Notice to Users:

The ordinances below are current through April 30, 2008. For total accuracy the user should inquire with the City Administrative Offices as to any ordinances not included. If you wish to download the entire code, you will find it at 2011 Urbana City Code complete to April 18, 2011.

There are three ways to find the information you are seeking.

1. Use the search feature at the top right.
2. Open the index, which indexes all the ordinances.
3. Look through the table of contents below to choose the desired chapter.

• Charter 
• Index      
• Administration
• Traffic
• General Offenses
• Business Regulation
• Streets, Utilities and Public Services
• Planning and Zoning
• Building Code
• Fire Code
   

Administration

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General Provisions
101 Codified Ordinances
105 Wards and Boundaries
107 Open Meetings

Legislative
111 Council

Administrative
121 Mayor
125 Dept of Administration
129 Dept of Law
133 Dept of Finance
137 Police Division
140 Fire Division
145 Board of Control
149 Civil Service
153 Employment Provisions
155 Drug and Alcohol Policy

Judicial
161 Municipal Court

Taxation
173 Income Tax
175 Motor Vehicle License Tax  

Traffic

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Administration
301 Definitions
303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
305 Traffic Control

Streets and Traffic Control Devices
311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
313 Traffic Control Devices

Vehicles
331 Operation Generally
333 OVI; Willful Misconduct; Speed
335 Licensing; Accidents
337 Safety and Equipment
339 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
341 Commercial Drivers

Parking
351 Parking Generally

Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
371 Pedestrians
373 Bicycles and Motorcycles
375 Snowmobiles, Off-Highway Motorcycles and All-Purpose Vehicles 

General Offenses

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501 General Provisions and Penalty
502 Noise
505 Animals and Fowl
509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
510 Curfew for Minors
511 Drug Paraphernalia Use or Possession
515 Fair Housing
521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
529 Liquor Control
533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
541 Property Offenses
549 Weapons and Explosives
553 Railroads 

Business Regulation

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705 Advertising
711 Billiard Rooms
717 Bowling Alleys
721 Circuses and Carnivals
723 Coin-Operated Devices
727 Dance Halls and Skating Rinks
733 Going Out of Business Sales
737 Home Sales
743 Junk and Secondhand Dealers
749 Motor Vehicle Races
755 Solicitors, Peddlers and Vendors
761 Shooting and Archery Ranges
767 Taxicabs
769 Oil and Gas Wells
770 Junk Yards
771 Recycling Centers
775 Video Service Provider Fee 

Streets, Utilities and Public Services

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Street and Sidewalk Areas
901 General Provisions
905 Trees
909 Excavations
913 Construction and Repair of Sidewalks and Curbs
917 Numbering of Buildings

Utilities
927 General Provisions
931 Sewer Regulations
933 Mulching, Compost Regulations
935 Industrial Pretreatment
936 Domestic Septage Waste Disposal
937 Grease Control Program
939 Water Regulations
940 Water Quality Protection
945 Payment of Charges
947 Residential Recycling

Other Public Services
963 Oakdale Cemetery
 

 Planning and Zoning

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Zoning Administration
1101 General Provisions
1102 Definitions
1103 District Establishment and Map
1105 Administration and Enforcement
1110 Site Planning Review Guidelines and Standards
1112 City Center Heritage Overlay District
1113 District Changes and Regulation Amendments
1117 Nonconforming Uses

Zoning Districts and Regulations
1120 R-1 Low Density Residential District
1121 R-2 Medium Density Residential District
1122 R-3 High Density Residential District
1123 BR-1 Business Residential District
1124 B-2 General Business District  
1125 B-3 Central Business District
1126 M-1 Manufacturing District
1127 Urbana Corridor Overlay District
1129 Supplemental Regulations
1133 Off-Street Parking and Loading
1137 Urbana Sign Code
1141 Planned Unit Development
1149 Violations, Remedies and Penalties

Subdivision Regulations
1155 General Provisions
1159 Minor Subdivision
1161 Major Subdivision
1163 Design Standards
1167 Construction Standards and Drawings
1171 Hillside Regulations
1175 Mobile Home Subdivisions
1179 Plat Statements and Signatures

Telecommunications
1181 Wireless Telecommunication Facilities

The Corridor Overlay Design Standards detail site development, architecture, and procedures related to redevelopment and new development in our community's corridor. Signage within the corridor is also governed by these standards.

Please Note:
The signage section of the Corridor Overlay Design Standards has been revised. Please see the revised version below.

Revised Corridor Overlay Sign Section.pdf
 

 Building Code

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1305 Dwelling Code
1307 Registration of Contractors
1315 Electrical Regulations
1321 Swimming Pools
1333 Community Reinvestment Areas
1339 Nuisances
1343 Weed Control
1351 Flood Damage Reduction

Fire Code

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1501 Ohio Fire Code
1502 Fire Loss Claims
1503 Fire Alarm Systems
1505 Fire Prevention Bureau
1511 Open Burning
1519 Fireworks