Plain City, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

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1. Plain City, Ohio
2. Codified Ordinances of Plain City, Ohio
3. CERTIFICATION
4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE: 13-12
6. EDITOR'S NOTE
7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
8. CHARTER
9. PREAMBLE
10. ARTICLE I NAME, BOUNDARIES, AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT
11. 1.01 NAME AND BOUNDARIES.
12. 1.02 FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
13. ARTICLE II POWERS
14. 2.01 POWERS GRANTED.
15. 2.02 EXERCISE OF POWERS.
16. 2.03 CONSTRUCTION OF POWERS.
17. 2.04 COOPERATIVE AUTHORITY.
18. ARTICLE III COUNCIL
19. 3.01 POWERS OF COUNCIL.
20. 3.02 COMPOSITION, TERM AND QUALIFICATIONS.
21. 3.03 PRESIDENT.
22. 3.04 CLERK OF COUNCIL.
23. 3.05 COUNCIL MEETINGS.
24. 3.06 COUNCIL ORGANIZATION AND RULES.
25. 3.07 SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.
26. 3.08 COUNCIL VACANCIES.
27. 3.09 FORFEITURE OF OFFICE.
28. ARTICLE IV LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
29. 4.01 FORM OF ACTION BY COUNCIL.
30. 4.02 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
31. 4.03 FORM OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
32. 4.04 READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
33. 4.05 PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION.
34. 4.06 VOTE REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE.
35. 4.07 EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEGISLATION.
36. 4.08 EMERGENCY ORDINANCES.
37. 4.09 AUTHENTICATION.
38. 4.10 RECORDING AND CERTIFICATION OF LEGISLATION.
39. 4.11 AMENDMENTS.
40. 4.12 ZONING ORDINANCES.
41. 4.13 ADOPTION OF TECHNICAL CODES.
42. 4.14 CODIFICATION.
43. 4.15 PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
44. ARTICLE V MAYOR
45. 5.01 ELECTION AND TERM.
46. 5.02 QUALIFICATIONS.
47. 5.03 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
48. 5.04 VACANCY, TEMPORARY ABSENCE OR DISABILITY.
49. ARTICLE VI ADMINISTRATOR
50. 6.01 APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS.
51. 6.02 POWERS AND DUTIES.
52. 6.03 COMPENSATION.
53. 6.04 ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYEES.
54. 6.05 ACTING ADMINISTRATOR.
55. 6.06 PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE ADMINISTRATOR.
56. ARTICLE VII ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
57. 7.01 DEPARTMENTS.
58. 7.02 POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS.
59. 7.03 DEPARTMENT DIVISIONS.
60. 7.04 CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
61. 7.05 DIRECTOR OF LAW.
62. 7.06 POLICE DEPARTMENT.
63. ARTICLE VIII BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
64. 8.01 CREATION OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
65. 8.02 GENERAL RULES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
66. 8.03 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
67. 8.04 MERIT SYSTEM.
68. ARTICLE IX FINANCE, TAXATION, DEBT, AND CONTRACTING
69. 9.01 GENERAL.
70. 9.02 CONTRACTING POWERS AND PROCEDURES.
71. 9.03 CONTRACT SERVICES.
72. ARTICLE X NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS, INITIATIVE, AND REFERENDUM
73. 10.01 NOMINATIONS.
74. 10.02 ELECTIONS.
75. 10.03 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
76. ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS
77. 11.01 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ETHICS, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCING.
78. 11.02 EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
79. 11.03 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
80. 11.04 DEFINITIONS.
81. ARTICLE XII CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
82. 12.01 COMPOSITION AND TERM.
83. 12.02 DUTIES.
84. ARTICLE XIII TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
85. 13.01 EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER.
86. 13.02 SUCCESSION.
87. 13.03 CONTINUATION OF ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, CODES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
88. 13.04 CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYEES.
89. 13.05 CONTINUATION OF APPOINTMENTS.
90. 13.06 TRANSFER OF POWERS.
91. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
92. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
93. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
94. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
95. TITLE THREE - Legislative
96. CHAPTER 121 Council
97. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
98. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
99. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
100. CHAPTER 133 Village Administrator
101. CHAPTER 134 Clerk of Council
102. CHAPTER 135 Director of Finance
103. CHAPTER 136 Village Engineer/Zoning Manager (Repealed)
104. CHAPTER 137 Director of Law
105. CHAPTER 138 Recreation and Parks Director (Repealed)
106. CHAPTER 139 Police Department
107. CHAPTER 141 Fire Department
108. CHAPTER 143 Planning Commission
109. CHAPTER 144 Personnel Board of Appeals
110. CHAPTER 145 Tree Commission
111. CHAPTER 147 Employees Generally
112. TITLE NINE - Taxation
113. CHAPTER 181 Motor Vehicle License Tax
114. CHAPTER 185 Income Tax (Removed)
115. CHAPTER 186 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
116. CHAPTER 187 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2020
117. CHAPTER 189 Transient Lodging Tax
118. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
119. TITLE ONE - Administration
120. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
121. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
122. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
123. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
124. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
125. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
126. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
127. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
128. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
129. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
130. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
131. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
132. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
133. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
134. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
135. CHAPTER 355 Parking Violations
136. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
137. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
138. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
139. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles and Under-Speed Vehicles
140. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
141. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
142. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
143. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
144. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
145. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
146. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
147. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
148. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
149. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
150. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
151. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
152. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
153. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
154. CHAPTER 719 Junkyards
155. CHAPTER 723 Peddlers and Solicitors
156. CHAPTER 724 Cultivation, Processing or Dispensing of Marijuana
157. CHAPTER 735 Mobile Vendors in the Public Right of Way
158. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
159. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
160. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalks
161. CHAPTER 909 Street and Sidewalk Excavations
162. CHAPTER 910 Outdoor Seating and Non-Permanent Amenities Installed Within Public Right-of-Way
163. CHAPTER 913 Trees
164. TITLE THREE - Utilities
165. CHAPTER 921 Utilities Generally
166. CHAPTER 922 Comprehensive Rights of Way Ordinance
167. CHAPTER 925 Sewers
168. CHAPTER 929 Sewer Rates
169. CHAPTER 933 Water Regulations and Rates
170. CHAPTER 935 Stormwater Utility
171. CHAPTER 937 Closed-Cycle and Closed-Loop Heat Pump Systems
172. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
173. CHAPTER 951 Refuse and Garbage Collection
174. CHAPTER 955 Park and Recreation Facilities
175. TITLE SEVEN - Development Impact Fees
176. CHAPTER 961 Development Impact Fee Procedures
177. CHAPTER 962 Roadway Impact Fees
178. CHAPTER 963 Sanitary Sewer System Impact Fees
179. CHAPTER 964 Public Safety Impact Fees
180. CHAPTER 965 Impact Fee Schedule
181. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
182. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
183. CHAPTER 1101 General Provisions
184. CHAPTER 1105 Definitions
185. CHAPTER 1109 Administration and Enforcement
186. CHAPTER 1113 Violations and Penalties
187. CHAPTER 1117 Application Procedure and Approval Process
188. CHAPTER 1121 Plat Requirements
189. CHAPTER 1125 Required Improvements
190. CHAPTER 1129 Bonds, Deposits and Insurance
191. CHAPTER 1133 Fees and Permits
192. APPENDICES
193. TITLE THREE - Zoning Administration
194. CHAPTER 1134 General Provisions
195. CHAPTER 1135 Enforcement and Penalty
196. CHAPTER 1136 Amendments
197. CHAPTER 1137 Definitions
198. CHAPTER 1138 Board of Zoning Appeals
199. CHAPTER 1139 Planning and Zoning Commission
200. CHAPTER 1140 Site Development Plans
201. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
202. CHAPTER 1141 Zoning District Map
203. CHAPTER 1143 Standard Zoning District Regulations
204. CHAPTER 1145 RU Rural District
205. CHAPTER 1147 RS1 Single Family Residential District
206. CHAPTER 1149 RS2 Single Family Residential District
207. CHAPTER 1150 RS2A Single Family Residential District
208. CHAPTER 1151 RS3 Old Town Residential District
209. CHAPTER 1157 MFR Multi-Family Residential District
210. CHAPTER 1161 B1 Neighborhood Business District
211. CHAPTER 1163 B2 Community Business District
212. CHAPTER 1165 B3 Central Business District
213. CHAPTER 1169 I1 Restricted Industrial District
214. CHAPTER 1171 I2 Limited Industrial District
215. CHAPTER 1175 OLR Office, Laboratory and Research District (Repealed)
216. TITLE SEVEN - Additional Zoning Regulations
217. CHAPTER 1177 Architectural Design Standards for Commercial or Multi-Family Development
218. CHAPTER 1178 Planned Residential District (PRD) (Repealed)
219. CHAPTER 1179 Planned Commercial District (PCD) (Repealed)
220. CHAPTER 1180 Planned Industrial District (PID) (Repealed)
221. CHAPTER 1181 Planned Unit Development (PUD)
222. CHAPTER 1182 Blight Control
223. CHAPTER 1183 General Development Standards
224. CHAPTER 1184 Special Permits
225. CHAPTER 1185 Special Districts
226. CHAPTER 1186 Nuisances
227. CHAPTER 1187 Landscaping and Screening
228. CHAPTER 1189 Tree Preservation
229. CHAPTER 1191 Soil Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater Control
230. CHAPTER 1193 Off-Street Parking and Loading
231. CHAPTER 1194 Mobile Vendors
232. CHAPTER 1195 Telecommunications
233. CHAPTER 1196 Alternative Energy
234. CHAPTER 1197 Lighting
235. CHAPTER 1199 Signs
236. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
237. CHAPTER 1315 Residential Code of Ohio
238. CHAPTER 1321 Contractors
239. CHAPTER 1327 Uptown Plain City Historic District
240. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
241. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
242. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
243. CHAPTER 1521 Fire Damaged Structures