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

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1. Vermilion, Ohio
2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF VERMILION, OHIO
3. CERTIFICATION
4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2023)
5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 87-13
6. EDITOR'S NOTE
7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
8. CHARTER
9. ARTICLE I THE MUNICIPALITY
10. SECTION I-1. Name.
11. ARTICLE II POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
12. SECTION II-1. Powers.
13. SECTION II-2. Manner of Exercise.
14. ARTICLE III COUNCIL
15. SECTION III-1. Number and Term.
16. SECTION III-2. Qualifications.
17. SECTION III-3. Organization.
18. SECTION III-4. President of Council and President Pro Tem.
19. SECTION III-5. Removal.
20. SECTION III-6. Vacancies.
21. SECTION III-7. Council Meetings.
22. SECTION III-8. Clerk of Council.
23. SECTION III-9. General Ordinances.
24. SECTION III-10. Effective Date of Ordinances and Resolutions.
25. ARTICLE IV MAYOR
26. SECTION IV-1. Term.
27. SECTION IV-2. Qualifications.
28. SECTION IV-3. Removal.
29. SECTION IV-4. Duties and Powers.
30. SECTION IV-5. Full-Time Position.
31. ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
32. SECTION V-1. General Provisions.
33. SECTION V-1.1. Removal.
34. SECTION V-2. Director of Public Service.
35. SECTION V-3. Director of Public Safety.
36. SECTION V-4. Director of Finance.
37. SECTION V-5. Director of Law.
38. ARTICLE VI PLANNING COMMISSION
39. SECTION VI-1. Membership and Organization.
40. SECTION VI-2. Powers and Duties.
41. SECTION VI-3. Mandatory Referral.
42. SECTION VI-4. Board of Zoning Appeals.
43. SECTION VI-5. Funds.
44. ARTICLE VII CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
45. SECTION VII-1. Membership.
46. SECTION VII-2. Classification of Service.
47. SECTION VII-3. Duties.
48. SECTION VII-4. Compensation and Funds.
49. SECTION VII-5. Age Limits for City Employees.
50. ARTICLE VII-A CITY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
51. SECTION VIIA-1. Membership and Organization.
52. SECTION VIIA-2. Powers and Duties.
53. ARTICLE VIII ELECTIONS
54. SECTION VIII-1. Time of Elections.
55. SECTION VIII-2. Nomination for Mayor.
56. SECTION VIII-3. Nomination for Council.
57. ARTICLE IX INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
58. SECTION IX-1. Initiative and Referendum.
59. SECTION IX-2. Recall.
60. ARTICLE X FINANCES AND TAXATION
61. SECTION X-1. General.
62. SECTION X-2. Limitation on Tax Rate.
63. SECTION X-3. Termination of Certain Existing Levies.
64. SECTION X-4. Submission of Extra Levy.
65. SECTION X-5. Refuse Collection Charge.
66. ARTICLE XI GENERAL
67. SECTION XI-1. Effective Date of Charter.
68. SECTION XI-2. Continuation of Present Officials.
69. SECTION XI-3. Continuance of Present Employees.
70. SECTION XI-4. Effect of Charter on Existing Laws and Rights.
71. SECTION XI-5. Salaries, Compensation and Bonds.
72. SECTION XI-6. Conflict of Interest.
73. SECTION XI-7. Effect of Partial Invalidity.
74. SECTION XI-8. Amendments to Charter.
75. SECTION XI-9. Charter Review.
76. SECTION XI-10. Interpretation.
77. SECTION XI-11. Rural Water Service.
78. PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
79. TITLE TWO - General Provisions
80. CHAPTER 202 Codified Ordinances
81. CHAPTER 204 Official Standards
82. CHAPTER 206 Wards and Boundaries
83. TITLE FOUR - Legislation
84. CHAPTER 210 Council
85. CHAPTER 212 Ordinances and Resolutions
86. TITLE SIX - Administration
87. CHAPTER 220 Mayor
88. CHAPTER 222 Department of Finance
89. CHAPTER 224 Income Tax Department
90. CHAPTER 226 Director of Law
91. CHAPTER 228 Department of Public Service
92. CHAPTER 230 Division of Streets
93. CHAPTER 232 Division of Building Inspection
94. CHAPTER 234 Division of Utilities
95. CHAPTER 236 Division of Cemeteries
96. CHAPTER 238 Department of Public Safety
97. CHAPTER 240 Division of Police
98. CHAPTER 242 Division of Fire
99. CHAPTER 244 Department of Parks and Recreation
100. CHAPTER 246 City Engineer
101. CHAPTER 248 Disaster Services Agency
102. CHAPTER 250 Health Services
103. CHAPTER 252 Employees Generally
104. TITLE EIGHT - Boards, Commissions, Committees and Authorities
105. CHAPTER 260 Boards, Commissions, Committees and Authorities Generally
106. CHAPTER 262 Planning Commission
107. CHAPTER 264 Board of Zoning Appeals
108. CHAPTER 266 Board of Building Code Appeals
109. CHAPTER 268 Parks and Recreation Board
110. CHAPTER 270 Civil Service Commission
111. CHAPTER 272 Port Authority
112. CHAPTER 274 Employee Relations Committee
113. CHAPTER 276 Charter Review Commission
114. CHAPTER 278 Historic Vermilion Design and Review Board
115. CHAPTER 280 Board of Examiners
116. CHAPTER 282 Board of Review (Income Tax)
117. CHAPTER 284 Fair Housing Board
118. CHAPTER 286 Cable Television Board
119. CHAPTER 288 Economic Development Advisory Board (Repealed)
120. CHAPTER 289 Vermilion Tree Commission
121. TITLE TEN - Judiciary
122. CHAPTER 290 Municipal Court
123. PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
124. TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
125. CHAPTER 402 Definitions
126. CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
127. CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control Map
128. CHAPTER 408 Penalties
129. TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
130. CHAPTER 412 Obstruction and Special Uses of Public Ways
131. CHAPTER 414 Traffic Control Devices
132. CHAPTER 416 Pedestrians
133. TITLE SIX - Vehicles and Operation
134. CHAPTER 432 Operation Generally
135. CHAPTER 434 OVI; Reckless Operation; Speed
136. CHAPTER 436 Licensing; Accidents
137. CHAPTER 438 Safety and Equipment
138. CHAPTER 440 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
139. CHAPTER 442 Drivers of Commercial Vehicles
140. CHAPTER 444 Offenses Relating to Theft and Fraud
141. TITLE EIGHT - Parking
142. CHAPTER 452 Parking Generally
143. TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
144. CHAPTER 474 Bicycles and Motorcycles Generally
145. CHAPTER 475 Golf Carts and Utility Vehicles
146. CHAPTER 476 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles
147. TITLE TWELVE - Watercraft
148. CHAPTER 480 Harbormaster
149. CHAPTER 482 Watercraft and Waterways
150. PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
151. CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
152. CHAPTER 618 Animals
153. CHAPTER 624 Drugs
154. CHAPTER 628 Fair Housing
155. CHAPTER 630 Gambling
156. CHAPTER 632 Hazardous and Toxic Substances
157. CHAPTER 634 Noise Control
158. CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
159. CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
160. CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
161. CHAPTER 654 Railroads
162. CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
163. CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
164. CHAPTER 668 Trees, Weeds and Grass
165. CHAPTER 672 Weapons and Explosives
166. CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
167. PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
168. TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
169. CHAPTER 804 Alarm Systems
170. CHAPTER 808 Bowling Alleys and Billiard Rooms
171. CHAPTER 830 Home Sales
172. CHAPTER 850 Mechanical Amusement Devices, Gamerooms and Jukeboxes
173. CHAPTER 860 Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors
174. CHAPTER 870 Taxicabs
175. CHAPTER 872 Mobile Food Services
176. CHAPTER 873 Transient Accommodation, Rooming or Board Houses
177. CHAPTER 874 Temporary Stores and Transient Dealers
178. CHAPTER 876 Private Investigators and Security Guards
179. CHAPTER 878 Sweepstakes Terminal Devices and Sweepstakes Terminal Device Facilities.
180. TITLE FOUR - Taxation
181. CHAPTER 880 Admissions Tax
182. CHAPTER 882 Income Tax
183. CHAPTER 884 Motor Vehicle License Tax
184. CHAPTER 885 Permissive Motor Vehicle License Tax
185. CHAPTER 886 Hotel/Motel Lodging Excise Tax
186. PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
187. TITLE TWO - Street and Sidewalk Areas
188. CHAPTER 1020 Streets and Sidewalks Generally
189. CHAPTER 1022 Street Excavations
190. CHAPTER 1024 Sidewalk Construction
191. CHAPTER 1030 Grading and Drainage
192. TITLE FOUR - Utilities
193. CHAPTER 1040 Utilities Generally
194. CHAPTER 1042 Sewers Generally
195. CHAPTER 1043 Grease Interceptors; Installation and Disposal of Waste
196. CHAPTER 1044 Sewer Charges
197. CHAPTER 1046 Water
198. TITLE SIX - Other Public Services
199. CHAPTER 1060 Cemeteries
200. CHAPTER 1062 Public Beaches and Lake Front
201. CHAPTER 1064 Garbage and Rubbish
202. CHAPTER 1066 Public Transportation for Senior Citizens
203. CHAPTER 1068 Motor Vehicle Impound Facility
204. TITLE EIGHT - Storm Water
205. CHAPTER 1080 Stormwater Management
206. CHAPTER 1082 Construction Site Soil Erosion, Sediment, Storm Water Runoff and StormWater Quality Controls and Regulations
207. CHAPTER 1083 Roadside Culverts and Drains
208. CHAPTER 1084 Municipal Facilities/Operations Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Program
209. CHAPTER 1085 Storm Water Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connections
210. PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
211. TITLE TWO - Planning
212. CHAPTER 1220 Plans Adopted
213. CHAPTER 1222 Community Improvement Corporation
214. CHAPTER 1224 Harbour Town Historic District
215. TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
216. CHAPTER 1240 General Provisions and Definitions
217. CHAPTER 1242 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
218. CHAPTER 1244 Procedure for Subdivision Approval Generally
219. CHAPTER 1246 Procedure for Subdivision Approval in Multiple Family Use Districts
220. CHAPTER 1248 Design Standards
221. CHAPTER 1249 Revenues for Development of Recreational Facilities
222. CHAPTER 1250 Improvements
223. TITLE SIX - Zoning
224. CHAPTER 1260 General Provisions and Definitions
225. CHAPTER 1262 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
226. CHAPTER 1264 Board of Zoning Appeals
227. CHAPTER 1266 Amendments
228. CHAPTER 1268 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
229. CHAPTER 1270 District Regulations
230. CHAPTER 1271 Home Occupations
231. CHAPTER 1272 Supplemental Use, Height, Area and Yard Requirements
232. CHAPTER 1273 Sexually Oriented Businesses
233. CHAPTER 1274 Signs
234. CHAPTER 1275 Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Facilities
235. CHAPTER 1276 Off-Street Parking and Loading
236. CHAPTER 1278 Cluster Subdivisions
237. CHAPTER 1280 Nonconforming Uses
238. CHAPTER 1282 Docks
239. CHAPTER 1284 Buffering
240. CHAPTER 1286 Tree Clearing
241. CHAPTER 1288 Outdoor Heating Unit (Boiler)
242. CHAPTER 1290 Wind Energy Conversion Systems
243. APPENDIX A - TABLE-SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DISTRICTS
244. TABLE- SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DISTRICTS
245. APPENDIX B - THE ZONING MAP, A SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS
246. PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
247. TITLE TWO - Building Standards
248. CHAPTER 1420 Regional Dwelling House Code
249. CHAPTER 1422 Residential Code of Ohio
250. CHAPTER 1424 Ohio Building Code
251. CHAPTER 1426 National Electrical Code
252. TITLE FOUR - Building Administration
253. CHAPTER 1440 Administration Generally; Permit Fees
254. CHAPTER 1442 Board of Building Code Appeals
255. CHAPTER 1444 Contractor Registration Board of Examiners
256. TITLE SIX - Miscellaneous Building Regulations
257. CHAPTER 1460 Flood Damage Reduction
258. CHAPTER 1462 Clandestine Drug Labs
259. CHAPTER 1464 House Numbering
260. CHAPTER 1466 Local Construction Regulations
261. CHAPTER 1468 Parking of Construction Vehicles
262. CHAPTER 1470 Projections Over Public Property
263. CHAPTER 1472 Removal, Razing and Demolition
264. CHAPTER 1474 Signs on or Over Public Property
265. CHAPTER 1476 Swimming Pools
266. CHAPTER 1478 Unsafe Buildings and Structures
267. CHAPTER 1479
268. TITLE EIGHT - Housing
269. CHAPTER 1480 International Property Maintenance Code
270. CHAPTER 1482 Exterior Maintenance Code
271. 2CHAPTER 1484 Transient Rental Property Regulation.
272. PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
273. CHAPTER 1620 Miscellaneous Regulations