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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF PARMA
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARMA OHIO
CITY OF PARMA ROSTER OF OFFICIALS (2025)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
CHAPTER 606 General Provisions; Administration and Enforcement
CHAPTER 612 Alcoholic Beverages
CHAPTER 618 Animals
CHAPTER 619 Blasting Operations
CHAPTER 620 Drugs
CHAPTER 621 Expenses of Emergency Action
CHAPTER 622 Fair Housing
CHAPTER 624 Gambling
CHAPTER 626 Junk Dealers, Pawnbrokers, and Secondhand Dealers
CHAPTER 630 Minors
CHAPTER 634 Noise Control
CHAPTER 636 Offenses Relating to Persons
CHAPTER 642 Offenses Relating to Property
CHAPTER 648 Peace Disturbances
CHAPTER 654 Railroads
CHAPTER 656 Registration of Felons
CHAPTER 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
660.01 VENTING OF HEATERS AND BURNERS.
660.02 SPREADING CONTAGION.
660.03 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.04 NOXIOUS ODORS; FILTHY ACCUMULATIONS; POLLUTING AND DIVERTING WATERCOURSES.
660.05 DUTY TO KEEP SIDEWALKS IN REPAIR AND CLEAN.
660.06 ABANDONED REFRIGERATORS AND AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS.
660.07 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.08 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.09 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.10 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.11 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.12 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.13 SPITTING; SMOKING.
660.14 BURIAL REGULATIONS.
660.15 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.16 FENCES TO PROTECT SWIMMING POOLS; DRAINING.
660.17 ELECTRIC FENCES.
660.175 BARBED WIRE FENCES.
660.18 CATCH BASIN, SEWER, MANHOLE AND SIMILAR COVERS.
660.19 WATER USE EMERGENCIES.
660.20 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.21 LAWN OR LANDSCAPING REQUIRED. (REPEALED)
660.22 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS; PENALTY.
660.23 NOTICE TO FILL LOTS; REMOVE PUTRID SUBSTANCES.
660.24 SANITARY LANDFILL OPERATION.
660.25 SCAVENGING.
660.26 DUMPING OF REFUSE, GARBAGE, PESTICIDES ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY; PLACEMENT OF SIGNS ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
660.27 DUMPING REFUSE IN SEWERS.
660.28 DUMPING REFUSE IN NATURAL WATERWAYS.
660.29 PHOSPHATES.
660.30 STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT.
660.31 VEHICLES.
660.32 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.325 RESERVED FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION.
660.33 SALES OF FROZEN DESSERTS FROM VEHICLES PROHIBITED. (REPEALED)
660.34 SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS; DAMAGE OR INJURY.
660.35 DEPOSIT OF SNOW, ICE, SLUSH.
660.36 CONSTRUCTION SITES; TRACKING MUD UPON PUBLIC WAYS.
660.37 BARRICADES AND WARNING LIGHTS.
660.38 STEEL-JAWED TRAP.
660.39 DESIGNATION OF NONSMOKING AREAS. (REPEALED)
660.40 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS ON PARKING LOTS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS- OF-WAY.
660.41 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB'S).
660.42 USE AND MAINTENANCE OF TREELAWNS. (REPEALED)
660.43 FIREWOOD STORAGE. (REPEALED)
660.44 HOLES OR EXCAVATIONS TO BURY TREE STUMPS OR WASTE. (REPEALED)
660.45 SANITARY CONDITIONS OF COMPOSTING. (REPEALED)
660.46 OPEN BURNING.
660.47 MOSQUITO CONTROL.
CHAPTER 664 Secondhand Precious Metals and Stones Dealers
CHAPTER 666 Sex Related Offenses
CHAPTER 668 Smoking
CHAPTER 669 Sound Devices
CHAPTER 670 Trailer Homes
CHAPTER 672 Weapons and Explosives
CHAPTER 698 Penalties and Sentencing
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN- FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART FIFTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
PART NINETEEN - INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
PART TWENTY-ONE - PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM CODE
PART TWENTY-THREE - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS
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660.23   NOTICE TO FILL LOTS; REMOVE PUTRID SUBSTANCES.
   (a)   No person shall fail to comply with the following requirements within the lawful time after service or publication of the notice or resolution is made as required by law:
      (1)   To fill or drain any lot or land or remove all putrid substances therefrom; or
      (2)   To remove all obstructions from culverts, covered drains or natural watercourses as provided in Ohio R.C. 715.47.
(Ord. 448-68. Passed 2-3-69.)
   (b)   Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)
660.24   SANITARY LANDFILL OPERATION.
   (a)   In the operation of a sanitary landfill, cover material shall be of earth or other material acceptable to the Director of Public Service and shall be applied at the end of each day's operation or more frequently when necessary, unless otherwise provided in a plan approved by the Ohio Department of Health and at a compacted depth so as to permit minimal percolation of surface water and prevent insect and rodent attraction, breeding and emergence, blowing litter, release of offensive odors, fire hazards and unsightly appearance.
(Ord. 248-70. Passed 6-15-70.)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)
660.25   SCAVENGING.
   (a)   Whenever refuse, waste, rubbish or trash is placed upon a public street, road or alley for the purpose of collection by the Department of Public Service, no person, except an employee of the Department, shall sort over and/or remove any of such refuse, waste, rubbish or trash. However, bundled, packaged or securely-tied discarded newspapers or magazines may be picked up and collected by any school, church or youth organization if the person who so placed such newspapers or magazines upon the public street, road or alley makes no objection.
   (b)   Whenever refuse, waste, rubbish or trash is placed upon private property, no person shall remove any of such refuse, waste, rubbish or trash without first having obtained the consent of the owner or lessee of such property.
   (c)   No charitable organization shall scavenge for paper without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Public Service. There shall be no fee for such permit.
(Ord. 144-70. Passed 6-15-70.)
   (d)   Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for a first offense and, for a second or subsequent offense within one year of the first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 245-10. Passed 11-15-10; Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)
660.26   DUMPING OF REFUSE, GARBAGE, PESTICIDES ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY; PLACEMENT OF SIGNS ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
   (a)   No person shall throw, deposit or dump, or permit to be thrown or deposited or dumped, any rubbish, garbage, dirt, paper, filth, filthy water, pesticide, sweepings, ashes, shavings, offal, stones, wood, trash, straw, earth or refuse material of any kind, or place signs into or upon any park, public grounds, sidewalk, tree lawn, utility pole, street or highway or upon any property belonging to another person, without the owner's consent.
(Ord. 473-47. Passed 10-20-47; Ord. 231-01. Passed 10-1-01.)
   (b)   Every owner, occupant or person having charge or control of any tenement, building, lot or land fronting upon any street, lane, alley or public ground or place used as a street, lane, alley or public ground shall remove from the entire width of the sidewalk in front of such premises, from curb to lot line, any dirt, paper, filth, ashes, shavings, straw, wood, refuse matter or rubbish of any kind which, from any cause whatever, has accumulated or may accumulate upon such sidewalk, within forty-eight hours after receiving notice thereof from the Division of Police.
(Ord. 53-60. Passed 4-4-60.)
   (c)   No waste shall be placed for collection by the City or its agent before 12:00 p.m. on the day prior to the publicly scheduled day for the collection of waste for that street. If a hardship occurs that requires the deposit of waste at an earlier time, a permit therefor shall first be obtained from the Director of Public Safety. After the collection of waste, property owners or occupants shall remove waste containers from the tree lawn area and return them to their regular storage area not later than 8:00 p.m. on the day that the waste is collected.
(Ord. 95-82. Passed 7-6-82; Ord. 240-88. Passed 9-19-88.)
   (d)   No person shall deposit or dump refuse, garbage, leaves, yard waste, or any other material upon sloped property when the refuse, garbage, leaves, yard waste and other material may fall to the lower property and result in the creation of a nuisance or damage to the lower property.
(Ord. 142-94. Passed 9-6-94.)
   (e)   Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Adopting Ordinance)
   (f)   Whoever violates subsection (c) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. In addition to any other method of enforcement, a violation of subsection (c) may be enforced by the issuance of a citation in compliance with Rule 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure. Whoever violates subsection (c) as a fourth and subsequent offense is guilty of a first degree misdemeanor. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 229-93. Passed 10-4-93.)
   (g)   The Court may require the violator to rectify the violation at his or her own expense.
(Ord. 229-93. Passed 10-4-93; Ord. 248-06. Passed 10-1-07; Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)
660.27   DUMPING REFUSE IN SEWERS.
   (a)   No person shall dump any material of a deleterious nature which would tend to interrupt or impede the normal flow of water into any sanitary sewer, storm sewer or catch basin in the City.
   (b)   No person shall dump any raw sewage, chemical or waste material, or any other substance of any nature, which might be harmful to the health or safety of the residents of the City, into any storm sewer or catch basin.
   (c)   Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for a first offense. If, within one year of an offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If, within one year of an offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of this section, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
   (d)   The court may require the violator to rectify the violation at his or her own expense.
(Ord. 139-97. Passed 5-7-97; Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)
660.28   DUMPING REFUSE IN NATURAL WATERWAYS.
   (a)   No person shall dump refuse, dirt, rubbish or any other thing which would tend to impede the natural flow of any natural waterways, or dump any chemical, raw sewage, waste material or any other substance of any nature which might be harmful to the health or safety of the residents of the City.
(Ord. 140-54. Passed 7-6-54.)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
   (c)   The Court may require the violator to rectify the violation at his or her own expense.
(Ord. 229-93. Passed 10-4-93; Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)
660.29   PHOSPHATES.
   (a)   No person shall distribute free samples, possess for sale at retail or sell at retail or discharge into the City sewage facilities any product which contains phosphate in units in excess of those established by the Director of Public Service with the approval of Council.
   (b)   Within thirty days after March 15, 1971, the Director shall cause a public hearing to be held in order to determine the minimum of phosphate units to be allowed. He shall make his recommendations to Council within thirty days thereafter in a form to be identified as a Phosphate Table.
   (c)   The Phosphate Table as approved by Council shall be reviewed by the Director and Council no less frequently than once every calendar year.
(Ord. 16-71. Passed 3-15-71.)
   (d)   Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree on the second and subsequent offenses. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 146-13. Passed 7-1-13.)
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