Every town writes its own rules, and Mount Gilead, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 169 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. Mount Gilead, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS (2026)
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 691
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. PASSED:
- 7. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 8. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 9. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 10. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 11. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 12. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 13. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 14. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 15. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 16. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 17. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 18. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 19. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 20. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 21. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 22. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 23. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 24. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 25. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts
- 26. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 27. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 28. CHAPTER 133 Fiscal Officer
- 29. CHAPTER 137 Solicitor
- 30. CHAPTER 139 Police Department
- 31. CHAPTER 141 Fire Department
- 32. CHAPTER 143 Recreation Board
- 33. CHAPTER 147 Village Administrator
- 34. CHAPTER 149 Community Improvement Corporation
- 35. CHAPTER 151 Employees Generally
- 36. CHAPTER 153 Village Tree Board
- 37. TITLE SEVEN - Finance
- 38. CHAPTER 171 Income Tax (Effective through December 31, 2015)
- 39. CHAPTER 172 Income Tax (Effective as of January 1, 2016)
- 40. CHAPTER 173 Funds
- 41. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 42. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 43. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 44. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 45. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 46. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 47. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 48. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 49. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 50. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 51. CHAPTER 333 O.V.I.; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 52. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 53. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 54. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 55. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 56. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 57. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 58. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles, and Motorcycles
- 59. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 60. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 61. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 62. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 63. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 64. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 65. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 66. CHAPTER 514 Emergency Powers
- 67. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 68. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 69. CHAPTER 522 Open Burning
- 70. CHAPTER 523 Litter Control
- 71. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 72. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 73. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 74. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 75. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 76. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 77. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 78. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 79. CHAPTER 557 Weeds
- 80. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 81. CHAPTER 709 Handbill Distribution
- 82. CHAPTER 713 Junk Yards
- 83. CHAPTER 717 Oil and Gas Wells
- 84. CHAPTER 721 Peddlers
- 85. CHAPTER 725 Taxicabs
- 86. CHAPTER 731 Game Rooms or Amusement Arcades
- 87. CHAPTER 733 Home Businesses
- 88. CHAPTER 735 Home Sales
- 89. CHAPTER 739 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 90. CHAPTER 741 Video Service Provider Fee
- 91. PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 92. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalks
- 93. CHAPTER 901 Street Right of Way Openings
- 94. CHAPTER 903 Location of Street Obstructions
- 95. CHAPTER 905 Location of Mailboxes
- 96. CHAPTER 907 Street and Sidewalk Construction
- 97. CHAPTER 908 Streets and Curbs
- 98. CHAPTER 909 Trees
- 99. TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
- 100. CHAPTER 911 Water Regulations and Rates
- 101. CHAPTER 913 Sanitary Sewer Regulations
- 102. CHAPTER 915 Sanitary Sewage Charges
- 103. CHAPTER 917 Storm Sewer Regulations
- 104. CHAPTER 919 Pretreatment Requirements
- 105. CHAPTER 921 Septage Receiving Facility
- 106. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 107. CHAPTER 933 Municipal Pool
- 108. CHAPTER 935 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 109. CHAPTER 937 Alarm Systems
- 110. CHAPTER 941 Interment of Indigents
- 111. CHAPTER 955 Parks and Recreation Facilities
- 112. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 113. TITLE THREE - Land Subdivision Regulations
- 114. CHAPTER 1111 General Provisions and Definitions
- 115. CHAPTER 1112 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 116. CHAPTER 1113 Definitions
- 117. CHAPTER 1115 Plat Approval
- 118. CHAPTER 1117 Design Standards
- 119. CHAPTER 1119 Improvements
- 120. CHAPTER 1121 Planned Unit Developments
- 121. APPENDICES
- 122. APPENDIX 1 General Provisions and Definitions
- 123. APPENDIX 2 Subdivision Determination Flow Chart
- 124. APPENDIX 3 Application for Minor Subdivision Approval
- 125. APPENDIX 4 Typical Minor Subdivision Map
- 126. APPENDIX 5 Application for Tentative Approval of Preliminary Plat
- 127. APPENDIX 6 Application for Final Plat Approval
- 128. APPENDIX 7 Typical Final Subdivision Plat
- 129. APPENDIX 8 Required Statements and Signatures to be Affixed on the Subdivision Plat
- 130. APPENDIX 9 Application for Subdivision Variance
- 131. APPENDIX 10 Extension Agreement for Approval or Disapproval of Subdivision Plat by Planning Commission
- 132. TITLE FIVE - Zoning
- 133. CHAPTER 1133 General Provisions
- 134. CHAPTER 1135 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 135. CHAPTER 1137 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 136. CHAPTER 1139 Amendment to Zoning Provisions
- 137. CHAPTER 1141 Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
- 138. CHAPTER 1143 Open Area District Requirements
- 139. CHAPTER 1145 Residential District Requirements
- 140. CHAPTER 1147 Business District Requirements
- 141. CHAPTER 1149 Industrial District Requirements
- 142. CHAPTER 1151 PD Planned Development District
- 143. CHAPTER 1153 Nonconforming Uses
- 144. CHAPTER 1155 General Development Regulations
- 145. CHAPTER 1157 Supplemental Land Use Regulations
- 146. CHAPTER 1159 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 147. CHAPTER 1161 Signs
- 148. CHAPTER 1163 Definitions
- 149. CHAPTER 1165 Wind Energy Conversion Systems
- 150. CHAPTER 1166 Good Neighbor Standards
- 151. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 152. CHAPTER 1305 House Trailers
- 153. CHAPTER 1307 Blight Control
- 154. CHAPTER 1309 Moving Buildings
- 155. CHAPTER 1311 Private Swimming Pools
- 156. CHAPTER 1313 Preservation of Residential Character
- 157. CHAPTER 1317 Northwood Subdivision
- 158. CHAPTER 1319 Flood Damage Prevention
- 159. CHAPTER 1321 Building Demolition
- 160. CHAPTER 1323 Numbering of Buildings
- 161. CHAPTER 1324 Key Lock Box
- 162. CHAPTER 1325 Signs
- 163. CHAPTER 1327 Downtown Design and Exterior Maintenance Code
- 164. CHAPTER 1328 Sidewalk Café Regulations
- 165. CHAPTER 1329 Manufactured, Mobile and Modular Homes
- 166. CHAPTER 1330 Manufactured Home Park Districts
- 167. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE CODE
- 168. CHAPTER 1525 Fire Hydrants
- 169. CHAPTER 1529 Fire Damaged Structures