Every town writes its own rules, and Mansfield, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 214 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 Mansfield, Ohio
- 2. OFFICIALS
- 3. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 4. GENERAL INDEX
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. CHARTER
- 7. ARTICLE I NAME; BOUNDARIES; FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- 8. ARTICLE II CORPORATE POWERS
- 9. ARTICLE III COUNCIL
- 10. ARTICLE IV THE MAYOR
- 11. ARTICLE V PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL
- 12. ARTICLE VI DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- 13. ARTICLE VII DIRECTOR OF LAW
- 14. ARTICLE VIII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 15. ARTICLE IX ELECTED OFFICIALS
- 16. ARTICLE X CIVIL SERVICE
- 17. ARTICLE XI OTHER MUNICIPAL INSTRUMENTALITIES
- 18. ARTICLE XII RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
- 19. ARTICLE XIII OPEN MEETINGS
- 20. ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
- 21. ARTICLE XV GENERAL INTENT
- 22. ARTICLE XVI GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 23. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 24. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 25. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 26. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 27. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 28. CHAPTER 107 Notification of Public Meetings
- 29. CHAPTER 109 Public Improvements
- 30. CHAPTER 111 Affirmative Action
- 31. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 32. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 33. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 34. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 35. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 36. CHAPTER 133 Director of Finance
- 37. CHAPTER 135 Director of Law
- 38. CHAPTER 137 Department of Public Safety and Service
- 39. CHAPTER 139 Police Division
- 40. CHAPTER 141 Fire Division
- 41. CHAPTER 143 Planning Commission
- 42. CHAPTER 147 Civil Service and Personnel
- 43. CHAPTER 149 Shade Tree Commission
- 44. CHAPTER 151 Board of Park Commissioners
- 45. CHAPTER 153 Human Relations Commission
- 46. CHAPTER 155 Citizen Advisory Committee
- 47. CHAPTER 157 Airport and Aviation Commission
- 48. CHAPTER 159 Records Commission
- 49. CHAPTER 161 Board of Health
- 50. CHAPTER 163 Community Development
- 51. CHAPTER 165 Recreation Board (Repealed)
- 52. CHAPTER 167 Downtown Banner Committee
- 53. CHAPTER 169 Board of Utility Appeals
- 54. CHAPTER 171 Employment Provisions
- 55. CHAPTER 173 Disadvantaged and Minority Business Enterprises
- 56. CHAPTER 175 Police Review and Community-Police Relations Commission
- 57. CHAPTER 179 Public Arts Commission
- 58. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 59. CHAPTER 181 Municipal Court
- 60. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 61. CHAPTER 191 Income Tax
- 62. CHAPTER 193 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 63. CHAPTER 195 Transient Occupancy Tax
- 64. CHAPTER 196 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 65. TITLE ELEVEN - Procedures
- 66. CHAPTER 197 Miscellaneous Financial Provisions
- 67. CHAPTER 198 Contracts and Purchasing
- 69. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 70. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 71. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 72. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 73. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 74. CHAPTER 307 Impoundment of Vehicles
- 75. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 76. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 77. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 78. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 79. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 80. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 81. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 82. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 83. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 84. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 85. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 86. CHAPTER 349 Non-Criminal Parking Violations
- 87. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 88. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 89. CHAPTER 355 Off-Street Parking
- 90. CHAPTER 357 Fire Lanes
- 91. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 92. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 93. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 94. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 95. CHAPTER 377 Bikeway Regulations
- 96. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 97. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 98. CHAPTER 507 Civil Emergencies
- 99. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 100. CHAPTER 511 Drug Paraphernalia
- 101. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 102. CHAPTER 515 Fair Housing Practices
- 103. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 104. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 105. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 106. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 107. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 108. CHAPTER 535 Criminal Conduct in Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 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. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 115. CHAPTER 711 Carnivals and Circuses
- 116. CHAPTER 715 Cable Television (Repealed)
- 117. CHAPTER 721 Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
- 118. CHAPTER 727 Health Spas
- 119. CHAPTER 729 Home Sales
- 120. CHAPTER 737 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- 121. CHAPTER 739 Places of Public Entertainment
- 122. CHAPTER 745 Refuse Collectors
- 123. CHAPTER 751 Taxicabs
- 124. CHAPTER 753 Transporting Evergreens
- 125. CHAPTER 755 Emergency Alarms
- 126. CHAPTER 759 Permits for Vending Devices in the Central Business District
- 127. CHAPTER 761 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 128. CHAPTER 763 Towing
- 129. CHAPTER 765 Home Value and Family Protection
- 130. CHAPTER 767 Donation Boxes
- 131. CHAPTER 769 Medical Marijuana (Repealed)
- 132. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 133. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 134. CHAPTER 901 Streets Generally
- 135. CHAPTER 903 Street Assessments
- 136. CHAPTER 907 Excavations
- 137. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalk Maintenance
- 138. CHAPTER 911 Sidewalks, Curbs and Driveways
- 139. CHAPTER 915 Weeds and Trees
- 140. CHAPTER 917 Litter, Junk or Trash Removal
- 141. CHAPTER 919 Building Numbering
- 142. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 143. CHAPTER 935 Sewer Use and Pretreatment Regulations
- 144. CHAPTER 937 Sewer User Charges
- 145. CHAPTER 941 Water Division Regulations
- 146. CHAPTER 945 Water Wells
- 147. CHAPTER 949 Water Sanitation
- 148. CHAPTER 951 Utilities Generally
- 149. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 150. CHAPTER 971 Clearfork Reservoir
- 151. CHAPTER 973 Park Regulations
- 152. CHAPTER 977 Solid Waste Collection
- 153. CHAPTER 985 Municipal Airport
- 154. CHAPTER 989 Public Safety and Emergency Medical Service Fees
- 155. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 156. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 157. CHAPTER 1107 Scope and Interpretation
- 158. CHAPTER 1109 General Requirements
- 159. CHAPTER 1111 Design Standards
- 160. CHAPTER 1121 Engineering Standards
- 161. CHAPTER 1123 Improvements
- 162. CHAPTER 1125 Sanitary Engineering
- 163. CHAPTER 1127 Private Utility Systems
- 164. CHAPTER 1129 Procedure for Plat Approval
- 165. CHAPTER 1131 Plats and Data
- 166. CHAPTER 1133 Administration and Enforcement
- 167. APPENDIX A CERTIFICATIONS AND APPROVALS
- 168. TITLE THREE - Zoning Administration
- 169. CHAPTER 1151 Purpose and Interpretation
- 170. CHAPTER 1153 Construction and Definitions
- 171. CHAPTER 1155 Administration and Enforcement
- 172. CHAPTER 1157 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 173. CHAPTER 1159 Planning Commission
- 174. CHAPTER 1161 Amendments
- 175. CHAPTER 1163 Violations and Penalties
- 176. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 177. CHAPTER 1165 Establishment of Zoning Districts and Map
- 178. CHAPTER 1167 Zoning District Regulations
- 179. CHAPTER 1171 Historic Preservation
- 180. CHAPTER 1175 General Regulations
- 181. CHAPTER 1177 Nonconforming Uses
- 182. CHAPTER 1179 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 183. CHAPTER 1181 Exceptions
- 184. CHAPTER 1183 Conditionally Permitted Uses
- 185. CHAPTER 1185 Planned Developments
- 186. CHAPTER 1187 Communication Towers
- 187. CHAPTER 1189 Planning Overlay
- 188. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 189. TITLE ONE - Administration and Enforcement
- 190. CHAPTER 1301 Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits
- 191. CHAPTER 1303 Licensing of Plumbers
- 192. TITLE THREE - State and Model Codes
- 193. CHAPTER 1311 Ohio Building Code
- 194. CHAPTER 1321 Dwelling House Code
- 195. CHAPTER 1325 National Electrical Code
- 196. TITLE FIVE - Local Standards
- 197. CHAPTER 1333 Contractor Registration
- 198. CHAPTER 1335 Repair and Demolition of Buildings
- 199. CHAPTER 1339 Signs
- 200. CHAPTER 1347 Junk Yards
- 201. CHAPTER 1355 Moving Buildings
- 202. CHAPTER 1359 Flood Damage Reduction
- 203. CHAPTER 1361 Stormwater Management
- 204. CHAPTER 1362 Stormwater Erosion and Sediment Control
- 205. CHAPTER 1363 Dumping
- 206. CHAPTER 1365 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 207. TITLE SEVEN - Housing
- 208. CHAPTER 1370 International Property Maintenance Code©
- 209. CHAPTER 1371 Housing Code
- 210. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 211. CHAPTER 1502 Permits and Fees
- 212. CHAPTER 1505 Aboveground Flammable Liquid Tanks
- 213. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 214. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
- 215. CHAPTER 1525 General Provisions