Codified Adoption Ordinance June - December 2025

CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED 
ORDINANCE NO.2026 - 31 
BY: All of City Council 
AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES 
BY ADOPTING CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES, 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: Council 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 NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: 
SECTION 1: That the ordinances of the City of North Olmsted, Ohio, of a general 
and permanent nature, as revised, recodified, rearranged and consolidated into component 
codes, titles, chapters and sections within the December 2025 Replacement Pages to the 
Codified Ordinances are hereby approved and adopted. 
SECTION 2: That the following sections and chapters are hereby added, amended 
or repea ed as respectively indicated in order to comply with current State law: 
Traffic Code 
301.02 Agricultural tractor and traction engine. (Added) 
301.03 Alley. (Added) 
301.04 Arterial street or highway. (Added) 
301.05 Autocycle. (Added) 
301.06 Beacon. (Added) 
301.07 Bicycle. (Added) 
301.08 Bicycle box. (Added) 
301.09 Bicycle lane. (Added) 
301.10 Bicycle signal face. (Added) 
301.11 Bicycle signal sign. (Added) 
301.12 Bikeway. (Added) 
301.13 Bus. (Added) 
301.14 Business district. (Added) 
301.15 Busway. (Added) 
301.16 Cab -enclosed motorcycle. (Added) 
301.17 Chauffeured limousine. (Added) 
301.18 Child care center. (Added) 
301.19 Commercial tractor. (Added) 
301.20 Controlled -access highway. (Added) 
301.21 Crosswalk. (Added) 
301.22 Driver or operator. (Added)

301.23 Driveway. (Added) 
301.24 Electric bicycle. (Added) 
301.25 Electronic. (Added) 
301.26 Emergency vehicle. (Added) 
301.27 Explosives. (Added) 
301.28 Expressway. (Added) 
301.29 Farm machinery. (Added) 
301.30 Flammable liquid. (Added) 
301.31 Freeway. (Added) 
301.32 Funeral escort vehicle. (Added) 
301.33 Gross weight. (Added) 
301.34 Highway maintenance vehicle. (Added) 
301.35 Highway traffic signal. (Added) 
301.36 Hybrid beacon. (Added) 
301.37 In -road warning light. (Added) 
301.38Intersection. (Added) 
301.39 Lane -use control signal. (Added) 
301.40 Laned highway. (Added) 
301.41 Limited driving privileges. (Added) 
301.42 Local authorities. (Added) 
301.43 Low -speed micromobility device. (Added) 
301.44 Median. (Added) 
301.45 Motor -driven cycle or motor scooter. (Added) 
301.46 Motor vehicle. (Added) 
301.47 Motorcycle. (Added) 
301.48 Motorized bicycle or moped. (Added) 
301.49 Motorized wheelchair. (Added) 
301.50 Multi -wheel agricultural tractor. (Added) 
301.51 Natural resources officer. (Added) 
301.52 Operate. (Added) 
301.53 Parked or parking. (Added) 
301.54 Pedestrian. (Added) 
301.55 Person. (Added) 
301.56 Pole trailer. (Added) 
301.57 Police officer. (Added) 
301.58 Predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense. (Added) 
301.59 Private road. (Added) 
301.60 Public safety vehicle. (Added) 
301.61 Railroad. (Added) 
301.62 Railroad sign or signal. (Added) 
301.63 Residence district. (Added) 
301.64 Ridesharing arrangement. (Added) 
301.65 Right-of-way. (Added) 
301.66 Road service vehicle. (Added) 
301.67 Roadway. (Added) 
301.68 Roundabout. (Added) 
301.69 Rural mail delivery vehicle. (Added) 
301.70 Safety zone. (Added) 
301.71 School bus. (Added) 
301.72 Semitrailer. (Added) 
301.73 Shared -use path. (Added) 
301.74 Shoulder. (Added) 
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Traffic Code (Cont.) 
301.75 Sidewalk. (Added) 
301.76 Site roadway open to public travel. (Added) 
301.77 Standing. (Added) 
301.78 State. (Added) 
301.79 State highway. (Added) 
301.80 State route. (Added) 
301.81 Stop. (Added) 
301.82 Stop intersection. (Added) 
301.83 Stopping. (Added) 
301.84 Street or highway. (Added) 
301.85 Through highway. (Added) 
301.86 Thruway. (Added) 
301.87 Traffic. (Added) 
301.88 Traffic control device. (Added) 
301.89 Traffic control signal. (Added) 
301.90 Trailer. (Added) 
301.91 Train. (Added) 
301.92 Truck. (Added) 
301.93 Two -stage bicycle turn box. (Added) 
301.94 Type A family child care home. (Added) 
301.95 Urban district. (Added) 
301.96 Vehicle. (Added) 
301.97 Waste collection vehicle. (Added) 
301.98 Wildlife officer. (Added) 
305.03 Permit Required for Traffic Signal on State Route. (Amended) 
313.02 Through Highways; Stop and Yield Right -of -Way Signs. (Amended) 
313.03 Traffic Signal Indications. (Amended) 
313.04 Lane -Use Control Signal Indications. (Amended) 
313.09 Driver's Duties Upon Approaching Ambiguous or Non -Working Traffic 
Signal. (Amended) 
313.10 Unlawful Purchase, Possession or Sale. (Amended) 
313.11 Portable Signal Preemption Devices Prohibited. (Amended) 
313.12 Bicycle Symbol Signal Indications. (Added) 
331.33 Obstructing Intersection, Crosswalk or Grade Crossing. (Amended) 
331.35 Occupying Travel Trailer, Fifth Wheel Vehicle, or Manufactured or 
Mobile Home While in Motion. (Amended) 
331.38 Stopping for School Bus; Discharging Children. (Amended) 
331.45 Restrictions on the Operation of School Buses. (Amended) 
333.01 Driving or Physical Control While Under the Influence. (Amended) 
333.03 Maximum Speed Limits; Assured Clear Distance Ahead. (Amended) 
335.09 Display of License Plates or Validation Stickers; Registration. (Amended) 
337.24 Motor Vehicle Stop Lights. (Amended) 
341.01 Commercial Drivers Definitions. (Amended) 
371.01 Right of Way in Crosswalk. (Amended) 
371.03 Crossing Roadway Outside Crosswalk; Diagonal Crossings at 
Intersections. (Amended) 
371.11 Persons Operating Motorized Wheelchairs. (Deleted) 
371.12 Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices. (Amended)

General Offenses Code 
517.01 Gambling Definitions. (Amended) 
525.02 Falsification. (Amended) 
529.08 Hours of Sale or Consumption. (Amended) 
533.15 Dissemination of Private Sexual Images. (Repealed) 
Fire Prevention Code 
1719.04 Possession, Sale or Discharge Prohibited; Exceptions. (Amended) 
1719.06 Safety Requirements for Fireworks Showroom Structures. (Amended) 
1719.07 Manufacturing or Wholesale Sale Without a License; Prohibitions. 
(Amended) 
1719.08 Purchasers to Comply with Law; Unauthorized Purchases. (Amended) 
SECT O�4 3: The complete text of the sections of the Codified Ordinances listed 
above are set forth in full in the current replacement pages to the Codified Ordinances 
which are adopted herein. 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 4: That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare for the 
reason that it is imperative to adopt current replacement pages to the Codified Ordinances 
in order to avoid practical and legal entanglements, and further provided it receives the 
affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in 
force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. 
PASSED: `7, 
ATTEST: 
BEATRICE TAYLOR 
Clerk of Council 
APPROVED: (r ?a' 
MAYOR NICOLE DAILE J S 
First Reading: 7'94/ 
Second Reading: 
Third Reading: (�1� 
Committee: 
L J. BROSSARD 
President of Council 
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 
Is/ Michael R. Gareau, Jr. 
MICHAEL R. GAREA U, JR. 
Director of Law