Richmond Heights, Ohio, OH — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through June 23, 2026 | State legislation current through March 25, 2026. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/richmondhts/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Richmond Heights, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 314 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Richmond Heights, Ohio code

• 1. Richmond Heights, Ohio
• 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES
• 3. DISCLAIMER
• 4. CERTIFICATION
• 5. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
• 6. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 82-70
• 7. EDITOR'S NOTE
• 8. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
• 9. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
• 10. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
• 11. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
• 12. TABLE C - DEDICATION OF PROPERTY
• 13. TABLE D - AUTHORIZATION FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
• 14. TABLE E - CHANGE OF STREET NAME
• 15. TABLE F - ZONING MAP CHANGES
• 16. TABLE G - VACATING PROPERTY
• 17. CHARTER
• 18. PREAMBLE
• 19. ARTICLE I NAME
• 20. ARTICLE II BOUNDARIES
• 21. ARTICLE III FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND POWERS
• 22. SECTION III-1. FORM.
• 23. SECTION III-2. POWERS.
• 24. ARTICLE IV THE COUNCIL
• 25. SECTION IV-1. COMPOSITION AND TERM.
• 26. SECTION IV-2. WARDS.
• 27. SECTION IV-3. QUALIFICATIONS.
• 28. SECTION IV-4. SALARIES AND BONDS.
• 29. SECTION IV-5. MEETINGS.
• 30. SECTION IV-6. QUORUM.
• 31. SECTION IV-7. CLERK.
• 32. SECTION IV-8. VACANCIES IN COUNCIL.
• 33. SECTION IV-9. POWERS.
• 34. SECTION IV-10. VALIDATION OF ACTIONS.
• 35. SECTION IV-11. PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL.
• 36. SECTION IV-12. REMOVAL.
• 37. ARTICLE V THE MAYOR
• 38. SECTION V-1. TERM OF OFFICE.
• 39. SECTION V-2. QUALIFICATIONS.
• 40. SECTION V-3. JUDICIAL POWERS.
• 41. SECTION V-4. LEGISLATIVE POWERS.
• 42. SECTION V-5. EXECUTIVE POWERS.
• 43. SECTION V-6. VETO.
• 44. SECTION V-7. VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR.
• 45. SECTION V-8. REMOVAL.
• 46. ARTICLE VI ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS
• 47. SECTION VI-1. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS.
• 48. SECTION VI-2. DIRECTOR-OF-LAW.
• 49. SECTION VI-3. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
• 50. SECTION VI-4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
• 51. SECTION VI-5. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND PROPERTIES AND DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION.
• 52. SECTION VI-6. THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
• 53. SECTION VI-7. PLANNING COMMISSION.
• 54. SECTION VI-8. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.
• 55. SECTION VI-9. RECREATION BOARD.
• 56. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
• 57. ARTICLE VIII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
• 58. SECTION VIII-1. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS .
• 59. SECTION VIII-2. NOMINATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS.
• 60. SECTION VIII-3. ELECTION PROCEDURES.
• 61. ARTICLE IX INITIATIVE - REFERENDUM - AND RECALL
• 62. SECTION IX-1. INITIATIVE.
• 63. SECTION IX-2. REFERENDUM.
• 64. SECTION IX-3. PETITION PROCEDURE.
• 65. SECTION IX-4. RECALL.
• 66. ARTICLE X ORDINANCES, EFFECTIVE DATE AND CODIFICATION
• 67. SECTION X-1. ORDINANCES.
• 68. SECTION X-2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
• 69. SECTION X-3. CODIFICATION OF LEGISLATION.
• 70. ARTICLE XI FRANCHISES
• 71. ARTICLE XII LIMITATION ON THE RATE OF TAXATION
• 72. SECTION XII-1. MAXIMUM LEVY.
• 73. SECTION XII-2. TAX CREDIT.
• 74. SECTION XII-3. ADDITIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL LEVY.
• 75. ARTICLE XIII AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
• 76. SECTION XIII-l. INDEXING.
• 77. SECTION XIII-2. AMENDMENTS.
• 78. ARTICLE XIV CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
• 79. ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
• 80. SECTION XV-1. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER.
• 81. SECTION XV-2. EFFECT OF CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.
• 82. SECTION XV-3. SAVING CLAUSE.
• 83. SECTION XV-4. INTERPRETATION OF CHARTER.
• 84. SECTION XV-5. CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT OFFICERS.
• 85. SECTION XV-6. OATH OF OFFICE.
• 86. SECTION XV-7. BROADCASTS OF COUNCIL MEETINGS.
• 87. SECTION XV-8. GENDER NEUTRALITY.
• 88. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
• 89. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
• 90. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
• 91. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
• 92. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
• 93. TITLE THREE - Legislative
• 94. CHAPTER 121 Council
• 95. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
• 96. CHAPTER 125 Investigations
• 97. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
• 98. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
• 99. CHAPTER 133 Clerk
• 100. CHAPTER 135 Department of Law
• 101. CHAPTER 137 Department of Finance
• 102. CHAPTER 139 Department of Public Safety
• 103. CHAPTER 141 Division of Police
• 104. CHAPTER 143 Division of Fire
• 105. CHAPTER 145 Division of Building, Engineering and Inspection
• 106. CHAPTER 147 Department of Public Service and Properties
• 107. CHAPTER 149 Engineer
• 108. CHAPTER 150 City Architects
• 109. CHAPTER 151 Recreation Board
• 110. CHAPTER 152 Advisory Board of Environmental Control
• 111. CHAPTER 153 Civil Service Commission
• 112. CHAPTER 154 Architectural Board of Review
• 113. CHAPTER 155 Planning and Zoning Commission
• 114. CHAPTER 156 Advisory Board of Community Growth (Repealed)
• 115. CHAPTER 157 Zoning Board of Appeals
• 116. CHAPTER 158 Health Services
• 117. CHAPTER 159 Employees Generally
• 118. CHAPTER 161 Conflict of Interest
• 119. CHAPTER 162 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
• 120. CHAPTER 163 Disaster Services Agency
• 121. CHAPTER 165 Records Commission
• 122. CHAPTER 164 Technology Advisory Committee
• 123. CHAPTER 166 Tree Commission
• 124. CHAPTER 167 Litter Control Board
• 125. CHAPTER 168 Tax Incentive Review Council
• 126. CHAPTER 169 Commission on Aging
• 127. CHAPTER 170 Claims and Litigation
• 128. CHAPTER 171 Criminal Activity Nuisances
• 129. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
• 130. CHAPTER 177 Mayor’s Court
• 131. TITLE NINE - Taxation
• 132. CHAPTER 181 Earned Income Tax
• 133. CHAPTER 182 Construction; Tax Registration
• 134. CHAPTER 183 Admissions Tax
• 135. CHAPTER 184 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
• 136. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
• 137. TITLE ONE - Administration
• 138. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
• 139. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
• 140. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
• 141. CHAPTER 307 Civil Penalties for Violations Under Automated Traffic Control Photographic System
• 142. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
• 143. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
• 144. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
• 145. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
• 146. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
• 147. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
• 148. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
• 149. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
• 150. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
• 151. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
• 152. CHAPTER 345 Operation in Shopping Centers
• 153. CHAPTER 346 Removal of Unlicensed or Out-of-Repair Vehicles
• 154. CHAPTER 347 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
• 155. CHAPTER 349 Sale of Vehicles
• 156. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
• 157. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
• 158. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
• 159. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
• 160. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
• 161. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
• 162. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
• 163. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
• 164. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
• 165. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
• 166. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
• 167. CHAPTER 519 Clean Indoor Air
• 168. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
• 169. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
• 170. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
• 171. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
• 172. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
• 173. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
• 174. CHAPTER 545 Theft
• 175. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
• 176. CHAPTER 553 Noise Control
• 177. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
• 178. CHAPTER 705 Detergents
• 179. CHAPTER 709 Fortunetelling
• 180. CHAPTER 713 Garage Sales
• 181. CHAPTER 723 Sweepstakes/Internet Cafes
• 182. CHAPTER 725 Mechanical Amusement Devices
• 183. CHAPTER 726 Recovery of Costs of Emergency Actions
• 184. CHAPTER 729 Oil and Gas Wells
• 185. CHAPTER 732 Pawabrokers
• 186. CHAPTER 741 Door-to-Door Solicitors and Peddlers
• 187. CHAPTER 743 Ice Cream Trucks
• 188. CHAPTER 749 Housing Delivery System
• 189. CHAPTER 757 Picnics and Clambakes
• 190. CHAPTER 761 Landlord Tenant Relations
• 191. CHAPTER 763 Tenant’s Right to Pay to Stay
• 192. CHAPTER 773 Roadside Stands
• 193. CHAPTER 783 Snow Plow Operators
• 194. CHAPTER 787 Video Surveillance Systems For Apartment Complexes
• 195. CHAPTER 789 Video Surveillance Systems for Businesses
• 196. CHAPTER 791 Emergency Alarm Systems
• 197. CHAPTER 793 Automated External Defibrillators Required at Physical Fitness Facilities
• 198. CHAPTER 795 Video Service Providers
• 199. PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
• 200. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
• 201. CHAPTER 901 Use of Public Right-of-Way by Service Providers
• 202. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalks
• 203. CHAPTER 905 Driveway Culverts; Roadside Ditches
• 204. CHAPTER 907 House Numbering
• 205. CHAPTER 911 Trees, Shrubs and Bushes
• 206. CHAPTER 913 Use of Public Ways for Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
• 207. CHAPTER 915 Small Cell Design Guidelines
• 208. TITLE THREE - Utilities
• 209. CHAPTER 931 Sewers
• 210. CHAPTER 933 Septic Tanks
• 211. CHAPTER 935 Water
• 212. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
• 213. CHAPTER 951 Garbage and Rubbish Collection
• 214. CHAPTER 952 Branch Chipping Services
• 215. CHAPTER 953 Kiwanis Lodge
• 216. CHAPTER 955 Ambulance Emergency Squad Service
• 217. CHAPTER 957 Cable Television
• 218. CHAPTER 959 Use of Parks by Large Groups/Organizations
• 219. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
• 220. TITLE ONE - Platting
• 221. CHAPTER 1101 General Provisions and Definitions
• 222. CHAPTER 1103 Specifications for Public and Private Roads
• 223. CHAPTER 1105 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
• 224. CHAPTER 1107 Preliminary Plan Procedure
• 225. CHAPTER 1109 Final Plat Procedure
• 226. CHAPTER 1111 Design Standards and Details
• 227. CHAPTER 1113 Required Improvements
• 228. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Code
• 229. CHAPTER 1121 Administration
• 230. CHAPTER 1123 Definitions
• 231. CHAPTER 1125 Districts and Map
• 232. CHAPTER 1131 PF Public Facilities District
• 233. CHAPTER 1135 R-1 and R-2 Single-Family Residential Districts
• 234. CHAPTER 1139 R-3 Single-Family Residential District
• 235. CHAPTER 1143 RTF Two-Family Residential District and RMF-1 Multiple-Family Residential District - Low Rise
• 236. CHAPTER 1144 RS Senior Housing District
• 237. CHAPTER 1147 RMF-2 Multiple-Family Residential District - Medium Rise
• 238. CHAPTER 1151 O-S Office-Service District, B-1 Local Business District, B-2 Regional Business District, and B-3 General Business District
• 239. CHAPTER 1165 Gasoline Service and Filling Stations
• 240. CHAPTER 1167 I-1 Office-Industrial District
• 241. CHAPTER 1169 Conditional Uses
• 242. CHAPTER 1171 I-2 Industrial District
• 243. CHAPTER 1172 Wireless Telecommunication Tower Overlay District
• 244. CHAPTER 1173 General Provisions; Schedule of Regulations
• 245. CHAPTER 1174 Heliports and Helistops
• 246. CHAPTER 1175 Off-Street Parking
• 247. CHAPTER 1177 Walls, Landscaping and Ecological Preservation
• 248. CHAPTER 1179 Signs
• 249. CHAPTER 1180 Regulated Uses
• 250. CHAPTER 1181 Nonconforming Uses
• 251. CHAPTER 1183 Conditional Zoning
• 252. CHAPTER 1185 Zoning Board of Appeals
• 253. CHAPTER 1187 Enforcement and Penalties
• 254. CHAPTER 1189 Amendments
• 255. TITLE SEVEN - Storm Water Management
• 256. CHAPTER 1190 Definitions
• 257. CHAPTER 1191 Administration
• 258. CHAPTER 1192 Disclaimer of Liability
• 259. CHAPTER 1193 Conflicts, Severability, Nuisance and Responsibility
• 260. CHAPTER 1194 Illicit Connections and Discharges
• 261. CHAPTER 1195 Erosion and Sediment Control
• 262. CHAPTER 1196 Comprehensive Stormwater Management
• 263. CHAPTER 1197 Riparian Areas and Wetlands
• 264. CHAPTER 1198 Protected Hillside Zone
• 265. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
• 266. TITLE ONE - Standards
• 267. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Building Code
• 268. CHAPTER 1302 Ohio Plumbing Code
• 269. CHAPTER 1303 International Residential Code
• 270. CHAPTER 1304 Local Regulations
• 271. TITLE THREE - Local Provisions
• 272. CHAPTER 1305 Certificates of Occupancy
• 273. CHAPTER 1306 Certificate of Authorized Occupancy
• 274. CHAPTER 1307 Condominiums
• 275. CHAPTER 1309 Property Maintenance Code
• 276. CHAPTER 1313 Fences
• 277. CHAPTER 1317 Garbage and Rubbish Disposal Systems
• 278. CHAPTER 1319 Compost Piles
• 279. CHAPTER 1321 Grading and Landscaping
• 280. CHAPTER 1325 Permits and Fees
• 281. CHAPTER 1329 Protection of Property During Building Operations
• 282. CHAPTER 1333 Removal of Debris
• 283. CHAPTER 1335 Contractor Registration, Procedure, Suspension and Revocation
• 284. CHAPTER 1341 Swimming Pools and Spas
• 285. CHAPTER 1345 Trailers
• 286. CHAPTER 1347 Regulation of Dish-Type, Satellite Signal-Receiving Earth Stations
• 287. CHAPTER 1349 Demolition of Structures
• 288. CHAPTER 1351 Multiple-Family Residential Exterior Doors
• 289. CHAPTER 1353 Outdoor Lighting
• 290. TITLE FIVE - Housing Code
• 291. CHAPTER 1361 Minimum Standards
• 292. TITLE SEVEN - Business Maintenance Code
• 293. CHAPTER 1370 General Provisions and Definitions
• 294. CHAPTER 1372 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
• 295. CHAPTER 1374 Certificates of Business Occupancy
• 296. CHAPTER 1376 Basic Standards for Business Occupancy
• 297. CHAPTER 1378 Abandoned or Inoperative Gasoline Service Stations
• 298. CHAPTER 1380 Registration and Maintenance of Vacant Nonresidential Properties
• 299. TITLE NINE- Flood Damage Reduction
• 300. CHAPTER 1390 General Provisions
• 301. CHAPTER 1391 Definitions
• 302. CHAPTER 1392 Administration
• 303. CHAPTER 1393 Use and Development Standards for Flood Hazard Reduction
• 304. CHAPTER 1394 Appeals and Variances
• 305. CHAPTER 1395 Enforcement
• 306. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
• 307. CHAPTER 1503 Plan Review and Permits
• 308. CHAPTER 1505 General Requirements and Precautions Against Fire
• 309. CHAPTER 1507 Storage
• 310. CHAPTER 1509 Means of Egress
• 311. CHAPTER 1511 Fire Suppression Equipment
• 312. CHAPTER 1513 Alarm System Requirements
• 313. CHAPTER 1515 Fire Lanes
• 314. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks