Every town writes its own rules, and Portsmouth, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 195 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. Portsmouth, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF PORTSMOUTH
- 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 - Aquisition 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. CHARTER
- 18. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 19. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 20. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 21. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 22. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 23. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 24. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 25. CHAPTER 125 Public Improvement Contracts
- 26. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 27. CHAPTER 131 City Manager
- 28. CHAPTER 133 Department of Finance and Audits
- 29. CHAPTER 135 Department of Law
- 30. CHAPTER 137 Police Department
- 31. CHAPTER 139 Fire Department
- 32. CHAPTER 141 Department of Engineering
- 33. CHAPTER 143 Department of Public Service
- 34. CHAPTER 145 Department of Utilities
- 35. CHAPTER 151 Urban Renewal
- 36. CHAPTER 153 Board of Health
- 37. CHAPTER 157 Civil Service Commission
- 38. CHAPTER 159 City of Portsmouth Human Rights Commission
- 39. CHAPTER 161 Citizens Council on Human Relations (Repealed)
- 40. CHAPTER 163 Portsmouth Art Commission
- 41. CHAPTER 165 Planning Commission
- 42. CHAPTER 169 Employees Generally
- 43. CHAPTER 171 Fair Housing Practices
- 45. CHAPTER 175 Shade Tree Commission
- 46. CHAPTER 177 Traffic Advisory Committee
- 47. CHAPTER 179 Private-Public Improvement Projects to City Owned Properties
- 48. TITLE SEVEN - Taxation
- 49. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 50. CHAPTER 183 Motel/Hotel Excise Tax
- 51. CHAPTER 185 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 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. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters (Repealed)
- 70. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 71. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 72. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 73. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 74. CHAPTER 376 Golf Carts and Under Speed Vehicles
- 75. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 76. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 77. CHAPTER 507 Beekeeping
- 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 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 83. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 84. CHAPTER 531 Public Indecency
- 85. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 86. CHAPTER 535 Lewd Theaters, Massage Parlors
- 87. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 88. CHAPTER 539 Discrimination Prohibited
- 89. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 90. CHAPTER 543 Registration of Felons
- 91. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 92. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 93. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 94. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 95. CHAPTER 709 Advertising, Billposters and Handbills
- 96. CHAPTER 711 Ambulances and Transport Vehicles (Repealed)
- 97. CHAPTER 729 Distress Merchandise Sales (Repealed)
- 98. CHAPTER 733 Fortunetelling (Repealed)
- 99. CHAPTER 735 Garage Sales
- 100. CHAPTER 737 Junk Yards
- 101. CHAPTER 741 Mechanical Amusement Devices (Repealed)
- 102. CHAPTER 745 Taxicabs
- 103. CHAPTER 749 Theaters and Shows (Repealed)
- 104. CHAPTER 753 Tourist and Trailer Camps
- 105. CHAPTER 757 Cable Television (Repealed)
- 106. CHAPTER 759 Tattooing
- 107. CHAPTER 761 Exterior Eating and Drinking Area Requirements
- 108. CHAPTER 765 Video Service Providers
- 109. CHAPTER 769 Pain Management Clinics
- 110. CHAPTER 771 Third-Party Food Delivery Services
- 111. CHAPTER 773 Group Residential Homes or Facilities
- 112. CHAPTER 775 Scooter Permits
