Every town writes its own rules, and Wellington, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 220 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- 1. Wellington, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF WELLINGTON, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 1990-32
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. CHARTER
- 9. PREAMBLE
- 10. ARTICLE I NAME; BOUNDARIES; CORPORATE POWERS
- 11. 1.01 Name and Boundary
- 12. 1.02 Powers Granted
- 13. 1.03 Exercise of Powers
- 14. 1.04 Construction of Powers
- 15. ARTICLE II COUNCIL
- 16. 2.01 Powers of Council
- 17. 2.02 Composition and Term
- 18. 2.03 Qualifications for Council Members
- 19. 2.04 Council Vacancies
- 20. 2.05 Clerk of Council
- 21. 2.06 President Pro Tempore
- 22. 2.07 Council Meetings
- 23. 2.08 Council Organization and Rules
- 24. 2.09 Action by Council
- 25. 2.10 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 26. ARTICLE III MAYOR
- 27. 3.01 The Mayor
- 28. 3.02 Powers of Mayor
- 29. ARTICLE IV MANAGER
- 30. 4.01 Manager.
- 31. 4.02 Powers of Manager.
- 32. ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
- 33. 5.01 Director of Law
- 34. 5.02 Director of Finance
- 35. 5.03 Other Administrative Departments
- 36. ARTICLE VI BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- 37. 6.01 Merit System - Civil Service Commission
- 38. 6.02 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 39. 6.03 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 40. 6.04 Board of Tax Review
- 41. 6.05 Charter Review Commission
- 42. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 43. 7.01 Nominations
- 44. 7.02 Regular Municipal Elections
- 45. 7.03 Special Elections
- 46. 7.04 Conduct of Elections
- 47. ARTICLE VIII INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 48. 8.01 Initiative and Referendum
- 49. 8.02 Recall
- 50. ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 51. 9.01 Public Records
- 52. 9.02 Contracting Powers and Procedures
- 53. 9.03 Removal of Officials
- 54. 9.04 Conflicts of Interest, Ethics, Campaign Financing
- 55. 9.05 Succession
- 56. 9.06 Effect of Charter on Existing Laws and Rights
- 57. 9.07 Effect of Partial Invalidity
- 58. 9.08 Amendment of Charter
- 59. ARTICLE X TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 60. 10.01 Effective Date of Charter
- 61. 10.02 Effect of Charter on Existing Offices
- 62. 10.03 Continuance of Present Employees
- 63. 10.04 Adoption of this Charter
- 64. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 65. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 66. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 67. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 68. CHAPTER 105 Notice of Public Meetings
- 69. CHAPTER 107 Municipal Property
- 70. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 71. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 72. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 73. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 74. CHAPTER 131 Mayor
- 75. CHAPTER 133 Clerk of Council
- 76. CHAPTER 134 Director of Finance
- 77. CHAPTER 135 Director of Law
- 78. CHAPTER 137 Village Manager
- 79. CHAPTER 139 Police Department
- 80. CHAPTER 140 Auxiliary Police
- 81. CHAPTER 141 Volunteer Fire Department
- 82. CHAPTER 143 Engineer
- 83. CHAPTER 145 Department of Public Works
- 84. CHAPTER 149 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 85. CHAPTER 151 Shade Tree Commission
- 86. CHAPTER 154 Coordinator of Services for Seniors
- 87. CHAPTER 155 Board of Cemetery Supervisors
- 88. CHAPTER 157 Treasury Investment Board
- 89. CHAPTER 158 Town Hall Manager
- 90. CHAPTER 159 Employment Provisions
- 91. CHAPTER 161 Zoning Inspector
- 92. CHAPTER 165 Personal Information Systems
- 93. TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
- 94. CHAPTER 171 Oberlin Municipal Court
- 95. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 96. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 97. CHAPTER 182 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 98. CHAPTER 183 Motor Vehicle Registration Tax
- 99. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 100. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 101. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 102. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 103. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control Map and File
- 104. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 105. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 106. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 107. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 108. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 109. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 110. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 111. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 112. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 113. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 114. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 115. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 116. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 117. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 118. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 119. CHAPTER 374 Bicycle Licensing
- 120. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 121. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 122. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 123. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 124. CHAPTER 510 Curfew for Minors
- 125. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 126. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 127. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 128. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 129. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 130. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 131. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 132. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 133. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 134. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 135. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 136. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 137. CHAPTER 745 Temporary Stores
- 138. CHAPTER 749 Alarm Systems
- 139. CHAPTER 751 Video Service Provider Fee
- 140. CHAPTER 753 Cable Television Lobbyists
- 141. CHAPTER 757 Game Rooms
- 142. CHAPTER 765 Sidewalk Cafes
- 143. CHAPTER 767 Business Refuse
- 144. CHAPTER 769 Sweepstakes/Internet Cafes
- 145. CHAPTER 777 Mobile Food Vendors
- 146. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 147. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 148. CHAPTER 911 Excavations
- 149. CHAPTER 913 Trees and Hedges
- 150. CHAPTER 915 Sidewalks
- 151. CHAPTER 917 Curb Cuts
- 152. CHAPTER 918 Use of Public Ways for Small Cell Wireless Facilities and Wireless Support Structures
- 153. CHAPTER 919 Street Addresses
- 154. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 155. CHAPTER 921 Sewers Generally
- 156. CHAPTER 922 Sewer Connections
- 157. CHAPTER 923 Storm Sewers
- 158. CHAPTER 924 Water and Sewer Rates
- 159. CHAPTER 925 Water
- 160. CHAPTER 926 Cross Connection Control
- 161. CHAPTER 927 Electricity
- 162. CHAPTER 929 Identity Theft Prevention Program
- 163. CHAPTER 931 Charges for Services in the General Fund
- 164. CHAPTER 933 Utility Accounts
- 165. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 166. CHAPTER 941 Recreational Facilities
- 167. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 168. TITLE ONE - Planning
- 169. CHAPTER 1101 Administrative Fees
- 170. TITLE THREE - Zoning Administration
- 171. CHAPTER 1113 Title and Purpose
- 172. CHAPTER 1115 Interpretations and Definitions
- 173. CHAPTER 1117 Administration and Enforcement; Penalty
- 174. CHAPTER 1119 Amendments
- 175. CHAPTER 1121 Zoning Board of Appeals
- 176. CHAPTER 1123 Site Plan Review Procedures
- 177. CHAPTER 1125 Conditional Uses
- 178. CHAPTER 1127 Non-Conforming Uses
- 179. TITLE FIVE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 180. CHAPTER 1129 Establishment of Zoning Districts; Zoning Map
- 181. CHAPTER 1131 R1-1 Estate Residential District
- 182. CHAPTER 1133 R1-2 Single-Family, Low-Density Residential District
- 183. CHAPTER 1135 R1-3 Single-Family, Low-Density Residential District
- 184. CHAPTER 1137 R1-4 Single-Family, Low-Density Residential District
- 185. CHAPTER 1139 R1-5 Single-Family, Low-Density Residential District
- 186. CHAPTER 1141 R2-1 Two-Family, Medium-Density Residential District
- 187. CHAPTER 1143 MR-1 Multiple-Family Residence District
- 188. CHAPTER 1145 MR1-A Modified Multiple-Family Residence District
- 189. CHAPTER 1147 MHPD-1 Manufactured Home Park District
- 190. CHAPTER 1151 NB-1 Neighborhood Business District
- 191. CHAPTER 1153 GB-1 General Business District
- 192. CHAPTER 1155 CB-1 Central Business District
- 193. CHAPTER 1159 LI-1 Light Industrial District
- 194. CHAPTER 1161 HI-1 Heavy Industrial District
- 195. CHAPTER 1163 IP-1 Industrial Park District
- 196. CHAPTER 1164 ID-1 Institutional Development District
- 197. CHAPTER 1165 PUD Planned Unit Development District
- 198. CHAPTER 1167 Yard, Lot Coverage, and Height Restrictions Table
- 199. TITLE SEVEN - Additional Zoning Requirements
- 200. CHAPTER 1171 Flood Hazard Reduction
- 201. CHAPTER 1173 General District Regulations
- 202. CHAPTER 1175 Signs
- 203. CHAPTER 1177 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 204. CHAPTER 1179 Landscaping
- 205. CHAPTER 1182 Design Review District
- 206. CHAPTER 1185 Alternative Energy Systems
- 207. CHAPTER 1191 Property Maintenance and Minimum Standards
- 208. APPENDIX A ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 209. APPENDIX B Zoning District Uses
- 210. TITLE NINE - Subdivision Regulations
- 211. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 212. CHAPTER 1307 Licensing Contractors
- 213. CHAPTER 1319 Residential Building Code of Ohio for One-, Two- and Three-Family Dwellings
- 214. CHAPTER 1325 Excavations
- 215. CHAPTER 1337 Moving of Buildings
- 216. CHAPTER 1341 Prohibited Occupancies
- 217. CHAPTER 1347 Unsafe Buildings
- 218. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 219. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 220. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks