Every town writes its own rules, and Norton, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 244 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. Norton, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF NORTON, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2026)
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 7. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 8. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 9. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 10. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 11. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 12. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 13. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
- 14. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 15. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 16. CHARTER
- 17. ARTICLE I NAMES, BOUNDARIES, WARDS AND POWERS
- 18. ARTICLE II THE MAYOR
- 19. ARTICLE III THE COUNCIL
- 20. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
- 21. ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
- 22. ARTICLE VI BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 23. ARTICLE VII SPECIAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 24. ARTICLE VIII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 25. ARTICLE IX INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL AND REMOVAL
- 26. ARTICLE X CHARTER
- 27. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 28. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 29. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 30. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 31. CHAPTER 208 Contracts and Purchasing
- 32. CHAPTER 210 Procedure for Completion of Capital Improvement Projects
- 33. CHAPTER 212 Fees, Deposits and Guarantees
- 34. CHAPTER 214 Public Records Policy
- 35. CHAPTER 216 Credit Card Policy and Procedures
- 36. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 37. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 38. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 39. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 40. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 41. CHAPTER 232 Administrative Officer
- 42. CHAPTER 234 Department of Finance
- 43. CHAPTER 236 Department of Law
- 44. CHAPTER 238 Department of Public Safety
- 45. CHAPTER 240 Division of Police
- 46. CHAPTER 242 Division of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
- 47. CHAPTER 244 Department of Public Service
- 48. CHAPTER 246 Division of Repair and Maintenance
- 49. CHAPTER 248 Division of Building and Zoning Inspection
- 50. CHAPTER 250 Streets and Highways
- 51. CHAPTER 252 Personnel Department
- 52. CHAPTER 254 Department of Community Development
- 53. CHAPTER 256 Health Services
- 54. CHAPTER 260 Emergency Management
- 55. CHAPTER 262 Identity Theft Policy
- 56. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions and Councils
- 57. CHAPTER 270 Board of Control
- 58. CHAPTER 272 Planning Commission
- 59. CHAPTER 274 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 60. CHAPTER 276 Civil Service Commission
- 61. CHAPTER 278 Park and Cemetery Board
- 62. CHAPTER 280 Board and Commission Meetings
- 63. CHAPTER 281 Charter Review Commission
- 64. CHAPTER 282 Volunteer Fire Fighters' Dependents Fund Board
- 65. CHAPTER 284 Moral Claims Commission
- 66. CHAPTER 286 Records Commission
- 67. CHAPTER 288 Health Advisory Board (Repealed)
- 68. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 69. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 70. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 71. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 72. CHAPTER 407 Location of Stolen Motor Vehicles
- 73. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 74. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 75. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 76. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 77. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 78. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 79. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 80. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 81. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 82. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 83. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 84. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 85. CHAPTER 444 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 86. CHAPTER 446 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 87. CHAPTER 448 Transportation of Hazardous Wastes
- 88. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 89. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 90. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 91. CHAPTER 608 Administration, Enforcement and Public Service
- 92. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 93. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 94. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 95. CHAPTER 626 Employer - Employee Relations
- 96. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 97. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 98. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 99. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 100. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
- 101. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 102. CHAPTER 662 Clean Indoor Air
- 103. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 104. CHAPTER 672 Theft and Fraud
- 105. CHAPTER 674 Criminal Activities Defined as Public Nuisances
- 106. CHAPTER 678 Weapons and Explosives
- 107. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 108. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 109. CHAPTER 804 Alarm Systems
- 110. CHAPTER 810 Cable Television Systems
- 111. CHAPTER 812 Circuses, Animal Shows and Fortunetellers
- 112. CHAPTER 824 Gasoline Service Stations
- 113. CHAPTER 838 Late Night Retail Establishments
- 114. CHAPTER 848 Oil and Gas Wells
- 115. CHAPTER 852 Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors
- 116. CHAPTER 854 Poolrooms and Billiard Rooms
- 117. CHAPTER 856 Skill-Based Amusement Arcades
- 118. CHAPTER 858 Entertainment Device Arcades
- 119. CHAPTER 860 Cannabis Business Operations
- 120. CHAPTER 862 Cannabis Business Dispensaries
- 121. CHAPTER 866 Taxicabs
- 122. CHAPTER 868 Sale of Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, or Tobacco Product Paraphernalia
- 123. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 124. CHAPTER 880 Income Tax Regulations Effective Through December 31, 2015
- 125. CHAPTER 881 Municipal Income Tax Effective Beginning January 1, 2016
- 126. CHAPTER 882 Enterprise Zones
- 127. CHAPTER 884 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 128. CHAPTER 886 Transient Guest Tax
- 129. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 130. CHAPTER 1020 Excavations
- 131. CHAPTER 1022 Street Design and Construction Standards
- 132. CHAPTER 1024 Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters
- 133. CHAPTER 1026 Driveways
- 134. CHAPTER 1028 Ditches, Drains and Culverts
- 135. CHAPTER 1029 Countywide Storm Water Management Program
- 136. CHAPTER 1030 Rights-of-Way
- 137. CHAPTER 1032 Trees and Plants
- 138. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 139. CHAPTER 1040 Water
- 140. CHAPTER 1042 Sewers
- 141. CHAPTER 1044 Gas
- 142. CHAPTER 1046 Electricity
- 143. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 144. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 145. CHAPTER 1062 Cemeteries
- 146. CHAPTER 1064 Community Center Building
- 147. CHAPTER 1066 Parks and Grounds
- 148. CHAPTER 1068 Municipal Buildings and Vehicles
- 149. CHAPTER 1072 Small Cell Design Guidelines
- 150. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 151. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission
- 152. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 153. CHAPTER 1230 General Provisions
- 154. CHAPTER 1231 Minor Subdivision
- 155. CHAPTER 1232 Major Subdivision Procedures
- 156. CHAPTER 1234 Major Subdivision Documents
- 157. CHAPTER 1236 Design Standards
- 158. CHAPTER 1238 Rules of Construction; Definitions
- 159. CHAPTER 1240 Design Standards
- 160. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 161. CHAPTER 1250 General Provisions and Definitions
- 162. CHAPTER 1252 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 163. CHAPTER 1254 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 164. CHAPTER 1255 Architectural Board of Review (ABR)
- 165. CHAPTER 1256 Amendments
- 166. CHAPTER 1257 Site Plan Review
- 167. CHAPTER 1258 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 168. CHAPTER 1260 RU-1 Rural Residential Districts
- 169. CHAPTER 1262 R-1 One-Family Residence Districts
- 170. CHAPTER 1264 R-2 One-Family Residence Districts
- 171. CHAPTER 1266 R-3 One-Family Residence Districts
- 172. CHAPTER 1268 R-4 Multifamily Residence Districts
- 173. CHAPTER 1270 R-5 Multifamily Residence Districts
- 174. CHAPTER 1272 R-RC Planned Cluster Residence Districts
- 175. CHAPTER 1274 B-1 Central Business Districts
- 176. CHAPTER 1276 B-2 Neighborhood Business Districts
- 177. CHAPTER 1278 B-3 Highway Business Districts
- 178. CHAPTER 1279 C-1 Zoning and Design Guidelines
- 179. CHAPTER 1280 I-1 Light Industrial Districts
- 180. CHAPTER 1282 I-2 Heavy Industrial Districts
- 181. CHAPTER 1284 Public Recreation District
- 182. CHAPTER 1286 C-REC Commercial Recreation Districts
- 183. CHAPTER 1287 Mixed Use District
- 184. CHAPTER 1288 Special Planned Development
- 185. CHAPTER 1289 Signs
- 186. CHAPTER 1290 Non-Conforming Uses
- 187. CHAPTER 1292 Adult Use Regulations
- 188. CHAPTER 1294 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 189. CHAPTER 1296 Supplementary Regulations
- 190. CHAPTER 1297 Alternative Energy Sources
- 191. CHAPTER 1298 Conditional Uses
- 192. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 193. CHAPTER 1402 Ohio Building Code
- 194. CHAPTER 1404 Residential Code of Ohio for One-, Two- and Three-Family Dwellings
- 195. CHAPTER 1406 National Electrical Code
- 196. CHAPTER 1408 Tri-County Minimum Residential Rewire Code
- 197. CHAPTER 1410 Ohio Plumbing Code
- 198. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 199. CHAPTER 1420 General Provisions and Definitions
- 200. CHAPTER 1422 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 201. CHAPTER 1424 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
- 202. CHAPTER 1426 Permits and Fees
- 203. CHAPTER 1428 Registration of Contractors
- 204. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 205. CHAPTER 1430 Chimneys, Flues, Fireplaces and Vents
- 206. CHAPTER 1432 Electrical Equipment
- 207. CHAPTER 1434 Excavations, Grading, Foundations and Retaining Walls
- 208. CHAPTER 1436 Fire Alarms and Fire-Extinguishing Equipment
- 209. CHAPTER 1437 Rapid Access Key Box
- 210. CHAPTER 1438 Fire Resistance and Firestopping
- 211. CHAPTER 1440 Flood Damage Prevention
- 212. CHAPTER 1442 Heating; Gravity and Mechanical Ventilation; Air Conditioning
- 213. CHAPTER 1444 Loads and Structural Design
- 214. CHAPTER 1446 Masonry
- 215. CHAPTER 1448 Numbering of Houses and Buildings
- 216. CHAPTER 1450 Projections
- 217. CHAPTER 1452 Safety During Building Operations
- 218. CHAPTER 1454 Signs and Outdoor Advertising Displays
- 219. CHAPTER 1456 Swimming and Wading Pools
- 220. CHAPTER 1458 Unprotected Metal Construction
- 221. CHAPTER 1460 Unsafe Buildings
- 222. CHAPTER 1462 Urban Soil and Sediment Pollution Control
- 223. CHAPTER 1464 Ventilation
- 224. CHAPTER 1466 Wood Construction
- 225. CHAPTER 1468 Miscellaneous Requirements
- 226. CHAPTER 1470 Comprehensive Stormwater Management
- 227. CHAPTER 1472 Riparian and Wetland Setbacks
- 228. CHAPTER 1474 Erosion and Sediment Control
- 229. CHAPTER 1476 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 230. CHAPTER 1478 Clandestine Drug Laboratories
- 231. TITLE EIGHT - Building Occupancies and Uses
- 232. CHAPTER 1480 Dry Cleaning Establishments and Laundromats
- 233. CHAPTER 1482 One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings
- 234. CHAPTER 1484 Places of Outdoor Assembly
- 235. CHAPTER 1486 Row Houses or Townhouses
- 236. CHAPTER 1488 Special Occupancy Buildings
- 237. CHAPTER 1490 Storage Buildings
- 238. TITLE TEN - Housing
- 239. CHAPTER 1496 International Property Maintenance Code
- 240. CHAPTER 1498 Exterior Maintenance
- 241. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 242. CHAPTER 1620 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 243. CHAPTER 1630 Ohio Fire Code
- 244. CHAPTER 1640 Miscellaneous Regulations