Loveland, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through July 1, 2024 | State legislation current through February 28, 2024. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/loveland/latest/overview

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1. Loveland, Ohio
2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LOVELAND, OHIO
3. CERTIFICATION
4. CITY OFFICIALS
5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
6. EDITOR'S NOTE
7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
9. TABLE A - ANNEXATIONS AND DETACHMENTS
10. TABLE B - DEDICATIONS AND PLAT APPROVAL
11. TABLE C - EASEMENTS
12. TABLE D - FRANCHISES
13. TABLE E - REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
14. TABLE F - STREET NAMES
15. TABLE G - VACATIONS
16. TABLE H - ZONING MAP CHANGES
17. TABLE I - ZONING PLANS AND PROCEDURES
18. TABLE J - BONDS
19. TABLE K - CONTRACTS
20. CHARTER
21. Art. I NAME AND BOUNDARIES; POWER; FORM OF GOVERNMENT
22. SECTION 1.01 NAME AND BOUNDARIES.
23. SECTION 1.02 MUNICIPAL POWERS.
24. SECTION 1.03 FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
25. Art. II THE CITY COUNCIL
26. SECTION 2.01 NUMBER, SELECTION, TERM.
27. SECTION 2.02 QUALIFICATIONS.
28. SECTION 2.03 FILLING OF VACANCIES.
29. SECTION 2.04 BEGINNING OF TERM OF OFFICE.
30. SECTION 2.05 ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS.
31. SECTION 2.06 MAYOR AND VICE-MAYOR.
32. SECTION 2.07 SALARIES.
33. SECTION 2.08 CLERK OF COUNCIL.
34. SECTION 2.09 RULES AND JOURNAL.
35. SECTION 2.10 POWERS OF COUNCIL.
36. Art. III ACTION OF COUNCIL
37. SECTION 3.01 ACTION OF COUNCIL.
38. SECTION 3.02 ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
39. SECTION 3.03 EFFECTIVE DATE.
40. SECTION 3.04 PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES.
41. SECTION 3.05 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
42. SECTION 3.06 ADOPTION OF STANDARD CODES BY REFERENCE.
43. Art. IV THE CITY MANAGER
44. SECTION 4.01 APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS, SALARY, AND BENEFITS.
45. SECTION 4.02 DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER.
46. SECTION 4.03 ABSENCE OR DISABILITY OF THE CITY MANAGER.
47. SECTION 4.04 REMOVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER.
48. SECTION 4.05 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER.
49. Art. V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
50. SECTION 5.01 CREATION OF DEPARTMENTS.
51. SECTION 5.02 DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
52. SECTION 5.03 DEPARTMENTAL DIVISIONS.
53. SECTION 5.04 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
54. SECTION 5.05 DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
55. SECTION 5.05a POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.
56. SECTION 5.06 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
57. SECTION 5.06a POWER AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
58. SECTION 5.07 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY.
59. SECTION 5.08 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
60. Art. VI TAXATION AND BORROWING
61. SECTION 6.01 LEVYING TAXES.
62. SECTION 6.02 SUBMISSION OF EXTRA LEVY TO VOTE.
63. SECTION 6.03 POWER TO INCUR DEBT, ISSUE BONDS OR NOTES.
64. SECTION 6.04 MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS AND REVENUE BONDS.
65. SECTION 6.05 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BONDS.
66. SECTION 6.06 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES.
67. SECTION 6.07 PROCEDURE IN BOND AND NOTE ISSUES.
68. SECTION 6.08 EMERGENCY BORROWING.
69. SECTION 6.09 ADDITIONAL LEVIES.
70. SECTION 6.10 INCOME TAX MEASURES TO BE APPROVED BY ELECTORS.
71. SECTION 6.11 SALE OF MUNICIPALLY-OWNED UTILITIES.
72. Art. VII FINANCE
73. SECTION 7.01 ANNUAL TAX BUDGET.
74. SECTION 7.02 REVISION OF TAX BUDGET.
75. SECTION 7.03 OTHER PROCEDURES.
76. SECTION 7.04 FISCAL YEAR.
77. Art. VIII CIVIL SERVICE
78. SECTION 8.01 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: MEMBERSHIP.
79. SECTION 8.02 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: POWERS, DUTIES AND JURISDICTION.
80. Art. IX BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITEES
81. SECTION 9.01 CREATION AND ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICES.
82. SECTION 9.02 BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.
83. SECTION 9.03 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
84. SECTION 9.03a POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
85. SECTION 9.04 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
86. SECTION 9.04a POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
87. SECTION 9.05 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.
88. SECTION 9.06 FINANCE COMMISSION.
89. SECTION 9.07 OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
90. SECTION 9.08 CITY MANAGER - EX OFFICIO MEMBER.
91. Art. X NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
92. SECTION 10.01 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
93. SECTION 10.02 CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.
94. SECTION 10.03 NOMINATIONS.
95. SECTION 10.04 SPONSORS, ACCEPTANCE, VERIFICATION.
96. SECTION 10.05 BALLOTS.
97. SECTION 10.06 WRITE-INS.
98. SECTION 10.07 WATCHERS AND CHALLENGERS.
99. SECTION 10.08 ELECTION.
100. SECTION 10.09 RECALL.
101. Art. XI GENERAL PROVISIONS
102. SECTION 11.01 OATH OF OFFICE.
103. SECTION 11.02 OFFICIAL BONDS.
104. SECTION 11.03 PERSONAL INTEREST.
105. SECTION 11.04 REMOVAL FROM OFFICE - DISQUALIFICATION.
106. SECTION 11.05 AMENDMENTS.
107. SECTION 11.06 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
108. Art. XII TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
109. SECTION 12.01 FISCAL SUCCESSION.
110. SECTION 12.02 CONTINUATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
111. SECTION 12.03 CONTINUATION OF OFFICES.
112. SECTION 12.04 CONTINUANCE OF EMPLOYEES.
113. SECTION 12.05 TRANSFER OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY.
114. SECTION 12.06 CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACTS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
115. SECTION 12.07 PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.
116. SECTION 12.08 REVISED CHARTER; WHEN AMENDMENTS THERETO TAKE EFFECT.
117. SECTION 12.09 CHARTER REVIEW.
118. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
119. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
120. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
121. CHAPTER 103 Administrative Code
122. CHAPTER 105 Official Standards
124. CHAPTER 109 Notification of Meetings
125. CHAPTER 111 Schedule of Fees, Fines and Other Charges
126. TITLE THREE - Legislative
127. CHAPTER 115 Council Generally
128. CHAPTER 117 Council Rules
129. CHAPTER 119 Mayor
130. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
131. CHAPTER 123 City Manager
132. CHAPTER 125 Department of Finance
133. CHAPTER 127 Department of Law
134. CHAPTER 129 Departments Generally
135. CHAPTER 131 Department of Safety
136. CHAPTER 133 Department of Service
137. CHAPTER 135 Department of Recreation
138. CHAPTER 139 Boards and Commissions Generally
139. CHAPTER 141 Records Commission
140. CHAPTER 153 Civil Service Commission
141. CHAPTER 155 Employment Provisions
142. CHAPTER 157 Emergency Disaster Powers
143. CHAPTER 159 Debt Assessment
144. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
145. CHAPTER 171 Mayor’s Court
146. TITLE NINE - Taxation
147. CHAPTER 183 Income Tax
148. CHAPTER 184 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2018
149. CHAPTER 185 Motor Vehicle License Tax
150. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
151. TITLE ONE - Administration
152. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
153. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
154. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
155. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
156. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
157. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
158. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
159. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
160. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
161. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
162. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
163. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
164. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
165. CHAPTER 343 Transportation of Hazardous Materials
166. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
167. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
168. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
169. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
170. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles, Motorcycles and Skateboards
171. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
172. CHAPTER 376 Low-Speed Micromobility Devices
173. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
174. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
175. CHAPTER 507 Curfew For Minors
176. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
177. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
178. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
179. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
180. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
181. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
182. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
183. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
184. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
185. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
186. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
187. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
188. CHAPTER 554 Outdoor Lighting Regulations
189. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
190. CHAPTER 711 Cable Television
191. CHAPTER 717 Farmer’s Market
192. CHAPTER 725 Outdoor Public Entertainment Activity
193. CHAPTER 731 Peddlers and Solicitors
194. CHAPTER 732 Transient Businesses and Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors and Food Trucks
195. CHAPTER 737 Taxicabs
196. CHAPTER 743 Wrecker and Towing Regulations
197. CHAPTER 745 Computerized Internet Sweepstake Terminal Cafes
198. CHAPTER 746 Massage Establishments
199. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
200. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
201. CHAPTER 905 General Provisions
202. CHAPTER 907 Advertising Devices Along Street
203. CHAPTER 913 Use of Public Ways by Service Providers
204. CHAPTER 915 Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
205. TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
206. CHAPTER 921 Water Service
207. CHAPTER 925 Storm Water Management Code
208. CHAPTER 926 Construction and Post-Construction Best Management Practices for Storm Water Management
209. CHAPTER 927 Sewer Service
210. CHAPTER 928 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
211. CHAPTER 929 Industrial Waste Disposal
212. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
213. CHAPTER 953 Waste Collection
214. CHAPTER 955 Parks and Playgrounds
215. CHAPTER 957 Veterans’ Loveland Memorial
216. CHAPTER 959 Fallen Hero Nature Preserve
217. CHAPTER 960 Hill-Wagoner Cemetery Preservation Committee
218. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
219. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration
220. CHAPTER 1105 General Provisions
221. CHAPTER 1107 Definitions
222. CHAPTER 1109 Administration
223. CHAPTER 1111 Enforcement
224. CHAPTER 1113 Violations, Remedies and Fees
225. CHAPTER 1115 Amendments
226. CHAPTER 1117 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
227. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
228. CHAPTER 1123 Districts Established
229. CHAPTER 1125 R-LD Residential-Low Density District
230. CHAPTER 1127 R-MD Residential-Medium Density District
231. CHAPTER 1129 R-MF Residential-Multi-Family District
232. CHAPTER 1133 O-R Office-Residential District
233. CHAPTER 1135 B-C Business-Corridor District
234. CHAPTER 1137 B-R Business-Retail District
235. CHAPTER 1141 H Historic District
236. CHAPTER 1143 L-I Light Industrial District
237. CHAPTER 1147 S-WP Scenic Waterways Passive District
238. CHAPTER 1149 S-WA Scenic Waterways Active District
239. CHAPTER 1151 SPD Special Planning District
240. CHAPTER 1153 CCD Corporate Campus District
241. CHAPTER 1155 A Agriculture District
242. CHAPTER 1156 Table of Permitted Uses
243. CHAPTER 1157 LMO Loveland-Madeira Overlay District
244. CHAPTER 1158 Historic Preservation and Planning District Design Review Guidelines
245. TITLE FIVE - Supplemental Zoning Standards
246. CHAPTER 1165 General Zoning Regulations
247. CHAPTER 1167 Lot, Height and Yard Requirements
248. CHAPTER 1169 Bufferyards and Landscaping
249. CHAPTER 1171 Off-Street Parking and Loading
250. CHAPTER 1173 Signs
251. CHAPTER 1174 Table of Permitted Signs
252. CHAPTER 1175 Environmental Performance Standards
253. TITLE SEVEN - Subdivision Control
254. CHAPTER 1187 Subdivision Regulations
255. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
256. CHAPTER 1307 Road and Recreation Capital Improvement Impact Fees
257. CHAPTER 1310 Eminent Domain; Blight Removal, Declaration of Public Nuisance and Abatement
258. CHAPTER 1313 Flood Damage Prevention Regulations
259. CHAPTER 1317 Demolition of Structures
260. CHAPTER 1325 Community Reinvestment Area
261. CHAPTER 1327 Job Creation Incentive Program
262. CHAPTER 1328 Historic Preservation Regulations
263. APPENDIX A STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION
264. CHAPTER 1329 Historic Preservation and Planning District Design Review Guidelines
265. CHAPTER 1330 Rental Occupancy Inspection
266. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
267. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
268. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks