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- 1. CITY OF WASHINGTON, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
- 2. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS 2024
- 3. ORDINANCE NO. 12-94
- 4. ORDINANCE NO. 12-96
- 5. ORDINANCE NO. 9-97
- 6. ORDINANCE NO. 29-99
- 7. ORDINANCE NO. 16-2000
- 8. ORDINANCE NO. 8-2001
- 9. ORDINANCE NO. 18-2002
- 10. ORDINANCE NO. 24-2003
- 11. ORDINANCE NO. 47-2004
- 12. ORDINANCE NO. 9-2005
- 13. ORDINANCE NO. 6-2006
- 14. ORDINANCE NO. 2-2007
- 15. ORDINANCE NO. 16-2008
- 16. ORDINANCE NO. 4-2009
- 17. ORDINANCE NO. 10-2010
- 18. ORDINANCE NO. 6-2012
- 19. ORDINANCE NO. 8-2013
- 20. ORDINANCE NO. 12-2014
- 21. ORDINANCE NO. 10-2015
- 22. ORDINANCE NO. 5-2016
- 23. ORDINANCE NO. 21-2017
- 24. ORDINANCE NO. 4-2018
- 25. ORDINANCE NO. 3-2019
- 26. ORDINANCE NO. 6-2020
- 27. ORDINANCE NO. 8-2021
- 28. ORDINANCE NO. 5-2022
- 29. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 30. CHAPTER 10: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 31. CHAPTER 11: CITY STANDARDS
- 32. TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
- 33. CHAPTER 30: CITY COUNCIL
- 34. CHAPTER 31: CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
- 35. CHAPTER 32: DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 36. CHAPTER 33: POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
- 37. CHAPTER 34: CITY POLICIES
- 38. CHAPTER 35: FINANCE
- 39. TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
- 40. CHAPTER 50: ELECTRICITY
- 41. CHAPTER 51: GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
- 42. CHAPTER 52: SEWERS
- 43. CHAPTER 53: WATER
- 44. CHAPTER 54: WATER AND SEWER BILLING PRACTICES
- 45. CHAPTER 55: STORMWATER DESIGN MANUAL
- 46. TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
- 47. CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 48. CHAPTER 71: LICENSING PROVISIONS
- 49. CHAPTER 72: TRAFFIC RULES
- 50. CHAPTER 73: PARKING REGULATIONS
- 51. CHAPTER 74: SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
- 52. CHAPTER 75: BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES AND SNOWMOBILES
- 53. CHAPTER 76: PEDESTRIANS
- 54. TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
- 55. CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
- 56. CHAPTER 91: FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES
- 57. CHAPTER 92: FIRE PREVENTION
- 58. CHAPTER 93: HEALTH, SAFETY AND SANITATION
- 59. CHAPTER 94: \[RESERVED\]
- 60. CHAPTER 95: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 61. CHAPTER 96: TREES; WEEDS
- 62. CHAPTER 97: YARD SALES
- 63. CHAPTER 98: NAMING OF STREETS AND ADDRESSING OF PROPERTIES
- 64. CHAPTER 99: PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 65. TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
- 66. CHAPTER 110: INCOME TAX
- 67. CHAPTER 111: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 68. CHAPTER 112: AMUSEMENTS
- 69. CHAPTER 113: JUNK DEALERS
- 70. CHAPTER 114: PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
- 71. CHAPTER 115: TAXICABS
- 72. CHAPTER 116: CABLE TELEVISION
- 73. CHAPTER 117: TRANSIENT LODGING
- 74. CHAPTER 118: TOW SERVICE
- 75. CHAPTER 130: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 76. CHAPTER 131: OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
- 77. CHAPTER 132: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
- 78. CHAPTER 133: OFFENSES AGAINST MORALS
- 79. CHAPTER 133: OFFENSES AGAINST MORALS
- 80. CHAPTER 134: GAMBLING
- 81. CHAPTER 135: OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS
- 82. CHAPTER 136: OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION
- 83. CHAPTER 137: WEAPONS CONTROL
- 84. CHAPTER 138: DRUG OFFENSES
- 85. TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
- 86. CHAPTER 150: BUILDING CODE
- 87. CHAPTER 151: ELECTRICAL CODE
- 88. CHAPTER 152: FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS
- 89. CHAPTER 153: PLANNING
- 90. CHAPTER 154: PLUMBING CODE
- 91. CHAPTER 155: SUBDIVISION CODE
- 92. CHAPTER 156: ZONING CODE
- 93. TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 94. TABLE I: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY
- 95. TABLE II: ANNEXATIONS AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 96. TABLE III: CONTRACTS
- 97. TABLE IV: DEDICATION AND PLAT APPROVAL
- 98. TABLE V: EASEMENTS
- 99. TABLE VI: FRANCHISES
- 100. TABLE VII: LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY
- 101. TABLE VIII: STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAME
- 102. TABLE IX: VACATING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS
- 103. TABLE X: ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 104. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 105. REFERENCES TO OHIO REVISED CODE
- 106. REFERENCES TO 1973 CODE
- 107. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES
- 108. REFERENCES TO RESOLUTIONS