Every town writes its own rules, and Maple Heights, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 250 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. Maple Heights, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF MAPLE HEIGHTS OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 7. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 8. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 9. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 10. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 11. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 12. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 13. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 14. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 15. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 16. TABLE J - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INCENTIVE TABLE
- 17. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MAPLE HEIGHTS
- 18. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 19. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 20. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 21. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 22. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 23. CHAPTER 208 Public Meetings
- 24. CHAPTER 210 Purchasing Procedures
- 25. CHAPTER 212 Project Labor Agreements and Responsible Contracting Practices
- 26. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 27. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 28. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 29. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 30. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 31. CHAPTER 232 Treasurer
- 32. CHAPTER 234 City Engineer
- 33. CHAPTER 236 Department of Planning and Development
- 34. CHAPTER 240 Department of Finance
- 35. CHAPTER 242 Department of Law
- 36. CHAPTER 244 Department of Safety
- 37. CHAPTER 246 Department of Service
- 38. CHAPTER 248 Department of Welfare
- 39. CHAPTER 250 Department of Transit (Repealed)
- 40. CHAPTER 252 Department of Recreation
- 41. CHAPTER 254 Department of Human Resources
- 42. CHAPTER 260 Employees Generally
- 43. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions and Committees
- 44. CHAPTER 270 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 45. CHAPTER 272 Board of Zoning Appeals (Repealed)
- 46. CHAPTER 274 Architectural Board of Review
- 47. CHAPTER 276 Civil Service Commission
- 48. CHAPTER 278 Records Commission
- 49. CHAPTER 280 Health Board
- 50. CHAPTER 282 Cable Television Advisory Commission
- 51. CHAPTER 284 Charter Review Commission
- 52. CHAPTER 286 Commission on Aging
- 53. CHAPTER 288 Assessment Equalization Boards
- 54. CHAPTER 290 Fair Housing Review Commission
- 55. CHAPTER 292 City Wage Committee
- 56. CHAPTER 294 Board of Review (Income Tax)
- 57. Chapter 295 Audit Committee
- 58. CHAPTER 296 Traffic Safety Board
- 59. CHAPTER 297 Recreation Advisory Board
- 60. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 61. CHAPTER 298 Mayor's Court
- 62. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 63. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 64. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 65. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 66. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 67. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 68. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 69. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 70. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 71. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 72. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 73. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 74. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 75. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 76. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 77. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 78. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 79. CHAPTER 444 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
- 80. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 81. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 82. TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
- 83. CHAPTER 474 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 84. CHAPTER 476 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 85. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 86. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 87. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 88. CHAPTER 622 Clean Indoor Air
- 89. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 90. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 91. CHAPTER 634 Noise Control
- 92. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 93. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 94. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 95. CHAPTER 650 Minor’s Curfew and Truancy
- 96. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
- 97. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 98. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 99. CHAPTER 672 Weapons and Explosives
- 100. CHAPTER 680 Nuisance Abatement
- 101. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 102. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 103. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 104. CHAPTER 802 Businesses in General
- 105. CHAPTER 803 Adult Entertainment Businesses
- 106. CHAPTER 804 Advertising and Merchandising
- 107. CHAPTER 805 Sweepstakes Terminal Café (Repealed)
- 108. CHAPTER 806 Amusement Places
- 109. CHAPTER 808 Bakeries and Candy Stores
- 110. CHAPTER 810 Barber Shops and Beauty Salons
- 111. CHAPTER 812 Billiards and Pool Room/Halls
- 112. CHAPTER 814 Bowling Alleys
- 113. CHAPTER 815 Cable Television System Customer Service Standards
- 114. CHAPTER 816 Cable Television Regulations
- 115. CHAPTER 817 Cable Television Rates
- 116. CHAPTER 818 Christmas Tree Sales
- 117. CHAPTER 819 Cigarette and Tobacco Vendors: Sales to Persons Under 21
- 118. CHAPTER 820 Dances and Dance Halls
- 119. CHAPTER 822 Day Care Homes (Repealed)
- 120. CHAPTER 824 Drive-In Restaurants
- 121. CHAPTER 825 Fair Housing
- 122. CHAPTER 826 Freestanding Surgical Outpatient Facilities
- 123. CHAPTER 828 Garage Sales
- 124. CHAPTER 830 Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
- 125. CHAPTER 848 Massage or Bath Establishments and Technicians
- 126. CHAPTER 850 Mechanical and Electronic Amusement Devices
- 127. CHAPTER 852 Mechanical Musical Devices
- 128. CHAPTER 853 Mobile Food Service Operation
- 129. CHAPTER 856 Nursing and Rest Homes
- 130. CHAPTER 858 Outdoor Sales
- 131. CHAPTER 860 Pawnbrokers and Dealers in Precious Metals
- 132. CHAPTER 862 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 133. CHAPTER 866 Private Investigators and Security Guard Providers
- 134. CHAPTER 868 Real Estate Brokers and Transactions
- 135. CHAPTER 872 Secondhand Dealers
- 136. CHAPTER 874 Shopping Carts
- 137. CHAPTER 876 Snow Removal Vehicles
- 138. CHAPTER 878 Sound Amplifying Devices
- 139. CHAPTER 880 Tanning Facilities
- 140. CHAPTER 882 Taxicabs
- 141. CHAPTER 884 Topsoil Removal
- 142. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 143. CHAPTER 890 Earned Income Tax
- 144. CHAPTER 891 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 145. CHAPTER 892 Admissions Tax
- 146. CHAPTER 894 Hotel Tax
- 147. CHAPTER 896 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 148. CHAPTER 898 Community Reinvestment Areas
- 149. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 150. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 151. CHAPTER 1020 Street Paving
- 152. CHAPTER 1022 Street Excavations
- 153. CHAPTER 1024 Sidewalks
- 154. CHAPTER 1026 Driveways
- 155. CHAPTER 1028 Trees
- 156. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 157. CHAPTER 1030 Use of Public Ways for Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
- 158. CHAPTER 1040 Sewers Generally
- 159. CHAPTER 1041 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 160. CHAPTER 1042 Sanitary Sewer Rates
- 161. CHAPTER 1044 Water
- 162. CHAPTER 1046 Gas
- 163. CHAPTER 1048 Electricity
- 164. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 165. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 166. CHAPTER 1062 Parks and Recreation Areas
- 167. CHAPTER 1064 Municipal Skating Rinks
- 168. CHAPTER 1066 Municipal Swimming Pools
- 169. CHAPTER 1068 City Jail
- 170. CHAPTER 1070 Ambulance Emergency Squad Service
- 171. CHAPTER 1072 Senior Citizens Program
- 172. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 173. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 174. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission (Repealed)
- 175. CHAPTER 1222 Master Plan
- 176. CHAPTER 1224 Water Management and Soil Conservation Regulations
- 177. CHAPTER 1225 Erosion and Sediment Control
- 178. CHAPTER 1226 Land Reutilization
- 179. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 180. CHAPTER 1240 General Provisions
- 181. CHAPTER 1242 Platting Requirements
- 182. TITLE SIX - Zoning Code
- 183. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions
- 184. CHAPTER 1261 Definitions
- 185. CHAPTER 1262 Administration and Enforcement
- 186. CHAPTER 1266 Districts Established and Map
- 187. CHAPTER 1268 District Changes and Amendments
- 188. CHAPTER 1270 RSF-L Residential Single Family-Low Density District
- 189. CHAPTER 1272 RSF-M Residential Single Family-Medium Density District
- 190. CHAPTER 1274 RTF Residential Two-Family District
- 191. CHAPTER 1276 RMF Residential Multi-Family District
- 192. CHAPTER 1278 NC Neighborhood Commercial District
- 193. CHAPTER 1280 GC General Commercial District
- 194. CHAPTER 1282 Central Business District
- 195. CHAPTER 1284 O-I Office/Industrial District
- 196. CHAPTER 1286 I-O Institutional/Office District
- 197. CHAPTER 1290 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 198. CHAPTER 1292 Nonconforming Uses
- 199. CHAPTER 1294 Bufferyard and Landscaping
- 200. CHAPTER 1296 Signs
- 201. CHAPTER 1298 Supplementary Regulations
- 202. CHAPTER 1299 Violations, Fees and Penalties
- 203. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 204. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 205. CHAPTER 1420 Regional Building Code
- 206. CHAPTER 1422 Regional Dwelling House Code
- 207. CHAPTER 1423 Ohio Residential Code for One, Two and Three Family Dwellings
- 208. CHAPTER 1424 Ohio Building Code
- 209. TITLE FOUR - Building and Housing Administration
- 210. CHAPTER 1440 General Provisions; Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 211. CHAPTER 1442 Fee Schedule
- 212. CHAPTER 1444 Registration of Contractors
- 213. CHAPTER 1446 Bond and Insurance Requirements for Developers and Contractors
- 214. CHAPTER 1448 Payment Schedule for Public Work Contractors
- 215. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 216. CHAPTER 1458 Alarm Systems
- 217. CHAPTER 1459 Concrete
- 218. CHAPTER 1460 Excavations and Filling
- 219. CHAPTER 1462 Fire Limits
- 220. CHAPTER 1464 Flood Damage Reduction
- 221. CHAPTER 1466 Garages
- 222. CHAPTER 1468 Grades
- 223. CHAPTER 1470 House Moving and Wrecking
- 224. CHAPTER 1472 Masonry
- 225. CHAPTER 1474 Natural Waterways
- 226. CHAPTER 1476 Outside Gas Light Installations
- 227. CHAPTER 1478 Smoke Detection Devices
- 228. CHAPTER 1480 Swimming Pools
- 229. CHAPTER 1481 Telecommunications and Utility Right-of-Way Permits
- 230. CHAPTER 1482 Unsafe Buildings
- 231. CHAPTER 1483 Small Cell Design Guidelines
- 232. CHAPTER 1484 Notice of Foreclosure, Forfeited, or Vacant Property Filing
- 233. CHAPTER 1486 Registration of Rental Properties
- 234. CHAPTER 1487 Certificate of Rental Compliance
- 235. CHAPTER 1488 Tenant’s Right to Pay to Stay
- 236. TITLE EIGHT - Property Maintenance Code
- 237. CHAPTER 1490 International Property Maintenance Code
- 238. CHAPTER 1492 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 239. CHAPTER 1494 Certificates of Occupancy
- 240. CHAPTER 1496 Basic Standards for Occupancy
- 241. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 242. TITLE TWO - Standards
- 243. CHAPTER 1620 Ohio Fire Code
- 244. CHAPTER 1622 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (Repealed)
- 245. TITLE FOUR - Local Provisions
- 246. CHAPTER 1644 Elevators
- 247. CHAPTER 1654 Storage Tanks
- 248. CHAPTER 1658 Miscellaneous Regulations
- 249. CHAPTER 1662 Smoke Detectors
- 250. CHAPTER 1664 Carbon Monoxide Detectors