# CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances — Chapter Overview # CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances
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Ordinances detectedS, 116-84, 49-96
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--- Skip to main content Search Sitemap Login Select Language Resources Skip to code content (skip section selection) 2025-04 (current) Sheffield Lake Overview Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO CERTIFICATION ROSTER OF OFFICIALS ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE CHARTER PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE ONE - General Provisions CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances 101.01 DESIGNATION; CITATION; HEADINGS. 101.02 GENERAL DEFINITIONS. 101.03 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 101.04 REVIVOR; EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR REPEAL. 101.05 CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION REFERENCES. 101.06 CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. 101.07 DETERMINATION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 101.08 SEVERABILITY. 101.99 GENERAL PENALTY. CHAPTER 103 Official Standards CHAPTER 105 Wards and Boundaries TITLE THREE - Legislative TITLE FIVE - Administrative TITLE SEVEN - Judicial TITLE NINE - Taxation PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE OH Sheffield Lake Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances CHAPTER 101 Codified Ordinances 101.01 Designation; citation; headings. 101.02 General definitions. 101.03 Rules of construction. 101.04 Revivor; effect of amendment or repeal. 101.05 Construction of section references. 101.06 Conflicting provisions. 101.07 Determination of legislative intent. 101.08 Severability. 101.99 General penalty. CROSS REFERENCES See sectional histories for similar State law Statute of limitations on prosecutions - see Ohio R.C. 718.06; GEN. OFF. 501.06 Codification in book form - see Ohio R.C. 731.23 Imprisonment until fine and costs are paid - see Ohio R.C. 1905.30, 2947.14 Citation issuance for minor misdemeanors - see Ohio R.C. 2935.26 et seq. Ordinances and resolutions - see ADM. Ch. 123 Rules of construction for offenses and penalties - see GEN. OFF. 501.04 101.01 DESIGNATION; CITATION; HEADINGS. (a) All ordinances of a permanent and general nature of the Municipality as revised, codified, rearranged, renumbered and consolidated into component codes, titles, chapters and sections shall be known and designated as the Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, Ohio, 1984, for which designation "Codified Ordinances" may be substituted. Code, title, chapter and section headings do not constitute any part of the law as contained in the Codified Ordinances. (ORC 1.01) (b) All references to codes, titles, chapters and sections are to such components of the Codified Ordinances unless otherwise specified. Any component code may be referred to and cited by its name, such as the "Traffic Code". Sections may be referred to and cited by the designation "Section" followed by the number, such as "Section 101.01". 101.02 GENERAL DEFINITIONS. As used in the Codified Ordinances, unless another definition is provided or the context otherwise requires: (a) "And" may be read "or", and "or" may be read "and", if the sense requires it. (ORC 1.02(F)) (b) "Another" when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. (ORC 1.02(B)) (c) "Bond" includes an undertaking and "undertaking" includes a bond. (ORC 1.02(D), (E)) (d) "Council" means the legislative authority of the Municipality. (e) "County" means Lorain County, Ohio. (f) “Hard surface” as used in the Codified Ordinances unless specifically defined otherwise shall be defined as follows; concrete, asphaltic concrete, or at least 4" of #57 limestone aggregate or larger additionally choked with fines. (Ord. 49-96. Passed 6-11-96.) (g) "Keeper" or "proprietor" includes all persons, whether acting by themselves or as a servant, agent or employee. (h) "Land" or "real estate" includes rights and easements of an incorporeal nature. (ORC 701.01(F)) (i) "Municipality" or “City” means the City of Sheffield Lake, Ohio. (j) "Oath" includes affirmation and "swear" includes affirm. (ORC 1.59(B)) (k) "Owner", when applied to property, includes any part owner, joint owner or tenant in common of the whole or part of such property. (l) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership and association. (ORC 1.59(C)) (m) "Premises", as applied to property, includes land and buildings. (n) "Property" means real and personal property. (ORC 1.59(E)) "Personal property" includes all property except real. "Real property" includes lands, tenements and hereditaments. (o) "Public authority" includes boards of education; the Municipal, County, State or Federal government, its officers or an agency thereof; or any duly authorized public official. (p) "Public place" includes any street, sidewalk, park, cemetery, school yard, body of water or watercourse, public conveyance, or any other place for the sale of merchandise, public accommodation or amusement. (q) "Registered mail" includes certified mail and "certified mail" includes registered mail. (ORC 1.02(G)) (r) "Rule" includes regulation. (ORC 1.59(F)) (s) "Sidewalk" means that portion of the street between the curb line and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians. (t) "This State" or "the State" means the State of Ohio. (ORC 1.59(G)) (u) "Street" includes alleys, avenues, boulevards, lanes, roads, highways, viaducts and all other public thoroughfares within the Municipality. (v) "Tenant" or "occupant", as applied to premises, includes any person holding a written or oral lease, or who actually occupies the whole or any part of such premises, alone or with others. (w) "Whoever" includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents and employees; and all officials, public or private. (ORC 1.02(A)) (x) "Written" or "in writing" includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. This provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. (ORC 1.59(J)) Disclaimer: This Code of Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality. American Legal Publishing provides these documents for informational purposes only. 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