Napoleon, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through March 17, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/napolean/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Napoleon, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 240 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. Napoleon, Ohio
2. Codified Ordinances of the City of Napoleon, Ohio
3. CERTIFICATION
4. EDITOR'S NOTE
5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
6. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
7. TABLE A - Street Dedication and Plat Approval
8. TABLE B - Vacating Streets and Alleys
9. TABLE C - Annexation or Detachment
10. TABLE D - Zoning Map Changes
11. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NAPOLEON, OHIO
12. ARTICLE I - INCORPORATION, NAME AND POWERS
13. Section 1.01 Name and Boundaries
14. Section 1.02 Powers
15. Section 1.03 Exercise of Powers
16. ARTICLE II - COUNCIL
17. Section 2.01 Number, Selection and Term
18. Section 2.02 Qualifications
19. Section 2.03 Organization
20. Section 2.04 President of Council
21. Section 2.05 Compensation
22. Section 2.06 Quorum
23. Section 2.07 Meetings
24. Section 2.08 Vacancies
25. Section 2.09 Rules and Journal of Council
26. Section 2.10 Council Employees
27. Section 2.11 Standing Committees of Council
28. Section 2.12 Personnel Committee
29. Section 2.13 Annual Budget
30. Section 2.14 Powers of Council
31. Section 2.15 Ordinances and Resolutions
32. ARTICLE III - MAYOR
33. Section 3.01 Term
34. Section 3.02 Qualifications
35. Section 3.03 Office and Compensation
36. Section 3.04 Powers and Duties
37. Section 3.05 Election to Fill Vacancy
38. ARTICLE IV - ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
39. Section 4.01 Creation of Departments
40. Section 4.02 Department Directors
41. Section 4.03 Director Qualifications
42. Section 4.04 Director Employment Status
43. Section 4.05 General Powers and Authority of Directors
44. Section 4.06 Department of Management
45. Section 4.07 Department of Finance
46. Section 4.08 Department of Law
47. ARTICLE V - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
48. Section 5.01 Civil Service Commission
49. Section 5.02 Planning Commission
50. Section 5.03 Board of Zoning Appeals
51. Section 5.04 Board of Public Affairs
52. Section 5.05 Board of Building Appeals
53. Section 5.06 Parks and Recreation Board
54. Section 5.07 Charter Review Commission
55. Section 5.08 Other Boards and Commissions
56. ARTICLE VI - PURCHASE, SALE, LEASE AND CONTRACT
57. Section 6.01 Local Method for Acquiring, Constructing, Disposing of Property
58. Section 6.02 Local Method for Acquiring or Providing Services Permitted
59. Section 6.03 Local Threshold Amounts for Bidding Construction or Property Permitted
60. Section 6.04 Local Threshold Amounts for Bidding Services Permitted
61. Section 6.05 Elimination of Competitive Bid or Proposal Permitted
62. Section 6.06 Exemption From Bidding Requirements in Emergency
63. Section 6.07 Local Standard for Award of Contract
64. ARTICLE VII - UTILITIES AND FRANCHISING
65. Section 7.01 Utility Regulation
66. Section 7.02 Franchises
67. ARTICLE VIII - OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
68. Section 8.01 Meetings of Public Bodies
69. Section 8.02 Public Records
70. ARTICLE IX - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
71. Section 9.01 Initiative
72. Section 9.02 Referendum
73. Section 9.03 Removal From Office and Recall
74. ARTICLE X - GENERAL PROVISIONS
75. Section 10.01 Amendment to Charter
76. Section 10.02 Effect of Partial Invalidity
77. Section 10.03 Interpretation
78. Section 10.04 General Laws to be Applicable
79. ARTICLE XI - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
80. Section 11.01 Amendment of Existing Charter and Effective Date
81. Section 11.02 Effect of Charter on Existing Laws, Rights and Obligations
82. Section 11.03 Continuance of Present Officials
83. Section 11.04 Continuance of Present Employees
84. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
85. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
86. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
87. CHAPTER 103 Public Meetings
88. CHAPTER 105 Purchases and Contracts
89. CHAPTER 106 Public Bidding Procedure
90. CHAPTER 107 Sale or Lease of Property
91. TITLE THREE - Legislative
92. CHAPTER 121 Council
93. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
94. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
95. CHAPTER 133 City Manager
96. CHAPTER 135 Department of Law
97. CHAPTER 137 Department of Finance
98. CHAPTER 139 Department of Engineering
99. CHAPTER 141 Building and Zoning Department
100. CHAPTER 142 Department of Public Works
101. CHAPTER 143 Fire/Rescue Department
102. CHAPTER 145 Police Department
103. CHAPTER 155 Civil Service
104. CHAPTER 156 Boards and Commissions Generally
105. CHAPTER 157 Board of Public Affairs
106. CHAPTER 159 Planning Commission
107. CHAPTER 161 Board of Health
108. CHAPTER 163 Parks and Recreation Board
109. CHAPTER 165 Community Improvement Corporation
110. CHAPTER 167 Charter Review Commission
111. CHAPTER 169 Tree Commission
112. CHAPTER 171 ADA Compliance Board
113. CHAPTER 173 Records Commission
114. CHAPTER 175 Board of Zoning Appeals
115. CHAPTER 177 Board of Building Appeals
116. CHAPTER 179 Employee Indemnification
117. CHAPTER 181 Preservation Commission
118. CHAPTER 183 Water Rate Review Commission
119. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
120. CHAPTER 185 Municipal Court
121. CHAPTER 187 Appeals
122. TITLE NINE - Taxation.
123. CHAPTER 191 Excise Tax on Lodging
124. CHAPTER 193 Income Tax
125. CHAPTER 194 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
126. TITLE ELEVEN - Civil Service and Personnel Regulations
127. CHAPTER 195
128. CHAPTER 197
129. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
130. TITLE ONE - Administration
131. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
132. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
133. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
134. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
135. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
136. CHAPTER 312 Parades and Assemblages
137. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
138. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
139. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
140. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
141. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
142. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
143. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
144. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
145. CHAPTER 343 Low-Speed Vehicles, Under-Speed Vehicles, Utility Vehicles, or Mini-Trucks
146. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
147. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
148. CHAPTER 353
149. CHAPTER 355 Snow Emergency
150. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
151. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
152. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
153. CHAPTER 374 Bicycle Licensing
154. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
155. TRAFFIC SCHEDULES
156. SCHEDULE I. ON-STREET PARKING PROHIBITED.
157. SCHEDULE II. PARKING TIME LIMITS.
158. SCHEDULE III. STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS.
159. SCHEDULE IV. RIGHT TURNS ON A RED LIGHT RESTRICTED.
160. SCHEDULE V. SPEED LIMITS.
161. SCHEDULE VI. SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES.
162. SCHEDULE VII. SKATEBOARDS AND ROLLER SKATES.
163. SCHEDULE VIII. BUS STOP LOCATIONS.
164. SCHEDULE IX. ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS.
165. SCHEDULE X. LEFT TURN REGULATIONS.
166. SCHEDULE XI. NON-THROUGH STREETS.
167. SCHEDULE XII. CENTRAL CITY PARKING DISTRICT.
168. SCHEDULE XIII. THROUGH STREETS - ADDITIONAL
169. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
170. CHAPTER 503 Abatement of Nuisances
171. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
172. CHAPTER 507 Curfew
173. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
174. CHAPTER 511 False Alarms
175. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
176. CHAPTER 515 Fair Housing Practices
177. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
178. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
179. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
180. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
181. CHAPTER 531 Noise Control
182. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
183. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
184. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
185. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
186. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
187. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
188. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
189. CHAPTER 723 Junkyards
190. CHAPTER 735 Soliciting and Peddling
191. CHAPTER 739 Outdoor Public Entertainment
192. CHAPTER 743 Video Service Provider Fee
193. CHAPTER 747 Medical Marijuana
194. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
195. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
196. CHAPTER 901 General Provisions
197. CHAPTER 905 Excavations
198. CHAPTER 909 Vacation of Streets and Alleys
199. CHAPTER 913 Construction and Repair
200. CHAPTER 917 Trees
201. CHAPTER 919 Construction in Public Rights of Way
202. TITLE THREE - Utilities
203. CHAPTER 925 Waste Collection
204. CHAPTER 931 Water and Sewer Service
205. CHAPTER 939 Electric Rates
206. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
207. CHAPTER 951 Cemetery Regulations
208. CHAPTER 955 Recreation Facilities
209. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
210. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Control
211. CHAPTER 1101 Definitions
212. CHAPTER 1105 Subdivision Regulations
213. TITLE THREE - Zoning Administration
214. CHAPTER 1121 Amendments
215. CHAPTER 1125 Zoning Districts and Map
216. CHAPTER 1127 General Regulations
217. CHAPTER 1129 Nonconformance
218. CHAPTER 1131 Residential Districts
219. CHAPTER 1133 Commercial Districts
220. CHAPTER 1135 Industrial Districts
221. CHAPTER 1137 Flood Plain Districts
222. CHAPTER 1138 Preservation District
223. CHAPTER 1139 Off-Street Parking and Loading
224. CHAPTER 1141 Zoning Permits; Special and Conditional Uses
225. CHAPTER 1143 Planned Developments
226. CHAPTER 1145 Table of Permissible Uses
227. CHAPTER 1147 Tables of Requirements for Zoning Districts
228. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
229. TITLE ONE - Model Codes Adopted
230. CHAPTER 1301 Residential Building Code of Ohio for One-, Two- and Three-Family Dwellings.
231. CHAPTER 1311 BOCA National Property Maintenance Code
232. TITLE THREE - Building Administration
233. CHAPTER 1325 Administration and Enforcement
234. TITLE FIVE - Additional Building Standards
235. CHAPTER 1335 Sign Code
236. CHAPTER 1339 Flood Damage Prevention
237. CHAPTER 1343 Improvement Districts
238. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
239. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
240. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks