Every town writes its own rules, and Lorain, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 209 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. Lorain, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LORAIN, OHIO
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 8. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 9. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 10. CHAPTER 103 Wards and Boundaries
- 11. CHAPTER 105 Official Standards
- 12. CHAPTER 107 Open Meetings
- 13. CHAPTER 109 Public Improvements
- 14. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 15. CHAPTER 111 Council
- 16. CHAPTER 113 Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts
- 17. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 18. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
- 19. CHAPTER 123 Director of Law
- 20. CHAPTER 125 Auditor
- 21. CHAPTER 127 Treasurer
- 22. CHAPTER 129 Department of Public Safety
- 23. CHAPTER 131 Police Department
- 24. CHAPTER 133 Fire Department
- 25. CHAPTER 136 Fair Housing
- 26. CHAPTER 137 Department of Public Service
- 27. CHAPTER 143 Lorain Port Authority
- 28. CHAPTER 147 Parks and Recreation Department
- 29. CHAPTER 149 Board of Health (Repealed)
- 30. CHAPTER 151 Sealer of Weights and Measures (Repealed)
- 31. CHAPTER 155 Civil Service Commission
- 32. CHAPTER 157 Employment Provisions
- 33. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 34. CHAPTER 171 Municipal Court
- 35. TITLE NINE - Navigation and Watercraft Control
- 36. CHAPTER 181 Definitions, Enforcement and Compliance
- 37. CHAPTER 182 General Provisions
- 38. CHAPTER 183 Administration; Harbormaster
- 39. CHAPTER 185 Watercraft, Traffic and Operations
- 40. CHAPTER 186 Equipment
- 41. CHAPTER 187 Wharves and Docks
- 42. TITLE ELEVEN - Taxation
- 43. CHAPTER 191 Income Tax
- 44. CHAPTER 192 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016 and Including Subsequent Amendments
- 45. CHAPTER 193 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 46. CHAPTER 195 Transient Lodging Tax
- 47. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 48. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 49. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 50. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 51. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 52. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 53. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 54. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 55. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 56. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 57. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 58. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 59. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 60. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 61. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 62. CHAPTER 343 Under-Speed Vehicles
- 63. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 64. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 65. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 66. CHAPTER 355 Fire Lanes
- 67. CHAPTER 357 Snow Emergencies
- 68. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 69. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 70. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 71. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 72. CHAPTER 377 Motorized Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 73. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 74. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 75. CHAPTER 506 Prohibition of Conversion Therapy on Minors
- 76. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 77. CHAPTER 511 Noise Control
- 78. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 79. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 80. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 81. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 82. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 83. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 84. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 85. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 86. CHAPTER 543 Strikebreakers
- 87. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 88. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 89. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 90. CHAPTER 557 Weeds
- 91. CHAPTER 559 Nuisances (Repealed)
- 92. CHAPTER 560 Public Nuisances
- 93. CHAPTER 561 Litter and Litter Removal
- 94. CHAPTER 563 Building and House Numbering
- 95. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 96. CHAPTER 707 Amusements; Movies, Circuses and Carnivals
- 97. CHAPTER 711 Auctions (Repealed)
- 98. CHAPTER 715 Billiards and Pool
- 99. CHAPTER 719 Bingo Parties
- 100. CHAPTER 721 Boxing and Wrestling
- 101. CHAPTER 725 Drive-in Restaurants
- 102. CHAPTER 726 Vending Machine Operations
- 103. CHAPTER 727 Going-out-of-Business Sales (Repealed)
- 104. CHAPTER 731 Juke Boxes
- 105. CHAPTER 735 Secondhand Dealers
- 106. CHAPTER 736 Junk Yards and Shops
- 107. CHAPTER 739 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- 108. CHAPTER 741 Hotels and Similar Establishments
- 109. CHAPTER 743 Solicitation
- 110. CHAPTER 745 Home Solicitation Sales
- 111. CHAPTER 747 Private Police
- 112. CHAPTER 749 Private Investigators and Agencies
- 113. CHAPTER 750 Computerized Internet Sweepstakes Cafes
- 114. CHAPTER 755 Sound Trucks or Cars (Repealed)
- 115. CHAPTER 759 Taxicabs
- 116. CHAPTER 763 Temporary Stores
- 117. CHAPTER 765 Massage Parlors
- 118. CHAPTER 767 Late Night Sales
- 119. CHAPTER 769 Garage Sales
- 120. CHAPTER 771 Commercial Kennels
- 121. CHAPTER 773 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
- 122. CHAPTER 775 Street Vendors/Peddlers
- 123. CHAPTER 777 Bars, Taverns and Nightclubs
- 124. CHAPTER 778 Outdoor Refreshment Areas
- 125. CHAPTER 779 Recycling Receptacles
- 126. CHAPTER 780 Tobacco Retailer Establishments (Repealed)
- 127. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 128. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalks
- 129. CHAPTER 901 Street Excavations and Construction
- 130. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalk Construction and Repair
- 131. CHAPTER 905 Driveways
- 132. CHAPTER 907 Roadside Culverts and Drains
- 133. CHAPTER 909 Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Permits for Outdoor Dining Areas
- 134. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 135. CHAPTER 911 Water Rules and Regulations
- 136. CHAPTER 913 Water Pollution Rules and Regulations
- 137. CHAPTER 915 Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Rules and Regulations
- 138. CHAPTER 917 Ditches, Watercourses and Drainage Improvements
- 139. CHAPTER 921 Utility Wires and Conduits
- 140. CHAPTER 923 Flood Damage Reduction
- 141. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 142. CHAPTER 931 Parks
- 143. CHAPTER 933 Elmwood Cemetery
- 144. CHAPTER 941 Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
- 145. CHAPTER 943 Garbage and Refuse Disposal
- 146. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 147. TITLE ONE - Enactment; Interpretation
- 148. CHAPTER 1101 Enactment
- 149. CHAPTER 1103 Code Interpretation
- 150. TITLE THREE - Plats and Platting
- 151. CHAPTER 1111 Allotment Regulations
- 152. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Districts
- 153. CHAPTER 1121 Zoning Districts and Map
- 154. CHAPTER 1123 Residential Zoning Districts
- 155. CHAPTER 1125 Business Zoning Districts
- 156. CHAPTER 1127 Industrial Zoning Districts
- 157. CHAPTER 1129 Mixed-Use Zoning District
- 158. CHAPTER 1131 Planned Unit Development District
- 159. CHAPTER 1133 Special Purpose Zoning Districts
- 160. TITLE SEVEN - Supplemental Zoning Regulations
- 161. CHAPTER 1141 General Provisions
- 162. CHAPTER 1143 Conditional Uses
- 163. CHAPTER 1145 Site Development Plans
- 164. CHAPTER 1147 Landscaping and Buffering
- 165. CHAPTER 1149 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 166. CHAPTER 1151 Signs
- 167. CHAPTER 1153 Nonconformities
- 168. TITLE NINE - Zoning Administration, Enforcement and Procedures
- 169. CHAPTER 1171 Review and Decision
- 170. CHAPTER 1173 Administration and Enforcement
- 171. CHAPTER 1175 Appeals and Variances
- 172. CHAPTER 1177 Amendments
- 173. TITLE ELEVEN - Definitions
- 174. CHAPTER 1191 Definitions
- 175. APPENDIX A CONSOLIDATED TABLE OF USES
- 176. APPENDIX B CONSOLIDATED TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- 177. PART THIRTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 178. CHAPTER 1302 Registration of Vacant Commercial Buildings
- 179. CHAPTER 1305 Local Provisions
- 180. PART FIFTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 181. TITLE ONE - Standards Adopted
- 182. CHAPTER 1501 Administration and Enforcement
- 183. CHAPTER 1503 Ohio Building Code
- 184. CHAPTER 1505 Residential Code of Ohio
- 185. CHAPTER 1507 Electrical Code
- 186. CHAPTER 1509 Property Maintenance Code
- 187. CHAPTER 1511 Plumbing Code
- 188. CHAPTER 1513 Grading Regulations
- 189. CHAPTER 1515 Registration of Vacant Commercial Buildings
- 190. TITLE THREE - Local Provisions
- 191. CHAPTER 1521 Housing Board of Appeals
- 192. CHAPTER 1523 Unsafe Buildings
- 193. CHAPTER 1525 Use and Occupancy Housing Code
- 194. CHAPTER 1527 Minimum Use and Occupancy Standards for Dwellings
- 195. CHAPTER 1529 Construction Site Soil Erosion, Sediment and Other Wastes and Storm Water Runoff Regulations
- 196. CHAPTER 1531 Post-Construction Water Quality Regulations
- 197. CHAPTER 1533 Regulations Controlling Riparian Setbacks and Wetland Setbacks
- 198. CHAPTER 1535 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 199. CHAPTER 1537 Rental Dwelling Housing License Code
- 200. CHAPTER 1539 Certificate of Inspection
- 201. CHAPTER 1541 Untenanted Residential Property Certification
- 202. CHAPTER 1543 Clandestine Drug Laboratories
- 203. CHAPTER 1545 Land Reutilization
- 204. CHAPTER 1546 Charitable Donation Bin Regulations
- 205. CHAPTER 1547 Composting
- 206. CHAPTER 1548 Portable Storage Units
- 207. CHAPTER 1549 Illegal Dumping
- 208. CHAPTER 1550 Large Storage or Waste Containers (TLC Dumpster)
- 209. PART SEVENTEEN - RATE AND FEE SCHEDULE