(a) General Authority.
(1) The authority for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of this code is derived from Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapters 711 and 713, which permit the adoption of uniform rules and regulations governing the zoning and subdivision of land.
(2) Nothing in this code shall be construed to limit City Council in the exercise of all of its powers to zone or redistrict now or hereafter authorized by the Ohio Constitution or Ohio statutes.
(b) References to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) or the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Whenever any provision of this code refers to or cites a section of the ORC (as amended) or the OAC (as amended), and that section is later amended or superseded, this code shall be deemed amended to refer to the amended section, or the section that most nearly corresponds to the superseded section. (Ord. 2024-032. Passed 7-22-24.)