 81. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 82. CHAPTER 608 Advertising
- 83. CHAPTER 612: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 84. CHAPTER 618: ANIMAL CONTROL
- 85. CHAPTER 624: DRUGS
- 86. CHAPTER 630: GAMBLING
- 87. CHAPTER 636: OFFENSES RELATING TO PERSONS
- 88. CHAPTER 642: OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
- 89. CHAPTER 648: PEACE DISTURBANCES
- 90. CHAPTER 654: PUBLIC SERVICE, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 91. CHAPTER 656 Radio Signals
- 92. CHAPTER 660: SAFETY, SANITATION AND HEALTH
- 93. CHAPTER 666: SEX RELATED OFFENSES
- 94. CHAPTER 672: THEFT AND FRAUD
- 95. CHAPTER 678: WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES
- 96. CHAPTER 698: PENALTIES AND SENTENCING
- 97. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 98. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 99. CHAPTER 802 Licensing in General
- 100. CHAPTER 804 Amusement
- 101. CHAPTER 806 Billposting and Handbills
- 102. CHAPTER 808 Billiards and Bowling
- 103. CHAPTER 809 Video Service Providers
- 104. CHAPTER 810 Cigar Stores and Recreation Centers
- 105. CHAPTER 812 Courtesy Benches
- 106. CHAPTER 814 Detective Agencies and Private Police
- 107. CHAPTER 816 Distress Sales
- 108. CHAPTER 818 Entertainment Centers
- 109. CHAPTER 820 Fire Alarm Systems (Repealed)
- 110. CHAPTER 822 Fortune Telling and Clairvoyancy
- 111. CHAPTER 824 Frozen Desserts
- 112. CHAPTER 828 Junk Dealers
- 113. CHAPTER 830 Massage Establishments and Technicians
- 114. CHAPTER 832 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- 115. CHAPTER 836 Pawnbrokers
- 116. CHAPTER 838 Photographers
- 117. CHAPTER 840 EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES
- 118. CHAPTER 848 Solicitors, Peddlers and Vendors
- 119. CHAPTER 852 Taxicabs
- 120. CHAPTER 854 Antenna Installation
- 121. CHAPTER 856 Trailer and Tourist Camps
- 122. CHAPTER 858 Transfer Agencies
- 123. CHAPTER 860 Wrestling and Boxing Exhibitions
- 124. CHAPTER 862 Newsracks
- 125. CHAPTER 864 Home Sales
- 126. CHAPTER 866 Sign Contractors
- 127. CHAPTER 868 Fee Schedule
- 128. CHAPTER 870 Non-discrimination
- 129. CHAPTER 872 Rental Housing Registration; Inspections
- 130. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 131. CHAPTER 880 EARNED INCOME TAX (FOR TAXABLE YEARS PRIOR TO 2016)
- 132. CHAPTER 880 MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX (FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING WITH 2016 AND THEREAFTER)
- 133. CHAPTER 882 New Jobs Incentive Program
- 134. CHAPTER 890 Hotel-Motel Tax
- 135. CHAPTER 894 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 136. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 137. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 138. CHAPTER 1020 Excavations
- 139. CHAPTER 1022 Sidewalks and Curbs
- 140. CHAPTER 1024 Driveways and Curb Cuts
- 141. CHAPTER 1026 Off-Street Parking Facilities
- 142. CHAPTER 1028 Trees, Shrubs and Plants
- 143. CHAPTER 1030 Street and Railway Crossings
- 144. CHAPTER 1032 Use of Streets and Public Ways
- 145. CHAPTER 1034 Street Naming, Re-Naming and Honorary Street Naming
- 146. CHAPTER 1036 Wireless Communications Facilities in the Right-of-Way
- 147. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 148. CHAPTER 1040 Sewers, Sewer Rates, Fees
- 149. CHAPTER 1042 Sewer Rates and Fees
- 150. CHAPTER 1044 Water
- 151. CHAPTER 1046 Electricity
- 152. CHAPTER 1048 Gas
- 153. CHAPTER 1050 Public Transportation
- 154. Chapter 1052 Garbage and Refuse Collection and Disposal
- 155. CHAPTER 1054 STORMWATER UTILITY
- 156. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 157. Page 157
- 158. CHAPTER 1062 Cemeteries
- 159. CHAPTER 1064 Bridges
- 160. CHAPTER 1065 Illicit Discharges and Connections
- 161. CHAPTER 1066 Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control
- 162. CHAPTER 1067 Stormwater Management & Sediment Control Regulations (Repealed)
- 163. CHAPTER 1070 FEE SCHEDULE
- 164. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 165. TITLE TWO - Subdivision Regulations
- 166. CHAPTER 1220 Standards and Improvements
- 167. CHAPTER 1222 Plat Fees
- 168. TITLE FOUR - Zoning Code
- 169. CHAPTER 1240 Definitions
- 170. CHAPTER 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 171. CHAPTER 1244 Board of Adjustment
- 172. CHAPTER 1246 Zoning Map and Districts Generally
- 173. CHAPTER 1248 Residential Districts
- 174. CHAPTER 1250 Office Districts
- 175. CHAPTER 1252 Business Districts
- 176. CHAPTER 1254 Industrial Districts
- 177. CHAPTER 1256 Use Exceptions
- 178. CHAPTER 1258 Height Districts
- 179. CHAPTER 1260 Area Districts
- 180. CHAPTER 1262 Garages and Fences
- 181. CHAPTER 1264 Off-Street Parking
- 182. CHAPTER 1266 Flood Damage Reduction
- 183. CHAPTER 1268 Outdoor Advertising: Billboards
- 184. CHAPTER 1272 South Main Street Overlay/Design Review District
- 185. TITLE SIX-FEES
- 186. CHAPTER 1290 Fee Schedule
- 187. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 188. TITLE TWO - Building Code
- 189. CHAPTER 1402 Standard Codes Adopted
- 190. CHAPTER 1404 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 191. CHAPTER 1406 Building Appeals Board
- 192. CHAPTER 1408 Building Permits, Certificates and Fees
- 193. CHAPTER 1409 SPECIAL BUILDING CRITERIA WITHIN THE DESIGN REVIEW DISTRICT
- 194. CHAPTER 1410 Inspections
- 195. CHAPTER 1412 Use of Public Property in Building Operations
- 196. CHAPTER 1414 Moving Buildings
- 197. CHAPTER 1420 Existing Buildings; Dangerous Buildings
- 198. CHAPTER 1422 Fire Limits
- 199. Chapter 1440 Building Contractor Registration
- 200. Chapter 1442 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Contractor Registration
- 201. CHAPTER 1444 Mechanical Permits, Certificates and Fees
- 202. CHAPTER 1446 FIRE ALARM PERMITS, CERTIFICATES AND FEES (Repealed)
- 203. CHAPTER 1452 Awnings and Canopies
- 204. CHAPTER 1456 Numbering of Houses
- 205. TITLE FOUR - Electrical Code
- 206. CHAPTER 1458 General Provisions and Definitions
- 207. CHAPTER 1460 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 208. CHAPTER 1462 Board of Examiners
- 209. CHAPTER 1464 Board of Appeals
- 210. CHAPTER 1466 Electrical Permits
- 211. CHAPTER 1468 Licensing Electrical Contractors
- 212. CHAPTER 1469 Registration Residential Electrical Contractors
- 213. CHAPTER 1470 Inspections
- 214. CHAPTER 1472 Standards and Materials
- 215. TITLE SIX - Plumbing Code
- 216. CHAPTER 1474 Health District Regulations and Ohio Plumbing Code
- 217. TITLE EIGHT - Outdoor Advertising Code
- 218. CHAPTER 1480 Permits and Inspections
- 219. CHAPTER 1482 Licensing Sign Contractors
- 220. TITLE TEN - Fees
- 221. CHAPTER 1490 Fee Schedule
- 222. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 223. CHAPTER 1604 Administration
- 224. CHAPTER 1606 Miscellaneous Regulations
- 225. CHAPTER 1610 Fire Alarm Systems (Repealed)
- 226. CHAPTER 1690 Fees Schedule
- 227. PART EIGHTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
- 228. CHAPTER 1804 General Provisions and Administration
- 229. CHAPTER 1806 General Requirements for Exterior Property Areas
- 230. CHAPTER 1808 General Requirements for Exterior Structure
- 231. CHAPTER 1810 General Requirements for Interior Structure
- 232. CHAPTER 1812 Rubbish and Garbage
- 233. CHAPTER 1814 Extermination
- 234. CHAPTER 1816 Unsafe Structures and Equipment
- 235. CHAPTER 1818 Light, Ventilation and Occupancy
- 236. CHAPTER 1820 General Requirements for Plumbing
- 237. CHAPTER 1822 Mechanical and Electrical Requirements
- 238. CHAPTER 1824 General Requirements for Fire Safety
- 239. CHAPTER 1826 Referenced Standards
- 240. CHAPTER 1828 Historic Preservation District Board
- 241. CHAPTER 1830 Portable On Demand Storage Units
- 242. PART TWENTY - NUISANCE ABATEMENT
- 243. TITLE TWO - GENERAL PUBLIC NUISANCE CODE
- 244. CHAPTER 2002 General Provisions and Definitions
- 245. CHAPTER 2004 Public Nuisance Administrator
- 246. CHAPTER 2006 Notices and Appeals
- 247. CHAPTER 2008 Requirements, Enforcement and Penalties
- 248. CHAPTER 2010 Board of Public Nuisance Appeals
- 249. TITLE FOUR - DRUG HOUSE NUISANCE ABATEMENT CODE
- 250. CHAPTER 2020 General Provisions and Definitions
- 251. CHAPTER 2022 Drug House Nuisance Administrator
- 252. CHAPTER 2024 Notices and Appeals
- 253. CHAPTER 2026 Requirements, Enforcement and Penalties