Every town writes its own rules, and Whitehouse, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 138 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. Whitehouse, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF WHITEHOUSE, OHIO
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 3-98
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. CHARTER
- 9. Article I MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
- 10. Article II GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 11. Article III THE COUNCIL
- 12. Article IV MAYOR
- 13. Article V ADMINISTRATOR
- 14. Article VI CLERK OF COUNCIL
- 15. Article VII DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE AND TAXATION
- 16. Article VIII DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE
- 17. Article IX POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 18. Article X FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 19. Article XI SOLICITOR
- 20. Article XII COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
- 21. Article XIII NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS
- 22. Article XIV INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- 23. Article XV TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 24. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 25. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 26. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 27. CHAPTER 103 Contracts and Purchasing
- 28. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 29. CHAPTER 111 Council
- 30. CHAPTER 113 Notice of Public Meetings
- 31. CHAPTER 115 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 32. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 33. CHAPTER 125 Mayor
- 34. CHAPTER 129 Municipal Administrator
- 35. CHAPTER 133 Department of Finance
- 36. CHAPTER 137 Department of Taxation
- 37. CHAPTER 141 Department of Public Service
- 38. CHAPTER 145 Police Department
- 39. CHAPTER 149 Fire Department
- 40. CHAPTER 153 Solicitor
- 41. CHAPTER 157 Records Commission
- 42. CHAPTER 161 Fire Dependency Board
- 43. CHAPTER 165 Charter Revision Commission
- 44. CHAPTER 167 Tree Commission
- 45. CHAPTER 175 Personnel Policies
- 46. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 47. CHAPTER 185 Income Tax
- 48. CHAPTER 186 Municipal Income Tax
- 49. CHAPTER 187 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 50. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 51. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 52. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 53. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 54. CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control
- 55. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 56. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 57. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 58. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 59. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 60. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 61. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 62. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 63. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 64. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 65. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 66. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 67. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 68. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 69. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 70. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 71. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 72. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 73. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 74. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 75. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 76. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 77. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 78. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 79. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 80. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 81. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 82. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 83. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 84. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 85. CHAPTER 731 Residential Canvassing, Soliciting and Peddling
- 86. CHAPTER 737 Video Service Providers
- 87. CHAPTER 743 Cultivation, Processing or Wholesaling Marijuana
- 88. PART NINE - STREET, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 89. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 90. CHAPTER 909 Sidewalks
- 91. CHAPTER 910 Street Trees
- 92. CHAPTER 913 Mailboxes
- 93. CHAPTER 917 Excavations
- 94. TITLE THREE - Utilities
- 95. CHAPTER 921 Utilities Generally
- 96. CHAPTER 925 Sanitary Sewers
- 97. CHAPTER 927 Industrial Pretreatment Program
- 98. APPENDIX A PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
- 99. CHAPTER 929 Storm Sewers
- 100. CHAPTER 930 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
- 101. CHAPTER 931 Erosion and Sediment Control
- 102. CHAPTER 933 Water Regulations
- 103. CHAPTER 937 Water and Sewer Rates
- 104. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 105. CHAPTER 953 Parks
- 106. CHAPTER 955 Refuse Collection
- 107. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 108. TITLE ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 109. CHAPTER 1115 General Provisions
- 110. CHAPTER 1119 Definitions
- 111. CHAPTER 1123 Platting Procedure
- 112. CHAPTER 1127 Design Standards
- 113. CHAPTER 1131 Improvements
- 114. PART TWELVE - ZONING CODE
- 115. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 116. TITLE ONE - Technical Standards and Codes Adopted
- 117. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Building Code
- 118. CHAPTER 1305 Residential Building Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three Family Dwellings
- 119. TITLE THREE - Building Administration
- 120. CHAPTER 1311 Chief Building Official
- 121. CHAPTER 1315 Certificates of Occupancy
- 122. CHAPTER 1319 Building Fees
- 123. CHAPTER 1321 Income Tax Accounts
- 124. CHAPTER 1323 Registration of Contractors, Home Remodelers,
- 125. TITLE FIVE - Additional Building Standards
- 126. CHAPTER 1329 Unsafe Buildings
- 127. CHAPTER 1333 Flood Damage Reduction
- 128. CHAPTER 1339 Design Review Regulations
- 129. CHAPTER 1341 Telecommunications Facilities
- 130. TITLE SEVEN - Exterior Property Maintenance Code
- 131. CHAPTER 1351 General Provisions
- 132. CHAPTER 1355 Definitions
- 133. CHAPTER 1359 Administration and Enforcement
- 134. CHAPTER 1363 Corrective Actions
- 135. CHAPTER 1367 Exterior Property Maintenance Standards
- 136. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 137. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks
- 138. CHAPTER 1525 Ohio Fire Code