Mayfield Heights, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through August 4, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2025. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/mayfieldhts/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Mayfield Heights, 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. Mayfield Heights, Ohio
2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO
3. CERTIFICATION
4. CITY OF MAYFIELD HEIGHTS DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
5. GENERAL INDEX
6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
8. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
9. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
10. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
11. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
12. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
13. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
14. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
15. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
16. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
17. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO
18. PREAMBLE
19. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
20. ARTICLE II POWERS
21. ARTICLE III THE MAYOR
22. ARTICLE IV THE COUNCIL
23. ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS
24. ARTICLE VI FRANCHISES
25. ARTICLE VII FINANCES
26. ARTICLE VIII INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
27. ARTICLE IX NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
28. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
29. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
30. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATION CODE
31. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
32. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
33. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
34. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
35. TITLE THREE - Legislation
36. CHAPTER 121 Council
37. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
38. CHAPTER 125 Open Meetings
39. TITLE FIVE - Administration
40. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
41. CHAPTER 133 Department of Law
42. CHAPTER 135 Department of Finance
43. CHAPTER 137 Department of Public Safety
44. CHAPTER 139 Division of Police
45. CHAPTER 141 Division of Fire
46. CHAPTER 143 Division of Building, Engineering and Inspection
47. CHAPTER 144 Division of Police and Fire Communications
48. CHAPTER 145 Department of Public Service
49. CHAPTER 146 Office of Compliance Standards (Repealed)
50. CHAPTER 147 Department of Recreation and Parks
51. CHAPTER 148 Department of Human Services
52. CHAPTER 149 Employees Generally
53. CHAPTER 150 Fair Housing
54. CHAPTER 151 Parking Generally
55. CHAPTER 153 Criminal Activity Nuisances
56. CHAPTER 155 Naming Rights to Government Buildings and Property
57. TITLE SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
58. CHAPTER 161 City Planning Commission
59. CHAPTER 163 Architectural Board of Review
60. CHAPTER 165 Board of Zoning Appeals
61. CHAPTER 167 Civil Service Commission
62. CHAPTER 169 Recreation and Parks Commission
63. CHAPTER 171 Commission on Aging
64. CHAPTER 173 City Records Commission
65. CHAPTER 175 Keep Mayfield Heights Beautiful Commission
66. TITLE NINE - Judiciary
67. CHAPTER 191 Lyndhurst Municipal Court
68. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
69. TITLE ONE - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
70. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
71. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement; Impounding
72. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
73. CHAPTER 307 Penalties
74. CHAPTER 309 Traffic Bureau
75. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
76. CHAPTER 311 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
77. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
78. CHAPTER 315 Pedestrians
79. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
80. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
81. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Reckless Operation; Speed
82. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
83. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
84. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
85. CHAPTER 341 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
86. CHAPTER 343 Offenses Relating to Theft and Fraud
87. CHAPTER 345 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
88. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
89. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
90. TITLE NINE - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
91. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
92. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
93. TITLE ELEVEN - Air Travel
94. CHAPTER 379 Helicopters and Helistops
95. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
96. CHAPTER 511 Alcoholic Beverages
97. CHAPTER 517 Animals Generally
98. CHAPTER 518 Dangerous and Vicious Animals
99. CHAPTER 523 Drugs
100. CHAPTER 529 Gambling
101. CHAPTER 535 Offenses Relating to Persons
102. CHAPTER 541 Offenses Relating to Property
103. CHAPTER 547 Peace Disturbances
104. CHAPTER 559 Safety, Sanitation and Health
105. CHAPTER 565 Sex Related Offenses
106. CHAPTER 571 Weapons and Explosives
107. CHAPTER 597 Penalties and Sentencing
108. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
109. TITLE ONE - Business Regulation
110. CHAPTER 703 Amusement Devices
111. CHAPTER 707 Carnivals, Circuses and Other Shows
112. CHAPTER 709 Christmas Tree Sales
113. CHAPTER 710 Clean Indoor Air
114. CHAPTER 711 Community Antenna Television
115. CHAPTER 712 Community Antenna Television Regulations
116. CHAPTER 713 Community Antenna Television System Customer Service Standards
117. CHAPTER 715 Dance Halls
118. CHAPTER 717 Dealers in Secondhand Articles
119. CHAPTER 719 Donation Drop Boxes
120. CHAPTER 721 Family Homes
121. CHAPTER 723 Fortunetelling
122. CHAPTER 727 Garage Sales
123. CHAPTER 729 Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
124. CHAPTER 741 Landscapers
125. CHAPTER 747 Massage Establishments
126. CHAPTER 759 Pawnbrokers
127. CHAPTER 763 Peddlers and Solicitors
128. CHAPTER 771 Sale of Blind Workers' Products
129. CHAPTER 773 Sexually Oriented Businesses/Adult Entertainment Businesses
130. CHAPTER 775 Snow Plow Operators
131. CHAPTER 779 Street Sales
132. CHAPTER 785 Video Service Provider Fees
133. CHAPTER 787 Video Surveillance Systems
134. TITLE THREE - Taxation
135. CHAPTER 791 Admissions Tax
136. CHAPTER 793 Earned Income Tax Regulations Effective Through December 31, 2015
137. CHAPTER 794 Earned Income Tax Regulations Effective Beginning January 1, 2016
138. CHAPTER 795 Transient Guest Tax
139. CHAPTER 797 Motor Vehicle License Tax
140. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
141. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
142. CHAPTER 909 Use of Public Rights of Way
143. CHAPTER 910
144. CHAPTER 911 Sidewalks and Driveway Aprons
145. CHAPTER 913 Curbs
146. CHAPTER 915 Excavations
147. CHAPTER 917 Trees, Shrubs and Weeds
148. CHAPTER 919 Recovery of Cost of Emergency Actions
149. TITLE THREE - Utilities
150. CHAPTER 931 Utilities Generally
151. CHAPTER 933 Sewers
152. CHAPTER 935 Water
153. CHAPTER 937 Electricity
154. CHAPTER 939 Gas
155. CHAPTER 941 Erosion and Sediment Control
156. CHAPTER 943 Comprehensive Storm Water Management
157. CHAPTER 945 Prohibition of Illicit Discharge Into Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
158. Chapter 947 GUIDANCE FOR PROJECTS
159. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
160. CHAPTER 951 Community Center
161. CHAPTER 953 Municipal Swimming Pool
162. CHAPTER 955 Emergency Alarm Systems
163. CHAPTER 957 Sale/Consumption of Alcohol at City Events
164. CHAPTER 959 City Parks
165. CHAPTER 961 Indigent Decedent Policy
166. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
167. TITLE ONE - Planning
168. CHAPTER 1101 City Planning Commission
169. CHAPTER 1103 Master Plan
170. CHAPTER 1105 Subdivision Regulations
171. TITLE FIVE - Zoning
172. CHAPTER 1151 General Provisions and Definitions
173. CHAPTER 1153 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
174. CHAPTER 1155 Board of Zoning Appeals
175. CHAPTER 1157 Districts Generally and Zone Map
176. CHAPTER 1159 U-1 Single-Family House Districts
177. CHAPTER 1161 U-2 Two-Family House Districts
178. CHAPTER 1162 U-2-A Planned Unit Development Districts
179. CHAPTER 1163 U-3 Garden-Type Apartment House Districts
180. CHAPTER 1165 U-3-A Medium High-Rise Apartment House Districts
181. CHAPTER 1167 U-3-B High-Rise Apartment House Districts
182. CHAPTER 1169 U-3-C Senior Citizen Apartments with Life Care Facilities Districts
183. CHAPTER 1171 U-4 Local Retail and Wholesale Districts
184. CHAPTER 1172 U-5 Automotive Districts
185. CHAPTER 1173 U-4-A Development Districts
186. CHAPTER 1174 U-4-B Planned Office and Restrictive Service Districts
187. CHAPTER 1175 U-6 Cemetery Districts
188. CHAPTER 1177 U-7 Headquarters or Executive Offices Park Districts
189. CHAPTER 1179 U-8 Office, Engineering, Medical and Research Buildings Districts
190. CHAPTER 1180 Mixed Use Districts
191. CHAPTER 1181 Oil and Gas Wells
192. CHAPTER 1183 Fences
193. CHAPTER 1187 Nonconforming Uses
194. CHAPTER 1189 Off-Street Parking and Loading
195. CHAPTER 1191 Signs
196. CHAPTER 1193 Topsoil Removal
197. CHAPTER 1195 Supplementary Regulations
198. CHAPTER 1197 Design Standards
199. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
200. TITLE ONE - Building Standards
201. CHAPTER 1311 Ohio Building Code
202. CHAPTER 1313 Residential Code of Ohio
203. CHAPTER 1315 Ohio Plumbing Code
204. CHAPTER 1317 National Electrical Code
205. TITLE THREE - Building Administration
206. CHAPTER 1331 Architectural Board of Review
207. CHAPTER 1333 Division of Building, Engineering and Inspection
208. CHAPTER 1335 Permits and Fees
209. CHAPTER 1337 Certificates of Occupancy
210. CHAPTER 1339 Certificates of Inspection
211. CHAPTER 1340 Clandestine Drug Laboratories
212. CHAPTER 1341 Rental Properties
213. CHAPTER 1342 Vacant Property/Building Registration
214. CHAPTER 1343 Mayfield Road Corridor Development Impact Fees
215. CHAPTER 1345 Foreclosure Filing
216. TITLE FIVE - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
217. CHAPTER 1351 Abandoned Gas Stations
218. CHAPTER 1353 Air Conditioning Systems
219. CHAPTER 1355 Commercial Establishment Waste Containers
220. CHAPTER 1357 Condominiums
221. CHAPTER 1359 Dish-Type Satellite Signal-Receiving Earth Stations and Microsatellite Dishes
222. CHAPTER 1361 Special Purpose Flood Damage Reduction
223. CHAPTER 1365 Moving of Buildings
224. CHAPTER 1367 Numbering of Buildings
225. CHAPTER 1369 Swimming Pools
226. CHAPTER 1370 Temporary Structures and Temporary Enclosures
227. CHAPTER 1371 Temporary Driveways at Construction Sites
228. CHAPTER 1372 Wireless Telecommunications Antennas and Towers
229. CHAPTER 1373 Yard Hydrants
230. TITLE SEVEN - Housing
231. CHAPTER 1381 General Provisions and Definitions
232. CHAPTER 1383 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
233. CHAPTER 1385 Certificates of Authorized Occupancy
234. CHAPTER 1387 Certificates of Occupancy
235. CHAPTER 1389 Basic Standards for Residential Occupancy
236. CHAPTER 1391 Additional Standards for Multiple Dwellings
237. CHAPTER 1393 International Property Maintenance Code
238. TITLE NINE - Business Maintenance Code
239. CHAPTER 1395 General Provisions and Definitions
240. CHAPTER 1397 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
241. CHAPTER 1399 Basic Standards for Business Occupancy
242. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
243. CHAPTER 1521 Building Marking System Program