Every town writes its own rules, and Ravenna, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 243 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. Ravenna, Ohio
- 2. Codified Ordinances of Ravenna, Ohio
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 1996-120
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF RAVENNA
- 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. CHARTER
- 19. Article I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
- 20. Article II FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- 21. Article III POWERS OF CITY
- 22. Article IV MAYOR
- 23. Article V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
- 24. Article VI MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS.
- 25. Article VII POLICE AND FIRE FORCES
- 26. Article VIII DEPARTMENT OF LAW
- 27. Article X- THE COUNCIL
- 28. Article XI ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- 29. Article XII CREATION OF NEW DEPARTMENTS: CHANGE OF DUTIES
- 30. Article XIII PRESIDING OFFICEDS: PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL:; PRESIDENT PRO TEM
- 31. Article XIV- SPECIAL PROVISIONS
- 32. Article XV CONTINUATION OF ORDINANCES
- 33. Article XVI AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
- 34. Article XVII ELECTIONS
- 35. Article XVIII CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
- 36. Article XIX PERSONAL INTEREST
- 37. Article XX EFFECT OF CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS
- 38. Article XXI SAVINGS CLAUSE
- 39. Article XXII INTERPRETATION OF CHARTER
- 40. Article XXIII REARRANGEMENT ADN REPRINTING OF CHARTER
- 41. Article XXIV REMOVAL OF ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS OF THE CITY
- 42. Article XXV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 43. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
- 44. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
- 45. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
- 46. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
- 47. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
- 48. CHAPTER 208 Open Meetings
- 49. CHAPTER 210 Public Improvements
- 50. CHAPTER 212 Public Records
- 51. CHAPTER 214 Purchasing; Contracts; Grant Policy.
- 52. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
- 53. CHAPTER 220 Council
- 54. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 55. TITLE SIX - Administration
- 56. CHAPTER 230 Mayor
- 57. CHAPTER 232 Department of Law
- 58. CHAPTER 234 Department of Finance
- 59. CHAPTER 236 Health Department (Repealed)
- 60. CHAPTER 238 Department of Public Service
- 61. CHAPTER 240 Department of Public Safety
- 62. CHAPTER 242 Police Department
- 63. CHAPTER 244 Fire Department
- 64. CHAPTER 246 Building Department
- 65. CHAPTER 248 Department of Parks and Recreation
- 66. CHAPTER 250 Engineering Department
- 67. CHAPTER 260 Employees Generally
- 68. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commission and Authorities
- 69. CHAPTER 270 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 70. CHAPTER 272 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 71. CHAPTER 274 Civil Service Commission
- 72. CHAPTER 276 Board of Control
- 73. CHAPTER 278 Board of Health
- 74. CHAPTER 280 Parks and Recreation Board
- 75. CHAPTER 282 Shade Tree Commission
- 76. CHAPTER 284 Records Commission
- 77. CHAPTER 285 Cable Television Commission
- 78. CHAPTER 286 Fair Housing Board
- 79. CHAPTER 288 Parking Authority
- 80. CHAPTER 290 Board of Electrical Examiners
- 81. CHAPTER 292 Board of Plumbing Examiners
- 82. CHAPTER 294 Board of Review (Income Tax)
- 83. CHAPTER 295 Consultant Selection Committee
- 84. CHAPTER 296 Insurance Commission
- 85. CHAPTER 297 Fire Appeals Board
- 86. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
- 87. CHAPTER 298 Municipal Court
- 88. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
- 89. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
- 90. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
- 91. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
- 92. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
- 93. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
- 94. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
- 95. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
- 96. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
- 97. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
- 98. TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
- 99. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
- 100. CHAPTER 434 O.V.I.; Reckless Operation; Speed
- 101. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
- 102. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
- 103. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 104. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
- 105. CHAPTER 444 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
- 106. CHAPTER 446 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
- 107. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
- 108. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
- 109. CHAPTER 454 Parking Meters
- 110. CHAPTER 456 Municipal Parking Lots
- 111. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 112. CHAPTER 608 Administration, Enforcement and Public Service
- 113. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- 114. CHAPTER 618 Animals
- 115. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
- 116. CHAPTER 626 Environmental Nuisances
- 117. CHAPTER 628 Equal Housing Opportunity
- 118. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
- 119. CHAPTER 631 Entertainment Device Arcades
- 120. CHAPTER 634 Littering
- 121. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 122. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
- 123. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
- 124. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
- 125. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- 126. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
- 127. CHAPTER 672 Theft and Fraud
- 128. CHAPTER 678 Weapons and Explosives
- 129. CHAPTER 680 Weeds and Combustible Materials
- 130. CHAPTER 686 Nuisance Abatement
- 131. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
- 132. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 133. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
- 134. CHAPTER 810 Cable Television
- 135. CHAPTER 812 Canvassers and Solicitors
- 136. CHAPTER 822 Garage Sales
- 137. CHAPTER 832 Late Night Sales
- 138. CHAPTER 840 Peddlers
- 139. CHAPTER 852 Special Sales
- 140. CHAPTER 856 Taxicabs
- 141. CHAPTER 858 Temporary Stores
- 142. CHAPTER 860 Medical Marijuana Operations
- 143. CHAPTER 862 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
- 144. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
- 145. CHAPTER 880 Earned Income Tax
- 146. CHAPTER 881 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2018
- 147. CHAPTER 882 Motor Vehicle Tax
- 148. CHAPTER 884 Transient Guest Tax
- 149. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 150. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 151. CHAPTER 1020 Streets
- 152. CHAPTER 1022 Sidewalks, Curbs and Street Lawns
- 153. CHAPTER 1024 Trees and Shrubs
- 154. CHAPTER 1026 Camping Upon Public Property Prohibited
- 155. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
- 156. CHAPTER 1040 Water Generally
- 157. CHAPTER 1042 Protection of the Public Water Supply
- 158. CHAPTER 1044 Sewers Generally
- 159. CHAPTER 1046 Sewer Charges
- 160. CHAPTER 1048 Electricity
- 161. CHAPTER 1050 Gas
- 162. CHAPTER 1052 Stormwater Management and Finance
- 163. CHAPTER 1054 Riparian Setbacks and Wetlands Setbacks
- 164. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
- 165. CHAPTER 1060 Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
- 166. CHAPTER 1062 Collection of Recyclable Materials
- 167. CHAPTER 1064 Police Emergency Alarms
- 168. CHAPTER 1066 Maple Grove Union Cemetery
- 169. CHAPTER 1068 Lake Hodgson Lodge
- 170. CHAPTER 1070 Point of Sale Inspections
- 171. CHAPTER 1080 Street Banner Program
- 172. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 173. TITLE TWO - Planning
- 174. CHAPTER 1220 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 175. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
- 176. CHAPTER 1240 General Provisions and Definitions
- 177. CHAPTER 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 178. CHAPTER 1244 Plat Approval
- 179. CHAPTER 1246 Standards and Improvements
- 180. CHAPTER 1248 Subdivisions Outside the City
- 181. TITLE SIX - Zoning
- 182. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
- 183. CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 184. CHAPTER 1264 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 185. CHAPTER 1266 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- 186. CHAPTER 1268 Use, Area and Height Regulations
- 187. CHAPTER 1270 Nonconforming Uses
- 188. CHAPTER 1272 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 189. CHAPTER 1274 Conditional Zoning; Planned Unit Developments
- 190. CHAPTER 1276 Satellite Signal Receiving Antennas and Wireless Communication
- 191. CHAPTER 1278 Supplementary Regulations
- 192. CHAPTER 1280 Table of Responsibilities
- 193. APPENDIX A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SURVEY REQUIREMENTS
- 194. APPENDIX B SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
- 195. APPENDIX C CITY OF RAVENNA RESIDENTIAL AND TWO FAMILY SITE PLAN INSTRUCTIONS
- 196. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 197. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
- 198. CHAPTER 1402 Ohio Building Code
- 199. CHAPTER 1404 Residential Code of Ohio
- 200. CHAPTER 1406 National Electrical Code
- 201. CHAPTER 1408 Ohio Plumbing Code (Repealed)
- 202. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
- 203. CHAPTER 1410 Administration of Building Regulations
- 204. CHAPTER 1412 Administration of Electrical Regulations
- 205. CHAPTER 1414 Administration of Plumbing Regulations
- 206. CHAPTER 1416 Licensing of Electricians
- 207. CHAPTER 1418 Licensing of Plumbers
- 208. CHAPTER 1420 Licensing of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Contractors
- 209. CHAPTER 1422 Permits and Fees
- 210. CHAPTER 1424 Contractor Registration
- 211. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- 212. CHAPTER 1430 Air Pollution Control
- 213. CHAPTER 1434 Design Review District
- 214. CHAPTER 1436 Fences, Walls and Hedges
- 215. CHAPTER 1438 Fire Limits
- 216. CHAPTER 1440 Flood Damage Prevention
- 217. CHAPTER 1448 Metal Siding
- 218. CHAPTER 1450 Numbering of Buildings
- 219. CHAPTER 1458 Signs
- 220. CHAPTER 1462 Smoke and CO Detection and Alarm Devices
- 221. CHAPTER 1466 Wrecking and Moving of Buildings
- 222. TITLE EIGHT - Housing and Property Maintenance Code
- 223. CHAPTER 1470 General Provisions and Definitions
- 224. CHAPTER 1472 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- 225. CHAPTER 1474 Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants
- 226. CHAPTER 1476 Housing License Requirements
- 227. CHAPTER 1478 Basic Equipment and Facilities
- 228. CHAPTER 1480 Minimum Standards for Light and Ventilation
- 229. CHAPTER 1482 Minimum Thermal Standards
- 230. CHAPTER 1484 Occupancy Standards
- 231. CHAPTER 1486 Safety and Sanitation Requirements for Maintenance of Parts of Dwellings and Dwelling Units
- 232. CHAPTER 1488 Exterior Property Maintenance
- 233. CHAPTER 1490 Utilities
- 234. CHAPTER 1492 Rooming Houses, Rooming Units and Dormitories
- 235. CHAPTER 1494 Trailers
- 236. CHAPTER 1496 Clandestine Labs
- 237. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 238. TITLE TWO - Adopted Standards
- 239. CHAPTER 1610 Ohio Fire Code
- 240. CHAPTER 1619 Fireworks
- 241. TITLE FOUR - Local Provisions
- 242. CHAPTER 1640 Self-Service Filling Stations
- 243. CHAPTER 1650 Miscellaneous Regulations