Every town writes its own rules, and Lyndhurst, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 243 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. Lyndhurst, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LYNDHURST, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
- 5. CONTENTS
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF LYNDHURST
- 9. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 10. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 11. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 12. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 13. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 14. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 15. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 16. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 17. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 18. CHARTER
- 19. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
- 20. ARTICLE II POWERS
- 21. ARTICLE III THE COUNCIL
- 22. ARTICLE IV THE MAYOR
- 23. ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS
- 24. SECTION 5. DUTIES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
- 25. ARTICLE VI SALARIES AND BONDS
- 26. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 27. ARTICLE VIII INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 28. ARTICLE IX FINANCES
- 29. ARTICLE X FRANCHISES
- 30. ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
- 31. ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS
- 32. ARTICLE XIII WARD BOUNDARIES
- 33. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 34. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 35. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 36. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 37. CHAPTER 105 Payments to Contractors
- 38. CHAPTER 107 Bidding Procedures
- 39. CHAPTER 109 Wards and Boundaries
- 40. TITLE THREE - Legislation
- 41. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 42. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 43. TITLE FIVE - Administration
- 44. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 45. CHAPTER 133 Law Department
- 46. CHAPTER 135 Finance Department
- 47. CHAPTER 137 Service Department
- 48. CHAPTER 139 Safety Department
- 49. CHAPTER 141 Police Department
- 50. CHAPTER 143 Fire Department
- 51. CHAPTER 145 Building Department
- 52. CHAPTER 147 City Engineer
- 53. CHAPTER 149 Health Services
- 54. CHAPTER 151 Councils of Government
- 55. CHAPTER 157 Sexual Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy
- 56. CHAPTER 159 Employees Generally
- 57. CHAPTER 161 Criminal Activity Nuisances
- 58. TITLE SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
- 59. CHAPTER 171 Civil Service Commission
- 60. CHAPTER 173 City Planning Commission
- 61. CHAPTER 175 Architectural Board of Review
- 62. CHAPTER 177 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 63. CHAPTER 179 Records Commission
- 64. CHAPTER 181 Commission on Aging
- 65. CHAPTER 183 South Euclid-Lyndhurst Recreation Commission
- 66. CHAPTER 185 Board of Control
- 67. TITLE NINE - Judiciary
- 68. CHAPTER 197 Municipal Court
- 69. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 70. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 71. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 72. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 73. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 74. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 75. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 76. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 77. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 78. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 79. TITLE SIX - Vehicles and Operation
- 80. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 81. CHAPTER 434 D.U.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 82. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 83. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 84. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 85. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 86. CHAPTER 444 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
- 87. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 88. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 89. TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
- 90. CHAPTER 474 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 91. CHAPTER 476 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 92. CHAPTER 478 Shared Mobility Devices
- 93. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 94. CHAPTER 608 Advertising and Merchandising
- 95. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 96. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 97. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 98. CHAPTER 626 Employer-Employee Relationships
- 99. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 100. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 101. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 102. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 103. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 104. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 105. CHAPTER 672 Weapons and Explosives
- 106. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 107. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 108. TITLE ONE - Business Regulation
- 109. CHAPTER 703 Amusement Places With Music
- 110. CHAPTER 707 Billiard and Pool Rooms
- 111. CHAPTER 709 Blind Workers' Sales
- 112. CHAPTER 710 Cable Television System Customer Service Standards
- 113. CHAPTER 711 Cable Television Rates
- 114. CHAPTER 712 Cable Television Regulations
- 115. CHAPTER 713 Commercial Snow Removal
- 116. CHAPTER 715 Costs of Emergency Actions
- 117. CHAPTER 719 Dances and Public Entertainment
- 118. CHAPTER 725 Fortunetelling and Clairvoyancy
- 119. CHAPTER 729 Garage Sales
- 120. CHAPTER 731 Going-Out-of-Business Sales
- 121. CHAPTER 745 Mechanical Amusement and Musical Devices
- 122. CHAPTER 751 Oil and Gas Wells
- 123. CHAPTER 753 Out-of-Doors Businesses
- 124. CHAPTER 755 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 125. CHAPTER 757 Registration and Inspection of Non-Owner Occupied or Rental Property
- 126. CHAPTER 759 Certificate of Business Occupancy
- 127. CHAPTER 761 Mobile Food Service Operation
- 128. CHAPTER 763 Sales by Charitable and Religious Organizations
- 129. CHAPTER 765 Secondhand Dealers
- 130. CHAPTER 767 Self-Service Dry Cleaning Establishments
- 131. CHAPTER 768 Sexually Oriented Businesses/Adult Entertainment Businesses
- 132. CHAPTER 769 Sound Amplifying Devices
- 133. CHAPTER 771 Telecommunications and Utility Right of Way Permits
- 134. CHAPTER 773 Wireless Telecommunications Antennas and Towers
- 135. CHAPTER 775 Video Service Providers
- 136. CHAPTER 777 Donation Drop Boxes
- 137. CHAPTER 779 Small Cell Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
- 138. CHAPTER 781 Medical Marijuana and Adult Use Cannabis
- 139. TITLE THREE - Taxation
- 140. CHAPTER 791 Earned Income Tax
- 141. CHAPTER 792 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2024
- 142. CHAPTER 793 Admissions Tax
- 143. CHAPTER 795 Excise Tax on Lodgings
- 144. CHAPTER 797 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 145. PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 146. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 147. CHAPTER 901 Excavations and Repairs
- 148. CHAPTER 903 Trees and Shrubs
- 149. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalks
- 150. CHAPTER 907 Street Lighting
- 151. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 152. CHAPTER 921 Public Utilities Generally
- 153. CHAPTER 923 Water
- 154. CHAPTER 925 Sewers
- 155. CHAPTER 927 Electricity
- 156. CHAPTER 929 Gas
- 157. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 158. CHAPTER 951 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 159. CHAPTER 953 Pavilion in Lyndhurst City Park and Municipal Center Community Room (Repealed)
- 160. CHAPTER 954 Community Center
- 161. CHAPTER 955 Municipal Parks
- 162. CHAPTER 957 Municipal Swimming Pools
- 163. CHAPTER 959 Baseball Fields
- 164. CHAPTER 960 Skateboard Park Rules and Regulations
- 165. CHAPTER 961 City Jail
- 166. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 167. TITLE ONE - Planning
- 168. CHAPTER 1110 City Planning Commission
- 169. CHAPTER 1112 Master Plan
- 170. TITLE THREE - Subdivision Regulations
- 171. CHAPTER 1130 General Provisions and Definitions
- 172. CHAPTER 1132 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 173. CHAPTER 1134 Procedures for Subdivision Approval
- 174. CHAPTER 1136 Subdivision Construction and Design Standards
- 175. TITLE FIVE - Zoning
- 176. CHAPTER 1150 General Provisions and Definitions
- 177. CHAPTER 1152 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 178. CHAPTER 1154 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 179. CHAPTER 1156 Conditional Use Permits
- 180. CHAPTER 1158 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 181. CHAPTER 1160 Single-Family Residential Districts
- 182. CHAPTER 1161 Cluster Single-Family Development
- 183. CHAPTER 1162 Residential Planned Unit Development Districts
- 184. CHAPTER 1164 Multifamily Districts
- 185. CHAPTER 1166 Office Building Districts
- 186. CHAPTER 1168 Community Business Districts
- 187. CHAPTER 1169 Mixed Use Overlay District
- 188. CHAPTER 1170 Signs
- 189. CHAPTER 1172 Parking and Loading Regulations
- 190. CHAPTER 1174 Nonconforming Uses
- 191. CHAPTER 1176 Supplementary Regulations
- 192. CHAPTER 1178 Bed and Breakfast Inns
- 193. CHAPTER 1179 Short-Term Rentals
- 194. CHAPTER 1180 Tattoo and Body Piercing Businesses
- 195. CHAPTER 1181 Solar Energy Systems
- 196. CHAPTER 1182 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
- 197. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 198. TITLE ONE - Building Standards
- 199. CHAPTER 1301 Regional Dwelling House Code
- 200. CHAPTER 1303 Regional Building Code
- 201. CHAPTER 1305 National Electrical Code
- 202. CHAPTER 1307 Ohio Building Code
- 203. CHAPTER 1309 Ohio Plumbing Code
- 204. CHAPTER 1311 Residential Code of Ohio
- 205. CHAPTER 1313 International Energy Conservation Code
- 206. CHAPTER 1315 International Fuel Gas Code
- 207. CHAPTER 1317 Ohio Mechanical Code
- 208. TITLE THREE - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 209. CHAPTER 1321 Construction Nuisances
- 210. CHAPTER 1323 Driveways
- 211. CHAPTER 1327 Exterior Building Design
- 212. CHAPTER 1329 Fences
- 213. CHAPTER 1331 Flood Damage Reduction
- 214. CHAPTER 1333 Grades
- 215. CHAPTER 1335 Erosion and Sediment Control
- 216. CHAPTER 1337 Comprehensive Stormwater Management
- 217. CHAPTER 1339 Inspections
- 218. CHAPTER 1341 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 219. CHAPTER 1343 Moving of Buildings
- 220. CHAPTER 1347 Numbering of Buildings
- 221. CHAPTER 1351 Permits and Fees
- 222. CHAPTER 1352 Registration and Bonding of Contractors
- 223. CHAPTER 1353 Plans and Drawings
- 224. CHAPTER 1355 Repair and Maintenance of Buildings
- 225. CHAPTER 1359 Sewer and Water System Regulations
- 226. CHAPTER 1363 Swimming Pools
- 227. CHAPTER 1365 Portable Storage Containers
- 228. TITLE FIVE - Housing
- 229. CHAPTER 1381 General Provisions and Definitions
- 230. CHAPTER 1383 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 231. CHAPTER 1385 Basic Standards for Residential Occupancy
- 232. CHAPTER 1387 Additional Standards for Multiple Dwellings
- 233. CHAPTER 1388 Registration and Inspection of Residential Rental Property (Repealed)
- 234. CHAPTER 1389 Certificates of Authorized Occupancy
- 235. CHAPTER 1391 Condominiums
- 236. CHAPTER 1393 Foreclosure Filing
- 237. CHAPTER 1395 Vacant Buildings
- 238. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 239. CHAPTER 1503 Key Boxes
- 240. CHAPTER 1505 Commercial Cooking Suppression Systems
- 241. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 242. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
- 243. CHAPTER 1521 Building Marking System Program