CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF MONROE, OHIO

Latest version.

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Published in 2015 by Order of the City Council

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CITY OFFICIALS

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Robert E. Routson

Mayor

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Suzi Rubin

Vice Mayor

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Steve Black

Dan Clark

Anna Hale

Todd Hickman

Lora Stillman

City Council

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William J. Brock

City Manager/City Engineer

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Angela S. Wasson

Clerk of Council/Assistant to the City Manager

CITY OFFICIALS

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Robert E. Routson

Mayor

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Suzi Rubin

Vice Mayor

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Dan Clark

Jason Frentzel

Keith Funk

Anna Hale

Todd Hickman

City Council

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William J. Brock

City Manager/City Engineer

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Angela S. Wasson

Clerk of Council/Assistant to the City Manager

PREFACE\

This Code constitutes a recodification of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Monroe, Ohio.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 2012 Code, as supplemented through December 31, 2012, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the City Council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the 2012 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 202 is numbered 202.02, and the first section of chapter 606 is 606.01. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 606.01 and 606.022 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 606.015. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

CHARTER	CHT:1
CODE	CD1:1
CODE APPENDIX	CDA:1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES	CCT:1
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE	SLT:1
CODE INDEX	CDi:1

(Index or Indexes)

The (index or indexes) (has or have) been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the (index itself or indexes themselves) which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up to date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up to date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Dan Walker, Code Attorney, Dennis Sinnett, Vice President, and Rachael Calloway, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Angela S. Wasson, Assisstant to the City Manager/Clerk of Council, for her cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the City readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the City's affairs.

All editorial enhancements of this Code are copyrighted by Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Monroe, Ohio. Editorial enhancements include, but are not limited to: organization; table of contents; section catchlines; prechapter section analyses; editor's notes; cross references; state law references; numbering system; code comparative table; state law reference table; and index. Such material may not be used or reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Monroe, Ohio.

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2013-28

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF NEW MATTER IN THE UPDATED AND REVISED CODIFIED ORDINANCES; PUBLISHING THE ENACTMENT OF SUCH NEW MATTER; REPEALING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, American Legal Publishing has completed its annual updating and revision of the Codified Ordinances of the City, and

WHEREAS, various ordinances of a general and permanent nature that have been passed by Council since the date of the last updating and revision of the Codified Ordinances (December 11, 2012) have been included in the Codified Ordinances of the City, and

WHEREAS, certain changes were made in the Codified Ordinances to bring City law into conformity with State law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONROE, STATE OF OHIO, THAT:

SECTION 1: The editing, arrangement and numbering or renumbering of the following ordinances and resolution are hereby approved as parts of the various component codes of the Codified Ordinances of the City, so as to conform to the classification and numbering system of the Codified Ordinances:

Ord. No.	Date	C.O. Section
2012-12	6-12-12	1228.07
2012-14	6-26-12	674.04
2012-26	11-27-12	236.01, 236.02, 236.025

SECTION 2: The following sections of the Codified Ordinances are or contain new matter in the Codified Ordinances and are hereby approved, adopted and enacted:

402.045, 402.175, 402.177, 402.18, 402.195, 402.277, 402.385, 402.47, 402.48, 402.49, 404.035, 414.03 to 414.05, 432.11, 432.43, 432.44, 434.09, 436.071, 436.074, 436.09, 438.01, 438.09, 438.17, 438.19, 438.235, 438.24, 438.26, 438.28, 440.01, 440.02, 440.04 to 440.06, 442.01, 442.04, 442.05, 452.04, 474.02, 476.01, 476.08, 606.01, 606.08, 606.10, 606.165, 606.24, 606.29, 612.02, 612.04, 612.08, 618.01,618.095, 618.17, 624.01, 624.02, 624.03, 624.14, 624.16, 630.01, 630.02, 630.06, 630.07, 630.09 to 630.14, 636.02, 636.20, 642.01, 642.02, 642.26, 660.08, 666.07, 666.08, 672.01, 672.02, 672.04, 672.17, 672.18, 698.02, 698.03, 698.05

SECTION 3: The following sections of the Codified Ordinances are hereby repealed.

414.06 Flashing traffic signals.

618.15 Reporting escapes.

SECTION 4: Pursuant to Section 7.16 of the City Charter, Ohio R.C. 731.23 and Section 222.01 of the Codified Ordinances, the Clerk of Council shall publish, in a manner required by law, a notice of the enactment of this ordinance, containing the title of this ordinance, together with a summary of the new matter contained in the 2013 Replacement Pages hereby approved, adopted and enacted, a copy of which summary is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

SECTION 5: All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of the new matter adopted in Section 2 of this ordinance are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this ordinance, except as follows:

(a)

The enactment of such sections and subsections shall not be construed to affect a right or liability accrued or incurred under any legislative provision prior to the effective date of such enactment, or an action or proceeding for the enforcement of such right or liability. Such enactment shall not be construed to relieve any person from punishment for an act committed in violation of any such legislative provision, nor to affect an indictment or prosecution therefore. For such purposes, any such legislative provision shall continue in full force notwithstanding its repeal for the purpose of revision and recodification.

(b)

The repeal provided above shall not affect any legislation enacted subsequent to December 11, 2012.

SECTION 6: It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of the Council and that all deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.

SECTION 7: This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and further for the reason that it is necessary to have an up-to-date codification of the laws of the City, one which is consistent with the latest State law, where such consistency is required by the Ohio Constitution, with which to administer the affairs of the City and ensure law and order, for which reason and other reasons manifest to this Council this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency ordinance and shall take effect and be in force immediately after passage and approval by the Mayor.

PASSED: November 12, 2013

ATTEST:	APPROVED:
_____ Clerk of Council	_____ Mayor

                    
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