Silver Lake, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

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1. Silver Lake, Ohio
2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SILVER LAKE OHIO
3. CERTIFICATION
4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 64-1972
6. EDITOR'S NOTE
7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
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. TABLE J - SEWER DISTRICTS
19. CHARTER
20. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
21. SECTION 1.01. NAME.
22. SECTION 1.02. BOUNDARIES.
23. SECTION 1.03. ANNEXATION.
24. SECTION 1.04. DETACHMENTS.
25. ARTICLE II FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND POWERS
26. SECTION 2.01. FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
27. SECTION 2.02. VILLAGE POWERS.
28. ARTICLE III MAYOR
29. SECTION 3.01. ELECTION AND TERM.
30. SECTION 3.02. QUALIFICATIONS.
31. SECTION 3.03. JUDICIAL POWERS.
32. SECTION 3.04. EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS.
33. SECTION 3.05. VETO POWER.
34. SECTION 3.06. ACTING MAYOR.
35. SECTION 3.07. VACANCY.
36. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL
37. SECTION 4.01. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.
38. SECTION 4.02. COMPOSITION AND TERM.
39. SECTION 4.03. COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS.
40. SECTION 4.04. QUALIFICATIONS.
41. SECTION 4.05. PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL.
42. SECTION 4.06. CLERK.
43. SECTION 4.07. RULES AND JOURNAL OF COUNCIL.
44. SECTION 4.08. REGULAR MEETINGS.
45. SECTION 4.09. SPECIAL MEETINGS.
46. SECTION 4.10. QUORUM.
47. SECTION 4.11. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
48. SECTION 4.12. PUBLIC NOTICE.
49. SECTION 4.13. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES.
50. SECTION 4.14. EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES.
51. SECTION 4.15. COMPENSATION AND BONDS.
52. SECTION 4.16. VACANCIES.
53. SECTION 4.17. REMOVAL OF ELECTIVE OFFICERS.
54. SECTION 4.18. DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
55. ARTICLE V FINANCES
56. SECTION 5.01. LIMITATION ON RATE OF TAXATION.
57. SECTION 5.02. TREASURER.
58. ARTICLE VI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
59. SECTION 6.01. APPOINTMENT.
60. SECTION 6.02. QUALIFICATIONS.
61. SECTION 6.03. DUTIES IN GENERAL.
62. SECTION 6.04. PURCHASING FUNCTION. (REPEALED)
63. SECTION 6.05. EMPLOYEES.
64. ARTICLE VII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
65. SECTION 7.01. APPOINTMENT.
66. SECTION 7.02. DUTIES IN GENERAL.
67. SECTION 7.03. POLICE DEPARTMENT.
68. SECTION 7.04. RULES FOR GOVERNMENT OF POLICE.
69. ARTICLE VIII DEPARTMENT OF LAW
70. SECTION 8.01. DIRECTOR OF LAW.
71. ARTICLE IX PARK BOARD
72. SECTION 9.01. COMPOSITION AND TERM.
73. SECTION 9.02. ORGANIZATION.
74. SECTION 9.03. POWERS AND DUTIES.
75. ARTICLE X PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING PROCEDURE
76. SECTION 10.01 PLANNING COMMISSION; COMPOSITION AND TERM.
77. SECTION 10.02. PLANNING COMMISSION; ORGANIZATION.
78. SECTION 10.03. PLANNING COMMISSION; POWERS AND DUTIES.
79. SECTION 10.04. MANDATORY REFERRAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION.
80. SECTION 10.05. PUBLIC HEARINGS BY COUNCIL.
81. SECTION 10.06. ACTION BY COUNCIL.
82. ARTICLE XI BOARD OF ZONING AND BUILDING APPEALS
83. SECTION 11.01. COMPOSITION AND TERM.
84. SECTION 11.02. ORGANIZATION.
85. SECTION 11.03. JURISDICTION.
86. SECTION 11.04. MEETINGS AND PROCEDURE.
87. SECTION 11.05. APPEALS TO THE BOARD.
88. ARTICLE XII BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
89. ARTICLE XIII INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
90. SECTION 13.01. INITIATIVE.
91. SECTION 13.02. REFERENDUM.
92. SECTION 13.03. RECALL.
93. ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENTS
94. SECTION 14.01. AMENDMENTS.
95. ARTICLE XV CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
96. SECTION 15.01. COMPOSITION AND TERM.
97. SECTION 15.02. DUTIES.
98. SECTION 15.03. SUBMISSION TO ELECTORS.
99. ARTICLE XVI NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
100. SECTION 16.01. NOMINATIONS.
101. SECTION 16.02. ELECTIONS.
102. ARTICLE XVII GENERAL PROVISIONS
103. SECTION 17.01. PERSONAL INTEREST.
104. SECTION 17.02. REMOVAL OF APPOINTIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
105. SECTION 17.03. EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
106. SECTION 17.04. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENT APPROVED NOVEMBER 3, 1959; EFFECT OF AMENDMENT UPON EXISTING CHARTER PROVISIONS, LAWS AND RIGHTS.
107. SECTION 17.05. REFERENCES TO GENDER.
108. SECTION 17.06 CHANGES TO FORM AND CORRECTIONS.
109. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
110. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
111. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
112. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
113. CHAPTER 105 Boundaries and Districts
114. CHAPTER 107 Village Property
115. TITLE THREE - Legislative
116. CHAPTER 111 Council
117. CHAPTER 113 Ordinances and Resolutions
118. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
119. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
120. CHAPTER 123 Clerk-Treasurer
121. CHAPTER 124 Audit Committee
122. CHAPTER 125 Department of Public Service
123. CHAPTER 127 Department of Public Safety
124. CHAPTER 129 Police Department
125. CHAPTER 131 Fire Department
126. CHAPTER 133 Department of Law
127. CHAPTER 135 Park Board
128. CHAPTER 137 Engineer
129. CHAPTER 139 Employment Provisions
130. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
131. CHAPTER 151 Municipal Court
132. TITLE NINE-Taxation
133. CHAPTER 171 Income Tax
134. CHAPTER 172 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
135. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
136. TITLE ONE - Administration
137. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
138. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
139. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
140. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
141. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
142. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
143. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
144. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
145. CHAPTER 333 DUI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
146. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
147. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
148. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
149. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
150. TITLE SEVEN- Parking
151. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
152. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
153. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
154. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
155. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles and All Purpose Vehicles
156. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
157. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
158. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
159. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
160. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
161. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
162. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
163. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
164. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
165. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
166. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
167. CHAPTER 543 Trees and Weeds
168. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
169. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
170. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
171. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
172. CHAPTER 710 Adult Use Cannabis Operation Prohibition
173. CHAPTER 713 Peddlers and Solicitors
174. CHAPTER 719 Solicitation of Funds
175. CHAPTER 723 Use of Public Ways by Service Providers and Cable Television Providers
176. CHAPTER 725 Use of Public Ways for Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
177. CHAPTER 729 Video Service Providers
178. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
179. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
180. CHAPTER 905 Excavations
181. CHAPTER 907 Sidewalk Repair or Replacement
182. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalk Districts
183. CHAPTER 911 Small Cell Design Guidelines
184. TITLE THREE - Utilities
185. CHAPTER 924 Backflow Prevention
186. CHAPTER 927 Sewers
187. CHAPTER 933 Water
188. CHAPTER 934 Storm Sewage Districts
189. CHAPTER 937 Utility Billing, Payment and Disconnection Policy
190. CHAPTER 939 Private Sewage Disposal Systems
191. CHAPTER 941 Water Wells
192. CHAPTER 943 Stormwater Utility
193. CHAPTER 945 Erosion and Sediment Control and Post-Construction Storm Water Quality
194. CHAPTER 947 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program
195. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
196. CHAPTER 949 Garbage and Rubbish Collection
197. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
198. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration
199. CHAPTER 1101 Interpretation and Purpose
200. CHAPTER 1103 Definitions
201. CHAPTER 1107 Administration and Enforcement
202. CHAPTER 1109 Appeals and Variances
203. CHAPTER 1111 Amendments
204. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts And Regulations
205. CHAPTER 1131 Districts Established; Zoning Map
206. CHAPTER 1133 Residential District
207. CHAPTER 1135 Park and Recreational District
208. CHAPTER 1137 Institutional District
209. TITLE FIVE - Supplemental Zoning Standards
210. CHAPTER 1151 Architectural Review
211. CHAPTER 1153 Landscaping Regulations
212. CHAPTER 1155 Signs
213. CHAPTER 1157 Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
214. CHAPTER 1161 Storm Water Management
215. CHAPTER 1163 Off-Street Parking and Storage
216. CHAPTER 1165 Antennas; Zoning Regulations
217. CHAPTER 1167 Garage Sales
218. CHAPTER 1169 Waterfront and Riparian Setback Development Standards
219. TITLE SEVEN - Subdivision Regulations
220. CHAPTER 1171 Administration
221. CHAPTER 1172 Preliminary Plan Procedure
222. CHAPTER 1173 Final Plat Procedure
223. CHAPTER 1174 Design Standards
224. CHAPTER 1175 Improvements, Bonds and Financial Guarantees
225. CHAPTER 1177 Plat Revisions, Enforcement and Penalties
226. TITLE EIGHT - Flood Plain Regulations
227. CHAPTER 1181 Interpretation and Purpose
228. TITLE NINE - Enforcement and Penalties
229. CHAPTER 1191 Enforcement
230. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
231. TITLE ONE - Local Provisions
232. CHAPTER 1301 Scope
233. CHAPTER 1305 Definitions
234. CHAPTER 1309 Administration
235. CHAPTER 1313 Fee Schedules
236. CHAPTER 1317 Enforcement and Penalty
237. CHAPTER 1321 Classification of Buildings
238. CHAPTER 1325 Construction Standards and Materials
239. CHAPTER 1329 Heating and Air Conditioning
240. CHAPTER 1335 Electrical
241. CHAPTER 1339 Sanitation and Plumbing
242. CHAPTER 1343 Safety Requirements
243. CHAPTER 1345 Demolition of Buildings
244. CHAPTER 1347 Moving of Buildings
245. CHAPTER 1351 Swimming Pools
246. CHAPTER 1353 Building Numbering
247. CHAPTER 1355 Clandestine Drug Lab Sites
248. CHAPTER 1357 Property Maintenance Standards
249. CHAPTER 1359 Dangerous Buildings
250. CHAPTER 1361 Antennas; Building Regulations
251. TITLE THREE - Technical Codes
252. CHAPTER 1371 Ohio Building Code
253. CHAPTER 1375 Residential Building Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings
254. CHAPTER 1379 National Electrical Code
255. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
256. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
257. CHAPTER 1517 General Regulations
258. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
259. CHAPTER 1521 Fire Damaged Structures