ADOPTING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 12, 2007
Passed 8-9-07
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF MARBLEHEAD, OHIO, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the political subdivision are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Ohio empower and authorize the political subdivision to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Authority of the Political Subdivision has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the Political Subdivision of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the municipality and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality that this ordinance take effect at an early date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE VILLAGE OF MARBLEHEAD:
Section 1. The general ordinances of the Political Subdivision as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the Village of Marblehead, Ohio."
Section 2. Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following Titles:
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. General Provisions
11. Authority and Jurisdiction
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
30. Planning Commission
31. Board of Public Affairs
32. Village Officials
33. Meetings and Work Sessions
34. Code of Ethical Conduct
35. Drug and Alcohol Workplace Program
36. Compensation for Employees on Temporary Military Duty
37. Taxation
38. Finances
39. Police and Fire Departments
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
50. Water Regulations
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
70. General Provisions
71. Licensing Provisions
72. Traffic Rules
73. Motor Vehicle Crimes
74. Equipment and Loads
75. Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Off-road Vehicles
76. Parking Regulations
Appendix A: Local Regulations
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
90. Village Cemeteries
91. Streets and Sidewalks
92. Noise
93. Health and Sanitation
94. Parks
95. Nuisances
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
110. Business Licenses
111. Peddlers, Transient Dealers and Solicitors
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
130. General Provisions
131. Offenses Against Property
132. Offenses Against Public Peace
133. Sex Offenses
134. Gambling Offenses
135. Offenses Against Persons
136. Offenses Against Justice and Administration
137. Weapons Control
138. Drug Offenses
Appendix A: Local Regulations
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
150. Flood Damage Prevention
151. Waterfront Plan
152. Trailers, Housetrailer Parks and Camps
153. Subdivisions
154. Zoning
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
I. Annexations
II. Improvements
III. Contracts, Agreements and Leases
IV. Easements
V. Real Estate Transactions
VI. Street Name Changes
VII. Vacations
PARALLEL REFERENCES
Historical References to Ohio Revised Code
References to Resolutions
References to Ordinances
INDEX
Section 3. All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.
Section 4. Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Legislative Authority and the Clerk of the Political Subdivision is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the Clerk.
Section 5. Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.
Section 6. This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of this municipality, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Legislative Authority of the Political Subdivision on this 9th day of August, 2007.
Approved: August 9, 2007
Jacqueline A. Bird /s/
Jacqueline A. Bird, Mayor
Attest:
Kimberly A. Watts /s/
Kimberly A. Watts, Fiscal Officer
Dated: August 9, 2007