CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS

 

 

 

PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

 

 

TITLE ONE - General Provisions                                        

Chap.  101.  Codified Ordinances.

Chap.  103.  Wards and Boundaries.

Chap.  105.  Official Standards.

                                                                             

Chap.  111.  Council.

Chap.  113.  Ordinances and Resolutions.

 

TITLE FIVE - Administration

Chap.  121.  Mayor.

Chap.  123.  Department of Law.

Chap.  125.  Department of Finance.

Chap.  126.  Director of Personnel.

Chap.  127.  Department of Public Safety.

Chap.  128.  Auxiliary Police Force.

Chap.  129.  Department of Public Service and Properties.

Chap.  131.  Department of Public Relief and Welfare.

Chap.  133.  Commission On Aging.

Chap.  135.  Recreation Board.

Chap.  136.  Community Relations Board.

Chap.  137.  Moral Claims Commission.

Chap.  138.  City Engineer.

Chap.  139.  City Architect.

Chap.  140.  Boards and Commissions.

 

TITLE SEVEN - Officers and Employees

Chap.  141.  Compensation and Classification Plan.

Chap.  143.  Employment Provisions.

Chap.  147.  Conflict of Interest.

 

TITLE NINE - Judicial

Chap.  161.  Municipal Court.

 

TITLE FIFTEEN - Taxation

Chap.  181.  Income Tax.

Chap.  182.  Motor Vehicle License Tax.

 

 

PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE

 

 

TITLE ONE - Administration

Chap.  301.  Definitions.

Chap.  303.  Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty.

Chap.  305.  Traffic Control.

Chap.  307.  Storage Pounds.

 

TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices

Chap.  311.  Street Obstructions and Special Uses.

Chap.  313.  Traffic Control Devices.

 

TITLE FIVE - Vehicles

Chap.  331.  Operation Generally.

Chap.  333.  OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed.

Chap.  335.  Licensing; Accidents.

Chap.  337.  Safety and Equipment.

Chap.  339.  Commercial and Heavy Vehicles.

Chap.  341.  Commercial Drivers.

Chap.  343.  Motor Transportation Companies.

 

TITLE SEVEN - Parking

Chap.  351.  Parking Generally.

Chap.  353.  Off-Street Parking.

Chap.  355.  Junk Vehicles.

Chap.  357.  Recreational Equipment.

 

TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles

Chap.  371.  Pedestrians.

Chap.  373.  Bicycles and Motorcycles.

Chap.  375.  Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and

        All Purpose Vehicles.

 

 

PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE

 

 

  Chap.  501.  General Provisions and Penalty.                         

  Chap.  503.  Advertising and Billposting.        

  Chap.  505.  Animals and Fowl.                                  

  Chap.  507.  Abortion Services.                                  

  Chap.  509.  Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance.      

  Chap.  513.  Drug Abuse Control.                              

  Chap.  517.  Gambling.                                   

  Chap.  518.  Charitable Fund Raisers.

  Chap.  521.  Health, Safety and Sanitation.     

  Chap.  525.  Law Enforcement and Public Office.      

  Chap.  527.  Littering.             

  Chap.  529.  Liquor Control.

  Chap.  531.  Minors.                           

  Chap.  533.  Obscenity and Sex Offenses.       

  Chap.  535.  Noise Control.                                        

  Chap.  537.  Offenses Against Persons.           

  Chap.  541.  Property Offenses.                                  

  Chap.  543.  Registration of Convicted Persons.         

  Chap.  545.  Theft and Fraud.                         

  Chap.  547.  Transportation of Radioactive Materials.

  Chap.  549.  Weapons and Explosives.

  Chap.  551.  Weeds.                                                  

  Chap.  553.  Railroads.

 

 

PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE

 

 

Chap.  701.  General Provisions; Fee Schedule.

Chap.  703.  Admissions Tax.

Chap.  705.  Excise Tax on Lodgings

Chap.  707.  Canvassers, Solicitors and Peddlers.      

Chap.  711.  Discontinuing Business Sales.    

Chap.  717.  Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts.           

Chap.  721.  Junk and Secondhand Dealers.  

Chap.  725.  Amusement Devices.                             

Chap.  727.  Musical Devices.                        

Chap.  733.  Private Investigators and Agencies.                    

Chap.  735.  Private Patrol Watchmen and Agencies.           

Chap.  741.  Specific Businesses.       

Chap.  745.  Taxicabs.                                   

Chap.  749.  Hotels, Motels and Multiple Dwellings.

Chap.  750.  Explosive Devices and Dangerous Ordnance.   

Chap.  751.  Dry Chemicals Storage.             

Chap.  753.  Commercial Refuse Haulers.                            

Chap.  755.  Master Cable Television Regulatory Ordinance.

Chap.  757.  Customer Service Standards for the Cable Television

        System.                           

Chap.  758.  Snow Removal Contractors.      

Chap.  759.  Refuse Scavengers.         

Chap.  761.  Real Estate Business.

Chap.  763.  Home Sales.                              

Chap.  764.  Licensing and Operation of Sexually Oriented Businesses.

Chap.  765.  Cigarette and Tobacco Vendors: Sales to Minors.

Chap.  766.  Tattoo Establishments.                                      

Chap.  767.  Child Day-Care Homes

Chap.  769.  Video Service Providers

 

 

PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE

 

 

TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas

Chap. 901.  Excavations.

Chap. 902.  Telecommunications Company Rights-of-Way.

Chap. 903.  Sidewalks.

Chap. 905.  Public Improvements.

Chap. 907.  Trees and Hedges.

 

TITLE THREE - Public Services and Utilities.

Chap. 911.  Water and Sewer Regulations.

Chap. 913.  Garbage and Rubbish.

Chap. 917.  Garfield Park.

 

TITLE FIVE - Landfill and Land Removal

Chap. 921.  Landfill Operations.

Chap. 923.  Topsoil Removal.

Chap. 925.  Excavation of Gravel.

 

TITLE SEVEN - Oil and Gas Extraction

Chap.  927.  Methane Gas Wells.

Chap.  929.  Oil and Natural Gas Wells.

PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE

 

 

TITLE ONE - Planning

Chap.  1101.  Planning Commission.

 

TITLE THREE - Subdivision Control

Chap.  1111.  Definitions; Administration.

Chap.  1113.  General Requirements.

Chap.  1115.  Preliminary Plat.

Chap.  1117.  Final Plan.

Chap.  1119.  Improvements; Acceptance of Streets.

 

TITLE FIVE - Zoning Administration

Chap.  1121.  Definitions.

Chap.  1123.  Enforcement; Board of Zoning Appeals;

                    Penalty.

Chap.  1125.  Interpretation; Amendments.

Chap.  1127.  Occupancy Certificates; Existing Buildings.

 

TITLE SEVEN - Zoning Use District Regulations

Chap.  1131.  Districts Established; Map.

Chap.  1133.  Residence Districts.

Chap.  1134.  Motorist Service District (U4d).

Chap.  1135.  Retail Districts.

Chap.  1136.  Sexually Oriented Businesses.

Chap.  1137.  Commercial District.

Chap.  1138.  Industrial Park Districts (U-11a and U-11b).

Chap.  1139.  Manufacturing Districts.

 

TITLE NINE - Special Uses; Limitation and Exceptions

Chap.  1140.  Signs.

Chap.  1141.  Special Uses.

Chap.  1142.  Nursing Homes.

Chap.  1143.  Accessory Uses in Residence Districts.

Chap.  1145.  Use Limitations.

Chap.  1147.  Height and Use District Exceptions.

Chap.  1149.  Nonconforming Uses.

Chap.  1151.  Lots; Area Requirements; Residence Districts.

Chap.  1153.  Yards and Building Lines.

Chap.  1155.  Fences.

Chap.  1156.  Condominium Property.

Chap.  1157.  Off-Street Parking.

Chap.  1159.  Wireless Telecommunications Towers

and Facilities.

 

 

PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE

 

 

TITLE ONE - Administration

Chap.  1301.  Administration and Enforcement.

Chap.  1303.  Board of Appeals.

Chap.  1309.  Contractors.

Chap.  1311.  Permits and Fees.

Chap.  1313.  Point of Sale Inspection.

 

TITLE THREE - State and Model Codes Adopted

Chap.  1325.  Ohio Building Code.

Chap.  1329.  National Electrical Code.

Chap.  1331.  OBOA One, Two and Three Family

Dwelling Code.

 

TITLE FIVE - Local Building Standards

Chap.  1335.  Motion Pictures and Films.

Chap.  1337.  Landscaping and Lawn Services.

Chap.  1339.  Service Stations.

Chap.  1341.  Condominiums.

Chap.  1343.  Occupancy of Public Property.

Chap.  1345.  Numbering of Buildings.

Chap.  1347.  Sidewalks.

Chap.  1349.  Curbs and Driveways.

Chap.  1351.  Moving or Demolition of Buildings.

Chap.  1353.  Garbage Incinerators.

Chap.  1355.  Swimming Pools.

Chap.  1357.  General Building Provisions.

Chap.  1359.  Exterior Property Maintenance Code.

Chap.  1361.  Unsafe Structures.

Chap.  1363.  Conversion of Buildings.

Chap.  1365.  Flood Damage Prevention.

Chap.  1367.  Antennas.

Chap.  1369.  Family Homes.

Chap.  1370.  Display and Sale of Vehicles on Private Property.

Chap.  1371.  Vacant and Abandoned Houses.

Chap.  1373.  Roofing and Roofing Permits.

Chap.  1375.  Nuisance Abatement.

 

 

PART FOURTEEN - HOUSING CODE

 

 

Chap.  1403.  Purposes and Scope.

Chap.  1407.  Definitions.

Chap.  1409.  Enforcement and Penalty.

Chap.  1411.  Residential Occupancy Basic Standards.                     

Chap.  1413.  Registration and Inspection of Rental Units.

 

 

PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE

 

 

Chap.  1501.  Ohio Fire Code.

Chap.  1505.  Local Standards and Requirements.

Chap.  1509.  Smoke Detector Devices.                  

Chap.  1511.  Open Burning.                      

Chap.  1519.  Fireworks.                 

Chap.  1521.  Hazardous Material Spills.