Newton Falls, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through December 3, 2025 | State legislation current through June 5, 2025. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newtonfalls/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Newton Falls, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 188 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. Newton Falls, Ohio
2. Codified Ordinances of the City of Newton Falls, Ohio
3. CERTIFICATION
4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 94-28
6. EDITOR'S NOTE
7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
9. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
10. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
11. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
12. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
13. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
14. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
15. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
16. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
17. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
18. CHARTER
19. PREAMBLE
20. Article I INCORPORATION, POWERS AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT
21. Article II MAYOR
22. Article III CITY COUNCIL
23. Article IV CITY MANAGER
24. Article V DEPARTMENTS
25. Article VI COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
26. Article VII ELECTIONS, GENERAL PROVISIONS
27. Article VIII FISCAL YEAR, TAXATION, PURCHASES
28. Article IX SUCCESSION IN GOVERNMENT
29. Article X AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
30. Article XI CHARTER REVIEW
31. Article XII EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY
32. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
33. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
34. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
35. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
36. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
37. CHAPTER 107 Annexation
38. CHAPTER 109 Community Reinvestment Area
39. CHAPTER 111 Liability Limits
40. TITLE THREE - Legislative
41. CHAPTER 121 Council
42. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
43. CHAPTER 125 Notice of Public Meetings
44. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
45. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
46. CHAPTER 133 City Manager
47. CHAPTER 135 City Clerk
48. CHAPTER 137 Department of Law
49. CHAPTER 139 Department of Finance
50. CHAPTER 140 Utility Billing Appeals Review Board
51. CHAPTER 141 Police Department
52. CHAPTER 143 Fire Department
53. CHAPTER 144 Department of Historic Sites and Structures (Repealed)
54. CHAPTER 145 Civil Service Commission
55. CHAPTER 147 Planning Commission
56. CHAPTER 148 Zoning Administrator
57. CHAPTER 151 Park and Recreation Commission
58. CHAPTER 153 Employment Provisions
59. CHAPTER 155 Fee Schedule
60. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
61. CHAPTER 161 Municipal Court
62. TITLE NINE - Taxation
63. CHAPTER 191 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
64. CHAPTER 193 Motor Vehicle License Tax
65. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
66. TITLE ONE - Administration
67. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
68. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
69. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
70. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
71. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
72. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
73. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
74. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
75. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
76. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
77. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
78. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
79. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
80. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
81. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
82. CHAPTER 352 Parking Ticket Bureau
83. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
84. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
85. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
86. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
87. CHAPTER 377 Under-Speed, Low-Speed, and Utility Vehicles
88. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
89. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
90. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
91. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
92. CHAPTER 515 Fair Housing
93. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
94. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
95. CHAPTER 523 Junk and Junk Vehicles
96. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
97. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
98. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
99. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
100. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
101. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
102. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
103. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
104. CHAPTER 557 Weeds and Trees
105. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
106. CHAPTER 707 Fortunetelling
107. CHAPTER 709 Garage Sales
108. CHAPTER 711 Peddlers and Solicitors
109. CHAPTER 713 Public Dances and Entertainments
110. CHAPTER 715 Taxicabs
111. CHAPTER 717 Temporary Stores
112. CHAPTER 721 Street Vendors
113. CHAPTER 725 Oil and Gas Wells
114. CHAPTER 735 Mechanical Amusement Devices
115. CHAPTER 739 Cable Television Customer Service Standards
116. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
117. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalks
118. CHAPTER 901 Street Paving Policy
119. CHAPTER 903 Street Excavations
120. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalks
121. TITLE TWO - Utilities Generally
122. CHAPTER 911 General Provisions
123. TITLE THREE - Sewers
124. CHAPTER 921 Public and Private Sewer Use
125. CHAPTER 923 Sewer Extensions and Connections
126. CHAPTER 929 Sewer Rates
127. TITLE FIVE - Water
128. CHAPTER 951 Water Rates and Fees
129. CHAPTER 953 Water Regulations
130. CHAPTER 957 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
131. CHAPTER 958 Storm Water Management
132. CHAPTER 959 Erosion and Sediment Control
133. CHAPTER 960 Storm Water Utility
134. TITLE SEVEN - Electricity
135. CHAPTER 971 Electricity
136. TITLE NINE - Other Public Services
137. CHAPTER 981 Garbage and Rubbish
138. CHAPTER 985 Trees
139. CHAPTER 991 Municipal Parks
140. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
141. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
142. CHAPTER 1101 Title, Enforcement and Penalty
143. CHAPTER 1103 Definitions
144. CHAPTER 1105 Approval Procedures
145. CHAPTER 1107 Preliminary Plats
146. CHAPTER 1109 Final Plats
147. CHAPTER 1111 Design Standards
148. CHAPTER 1113 Improvements
149. CHAPTER 1115 Variances, Vacations and Resubdivisions
150. TITLE THREE - Zoning
151. CHAPTER 1141 Purpose; Authority
152. CHAPTER 1143 Annexation
153. CHAPTER 1145 Zoning Districts and Official Zoning Map
154. CHAPTER 1147 Definitions
155. CHAPTER 1149 Zoning District Regulations
156. CHAPTER 1151 Signs
157. CHAPTER 1153 General Provisions
158. CHAPTER 1155 Uses Permitted on Review
159. CHAPTER 1157 Administration
160. CHAPTER 1159 Planning and Zoning Commission
161. CHAPTER 1161 Amendments
162. CHAPTER 1163 Enforcement and Penalty
163. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
164. TITLE ONE - Standards Adopted
165. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Building Code
166. CHAPTER 1305 Residential Building Code
167. CHAPTER 1307 International Property Maintenance Code
168. TITLE THREE - Administration
169. CHAPTER 1311 Building Inspector
170. CHAPTER 1313 Building Permit
171. CHAPTER 1315 Local Building Regulations
172. TITLE FIVE - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
173. CHAPTER 1321 Housing Code
174. CHAPTER 1325 Flood Damage Reduction
175. CHAPTER 1329 Satellite Signal Receiving Earth Stations
176. CHAPTER 1333 Numbering Structures
177. CHAPTER 1337 Unsafe Structures
178. CHAPTER 1339 Drainage System Required
179. CHAPTER 1340 Erosion Sediment Control
180. CHAPTER 1341 Vacant Dwellings
181. CHAPTER 1345 Small Wind Projects/Wind Turbines
182. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
183. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
184. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
185. CHAPTER 1521 Blasting
186. CHAPTER 1529 Fire Damaged Structures
187. CHAPTER 1533 Outdoor Wood Furnaces
188. CHAPTER 1537 Smoke Detectors