- 113. CHAPTER 777 Short-Term Rental Operations
- 114. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 115. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 116. CHAPTER 901 Streets and Sidewalks Generally
- 117. CHAPTER 903 Street Excavations
- 118. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalks
- 119. CHAPTER 907 Off-Street Parking Facilities
- 120. CHAPTER 909 Poles and Wires (Repealed)
- 121. CHAPTER 911 Occupational Safety Rules (Repealed)
- 122. TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
- 123. CHAPTER 921 Sewers Generally
- 124. CHAPTER 923 Storm Sewers
- 125. CHAPTER 925 Sanitary Sewer Regulations
- 126. CHAPTER 927 Sanitary Sewerage Charges
- 127. CHAPTER 929 Water Regulations
- 128. CHAPTER 931 Water Wells (Repealed)
- 129. CHAPTER 933 Utility Deposits and Billing
- 130. CHAPTER 935 Definitions
- 131. CHAPTER 936 Erosion and Sediment Control; Construction and Post Construction Storm Water Control
- 132. CHAPTER 937 Illicit Discharge and Connection Elimination
- 133. CHAPTER 938 Enforcement
- 134. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 135. CHAPTER 941 Garbage, Rubbish and Weeds
- 136. CHAPTER 943 Cemeteries
- 137. CHAPTER 945 Parks Generally
- 138. CHAPTER 947 City-Owned Recreational Properties
- 139. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 140. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 141. CHAPTER 1101 General Provisions
- 142. CHAPTER 1103 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 143. CHAPTER 1105 Thoroughfare Plans
- 144. CHAPTER 1107 Procedure for Subdividing Land
- 145. CHAPTER 1109 Preliminary and Final Plans
- 146. CHAPTER 1111 Minimum Standards
- 147. CHAPTER 1113 Prerequisites to Approval of Final Plan and Municipal Services
- 148. CHAPTER 1115 Obligations and Charges
- 149. CHAPTER 1117 Hillside Regulations
- 150. TITLE THREE - Zoning Code
- 151. CHAPTER 1131 Introduction to the Zoning Code
- 152. CHAPTER 1133 Districts
- 153. CHAPTER 1135 Uses
- 154. CHAPTER 1137 Generally Applicable Standards
- 155. CHAPTER 1139 Nonconformities
- 156. CHAPTER 1141 Administration and Procedures
- 157. CHAPTER 1143 Glossary
- 158. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 159. TITLE ONE - Building Code
- 160. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Building Code
- 161. CHAPTER 1303 Residential Building Code of Ohio for One-,
- 162. CHAPTER 1305 Permits and Fees
- 163. CHAPTER 1308 Signs
- 164. CHAPTER 1309 House Moving
- 165. CHAPTER 1311 Unsafe and Unsanitary Buildings
- 166. CHAPTER 1313 Nuisances
- 167. CHAPTER 1315 Flood Damage Prevention
- 168. CHAPTER 1317 Historic Preservation Districts
- 169. CHAPTER 1319 Property Maintenance Code
- 170. CHAPTER 1321 Swimming Pools
- 171. CHAPTER 1323 Contractor Registration
- 172. CHAPTER 1325 Vacant Building Enforcement Program
- 173. TITLE THREE - Plumbing Code
- 174. CHAPTER 1331 Plumbing Standards
- 175. CHAPTER 1333 Registration and Permits
- 176. TITLE FIVE - Housing Code.
- 177. CHAPTER 1341 Definitions
- 178. CHAPTER 1343 Purpose and Scope
- 179. CHAPTER 1345 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 180. CHAPTER 1347 Rental Dwelling and Rooming House Permit
- 181. CHAPTER 1349 Minimum Standards for Residential Dwellings
- 182. CHAPTER 1351 Additional Standards for Multi-Family Dwellings
- 183. CHAPTER 1353 Cooking Equipment
- 184. CHAPTER 1355 Responsibilities of Owners, Operators and Occupants
- 185. CHAPTER 1361 Rental Dwelling Code
- 186. TITLE SEVEN - Air Pollution Code
- 187. CHAPTER 1371 General Provisions
- 188. CHAPTER 1373 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 189. CHAPTER 1375 Registration, Inventory, Permits, Fees and Certificate of Operation
- 190. CHAPTER 1377 Emission Regulations
- 191. CHAPTER 1381 Variances
- 192. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 193. CHAPTER 1502 Fire Hydrants
- 194. CHAPTER 1503 Fire Department Permits and Fees
- 195. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 196. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks