Every town writes its own rules, and Westerville, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 192 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. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WESTERVILLE OHIO
- 2. WESTERVILLE, OHIO DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2025)
- 3. ORDINANCE NO. 73-50
- 4. PRELIMINARY UNIT
- 5. OHIO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY REFERENCES
- 6. SUPPLEMENTAL COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
- 8. TABLE A - FRANCHISES
- 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 - STREET GRADE LEVELS AND CHANGE OF STREET NAMES
- 15. TABLE H - ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT OF TERRITORY
- 16. TABLE I - ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 17. TABLE J - SEWER DISTRICTS
- 18. WESTERVILLE CHARTER
- 19. ARTICLE I THE MUNICIPALITY
- 20. ARTICLE II POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
- 21. ARTICLE III COUNCIL
- 22. ARTICLE IV CITY MANAGER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
- 23. ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
- 24. ARTICLE VI MERIT SYSTEM
- 25. ARTICLE VII PLANNING COMMISSION
- 26. ARTICLE VIII FISCAL MATTERS, TAXATION, AND DEBT
- 27. ARTICLE IX ELECTIONS
- 28. ARTICLE X INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 29. ARTICLE XI GENERAL
- 30. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 31. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinance
- 32. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards
- 33. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 34. CHAPTER 121 Council
- 35. CHAPTER 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 36. CHAPTER 125 Mayor and Vice-Mayor
- 37. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 38. CHAPTER 131 City Manager
- 39. CHAPTER 132 Contracting Procedures; Competitive Procurement Process; Purchase and Sale of Real Estate
- 40. CHAPTER 133 Department of Law
- 41. CHAPTER 135 Department of Finance
- 42. CHAPTER 137 Department of Public Safety
- 43. CHAPTER 139 Division of Police
- 44. CHAPTER 141 Division of Fire
- 45. CHAPTER 143 Department of Public Service
- 46. CHAPTER 145 Department of Public Utilities
- 47. CHAPTER 147 Department of Parks and Recreation
- 48. CHAPTER 151 Building Department
- 49. CHAPTER 153 Employment Provisions
- 50. CHAPTER 155 Employment Classifications, Pay Grades, Pay Ranges and Compensation for Municipal Employees and Council
- 51. CHAPTER 157 Records Management Program
- 52. CHAPTER 159 Linked Deposit Program
- 53. TITLE SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
- 54. CHAPTER 161 Boards and Commissions Generally
- 55. CHAPTER 163 Reserved
- 56. CHAPTER 165 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
- 57. TITLE NINE - Judicial
- 58. CHAPTER 181 Mayor's Court
- 59. TITLE ELEVEN - Taxation
- 60. CHAPTER 191 Earned Income Tax Effective Through December 31, 2015
- 61. CHAPTER 191 Earned Income Tax Effective Beginning January 1, 2016
- 62. CHAPTER 193 Annual Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 63. CHAPTER 195 Transient Occupancy Tax
- 64. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 65. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 66. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 67. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 68. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 69. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 70. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 71. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 72. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 73. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 74. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 75. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 76. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 77. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 78. CHAPTER 343 Operation Without Consent; Stealing Parts; Tampering
- 79. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 80. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 81. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 82. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 83. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 84. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 85. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 86. CHAPTER 503 Offenses Against Persons
- 87. CHAPTER 507 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 88. CHAPTER 509 Property Offenses
- 89. CHAPTER 511 Unlawful Discrimination
- 90. CHAPTER 513 Theft and Fraud
- 91. CHAPTER 515 Gambling
- 92. CHAPTER 517 Offenses Against the Public Peace
- 93. CHAPTER 518 Noise Control
- 94. CHAPTER 521 Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration
- 95. CHAPTER 523 Weapons and Explosives
- 96. CHAPTER 525 Smoking Prohibitions
- 97. CHAPTER 527 Drug Abuse Control
- 98. CHAPTER 529 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 99. CHAPTER 531 Animals
- 100. CHAPTER 533 Liquor Control
- 101. CHAPTER 535 Railroads
- 102. CHAPTER 537 Civil Emergencies
- 103. CHAPTER 539 Weeds and Grass
- 104. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 105. CHAPTER 735 (Reserved)
- 106. CHAPTER 741 Canvassing; Door-To-Door Solicitation
- 107. CHAPTER 749 Street Vendors
- 108. CHAPTER 751 (Reserved)
- 109. CHAPTER 757 Taxicabs
- 110. CHAPTER 759 Massage Establishment
- 111. CHAPTER 763 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- 112. CHAPTER 767 Video Service Providers
- 113. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 114. CHAPTER 901 Right-of-Way Use
- 115. CHAPTER 905 (Reserved)
- 116. CHAPTER 907 Trees
- 117. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters
- 118. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 119. CHAPTER 931 Water
- 120. CHAPTER 932 (Reserved)
- 121. CHAPTER 935 Sewers
- 122. CHAPTER 936 Discharges Into Sewers
- 123. CHAPTER 939 Electricity
- 124. CHAPTER 943 Transportation
- 125. CHAPTER 945 Placement of Underground Utilities
- 126. CHAPTER 947 The WeConnect Utility
- 127. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 128. CHAPTER 961 Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
- 129. CHAPTER 965 Municipal Parks
- 130. CHAPTER 967 Recreational Facilities
- 131. CHAPTER 969 Alarm Systems
- 132. TITLE SEVEN - Public Improvements
- 133. CHAPTER 971 Construction and Material Specifications
- 134. TITLE ONE - General Zoning Provisions
- 135. CHAPTER 1101 Purpose and Nature
- 136. CHAPTER 1103 Application
- 137. CHAPTER 1105 Definitions
- 138. CHAPTER 1107 Administration and Enforcement
- 139. CHAPTER 1108 Site Plan
- 140. CHAPTER 1109 Amendments
- 141. CHAPTER 1111 Conditional Uses
- 142. CHAPTER 1113 Variances
- 143. CHAPTER 1115 Nonconforming Uses
- 144. TITLE THREE - Zoning District Regulations
- 145. CHAPTER 1122 RR Rural Residential District
- 146. CHAPTER 1123 ER Estate Residential District
- 147. CHAPTER 1124 R Single Family District
- 148. CHAPTER 1125 R-1 Single Family District
- 149. CHAPTER 1127 R-2 Single Family District
- 150. CHAPTER 1128 Planned Residential District (PRD)
- 151. CHAPTER 1129 R-3 Two Family District
- 152. CHAPTER 1131 R-4 Multiple Family District
- 153. CHAPTER 1135 PND Planned Neighborhood District
- 154. CHAPTER 1143 CC, Community Commercial District
- 155. CHAPTER 1147 UD Uptown District
- 156. CHAPTER 1149 ARD Architectural Review District
- 157. CHAPTER 1151 PCC, Planned Community Commercial District
- 158. CHAPTER 1155 O/I Office-Institutional District
- 159. CHAPTER 1156 PO, Planned Office District
- 160. CHAPTER 1159 Industrial District (ID)
- 161. CHAPTER 1161 PID Planned Industrial District
- 162. CHAPTER 1162 PD, Planned Development District
- 163. CHAPTER 1165 OS Open Space District
- 164. CHAPTER 1166 Source Water Protection Overlay District
- 165. CHAPTER 1167 SFH Special Flood Hazard Areas
- 166. CHAPTER 1169 Special Overlay District
- 167. CHAPTER 1170 PUD Planned Urban District
- 168. TITLE FIVE - Additional Zoning Requirements
- 169. CHAPTER 1171 Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities
- 170. CHAPTER 1173 Landscaping
- 171. CHAPTER 1174 Swimming Pools
- 172. CHAPTER 1175 Supplementary District Regulations
- 173. CHAPTER 1176 Alternative Energy Systems
- 174. CHAPTER 1177 Home Occupation
- 175. CHAPTER 1179 Fences and Hedges
- 176. CHAPTER 1181 Signs
- 177. CHAPTER 1183 Medical Marijuana Activities
- 178. PART TWELVE - LAND PLANNING AND SUBDIVISION CONTROL
- 179. CHAPTER 1202 Street Lights
- 180. TITLE ONE - Standards
- 181. CHAPTER 1301 Building Codes Adopted
- 182. TITLE THREE- Local Provisions
- 183. CHAPTER 1321 Certificates of Use and Occupancy
- 184. CHAPTER 1323 Enforcement
- 185. CHAPTER 1327 Property Maintenance Code
- 186. CHAPTER 1329 Signs
- 187. CHAPTER 1333 Street Lights
- 188. CHAPTER 1335 Residential Rental Property Registration
- 189. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 190. CHAPTER 1503 Open Burning
- 191. CHAPTER 1505 Automatic Sprinkler and Fire Safety Equipment Standards
- 192. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks