Every town writes its own rules, and Norwood, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 192 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. Norwood, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 8-2019
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF NORWOOD
- 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. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 19. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 20. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 21. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 22. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 23. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 24. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 25. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 26. CHAPTER 125 Public Records Policy
- 27. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 28. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 29. CHAPTER 133 Auditor
- 30. CHAPTER 135 Treasurer
- 31. CHAPTER 137 Director of Law
- 32. CHAPTER 139 Department of Public Service-Safety
- 33. CHAPTER 141 Police Department
- 34. CHAPTER 143 Fire Department
- 35. CHAPTER 145 Department of Community Development
- 36. CHAPTER 146 Department of Community Center
- 37. CHAPTER 147 Board of Health
- 38. CHAPTER 149 Recreation Commission
- 39. CHAPTER 151 Civil Service Commission
- 40. CHAPTER 153 Engineer
- 41. CHAPTER 155 Tree Board
- 42. CHAPTER 159 Employment Provisions
- 43. CHAPTER 161 Retirement Plan
- 44. CHAPTER 163 Urban Renewal
- 45. CHAPTER 165 Norwood Arts Board
- 46. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 47. CHAPTER 171 Mayor's Court
- 48. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 49. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 50. CHAPTER 182 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 51. CHAPTER 183 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 52. CHAPTER 185 Admissions Tax
- 53. CHAPTER 187 Lodging Tax
- 54. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 55. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 56. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 57. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 58. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 59. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 60. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 61. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 62. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 63. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 64. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 65. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 66. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 67. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 68. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 69. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 70. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 71. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 72. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 73. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 74. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 75. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 76. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 77. CHAPTER 507 Demonstrations and Rallies on Public Property
- 78. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 79. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 80. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 81. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 82. CHAPTER 523 Junk and Inoperative Vehicle Storage
- 83. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 84. CHAPTER 527 Littering and Waste Disposal
- 85. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 86. CHAPTER 530 Minor's Curfew
- 87. CHAPTER 531 Minor's School Hours Curfew
- 88. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 89. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 90. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 91. CHAPTER 544 Spray Paint Sales to Minors
- 92. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 93. CHAPTER 547 Truancy
- 94. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 95. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 96. CHAPTER 557 Fair Housing
- 97. CHAPTER 561 Parks and Playgrounds
- 98. CHAPTER 565 Shopping Carts
- 99. CHAPTER 566 Scooters, Bicycles and Remote Vehicle Rental Businesses
- 100. CHAPTER 567 Chronic Nuisances
- 101. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 102. CHAPTER 703 Auctions
- 103. CHAPTER 707 Automobile Sales and Purchases
- 104. CHAPTER 711 Barber Shops
- 105. CHAPTER 715 Billiard and Pool Rooms
- 106. CHAPTER 721 Gold or Silver Sale
- 107. CHAPTER 723 Home Sales
- 108. CHAPTER 724 Rental Agencies
- 109. CHAPTER 727 Liquidation Sales
- 110. CHAPTER 735 Merchandise Distress Sales
- 111. CHAPTER 739 Peddlers
- 112. CHAPTER 741 Pin Ball Machines (Repealed)
- 113. CHAPTER 743 Photographers
- 114. CHAPTER 747 Public Dances and Skating Rinks
- 115. CHAPTER 751 Public Shows
- 116. CHAPTER 755 Secondhand and Junk Dealers
- 117. CHAPTER 757 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 118. CHAPTER 759 Solicitations
- 119. CHAPTER 763 Taxicabs and Common Carriers
- 120. CHAPTER 767 Taxicab Drivers
- 121. CHAPTER 771 Video Service Providers
- 122. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 123. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 124. CHAPTER 905 Excavations
- 125. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalks, Driveways and Gutters
- 126. CHAPTER 913 Trees
- 127. CHAPTER 917 Special Street Privileges
- 128. CHAPTER 919 Rights of Way
- 129. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 130. CHAPTER 921 Water Service Lines
- 131. CHAPTER 925 Water Charges
- 132. CHAPTER 929 Water Meters
- 133. CHAPTER 931 Water Connections
- 134. CHAPTER 933 Sewer Regulations
- 135. CHAPTER 937 Sewerage and Drainage Obstructions
- 136. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 137. CHAPTER 953 Municipal Refuse Collection
- 138. CHAPTER 955 Dumpsters
- 139. CHAPTER 959 Alarm Services
- 140. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 141. TITLE ONE - Planning
- 142. CHAPTER 1101 Planning Commission
- 143. TITLE THREE - Zoning Administration
- 144. CHAPTER 1111 Definitions
- 145. CHAPTER 1113 Enactment and Interpretation
- 146. CHAPTER 1115 Administration
- 147. CHAPTER 1117 Administrative Procedures
- 148. CHAPTER 1119 Enforcement
- 149. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Map and Nonconformities
- 150. CHAPTER 1121 Districts and Maps
- 151. CHAPTER 1123 Nonconforming Uses and Buildings
- 152. TITLE SEVEN - Zoning Districts
- 153. CHAPTER 1131 R-1 One-Family Residence District
- 154. CHAPTER 1133 R-2 One-Family and Two-Family Residence District
- 155. CHAPTER 1135 R-3 Multi-Family District
- 156. CHAPTER 1136 RMX Residential Mixed Density District
- 157. CHAPTER 1137 O Office District
- 158. CHAPTER 1139 NBD Neighborhood Business District
- 159. CHAPTER 1141 CBD Central Business District
- 160. CHAPTER 1143 GBD General Business District
- 161. CHAPTER 1145 M-1 Light Manufacturing District
- 162. CHAPTER 1147 M-2 Heavy Manufacturing District
- 163. TITLE NINE - Zoning General Provisions
- 164. CHAPTER 1151 Density and Supplemental Regulations
- 165. CHAPTER 1153 Parking
- 166. CHAPTER 1155 Planned Unit Developments
- 167. CHAPTER 1157 Bed and Breakfast Inns
- 168. CHAPTER 1159 Parking Overlay Zones (Repealed)
- 169. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 170. TITLE ONE - Building Code Administration and Standards
- 171. CHAPTER 1301 Building Department Code Administration
- 172. CHAPTER 1305 Permits, Inspections, Appeals and Penalty
- 173. CHAPTER 1311 Ohio Building Code (OBC)
- 174. CHAPTER 1315 One, Two and Three Family Dwelling Code (RCO)
- 175. CHAPTER 1321 Signs
- 176. CHAPTER 1323 Cellular or Wireless Communication Systems Towers
- 177. CHAPTER 1325 Vacant Properties
- 178. TITLE THREE - Property Maintenance
- 179. CHAPTER 1331 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 180. CHAPTER 1335 Property Maintenance Code
- 181. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 182. PART SEVENTEEN - HEALTH CODE
- 183. CHAPTER 1711 Dog Inoculation
- 184. CHAPTER 1717 Food Markets
- 185. CHAPTER 1723 Frozen Desserts
- 186. CHAPTER 1729 Meat and Meat Products
- 187. CHAPTER 1735 Milk and Milk Products
- 188. CHAPTER 1741 Public Water System Protection
- 189. CHAPTER 1747 Rat Control
- 190. CHAPTER 1753 Tuberculosis Control
- 191. CHAPTER 1759 Trees, Weeds and Grass
- 192. CHAPTER 1761 Tobacco Product Sales