Ordinance Number 2022-22
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-22
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE 2021 REPRINTING
OF THE ST. CLAIRSVILLE CODIFIED ORDINANCES
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, certain provisions within the Codified Ordinances should be amended to conform with current State law as required by the Ohio Constitution; and
WHEREAS, various ordinances of a general and permanent nature have been passed by Council which should be included in the Codified Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City has heretofore entered into a contract with the Walter H. Drane Company to prepare and publish such revision, which is presently before Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO:
SECTION I: That the ordinances of the City of St. Clairsville, Ohio, of a general and permanent nature, as revised, recodified, rearranged and consolidated into component codes, titles, chapters and sections within the 2021 reprinting of the Codified Ordinances are hereby approved and adopted.
SECTION II: That the following sections and chapters are hereby added, amended or repealed as respectively indicated in order to comply with current State law:
Administrative Code
101.03 Rules of Construction. (Amended)
Traffic Code
301.183 Low-Speed Micromobility Device. (Added)
301.22 Pedestrian. (Amended)
301.51 Vehicle. (Amended)
303.082 Private Tow-Away Zones. (Amended)
331.211 Report of Vehicle Failing to Yield Right of Way to Public Safety Vehicle. (Amended)
331.37 Driving Upon Sidewalks, Street Lawns or Curbs. (Amended)
333.03 Maximum Speed Limits. (Amended)
335.02 Permitting Operation Without Valid License; One License Permitted. (Amended)
Traffic Code (Cont.)
335.021 Ohio Driver’s License Required for In State Residents. (Amended)
335.04 Certain Acts Prohibited. (Amended)
335.09 Display of License Plates or Validation Stickers; Temporary License Placard. (Amended)
351.03 Prohibited Standing of Parking Places. (Amended)
371.13 Operation of Personal Delivery Device on Sidewalks and Crosswalks. (Added)
371.14 Low-Speed Micromobility Devices. (Added)
373.10 Motorized Bicycle Operation. (Amended)
373.12 Electric Bicycles. (Amended)
General Offenses Code
501.99 Penalties for Misdemeanors. (Amended)
505.071 Cruelty to Companion Animals. (Amended)
509.07 Making False Alarms. (Amended)
525.13 Interfering with Civil Rights. (Amended)
529.01 Liquor Control Definitions. (Amended)
529.07 Open Container Prohibited. (Amended)
537.02 Vehicular Homicide and Manslaughter. (Amended)
537.19 Hazing Prohibited. (Added)
541.04 Criminal Mischief. (Amended)
541.05 Criminal Trespass. (Amended)
541.051 Aggravated Trespass. (Amended)
545.03 Property Exceptions as Felony Offense. (Amended)
545.09 Passing Bad Checks. (Amended)
549.02 Carrying Concealed Weapons. (Amended)
549.06 Unlawful Transactions in Weapons. (Amended)
553.04 Railroad Vandalism. (Amended)
Fire Prevention Code
1519.01 Fireworks Definitions. (Amended)
1519.05 Application. (Amended)
1519.06 Safety Requirements for Fireworks Showroom Structures. (Added)
SECTION III: That the complete text of the sections listed above is set forth in full in the 2021 Codified Ordinances. Any summary publication of this ordinance shall include a complete listing of these sections. Notice of adoption of each new section by reference to its title shall constitute sufficient publication of new matter contained therein.
SECTION IV: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, welfare and safety of the residents of the City of St. Clairsville and for the further reason that there exists an imperative necessity for the earliest publication and distribution of the 2021 Codified Ordinances to the officials and residents of the Municipality, so as to facilitate administration, daily operation and avoid practical and legal entanglements.
SECTION V: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by the Charter of the City of St. Clairsville, Ohio.
PASSED at a meeting of the Council of the City of St. Clairsville on this 2nd day of May, 2022, by the affirmative vote of 5 members of the council.