Strongsville, Ohio, OH Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

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1. Strongsville, Ohio
2. Codified Ordinances of Strongsville, Ohio
3. CERTIFICATION
4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 1987-195
6. EDITOR'S NOTE
7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
8. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
9. TABLE B - EASEMENTS
10. TABLE C - VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
11. TABLE D - DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
12. TABLE E - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
13. TABLE F - LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
14. TABLE G - CHANGE OF STREET NAME
15. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
16. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
17. CHARTER
18. ARTICLE I NAME, BOUNDARIES AND POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
19. ARTICLE II THE MAYOR
20. ARTICLE III THE COUNCIL
21. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
22. ARTICLE V FINANCE
23. ARTICLE VI TAXATION
24. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
25. ARTICLE VIII INITIATIVE , REFERENDUM, RECALL
26. ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
27. ARTICLE X CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
28. ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS
29. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
30. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
31. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
32. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
33. CHAPTER 206 Wards
34. CHAPTER 208 Public Meetings
35. CHAPTER 210 Contracts
36. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
37. CHAPTER 220 Council
38. CHAPTER 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
39. TITLE SIX - Administration
40. CHAPTER 230 Mayor; Administrative Assistants
41. CHAPTER 232 Clerk
42. CHAPTER 234 Department of Economic Development
43. CHAPTER 236 Department of Law
44. CHAPTER 238 Department of Finance and Purchasing
45. CHAPTER 240 Department of Public Service and Properties
46. CHAPTER 242 Building Department
47. CHAPTER 244 Department of Engineering
48. CHAPTER 246 Recreation Department
49. CHAPTER 248 Department of Public Safety
50. CHAPTER 250 Police Department
51. CHAPTER 252 Fire Department
52. CHAPTER 254 Emergency Medical Service
53. CHAPTER 256 Hazardous Spills, Releases or Discharges
54. CHAPTER 258 Community Improvement Corporation
55. CHAPTER 260 Health Services
56. CHAPTER 262 Department of Communication and Technology
57. CHAPTER 264 Sale or Lease of Real Estate
58. CHAPTER 266 Employees Generally
59. CHAPTER 268 Department of Human Resources
60. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions, Committees and Authorities
61. CHAPTER 270 Planning Commission
62. CHAPTER 272 Board of Zoning Appeals
63. CHAPTER 274 Civil Service Commission
64. CHAPTER 276 Recreation Board
65. CHAPTER 278 Industrial Commission
66. CHAPTER 280 City Records Commission
67. CHAPTER 282 City Beautification Committee
68. CHAPTER 284 Architectural Review Board
69. CHAPTER 285 Fair Housing Review Board
70. CHAPTER 286 Board of Building Standards (Repealed)
71. CHAPTER 288 Board of Building Code Appeals
72. CHAPTER 290 Town Center District
73. CHAPTER 291 Strongsville Community Youth Commission
74. CHAPTER 292 Walter F. Ehrnfelt Senior Center Recommendations Committee
75. CHAPTER 293 Domestic Abuse Commission
76. CHAPTER 294 Moral Claims Commission
77. CHAPTER 295 Arts and Humanities Board
78. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
79. CHAPTER 296 Mayor’s Court
80. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
81. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
82. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
83. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
84. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
85. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
86. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
87. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
88. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
89. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
90. TITLE SIX - Vehicles and Operation
91. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
92. CHAPTER 434 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
93. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
94. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
95. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
96. CHAPTER 442 Commercial Drivers
97. CHAPTER 444 Offenses Relating to Theft and Fraud
98. CHAPTER 446 Transportation of Radioactive Materials
99. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
100. CHAPTER 450 Parking Infractions and Parking Violations Bureau
101. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
102. TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
103. CHAPTER 474 Bicycles and Motorcycles
104. CHAPTER 476 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
105. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
106. CHAPTER 608 Advertising, Billposting and Handbills
107. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
108. CHAPTER 618 Animals
109. CHAPTER 624 Drug Abuse Control
110. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
111. CHAPTER 632 Junk Vehicles
112. CHAPTER 634 Noise Control
113. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
114. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
115. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
116. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
117. CHAPTER 656 Registration of Felons
118. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
119. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
120. CHAPTER 672 Weapons
121. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
122. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
123. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
124. CHAPTER 806 Canvassers and Solicitors
125. CHAPTER 810 Distress Merchandise Sales (Repealed)
126. CHAPTER 814 Financial Institutions
127. CHAPTER 818 Gasoline Service Stations
128. CHAPTER 820 Tattoo Establishments
129. CHAPTER 822 Home Sales
130. CHAPTER 828 Junk Dealers
131. CHAPTER 830 Adult Entertainment Businesses
132. CHAPTER 832 Massage Establishments
133. CHAPTER 834 Mechanical Amusement Devices
134. CHAPTER 840 Medical Marijuana
135. CHAPTER 841 Recreational Marijuana
136. CHAPTER 844 Private Investigators (Repealed)
137. CHAPTER 846 Private Patrol Watchmen (Repealed)
138. CHAPTER 850 Tenant’s Right to Pay to Stay
139. CHAPTER 860 Street Vending
140. CHAPTER 862 Mobile Food Service Operation
141. CHAPTER 864 Taxicabs (Repealed)
142. CHAPTER 868 Alarm Systems
143. CHAPTER 870 Telecommunications Commission
144. CHAPTER 872 Cable Television Franchise Regulations
145. CHAPTER 874 Customer Service Standards for Cable Television Systems
146. CHAPTER 876 Use of Public Ways by Service Providers
147. CHAPTER 878 Fiber Optic Installers
148. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
149. CHAPTER 880 Income Tax
150. CHAPTER 881 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
151. CHAPTER 884 Motor Vehicle License Tax
152. CHAPTER 886 Excise Tax on Hotel Accommodations
153. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
154. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
155. CHAPTER 1020 Street Openings, Excavations, Curb cuts and Replacements
156. CHAPTER 1022 Pipes in Drainage Ditches
157. CHAPTER 1023 Shade Tree Commission
158. CHAPTER 1024 Tree Planting and Management
159. CHAPTER 1025 Tree Preservation
160. CHAPTER 1026 Sidewalk Assessments on Corner Lots
161. CHAPTER 1027 Abandoned Shopping Carts
162. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
163. CHAPTER 1040 Utilities Generally
164. CHAPTER 1042 Water
165. CHAPTER 1046 Sewers Generally
166. CHAPTER 1048 Sewer Rates
167. CHAPTER 1050 Pretreatment Requirements
168. CHAPTER 1052 Street Lighting Advisory Board
169. CHAPTER 1054 Gas
170. TITLE FIVE - Storm Water Management
171. CHAPTER 1056 Storm Water Drainage
172. CHAPTER 1057 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
173. CHAPTER 1058 Storm Water Management and Sediment and Erosion Control
174. CHAPTER 1059 Ponds, Lakes, Reservoirs or Other Impoundments of Water
175. APPENDIX A WARNING SIGNS
176. APPENDIX B
177. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
178. CHAPTER 1060 Municipal Cemeteries
179. CHAPTER 1062 Municipal Facilities
180. CHAPTER 1064 Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
181. CHAPTER 1066 Strongsville Recreation and Health Center
182. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
183. TITLE TWO - Planning
184. CHAPTER 1210 Planning Commission
185. CHAPTER 1212 Town Center District
186. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
187. CHAPTER 1220 General Provisions and Definitions
188. CHAPTER 1222 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
189. CHAPTER 1224 Deposits, Bonds and Fees
190. CHAPTER 1226 Procedure
191. CHAPTER 1228 Final Plat Approval; Easements; Dedication; Building Permit
192. CHAPTER 1230 Plats and Data
193. CHAPTER 1232 Design Standards
194. APPENDIX I MARGINAL ACCESS STREET; REVERSE FRONTAGE WITH PROTECTIVESCREEN
195. APPENDIX II CENTER LI NE OFFSET; CUL-DE-SAC STREETS
196. APPENDIX III RIGHT OF WAY AND STREET CROSS-SECTIONS; MAJOR ARTERIAL
197. TITLE SIX - Zoning
198. CHAPTER 1240 General Provisions and Definitions
199. CHAPTER 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
200. CHAPTER 1244 Amendments
201. CHAPTER 1246 Architectural Review Board
202. CHAPTER 1248 Board of Zoning Appeals
203. CHAPTER 1250 Districts Generally and Zone Map
204. CHAPTER 1252 Residential Districts
205. CHAPTER 1253 Single-Family Detached and Cluster Development (R1-75 and R1-100 Districts)
206. CHAPTER 1254 Senior Residence Districts
207. CHAPTER 1256 Public Facilities Districts
208. CHAPTER 1258 Business Districts
209. CHAPTER 1260 Office Building Districts
210. CHAPTER 1262 Research-Development, Commercial Service, General Industrial and General Industrial-A Districts
211. CHAPTER 1264 Planned Recreation Development Areas (PRDA Districts) (Repealed)
212. CHAPTER 1266 Procedures for Planned Development Areas (PDA Districts)
213. CHAPTER 1268 PDA District Uses, Criteria, Standards and Regulations
214. CHAPTER 1270 Off-Street Parking and Loading
215. CHAPTER 1272 Signs
216. CHAPTER 1273 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
217. CHAPTER 1274 Nonconforming Uses
218. CHAPTER 1275 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
219. APPENDIX I ILLUSTRATIONS OF YARD REGULATIONS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS
220. APPENDIX II ILLUSTRATIONS OF YARD REGULATIONS FOR ONE AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS
221. APPENDIX III PARKING AREA DESIGN STANDARDS
222. APPENDIX IV FRONT YARD SETBACK ALONG SPECIFIC LOCAL STREETS
223. APPENDIX V FRONT YARD SETBACK ON CUL-DE-SAC STREETS
224. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
225. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
226. CHAPTER 1402 Strongsville Dwelling Code
227. CHAPTER 1404 Ohio Building Code
228. CHAPTER 1406 National Electric Code
229. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
230. CHAPTER 1410 Building Department
231. CHAPTER 1412 Board of Building Standards (Repealed)
232. CHAPTER 1414 Board of Building Code Appeals
233. CHAPTER 1416 Applications, Plans and Drawings
234. CHAPTER 1418 Permits
235. CHAPTER 1420 Fees
236. CHAPTER 1422 Registration of Tradesmen and Contractors
237. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
238. CHAPTER 1430 Apartment Buildings
239. CHAPTER 1432 Barns, Stables and Sheds
240. CHAPTER 1434 Cellulose Insulation (Repealed)
241. CHAPTER 1436 Paving Standards
242. APPENDIX A PARKING LOT STANDARDS
243. APPENDIX B TYPICAL JOINT LAYOUT FOR PARKING
244. APPENDIX C UNDERDRAIN DETAIL
245. TABLE 1 THE AASHTO RIGID EQUATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
246. TABLE 2 THE ASSHTO FLEXIBLE EQUATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
247. CHAPTER 1438 Drainage and Watercourses
248. CHAPTER 1440 Driveway Installation Before Construction
249. CHAPTER 1442 Exterior Property Maintenance
250. CHAPTER 1444 Flood Hazards
251. CHAPTER 1446 Garbage Disposal Units
252. CHAPTER 1450 House Numbering
253. CHAPTER 1452 Landfill Operations
254. CHAPTER 1454 Motels and Hotels
255. CHAPTER 1456 Moving of Buildings; Hauling of Heavy Materials
256. CHAPTER 1458 Residential Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
257. CHAPTER 1462 Safety and Protection of Excavations
258. CHAPTER 1464 Sidewalks
259. CHAPTER 1468 Topographic Survey
260. CHAPTER 1470 Topsoil Removal
261. CHAPTER 1472 Unsafe Buildings
262. CHAPTER 1474 Dish Antenna in Residential Districts
263. CHAPTER 1476 Solar Energy Facilities
264. TITLE EIGHT - Housing
265. CHAPTER 1480 ICC International Property Maintenance Code
266. CHAPTER 1482 Trailers, Tents and Booths
267. CHAPTER 1484 Fair Housing
268. CHAPTER 1485 Demolition or Removal of Structures
269. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
270. CHAPTER 1614 Open Burning (Repealed)
271. CHAPTER 1619 Fireworks