Every town writes its own rules, and Northfield, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 340 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. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTHFIELD, OHIO
- 2. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
- 3. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 4. CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTHFIELD, OHIO
- 5. PREAMBLE
- 6. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 7. ARTICLE II POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 8. ARTICLE III MAYOR
- 9. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL
- 10. ARTICLE V WARDS
- 11. ARTICLE VI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- 12. ARTICLE VII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
- 13. ARTICLE VIII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- 14. ARTICLE IX DEPARTMENT OF LAW
- 15. ARTICLE X PLANNING COMMISSION
- 16. ARTICLE XI CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
- 17. ARTICLE XII RECREATION BOARD
- 18. ARTICLE XIII MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
- 19. ARTICLE XIV FINANCES AND TAXATION
- 20. ARTICLE XV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 21. ARTICLE XVI INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 22. ARTICLE XVII AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER
- 23. ARTICLE XVIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 24. ARTICLE XIX PUBLIC UTILITIES
- 25. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 26. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 27. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 28. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 29. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 30. CHAPTER 208 Open Meetings
- 31. CHAPTER 210 Contracts
- 32. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 33. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 34. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 35. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 36. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 37. CHAPTER 232 Administrative Clerk
- 38. CHAPTER 234 Municipal Engineer
- 39. CHAPTER 238 Finance Department
- 40. CHAPTER 240 Law Department
- 41. CHAPTER 242 Public Safety Department
- 42. CHAPTER 244 Police Department
- 43. CHAPTER 246 Fire Department
- 44. CHAPTER 248 Public Service Department
- 45. CHAPTER 250 Building and Zoning Department
- 46. CHAPTER 258 Employees Generally
- 47. TITLE EIGHT - Boards and Commissions
- 48. CHAPTER 280 Planning Commission
- 49. CHAPTER 282 Recreation Board
- 50. CHAPTER 284 Civil Service Commission
- 51. CHAPTER 286 Municipal Records Commission
- 52. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 53. CHAPTER 290 Mayor’s Court
- 54. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 55. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 56. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 57. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement Generally
- 58. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 59. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 60. CHAPTER 410 Impounding
- 61. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 62. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 63. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 64. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 65. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 66. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 67. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 68. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 69. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 70. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 71. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 72. CHAPTER 444 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 73. CHAPTER 445 Skateboards and Rollerblades
- 74. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTHFIELD, OHIO
- 75. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
- 76. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 77. CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTHFIELD, OHIO
- 78. PREAMBLE
- 79. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 80. ARTICLE II POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 81. ARTICLE III MAYOR
- 82. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL
- 83. ARTICLE V WARDS
- 84. ARTICLE VI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- 85. ARTICLE VII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
- 86. ARTICLE VIII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- 87. ARTICLE IX DEPARTMENT OF LAW
- 88. ARTICLE X PLANNING COMMISSION
- 89. ARTICLE XI CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
- 90. ARTICLE XII RECREATION BOARD
- 91. ARTICLE XIII MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
- 92. ARTICLE XIV FINANCES AND TAXATION
- 93. ARTICLE XV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 94. ARTICLE XVI INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 95. ARTICLE XVII AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER
- 96. ARTICLE XVIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 97. ARTICLE XIX PUBLIC UTILITIES
- 98. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 99. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 100. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 101. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 102. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 103. CHAPTER 208 Open Meetings
- 104. CHAPTER 210 Contracts
- 105. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 106. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 107. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 108. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 109. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 110. CHAPTER 232 Administrative Clerk
- 111. CHAPTER 234 Municipal Engineer
- 112. CHAPTER 238 Finance Department
- 113. CHAPTER 240 Law Department
- 114. CHAPTER 242 Public Safety Department
- 115. CHAPTER 244 Police Department
- 116. CHAPTER 246 Fire Department
- 117. CHAPTER 248 Public Service Department
- 118. CHAPTER 250 Building and Zoning Department
- 119. CHAPTER 258 Employees Generally
- 120. TITLE EIGHT - Boards and Commissions
- 121. CHAPTER 280 Planning Commission
- 122. CHAPTER 282 Recreation Board
- 123. CHAPTER 284 Civil Service Commission
- 124. CHAPTER 286 Municipal Records Commission
- 125. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 126. CHAPTER 290 Mayor’s Court
- 127. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 128. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 129. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 130. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement Generally
- 131. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 132. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 133. CHAPTER 410 Impounding
- 134. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 135. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 136. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 137. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 138. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 139. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 140. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 141. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 142. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTHFIELD, OHIO
- 143. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
- 144. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 145. CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTHFIELD, OHIO
- 146. PREAMBLE
- 147. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 148. ARTICLE II POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 149. ARTICLE III MAYOR
- 150. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL
- 151. ARTICLE V WARDS
- 152. ARTICLE VI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- 153. ARTICLE VII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
- 154. ARTICLE VIII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- 155. ARTICLE IX DEPARTMENT OF LAW
- 156. ARTICLE X PLANNING COMMISSION
- 157. ARTICLE XI CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
- 158. ARTICLE XII RECREATION BOARD
- 159. ARTICLE XIII MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
- 160. ARTICLE XIV FINANCES AND TAXATION
- 161. ARTICLE XV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 162. ARTICLE XVI INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 163. ARTICLE XVII AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER
- 164. ARTICLE XVIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 165. ARTICLE XIX PUBLIC UTILITIES
- 166. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 167. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 168. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 169. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 170. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 171. CHAPTER 208 Open Meetings
- 172. CHAPTER 210 Contracts
- 173. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 174. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 175. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 176. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 177. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 178. CHAPTER 232 Administrative Clerk
- 179. CHAPTER 234 Municipal Engineer
- 180. CHAPTER 238 Finance Department
- 181. CHAPTER 240 Law Department
- 182. CHAPTER 242 Public Safety Department
- 183. CHAPTER 244 Police Department
- 184. CHAPTER 246 Fire Department
- 185. CHAPTER 248 Public Service Department
- 186. CHAPTER 250 Building and Zoning Department
- 187. CHAPTER 258 Employees Generally
- 188. TITLE EIGHT - Boards and Commissions
- 189. CHAPTER 280 Planning Commission
- 190. CHAPTER 282 Recreation Board
- 191. CHAPTER 284 Civil Service Commission
- 192. CHAPTER 286 Municipal Records Commission
- 193. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 194. CHAPTER 290 Mayor’s Court
- 195. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 196. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 197. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 198. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement Generally
- 199. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 200. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 201. CHAPTER 410 Impounding
- 202. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 203. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 204. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 205. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 206. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 207. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 208. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 209. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 210. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 211. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 212. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 213. CHAPTER 444 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 214. CHAPTER 445 Skateboards and Rollerblades
- 215. CHAPTER 446 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 216. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 217. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 218. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 219. CHAPTER 608 Administration, Enforcement and Public Service
- 220. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 221. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 222. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 223. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 224. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 225. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 226. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 227. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
- 228. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 229. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 230. CHAPTER 672 Theft and Fraud
- 231. CHAPTER 678 Weapons and Explosives
- 232. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 233. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 234. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 235. CHAPTER 802 Adult Entertainment Businesses
- 236. CHAPTER 804 Amusement Devices (Repealed)
- 237. CHAPTER 806 Armed Security Guards
- 238. CHAPTER 812 Carnivals, Circuses and Other Shows
- 239. CHAPTER 814 Commercial Parking Lots
- 240. CHAPTER 816 Garage and Public Sales
- 241. CHAPTER 826 Flea Markets
- 242. CHAPTER 862 Oil and Gas Wells
- 243. CHAPTER 864 Open-Air Food Markets
- 244. CHAPTER 865 Food Trucks
- 245. CHAPTER 866 Transient Vendors Providing Goods or Services from Temporary or Outdoor Sales or Services Areas
- 246. CHAPTER 868 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 247. CHAPTER 869 Secondhand Dealers
- 248. CHAPTER 870 Pool Rooms, Billiard Halls and Bowling Alleys
- 249. CHAPTER 878 Snow Removal Contractors
- 250. CHAPTER 882 Tattoo Establishments
- 251. CHAPTER 886 Self-Service Mini-Storage Facility Regulations
- 252. CHAPTER 888 Donation Boxes
- 253. CHAPTER 889 Medical Marijuana Cultivators, Processors, and Retail Dispensaries
- 254. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 255. CHAPTER 890 Earned Income Tax
- 256. CHAPTER 891 Earned Income Tax Effective Beginning January 1, 2016
- 257. CHAPTER 892 Admissions, Parking and Amusement Device Tax
- 258. CHAPTER 894 Hotel Room Tax
- 259. CHAPTER 896 Owners of Rental Property Required to Provide Certain Information to Finance Director
- 260. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 261. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 262. CHAPTER 1020 Streets Generally
- 263. CHAPTER 1022 Excavations
- 264. CHAPTER 1024 Trees and Shrubbery
- 265. CHAPTER 1026 Sidewalk Construction
- 266. CHAPTER 1028 Commercial Driveways
- 267. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 268. CHAPTER 1040 Water
- 269. CHAPTER 1042 Sewers
- 270. CHAPTER 1044 Gas
- 271. CHAPTER 1046 Electricity
- 272. CHAPTER 1048 Use of Public Ways by Service Providers
- 273. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 274. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 275. CHAPTER 1062 Cemeteries
- 276. CHAPTER 1064 Playgrounds and Parks
- 277. CHAPTER 1066 Village Hall
- 278. CHAPTER 1068 Emergency Alarms
- 279. CHAPTER 1070 Snow Removal for Senior Citizens and/or Physically Disabled Residents
- 280. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 281. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 282. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission
- 283. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 284. CHAPTER 1240 General Provisions and Definitions
- 285. CHAPTER 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 286. CHAPTER 1244 Subdivision Procedures
- 287. CHAPTER 1246 Plan and Plat Specifications
- 288. CHAPTER 1248 Design Standards
- 289. CHAPTER 1250 Improvements
- 290. Chapter 1252 Riparian and Wetland Setbacks
- 291. CHAPTER 1253 Erosion and Sediment Control
- 292. CHAPTER 1254 Post-Construction Water Quality Runoff Requirements
- 293. CHAPTER 1255 Illicit Discharge and Storm Water Connections
- 294. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 295. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
- 296. CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 297. CHAPTER 1264 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 298. CHAPTER 1266 Residential Districts
- 299. CHAPTER 1267 Overlay Area
- 300. CHAPTER 1268 Business Districts
- 301. CHAPTER 1270 Industrial Districts
- 302. CHAPTER 1272 Special Uses
- 303. CHAPTER 1274 Nonconforming Uses
- 304. CHAPTER 1276 Apartments and Apartment Houses
- 305. CHAPTER 1278 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 306. CHAPTER 1280 Signs
- 307. CHAPTER 1282 Fences
- 308. CHAPTER 1284 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 309. CHAPTER 1288 Landscape Design Standards
- 310. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 311. TITLE TWO - Mercantile, Multifamily and Institutional Building Code
- 312. CHAPTER 1420 Summit County Building Code
- 313. CHAPTER 1422 Maintenance Standards
- 314. CHAPTER 1424 Additional Multi-Family Inspections and Standards
- 315. TITLE FOUR - Residential Building Code
- 316. CHAPTER 1440 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 317. CHAPTER 1442 Construction Materials and Methods
- 318. CHAPTER 1444 Point of Sale Exterior Inspection
- 319. CHAPTER 1446 Rental Certificate and Exterior Inspection Rental Certificate for Rented Single-Family Dwellings
- 320. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 321. CHAPTER 1462 Barbecue Pits
- 322. CHAPTER 1463 Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- 323. CHAPTER 1464 Certificates of Occupancy
- 324. CHAPTER 1466 Dish-Type Satellite Antennas
- 325. CHAPTER 1470 Fire-Resistance Ratings
- 326. CHAPTER 1472 Landscaping
- 327. CHAPTER 1474 Numbering of Buildings
- 328. CHAPTER 1475 Numbering on Mailboxes
- 329. CHAPTER 1476 Registration of Contractors
- 330. CHAPTER 1478 Smoke Detectors
- 331. CHAPTER 1480 Outdoor Patios at Commercial Establishments Where Smoking is Permitted
- 332. CHAPTER 1482 Residential Exterior Lighting
- 333. TITLE EIGHT - Housing
- 334. CHAPTER 1490 Maintenance Standards
- 335. CHAPTER 1492 Notification of Foreclosure Filing or Vacant Property
- 336. CHAPTER 1494 Fair Housing
- 337. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 338. CHAPTER 1612 Key Lock Box Systems
- 339. CHAPTER 1620 Self-Service Gas Stations
- 340. CHAPTER 1630 Northfield Park Race Track