Every town writes its own rules, and Rossford, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 202 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. Rossford, Ohio
- 2. MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ROSSFORD, OHIO
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 7. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 8. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
- 9. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 10. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 11. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 12. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 13. TABLE G - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 14. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 15. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 16. CHARTER
- 17. Article I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
- 18. Article II MUNICIPAL POWERS
- 19. Article III THE COUNCIL
- 20. Article IV THE MAYOR
- 21. Article V ADMINISTRATOR
- 22. Article VI CLERK OF COUNCIL
- 23. Article VII MUNICIPAL TREASURER
- 24. Article VIII ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
- 25. Article IX CIVIL SERVICE
- 26. Article X COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
- 27. Article XI NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 28. Article XII INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 29. Article XIII FINANCE
- 30. Article XIV FRANCHISES
- 31. Article XV AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
- 32. Article XVI GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 33. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 34. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 35. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 36. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 37. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
- 38. CHAPTER 107 City Property and Services
- 39. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 40. CHAPTER 111 Council
- 41. CHAPTER 113 Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts
- 42. CHAPTER 115 Open Meetings
- 43. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 44. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
- 45. CHAPTER 123 Municipal Administrator
- 46. CHAPTER 125 Clerk of Council; Official Records
- 47. CHAPTER 129 Director of Law
- 48. CHAPTER 130 Department of Finance
- 49. CHAPTER 131 Department of Law
- 50. CHAPTER 133 Department of Public Safety
- 51. CHAPTER 134 Director of Economic Development
- 52. CHAPTER 135 Department of Public Works
- 53. CHAPTER 137 Police Department
- 54. CHAPTER 139 Fire Department
- 55. CHAPTER 141 Employment Provisions
- 56. CHAPTER 143 Board of Health
- 57. CHAPTER 145 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 58. CHAPTER 147 Civil Service Commission
- 59. CHAPTER 149 Municipal Planning Commission
- 60. CHAPTER 151 Recreation Board
- 61. CHAPTER 153 Street Tree Code
- 62. CHAPTER 155 Community Recreation Arts Commission
- 63. CHAPTER 157 Port Authority
- 64. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 65. CHAPTER 171 Mayor's Court
- 66. TITLE NINE - Finance
- 67. CHAPTER 191 Funds
- 68. CHAPTER 193 Income Tax
- 69. CHAPTER 194 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 70. CHAPTER 195 Hotel - Motel Tax
- 71. CHAPTER 197 Admissions Tax
- 72. CHAPTER 199 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 73. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 74. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 75. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 76. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 77. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 78. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 79. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 80. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 81. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 82. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 83. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 84. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 85. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 86. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 87. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 88. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 89. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 90. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 91. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 92. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 93. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 94. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 95. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 96. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 97. CHAPTER 507 Anti-Noise Law
- 98. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 99. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 100. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 101. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 102. CHAPTER 523 Emergency Curfew
- 103. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 104. CHAPTER 527 Loudspeakers
- 105. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 106. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 107. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 108. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 109. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 110. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 111. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 112. CHAPTER 555 Weeds
- 113. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 114. CHAPTER 703 Billiards and Pool
- 115. CHAPTER 705 Bowling
- 116. CHAPTER 707 Commercial Dredging
- 117. CHAPTER 709 Dance Halls and Public Dances
- 118. CHAPTER 711 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- 119. CHAPTER 713 Peddlers, Solicitors and Itinerant Vendors
- 120. CHAPTER 715 Automobile Service Stations
- 121. CHAPTER 721 Taxicabs and Motor Vehicles for Hire
- 122. CHAPTER 725 Computerized Sweepstakes Terminal Cafes
- 123. CHAPTER 726 Rental Dwelling Registration
- 124. CHAPTER 731 Medical Marijuana
- 125. CHAPTER 737 Video Service Provider Fee
- 126. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 127. TITLE ONE - Streets and Sidewalks
- 128. CHAPTER 901 Openings and Excavations
- 129. CHAPTER 903 Establishing Grades
- 130. CHAPTER 905 Sidewalks, Driveways and Curb Cuts
- 131. TITLE THREE - Sewer Regulations
- 132. CHAPTER 911 Definitions
- 133. CHAPTER 912 Use of Public Sewers Required
- 134. CHAPTER 913 Private Sewage Disposal
- 135. CHAPTER 914 Building Sewers and Connections
- 136. CHAPTER 915 Use of Public Sewers
- 137. CHAPTER 916 Protection From Damage
- 138. CHAPTER 917 Powers and Authority of Inspectors
- 139. CHAPTER 918 Violations and Penalties
- 140. CHAPTER 920 Sewers Generally
- 141. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 142. CHAPTER 921 Garbage Collection
- 143. CHAPTER 923 Sanitary Landfill
- 144. CHAPTER 925 Rossford Marina
- 145. CHAPTER 927 Watercourses
- 146. CHAPTER 929 Parks
- 147. CHAPTER 931 Environmental Response
- 148. CHAPTER 933 Storm Water Management and Sediment and Erosion Control
- 149. CHAPTER 934 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 150. CHAPTER 935 Stormwater Utility
- 151. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 152. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration
- 153. CHAPTER 1101 General Provisions
- 154. CHAPTER 1102 Enforcement and Administration
- 155. CHAPTER 1103 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 156. CHAPTER 1104 Design Review Commission
- 157. CHAPTER 1110 Certificate of Appropriateness Review Procedures
- 158. CHAPTER 1111 Site Plan Review Procedures
- 159. CHAPTER 1112 Special Use Permits
- 160. CHAPTER 1113 Planned Unit Development District Review Procedures
- 161. CHAPTER 1114 Amendment Procedures
- 162. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 163. CHAPTER 1131 Districts, Boundaries, and Zoning Map
- 164. CHAPTER 1132 Permitted and Special Land Uses
- 165. CHAPTER 1133 Development Standards
- 166. CHAPTER 1134 Supplemental Land Use Regulations
- 167. CHAPTER 1135 Nonconforming Uses of Land or Building
- 168. CHAPTER 1136 Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Access Control
- 169. CHAPTER 1137 Sign Regulations
- 170. CHAPTER 1138 Landscaping Regulations
- 171. TITLE FIVE - Planning and Platting
- 172. CHAPTER 1151 Subdivisions-Generally
- 173. CHAPTER 1152 Subdivision Review Process
- 174. CHAPTER 1153 Subdivision Engineering Standards
- 175. TITLE SEVEN - Definitions
- 176. CHAPTER 1171 Definitions
- 177. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 178. TITLE ONE - Adoption of Standards
- 179. CHAPTER 1301 Wood County Building Code
- 180. CHAPTER 1302 Ohio Building Code
- 181. CHAPTER 1303 National Electrical Code
- 182. TITLE THREE - Permits, Fees and Licenses
- 183. CHAPTER 1311 Building Construction Fees
- 184. CHAPTER 1313 Electrical Permits and Fees
- 185. CHAPTER 1315 Plumbing Permits and Fees
- 186. CHAPTER 1317 Heating Permits and Fees
- 187. CHAPTER 1319 Licensing Electricians
- 188. CHAPTER 1320 Bonds
- 189. TITLE FIVE - Local Provisions
- 190. CHAPTER 1321 Air and Water Pollution
- 191. CHAPTER 1323 Swimming Pools (Repealed)
- 192. CHAPTER 1325 Wrecking and Razing Buildings
- 193. CHAPTER 1327 Nuisances, Dangerous Premises and Abatement
- 194. CHAPTER 1329 Trailer Use, Parking and Nuisances
- 195. CHAPTER 1331 Nuisances
- 196. CHAPTER 1333 Signs and Banners
- 197. CHAPTER 1335 Flood Damage Reduction
- 198. CHAPTER 1337 Contractor Registration
- 199. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 200. CHAPTER 1503 Open Burning
- 201. CHAPTER 1505 Rapid Entry Key Lock Box
- 202. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks