Every town writes its own rules, and Poland, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 143 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 POLAND, OHIO
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS POLAND, OHIO
- 4. Ordinance No. 1070-98
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. EXPLANATION OF 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 TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 18. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 19. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 20. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 21. CHAPTER 206 Hazardous Material Emergency Management Response Agency
- 22. CHAPTER 208 Hine Trust Fund
- 23. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 24. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 25. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 26. TITLE SIX - Administrative
- 27. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 28. CHAPTER 234 Solicitor
- 29. CHAPTER 238 Fiscal Officer
- 30. CHAPTER 242 Engineer
- 31. CHAPTER 244 Tree Commissioner
- 32. CHAPTER 246 Zoning Administrator
- 33. CHAPTER 250 Building Department
- 34. CHAPTER 254 Street Department
- 35. CHAPTER 258 Police Department
- 36. CHAPTER 262 Western Reserve Joint Fire District
- 37. CHAPTER 270 Employees Generally
- 38. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions and Committees
- 39. CHAPTER 280 Planning Commission
- 40. CHAPTER 282 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 41. CHAPTER 284 Architectural Review Board
- 42. CHAPTER 286 Board of Commissioners of the Municipal Forest
- 43. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 44. CHAPTER 290 Mayor's Court
- 45. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 46. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 47. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 48. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 49. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 50. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 51. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 52. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 53. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 54. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 55. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 56. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 57. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 58. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 59. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 60. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 61. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 62. CHAPTER 444 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 63. CHAPTER 446 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 64. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 65. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 66. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 67. CHAPTER 608 Administration, Enforcement and Public Service
- 68. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 69. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 70. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 71. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 72. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 73. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 74. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 75. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 76. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 77. CHAPTER 672 Theft and Fraud
- 78. CHAPTER 678 Weapons and Explosives
- 79. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 80. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 81. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 82. CHAPTER 801 Medical Marijuana
- 83. CHAPTER 804 Amusement Devices
- 84. CHAPTER 806 Amusements
- 85. CHAPTER 814 Casual Sales
- 86. CHAPTER 860 Temporary Vendors
- 87. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 88. CHAPTER 890 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 89. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 90. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 91. CHAPTER 1020 Streets and Sidewalks Generally
- 92. CHAPTER 1022 Excavations
- 93. CHAPTER 1024 Trees and Shrubs
- 94. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 95. CHAPTER 1040 Water
- 96. CHAPTER 1042 Sewers
- 97. CHAPTER 1044 Gas
- 98. CHAPTER 1046 Electricity
- 99. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 100. CHAPTER 1060 Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal
- 101. CHAPTER 1062 Municipal Forest
- 102. PART TWELVE - THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 103. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 104. CHAPTER 1220 Planning Commission
- 105. CHAPTER 1222 Subdivision Regulations
- 106. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 107. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
- 108. CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 109. CHAPTER 1264 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 110. CHAPTER 1266 Architectural Review Board
- 111. CHAPTER 1268 Amendments
- 112. CHAPTER 1270 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 113. CHAPTER 1272 Uses and Restrictions
- 114. CHAPTER 1274 Height, Bulk and Density Requirements
- 115. CHAPTER 1276 Residential District One-Planned Unit Development (R1-PUD)
- 116. CHAPTER 1278 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 117. CHAPTER 1279 Fences
- 118. CHAPTER 1280 Signs
- 119. CHAPTER 1282 Antennas Generally
- 120. CHAPTER 1284 Dish-Type Satellite Antennas
- 121. CHAPTER 1286 Supplementary Regulations
- 122. CHAPTER 1288 Residential Rental Property
- 123. CHAPTER 1289 Administrative Maintenance Code
- 124. APPENDIX I OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
- 125. APPENDIX II DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE VILLAGE OF POLAND, OHIO
- 126. APPENDIX III ELEMENTS OF POLAND'S HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE CHARACTER
- 127. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 128. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 129. CHAPTER 1420 Ohio Basic Building Code
- 130. CHAPTER 1422 International One and Two Family Dwelling Code
- 131. CHAPTER 1424 National Electrical Code
- 132. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 133. CHAPTER 1440 Building Department
- 134. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 135. CHAPTER 1460 Maintenance and Repair
- 136. CHAPTER 1462 Moving of Buildings
- 137. CHAPTER 1464 Numbering of Buildings
- 138. CHAPTER 1480 Swimming Pools
- 139. CHAPTER 1482 Construction Site Soil Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Runoff
- 140. CHAPTER 1484 Post-Construction Water Quality Runoff
- 141. CHAPTER 1486 Flood Damage Reduction
- 142. CHAPTER 1488 Riparian Setbacks
- 143. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE