Every town writes its own rules, and Milford, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 194 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. Milford, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MILFORD, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 93-1473
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. CHARTER
- 9. ARTICLE I - NAME, BOUNDARIES AND CLASSIFICATION
- 10. ARTICLE II - MUNICIPAL POWERS
- 11. ARTICLE III - COUNCIL
- 12. ARTICLE IV - MANAGER
- 13. ARTICLE V - OTHER OFFICIALS
- 14. ARTICLE VI - DEPARTMENTS
- 15. ARTICLE VII - PLANNING COMMISSION
- 16. ARTICLE VIII - BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
- 17. ARTICLE IX - BOARD OF HEALTH
- 18. ARTICLE X - PERSONNEL
- 19. ARTICLE XI - FINANCIAL
- 20. ARTICLE XII - ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- 21. ARTICLE XIII - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- 22. ARTICLE XIV - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 23. ARTICLE XV - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 24. ARTICLE XVI - AMENDMENT
- 25. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 26. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 27. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 28. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 29. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 30. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 31. CHAPTER 123 Mayor and Vice Mayor
- 32. CHAPTER 125 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 33. CHAPTER 127 Clerk of Council
- 34. CHAPTER 129 Records Request Policy
- 35. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 36. CHAPTER 131 City Manager
- 37. CHAPTER 133 Finance Director
- 38. CHAPTER 135 Law Director
- 39. CHAPTER 137 Police Department
- 40. CHAPTER 139 Fire Department; Emergency Medical Services
- 41. CHAPTER 143 Water Department
- 42. CHAPTER 144 Public Works Department
- 43. CHAPTER 145 Sewer Department
- 44. CHAPTER 147 Building Department
- 45. CHAPTER 149 Parks and Recreation
- 46. CHAPTER 151 Planning Commission
- 47. CHAPTER 153 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 48. CHAPTER 155 Board of Health
- 49. CHAPTER 157 Civil Service Commission and Rules
- 50. CHAPTER 159 Personnel Policy Manual; Position Classification Plan
- 51. CHAPTER 161 Records Commission
- 52. CHAPTER 163 Ethics Advisory Board
- 53. CHAPTER 165 Affirmative Action Plans
- 54. CHAPTER 166 Enterprise Zone Guidelines
- 55. CHAPTER 167 Community Development
- 56. CHAPTER 169 Office of Civil Preparedness
- 57. CHAPTER 170 Fair Housing Program
- 58. CHAPTER 171 Urban Renewal
- 59. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 60. CHAPTER 177 Mayor's Court
- 61. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 62. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 63. CHAPTER 182 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 64. CHAPTER 183 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 65. CHAPTER 185 Transient Occupancy Tax
- 66. CHAPTER 187 Cinema Admissions Tax
- 67. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 68. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 69. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 70. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 71. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 72. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 73. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 74. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 75. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 76. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 77. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 78. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 79. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 80. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 81. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 82. CHAPTER 343 Under-Speed, Low-Speed, and Utility Vehicles
- 83. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 84. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 85. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 86. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 87. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 88. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 89. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 90. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 91. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 92. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 93. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 94. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 95. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 96. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 97. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 98. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 99. CHAPTER 539 Parks
- 100. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 101. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 102. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 103. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 104. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 105. CHAPTER 705 Alarms
- 106. CHAPTER 707 Amusement Arcades
- 107. CHAPTER 709 Commercial Amusements
- 108. CHAPTER 710 Billiard Rooms
- 109. CHAPTER 713 Food and Food Handlers
- 110. CHAPTER 715 Garage, Yard and Basement Sales
- 111. CHAPTER 721 Trailers and Campers
- 112. CHAPTER 727 Taxicabs
- 113. CHAPTER 729 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 114. CHAPTER 731 Vendors, Peddlers and Solicitors
- 115. CHAPTER 735 Video Service Providers
- 116. CHAPTER 737 River District Sound
- 117. CHAPTER 739 Medical Marijuana Cultivators, Processors, and Retail Dispensers
- 118. CHAPTER 740 Short Term Rental Property
- 119. CHAPTER 743 Institutional District Amplified Sound
- 120. PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 121. TITLE ONE - Standards
- 122. CHAPTER 901 Specifications Adopted
- 123. TITLE THREE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 124. CHAPTER 911 Street and Sidewalk Regulations
- 125. CHAPTER 913 Openings, Trenches and Curb Cuts
- 126. CHAPTER 915 Trees, Shrubbery and Weeds
- 127. TITLE FIVE - Public Utilities
- 128. CHAPTER 921 Water Department Rules and Regulations
- 129. CHAPTER 923 Water Rates and Charges
- 130. CHAPTER 925 Wastewater Department Rules and Regulations
- 131. CHAPTER 927 Sewer Rates and Charges
- 132. CHAPTER 929 Storm Water Utility Program
- 133. CHAPTER 931 Water Management and Sediment Control
- 134. TITLE SEVEN - Other Public Services
- 135. CHAPTER 941 Cemeteries
- 136. CHAPTER 943 Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Recycling
- 137. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 138. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 139. CHAPTER 1101 Intent, Purpose and Administration
- 140. CHAPTER 1103 Definitions
- 141. CHAPTER 1105 Plat Procedure and Data Requirements
- 142. CHAPTER 1107 Design Principles and Standards
- 143. CHAPTER 1109 Required Improvements
- 144. CHAPTER 1111 Underground Utility Distribution Facilities
- 145. TITLE THREE - Zoning Administration
- 146. CHAPTER 1121 General Provisions
- 147. CHAPTER 1123 Definitions
- 148. CHAPTER 1127 Site Plan Review
- 149. CHAPTER 1129 Planning Commission
- 150. CHAPTER 1131 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 151. CHAPTER 1133 Changes and Amendments
- 152. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Districts
- 153. CHAPTER 1141 District Establishment and Zoning Map
- 154. CHAPTER 1143 “R-1" Large Lot Residential District
- 155. CHAPTER 1145 “R-2" Single Family Residential District
- 156. CHAPTER 1147 “R-3" Single Family Residential District
- 157. CHAPTER 1149 “R-4" Multi-Family Residential District
- 158. CHAPTER 1151 “R-5" Multi-Family Apartment Complex District
- 159. CHAPTER 1153 “B-1" Neighborhood Business District
- 160. CHAPTER 1155 “B-2" Downtown Mixed Use District
- 161. CHAPTER 1157 “B-3" General Business District
- 162. CHAPTER 1158 “B-5" Special Business District
- 163. CHAPTER 1159 “O” Office District
- 164. CHAPTER 1161 “L-I" Light Industrial District
- 165. CHAPTER 1163 “I” Institutional District
- 166. CHAPTER 1165 “F” Flood Plain District
- 167. CHAPTER 1167 “MRD” Milford River District
- 168. CHAPTER 1169 "PD" Planned Development District
- 169. TITLE SEVEN - Zoning General Provisions
- 170. CHAPTER 1181 Supplemental District Regulations
- 171. CHAPTER 1183 Lot and Area Requirements
- 172. CHAPTER 1185 Performance Standards
- 173. CHAPTER 1187 Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
- 174. CHAPTER 1189 Landscaping and Bufferyard Requirements
- 175. CHAPTER 1191 Signs
- 176. CHAPTER 1195 Conditional Uses
- 177. CHAPTER 1197 Non-Conforming Uses
- 178. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 179. TITLE ONE - Standards and Administration
- 180. CHAPTER 1301 Residential Code of Ohio
- 181. CHAPTER 1303 Ohio Building Code
- 182. CHAPTER 1307 Building Permit and Inspection Fees
- 183. CHAPTER 1309 Ionization Detectors, Sprinklers and Standpipes in New Construction
- 184. TITLE THREE - Local Provisions
- 185. CHAPTER 1311 Building Numbering
- 186. CHAPTER 1312 Property Maintenance
- 187. CHAPTER 1313 Moving Buildings or Structures
- 188. CHAPTER 1315 Public Nuisances
- 189. CHAPTER 1317 Historical and Architectural Protection and Preservation Commission
- 190. CHAPTER 1319 Flood Damage Reduction
- 191. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 192. CHAPTER 1505 Local Provisions
- 193. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 194. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks