SECTION 3. EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS. SECTION 3. EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS. Document type document Ordinances detected S, 116-84 Original source American Legal Publishing Content hash fb3fc8190c394e8557db7c2fa9636c2e9db1fdec5072412260e0594a530bd3fa 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 ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES ARTICLE II MUNICIPAL POWERS ARTICLE III THE MAYOR ARTICLE IV THE COUNCIL ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS ARTICLE VI CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ARTICLE VII BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARTICLE VIII FINANCE ARTICLE IX NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS ARTICLE X INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL ARTICLE XI FRANCHISES ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER ARTICLE XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER. SECTION 2. SAVING CLAUSE. SECTION 3. EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS. SECTION 4. INTERPRETATION OF THE CHARTER. SECTION 5. CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT OFFICERS. SECTION 6. OATH OF OFFICE. SECTION 7. CHARTER REVIEW. SECTION 8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 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 SECTION 3. EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS. SECTION 3. EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.    SECTION 3. EFFECT OF THE CHARTER UPON EXISTING LAWS AND RIGHTS.    The adoption of this Charter shall not affect any pre-existing rights of the Municipality, or any right or liability or pending suit or prosecution, either on behalf of or against the Municipality or any officer thereof; nor any franchise granted by the Municipality, or pending proceedings for the authorization of public improvements or the levy of assessments therefor. Except as a contrary intent appears herein, all acts of the Council of the Municipality shall continue in effect until lawfully amended or repealed. 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. These documents should not be relied upon as the definitive authority for local legislation. Additionally, the formatting and pagination of the posted documents varies from the formatting and pagination of the official copy. The official printed copy of a Code of Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken. For further information regarding the official version of any of this Code of Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588. Hosted by: American Legal Publishing Back to Code Library Previous Doc Next Doc 0 items available Detected legislative history Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER amended or repealed Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588 Imported automatically by MunicipalWiki. The original publisher remains the authoritative source pending legal normalization and verification.