Every town writes its own rules, and Zanesville, Ohio's live in its municipal code — 201 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. Zanesville, Ohio
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ZANESVILLE, OHIO
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 7. TITLE ONE - General Provisions
- 8. CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
- 9. CHAPTER 103 Open Meetings
- 10. CHAPTER 105 Affirmative Action (Repealed)
- 11. CHAPTER 107 Wards and Boundaries
- 12. TITLE THREE - Legislative
- 13. CHAPTER 111 Council
- 14. TITLE FIVE - Administrative
- 15. CHAPTER 121 Mayor
- 16. CHAPTER 123 City Auditor
- 17. CHAPTER 125 City Treasurer
- 18. CHAPTER 127 Director of Law
- 19. CHAPTER 128 Department of Public Safety
- 20. CHAPTER 129 Police Department
- 21. CHAPTER 131 Fire Department
- 22. CHAPTER 133 Department of Public Service
- 23. CHAPTER 137 Community Reinvestment
- 24. CHAPTER 141 Department of Public Health
- 25. CHAPTER 143 Employment Provisions
- 26. CHAPTER 147 Urban Renewal and Community Development
- 27. CHAPTER 149 Rules and Regulations
- 28. TITLE SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
- 29. CHAPTER 151 Board of Control
- 30. CHAPTER 155 Civil Service Commission
- 31. CHAPTER 157 Planning Commission
- 32. CHAPTER 159 Airport Commission
- 33. CHAPTER 167 Regional Council of Governments
- 34. CHAPTER 169 Zanesville-Muskingum County Local Corrections Planning Board
- 35. CHAPTER 171 Records Commission
- 36. CHAPTER 172 Litter Control Advisory Board
- 37. CHAPTER 173 Shade Tree Commission
- 38. CHAPTER 175 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Board
- 39. TITLE NINE - Taxation
- 40. CHAPTER 181 Income Tax
- 41. CHAPTER 182 Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
- 42. CHAPTER 183 Admissions Tax
- 43. CHAPTER 185 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- 44. TITLE ELEVEN - Financial Procedures
- 45. CHAPTER 187 Budget Administration
- 46. CHAPTER 189 Local Bid Preference
- 47. CHAPTER 191 Purchasing
- 48. CHAPTER 193 Fees and Charges
- 49. CHAPTER 195 Disposal of Surplus Property
- 50. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 51. TITLE ONE - Administration
- 52. CHAPTER 301 Definitions
- 53. CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 54. CHAPTER 305 Division of Traffic Engineering and Safety
- 55. TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 56. CHAPTER 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 57. CHAPTER 312 Motor Vehicle Noise Control
- 58. CHAPTER 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 59. TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
- 60. CHAPTER 331 Operation Generally
- 61. CHAPTER 333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
- 62. CHAPTER 335 Licensing; Accidents
- 63. CHAPTER 337 Safety and Equipment
- 64. CHAPTER 339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 65. CHAPTER 341 Commercial Drivers
- 66. TITLE SEVEN - Parking
- 67. CHAPTER 351 Parking Generally
- 68. CHAPTER 353 Parking Meters
- 69. TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 70. CHAPTER 371 Pedestrians
- 71. CHAPTER 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
- 72. CHAPTER 375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All Purpose Vehicles
- 73. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 74. CHAPTER 503 Aircraft
- 75. CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
- 76. CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 77. CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
- 78. CHAPTER 514 Drug Paraphernalia
- 79. CHAPTER 517 Gambling
- 80. CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
- 81. CHAPTER 523 Public Nuisance Abatement
- 82. CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
- 83. CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
- 84. CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
- 85. CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
- 86. CHAPTER 539 Open Housing
- 87. CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
- 88. CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
- 89. CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
- 90. CHAPTER 553 Railroads
- 91. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
- 92. CHAPTER 709 Circuses, Carnivals and Theaters
- 93. CHAPTER 717 Fortunetellers
- 94. CHAPTER 721 Going-out-of-Business Sales
- 95. CHAPTER 723 Enterprise Solicitation
- 96. CHAPTER 725 Itinerant Vendors; Street and Chain Sales
- 97. CHAPTER 727 Junk Yards
- 98. CHAPTER 729 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- 99. CHAPTER 733 Mechanical Musical Instruments
- 100. CHAPTER 737 Parking Lots and Garages
- 101. CHAPTER 745 Skating Rinks
- 102. CHAPTER 749 Taxicabs
- 103. CHAPTER 753 Tree Surgeons and Trimmers
- 104. CHAPTER 757 Cable Television System
- 105. CHAPTER 758 Alarm Systems
- 106. CHAPTER 761 Video Service Providers
- 107. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 108. TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 109. CHAPTER 901 Street Excavation and Surface Treatment
- 110. CHAPTER 903 Sidewalk and Curb Construction and Repair
- 111. CHAPTER 905 Street and Sidewalk Obstructions and Nuisances
- 112. CHAPTER 907 Trees and Vegetation
- 113. CHAPTER 909 House Numbering
- 114. CHAPTER 911 Use of City Rights-of-Way
- 115. TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
- 116. CHAPTER 921 General Provisions
- 117. CHAPTER 922 Definitions
- 118. CHAPTER 923 Sewer Use Regulations
- 119. CHAPTER 924 Sewer Service Charges Regulations
- 120. CHAPTER 925 Schedule of Charges and Fees
- 121. CHAPTER 926 Storm Water Utility Program
- 122. CHAPTER 927 Storm Water Quality
- 123. CHAPTER 928 Stormwater Drainage Regulations
- 124. CHAPTER 931 Water Main Extensions
- 125. CHAPTER 937 Water Connections and Usage
- 126. CHAPTER 939 Water Wells
- 127. TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
- 128. CHAPTER 951 Refuse Collection and Disposal
- 129. CHAPTER 952 Recycling Program
- 130. CHAPTER 953 Cemeteries
- 131. CHAPTER 955 Parks and Recreation
- 132. CHAPTER 959 Weeds
- 133. PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 134. TITLE ONE - Zoning Administration
- 135. CHAPTER 1101 Purpose and Application
- 136. CHAPTER 1105 Administration
- 137. CHAPTER 1109 Definitions
- 138. CHAPTER 1113 Filing Procedures
- 139. CHAPTER 1115 Variances
- 140. CHAPTER 1117 Amendments
- 141. CHAPTER 1119 Certificates of Appropriateness
- 142. CHAPTER 1121 Conditional Uses
- 143. TITLE THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 144. CHAPTER 1125 Zoning Districts and Maps
- 145. CHAPTER 1129 Special and Temporary Uses
- 146. CHAPTER 1133 General Provisions
- 147. CHAPTER 1134 Special Use Permit
- 148. CHAPTER 1137 Residential Districts
- 149. CHAPTER 1141 Business Districts
- 150. CHAPTER 1145 Special Zoning Districts
- 151. TITLE FIVE - Additional Zoning Standards
- 152. CHAPTER 1149 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 153. CHAPTER 1151 Landscaping and Screening
- 154. CHAPTER 1152 Tree Preservation
- 155. CHAPTER 1153 Signs
- 156. CHAPTER 1155 Planned Unit Development
- 157. CHAPTER 1157 Nonconformities
- 158. CHAPTER 1159 Accessory Uses, Yards and Fences
- 159. CHAPTER 1161 Performance Standards
- 160. CHAPTER 1163 Telecommunications Towers and Facilities
- 161. CHAPTER 1165 Elimination of Spot Blight
- 162. APPENDICES
- 163. ZONING MAP CHANGES
- 164. TITLE SEVEN- Downtown Design and Exterior Maintenance Code
- 165. CHAPTER 1167 General Provisions
- 166. CHAPTER 1169 Definitions
- 167. CHAPTER 1171 Downtown Design Review Board
- 168. CHAPTER 1173 Design Guidelines for Existing Buildings
- 169. CHAPTER 1175 Design Guidelines for New Construction
- 170. CHAPTER 1177 Property Maintenance and Beautification
- 171. TITLE NINE - Subdivision Regulations
- 172. CHAPTER 1185 Definitions
- 173. CHAPTER 1187 Adoption and Application of Regulations
- 174. CHAPTER 1189 Platting Procedure
- 175. CHAPTER 1191 Preliminary Plat
- 176. CHAPTER 1193 Final or Record Plat
- 177. CHAPTER 1195 Design Standards
- 178. CHAPTER 1197 Improvements
- 179. CHAPTER 1199 Exceptions and Modifications
- 180. PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 181. TITLE ONE - Model and State Codes
- 182. CHAPTER 1301 Ohio Building Code
- 183. CHAPTER 1303 Residential Code of Ohio for One, Two and Three-Family Dwellings
- 184. CHAPTER 1305 ICC International Property Maintenance Code 2021
- 185. TITLE THREE - Licensing of Contractors
- 186. CHAPTER 1311 Licensing Electricians
- 187. CHAPTER 1312 License and Registration of Contractors
- 188. CHAPTER 1313 Licensing Plumbers
- 189. TITLE FIVE - Administration
- 190. CHAPTER 1320 Building and Code Enforcement Division
- 191. CHAPTER 1321 Enforcement, Permits, Fees and Penalty
- 192. CHAPTER 1323 Board of Building Appeals
- 193. TITLE SEVEN - Local Standards
- 194. CHAPTER 1347 Flood Damage Prevention
- 195. CHAPTER 1351 Satellite Dish Antennas
- 196. CHAPTER 1353 Historic Preservation
- 197. CHAPTER 1355 Foreclosed, Vacant and/or Abandoned Property Registration and Regulations
- 198. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 199. CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning
- 200. CHAPTER 1513 Reciprocal Fire Agreements and Contracts
- 201. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks