Every town writes its own rules, and Ontario, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 158 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. Ontario, Ohio
- 2. Codified Ordinances of Ontario, Ohio
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 8. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 9. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 10. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 11. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 12. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 13. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 14. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 15. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 16. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 17. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 18. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 19. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 20. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 21. CHAPTER 105 Wards
- 22. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 23. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 24. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 25. CHAPTER 125 Notification of Meetings
- 26. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 27. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 28. CHAPTER 133 Clerk of Council
- 29. CHAPTER 134 Auditor
- 30. CHAPTER 135 Law Director
- 31. CHAPTER 136 Treasurer
- 32. CHAPTER 137 Service-Safety Director
- 33. CHAPTER 139 Police Department
- 34. CHAPTER 141 Fire Department
- 35. CHAPTER 143 Water Department
- 36. CHAPTER 144 Sewer Department
- 37. CHAPTER 145 Street Department
- 38. CHAPTER 147 Park Department
- 39. CHAPTER 148 Shade Tree Commission
- 40. CHAPTER 149 Planning Commission
- 41. Page 41
- 42. CHAPTER 153 Buildings and Grounds
- 43. CHAPTER 155 Municipal Buildings
- 44. CHAPTER 157 Treasury Investments
- 45. CHAPTER 159 Employment Provisions
- 46. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 47. CHAPTER 171 Mayor's Court
- 48. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 49. CHAPTER 191 Income Tax
- 50. CHAPTER 192 Occupancy Excise Tax
- 51. CHAPTER 193 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 52. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 53. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 54. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 55. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 56. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 57. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 58. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 59. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 60. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 61. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 62. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 63. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 64. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 65. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 66. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 67. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 68. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 69. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 70. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 71. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 72. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 73. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 74. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 75. CHAPTER 507 Civil Emergencies
- 76. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 77. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 78. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 79. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 80. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 81. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 82. CHAPTER 531 Litter Removal and Storage
- 83. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 84. CHAPTER 535 Criminal Conduct in Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 85. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 86. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 87. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 88. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 89. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 90. CHAPTER 557 Weeds
- 91. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 92. CHAPTER 731 Temporary Outdoor Amusements
- 93. CHAPTER 741 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 94. CHAPTER 751 Video Service Providers
- 95. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 96. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 97. CHAPTER 905 Streets
- 98. CHAPTER 909 Driveways
- 99. CHAPTER 913 Fair Share Road Impact Fee
- 100. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 101. CHAPTER 921 Water
- 102. CHAPTER 925 Sewers
- 103. CHAPTER 929 Sewer Rates
- 104. CHAPTER 933 Sewer Pretreatment Standards
- 105. CHAPTER 937 Stormwater Management
- 106. CHAPTER 938 Illicit Discharge and Connection Stormwater Regulations
- 107. CHAPTER 941 Culverts
- 108. TITLE FIVE - Miscellaneous Regulations
- 109. CHAPTER 955 Parks
- 110. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 111. TITLE ONE - Planning
- 112. CHAPTER 1101 Land Use Plan
- 113. TITLE THREE - Subdivision Regulations
- 114. CHAPTER 1111 Title, Scope and Jurisdiction
- 115. CHAPTER 1113 Definitions
- 116. CHAPTER 1115 Subdivision Procedures
- 117. CHAPTER 1117 Design Standards
- 118. CHAPTER 1119 Improvements
- 119. CHAPTER 1121 Administration and Enforcement
- 120. CHAPTER 1123 Requirements for Planned Development
- 121. Appendices
- 122. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Ordinance
- 123. CHAPTER 1131 Title and Citations; Purpose
- 124. CHAPTER 1133 Construction of Language; Definitions
- 125. CHAPTER 1135 Zoning Districts and Map
- 126. CHAPTER 1137 Standard Zoning Districts
- 127. CHAPTER 1138 PUD Planned Unit Development
- 128. CHAPTER 1139 Overlay Zoning Districts
- 129. CHAPTER 1140 Campus District Corridor Overlay (Repealed)
- 130. CHAPTER 1141 Schedule of Standard District Regulations
- 131. CHAPTER 1143 Conditionally Permitted Use Standards
- 132. CHAPTER 1145 General Provisions
- 133. CHAPTER 1146 Signs
- 134. CHAPTER 1147 General Exceptions
- 135. CHAPTER 1149 Administration and Enforcement
- 136. CHAPTER 1151 Planning Commission
- 137. CHAPTER 1153 Reserved
- 138. CHAPTER 1155 Relationship to Other Legislation
- 139. CHAPTER 1157 Vested Right
- 140. CHAPTER 1159 Enforcement, Penalties and Additional Remedies
- 141. APPENDIX A Target Compound List
- 142. APPENDIX B Zoning Application Forms
- 143. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 144. TITLE ONE - Standards Adopted
- 145. CHAPTER 1301
- 146. CHAPTER 1305 CABO One, Two and Three Family Dwelling Code
- 147. CHAPTER 1309 National Electrical Code
- 148. TITLE THREE - Administration
- 149. CHAPTER 1321 Building Inspector
- 150. TITLE FIVE - Miscellaneous Regulations
- 151. CHAPTER 1341 Building Numbering
- 152. CHAPTER 1343 Licensing of Contractors and Subcontractors
- 153. CHAPTER 1345 Floodplain Management Regulations
- 154. CHAPTER 1349 Unfit or Abandoned Dwelling Units, Buildings and Structures
- 155. CHAPTER 1353 Erosion
- 156. CHAPTER 1354 Riparian and Wetland Setbacks
- 157. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 158. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks