Streetsboro, Ohio, OH — the municipal code, in plain language

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Every town writes its own rules, and Streetsboro, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 176 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 Streetsboro, Ohio code

• 1. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
• 2. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 1985-111
• 3. EDITOR'S NOTE
• 4. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
• 5. CHARTER
• 6. PREAMBLE
• 7. ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES
• 8. SECTION 1.01 NAME.
• 9. SECTION 1.02 BOUNDARIES.
• 10. ARTICLE II MUNICIPAL POWERS
• 11. SECTION 2.01 MUNICIPAL POWERS.
• 12. ARTICLE III MAYOR
• 13. SECTION 3.01 ELECTION AND TERM.
• 14. SECTION 3.02 QUALIFICATIONS.
• 15. SECTION 3.03 JUDICIAL POWERS.
• 16. SECTION 3.04 EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS.
• 17. SECTION 3.05 LEGISLATIVE POWERS.
• 18. SECTION 3.06 VETO POWERS.
• 19. SECTION 3.07 ABSENCE, INCAPACITY AND VACANCY.
• 20. SECTION 3.08 TERM OF DIRECTORS AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS AND DIVISION HEADS.
• 21. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL
• 22. SECTION 4.01 LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.
• 23. SECTION 4.02 COMPOSITION AND TERM.
• 24. SECTION 4.03 QUALIFICATIONS.
• 25. SECTION 4.04 PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL.
• 26. SECTION 4.05 CLERK OF COUNCIL.
• 27. SECTION 4.06 RULES AND JOURNAL OF COUNCIL.
• 28. SECTION 4.07 OPENING PLEDGE AT MEETINGS.
• 29. SECTION 4.08 REGULAR MEETINGS.
• 30. SECTION 4.09 SPECIAL MEETINGS.
• 31. SECTION 4.10 QUORUM.
• 32. SECTION 4.11 LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
• 33. SECTION 4.12 PUBLIC NOTICE.
• 34. SECTION 4.13 EFFECTIVE DATE OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES.
• 35. SECTION 4.14 EMERGENCY ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
• 36. SECTION 4.15 COMPENSATION AND BONDS.
• 37. SECTION 4.16 VACANCIES.
• 38. SECTION 4.17 REMOVAL OF ELECTIVE OFFICERS.
• 39. SECTION 4.18 DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS.
• 40. ARTICLE V WARDS
• 41. SECTION 5.01 WARDS.
• 42. ARTICLE VI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
• 43. SECTION 6.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
• 44. SECTION 6.02 APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
• 45. SECTION 6.03 QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
• 46. SECTION 6.04 GENERAL DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
• 47. SECTION 6.05 ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES AND BUDGETARY CONTROL.
• 48. SECTION 6.06 CUSTODY OF FUNDS.
• 49. SECTION 6.07 DISBURSEMENTS.
• 50. SECTION 6.08 ELIMINATION OF THE POSITIONS OF AUDITOR AND TREASURER.
• 51. ARTICLE VII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
• 52. SECTION 7.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
• 53. SECTION 7.02 APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
• 54. SECTION 7.03 QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
• 55. SECTION 7.04 GENERAL DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
• 56. SECTION 7.05 PURCHASING FUNCTION.
• 57. SECTION 7.06 EMPLOYEES AND ASSISTANTS.
• 58. ARTICLE VIII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
• 59. SECTION 8.01 APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
• 60. SECTION 8.02 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
• 61. SECTION 8.03 GENERAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
• 62. SECTION 8.04 POLICE DEPARTMENT.
• 63. SECTION 8.05 FIRE DEPARTMENT.
• 64. SECTION 8.06 RULES FOR GOVERNMENT OF POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
• 65. ARTICLE IX DEPARTMENT OF LAW
• 66. SECTION 9.01 APPOINTMENT OF THE LAW DIRECTOR.
• 67. SECTION 9.02 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE LAW DIRECTOR.
• 68. SECTION 9.03 GENERAL DUTIES OF LAW DIRECTOR.
• 69. ARTICLE X MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
• 70. SECTION 10.01 APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEER.
• 71. SECTION 10.02 QUALIFICATIONS OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEER.
• 72. SECTION 10.03 GENERAL DUTIES AND COMPENSATION OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEER.
• 73. ARTICLE XI BUILDING DEPARTMENT
• 74. SECTION 11.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
• 75. SECTION 11.02 APPOINTMENT OF A BUILDING DIRECTOR.
• 76. SECTION 11.03 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BUILDING DIRECTOR.
• 77. SECTION 11.04 GENERAL DUTIES OF THE BUILDING DIRECTOR.
• 78. ARTICLE XII PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
• 79. SECTION 12.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT; DIRECTOR.
• 80. SECTION 12.02 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE RECREATION DIRECTOR.
• 81. SECTION 12.03 GENERAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR; COMPENSATION.
• 82. SECTION 12.04 EMPLOYEES AND ASSISTANTS.
• 83. ARTICLE XIII DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES
• 84. SECTION 13.01 DEPARTMENT.
• 85. SECTION 13.02 DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
• 86. SECTION 13.03 QUALIFICATIONS.
• 87. SECTION 13.04 DUTIES.
• 88. SECTION 13.05 REPORTING.
• 89. ARTICLE XIV PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
• 90. SECTION 14.01 COMPOSITION AND TERM.
• 91. SECTION 14.02 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION.
• 92. SECTION 14.03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
• 93. SECTION 14.04 MANDATORY REFERRAL TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
• 94. SECTION 14.05 PUBLIC HEARING BY COUNCIL.
• 95. SECTION 14.06 ACTION BY COUNCIL.
• 96. ARTICLE XV BOARD OF ZONING AND BUILDING APPEALS
• 97. SECTION 15.01 COMPOSITION AND TERM.
• 98. SECTION 15.02 ORGANIZATION.
• 99. SECTION 15.03 JURISDICTION.
• 100. SECTION 15.04 MEETINGS AND PROCEDURE.
• 101. SECTION 15.05 APPEALS TO THE BOARD.
• 102. ARTICLE XVI CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
• 103. SECTION 16.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
• 104. SECTION 16.02 MEETINGS AND ORGANIZATION.
• 105. SECTION 16.03 POWERS AND DUTIES.
• 106. ARTICLE XVII CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
• 107. SECTION 17.01 COMPOSITION AND TERM.
• 108. SECTION 17.02 DUTIES.
• 109. SECTION 17.03 REQUIRED CONSIDERATION BY COUNCIL.
• 110. ARTICLE XVIII FINANCES AND TAXATION
• 111. SECTION 18.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
• 112. SECTION 18.02 LIMITATION ON RATE OF TAXATION.
• 113. SECTION 18.03 CONTRACTS AND PURCHASES.
• 114. SECTION 18.04 INCOME TAX CREDIT.
• 115. ARTICLE XIX NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
• 116. SECTION 19.01 PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
• 117. SECTION 19.02 ELECTIONS.
• 118. ARTICLE XX INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL
• 119. SECTION 20.01 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
• 120. SECTION 20.02 RECALL.
• 121. SECTION 20.03 ASSISTANCE FROM THE LAW DIRECTOR TO INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM OR RECALL.
• 122. ARTICLE XXI FRANCHISES
• 123. SECTION 21.01 GRANTING OF FRANCHISES.
• 124. SECTION 21.02 REGULATIONS.
• 125. SECTION 21.03 MANDATORY REFERRAL.
• 126. ARTICLE XXII AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
• 127. SECTION 22.01 SUBMISSION TO ELECTORS.
• 128. SECTION 22.02 ADOPTION.
• 129. ARTICLE XXIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
• 130. SECTION 23.01 CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROHIBITION.
• 131. SECTION 23.02 REMOVAL OF APPOINTIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
• 132. SECTION 23.03 TERM OF OFFICE FOR APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
• 133. SECTION 23.04 EFFECTIVE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF COUNCIL.
• 134. SECTION 23.05 NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED ON PETITIONS.
• 135. SECTION 23.06 EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
• 136. SECTION 23.07 EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
• 137. SECTION 23.08 EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.
• 138. SECTION 23.09 INTERPRETATION OF THE CHARTER.
• 139. SECTION 23.10 REARRANGEMENT AND REPRINTING OF CHARTER.
• 140. SECTION 23.11 DEFINITION.
• 141. ARTICLE XXIV PLANNING, ZONING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
• 142. ARTICLE XXIV-A PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
• 143. SECTION 24A.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF A PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.
• 144. SECTION 24A.02 APPOINTMENT OF A PLANNING DIRECTOR.
• 145. SECTION 24A.03 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.
• 146. SECTION 24A.04 GENERAL DUTIES OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.
• 147. ARTICLE XXIV-B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
• 148. SECTION 24B.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
• 149. SECTION 24B.02 APPOINTMENT OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
• 150. SECTION 24B.03 QUALIFICATION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
• 151. SECTION 24B.04 GENERAL DUTIES OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
• 152. ARTICLE XXV MASTER PLAN REVIEW COMMISSION
• 153. SECTION 25.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF MASTER PLAN REVIEW COMMISSION.
• 154. SECTION 25.02 COMPOSITION AND TERMS.
• 155. SECTION 25.03 DUTIES.
• 156. SECTION 25.04 MASTER PLAN REVIEW BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
• 157. SECTION 25.05 MASTER PLAN REVIEW BY CITY COUNCIL.
• 158. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
• 159. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
• 160. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
• 161. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
• 162. CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries
• 163. CHAPTER 107 Public Meetings
• 164. CHAPTER 109 Elections
• 165. TITLE THREE - Legislative
• 166. CHAPTER 121 Council
• 167. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions; Public Records
• 168. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
• 169. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
• 170. CHAPTER 133 Department of Finance
• 171. CHAPTER 134 Income Tax Department and Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
• 172. CHAPTER 135 Department of Public Safety
• 173. CHAPTER 137 Department of Public Service
• 174. CHAPTER 139 Department of Law
• 175. CHAPTER 141 Fire Department
• 176. CHAPTER 142 Building Department