Akron, OH

Akron follows Ohio's exotic animal laws (ORC Chapter 935), which require a dangerous wild animal permit for species like big cats, bears, large constricting snakes, and venomous…

Akron's only mandatory spay/neuter rule is narrow: § 92.18 requires any miniature potbellied pig kept as a pet to be spayed or neutered once it reaches three months old, and a pygmy…

Akron requires a permit from the Director of Neighborhood Assistance before placing a beehive anywhere in the city. City Code § 92.29 charges a nonrefundable $5 annual fee per apiary…

Akron treats any household with more than four dogs over six months old as an unlicensed kennel. City Code § 92.28 defines a "kennel" as a pack of more than four such dogs kept…

Akron keeps a voluntary microchip registry for cats and dogs under City Code § 92.155. Owners are never required to chip a pet, but those who do can register the owner's name, address…

Akron declares the common Asiatic pigeon a public nuisance and bans feeding large flocks of them. City Code § 92.21 makes "harborage" of the birds, including feeding flocks that create…

Akron flatly bans keeping chickens or other poultry within 100 feet of any dwelling, and bans keeping horses, cows, goats, and other hoofed animals in the city unless the Director of…

Akron treats cats the same as dogs, livestock, and fowl under its at-large ban: City Code § 92.01(B) bars letting a cat roam off its owner's property unrestrained on any public way or…

Akron's Form-Based Zoning Code (approved March 11, 2024) treats veterinary offices, animal hospitals, kennels, pet boarding and pet grooming as one "Animal Care" use category. It is a…

Akron requires dogs to be on a leash or under direct control when off the owner's property. Dogs running at large violate city ordinance. All dogs over 3 months must be licensed with…

Akron does not enforce breed-specific legislation. Ohio repealed its statewide pit bull designation in 2012. Dogs are regulated based on individual behavior. Dogs declared dangerous or…

Want a city-owned street tree gone from in front of your Akron property for a driveway or sewer project? Section 101.11 lets the city remove it, but you pay the removal cost and the…

Akron doesn't ban composting, but City Code § 94.34 tightly regulates it: piles can't top five feet, must sit inside a screened enclosure invisible from any street or sidewalk, and…

Akron caps bushes, shrubs, and plants on corner lots at three feet above the roadway surface so they don't block a driver's view approaching a street intersection. The Director of…

Akron's nuisance compliance code requires grass and weeds to be kept below 8 inches. The Nuisance Compliance Division enforces property maintenance standards including overgrown…

Summit County's Subdivision Regulations do not require rain barrels or rain gardens, but Sec. 1106.07(b) formally encourages low-impact design, bioretention, rain gardens, rain…

Summit County's subdivision regulations require every Landscape Plan submitted for a Major Residential Subdivision in the unincorporated county to work at least 30% native trees…

Akron bans amplified sound from radios, speakers, and musical instruments that causes unreasonable noise likely to annoy people of ordinary sensibilities. Sound audible more than 80…

Akron law requires every motor vehicle and motorcycle to run a working muffler that prevents excessive noise, bans cutout or bypass devices, and caps vehicle sound at ninety decibels…

Akron enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 135 of the city code. Decibel limits vary by zoning district, with stricter standards near residential-university buffer…

Akron considers persistent barking a public nuisance under Chapter 132 (Offenses Against Public Peace). Dog owners are responsible for preventing excessive barking that disturbs…

Summit County exempts construction sounds from its noise nuisance code only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Outside that window, construction noise can be cited as a nuisance under…

Summit County labels 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime as the 'Maximum Noise Level Recommendations' for residential areas, and 67 dBA daytime and 62 dBA nighttime for non-residential…

Akron caps overnight occupancy at short-term rentals under City Code § 111.624(C): no more than two guests per sleeping room, regardless of total square footage. The cap layers on top…

Akron charges operators a three percent excise tax on the gross revenue of every short-term rental in the city under § 104.51, on top of the separate registration required by Chapter…

Akron will not issue a short-term rental registration certificate unless the operator proves general liability insurance of at least one million dollars. City Code Section…

Akron treats repeat violations as grounds to shut down a short-term rental. City Code Section 111.622(D)(9) bars a property from getting a registration certificate if it has racked up…

Akron makes hosting platforms directly responsible for the city's three percent short-term rental excise tax: City Code § 104.55 requires every platform to file a quarterly return and…

Akron requires every short-term rental operator to register with the city before renting out a unit for stays under 30 days. Operating or advertising an unregistered short-term rental…

Summit County does not cap the number of nights a property may be rented short-term. Any annual night cap is a municipal choice. Most Summit County cities do not impose one; check your…

Akron law makes every pool owner enclose a pool 24 inches deep or more with a barrier at least four feet high with self-latching gates. Aboveground pools need only a 36-inch guard…

Akron requires a building permit before any swimming pool is built, installed, enlarged, or altered. Plans must go to the Superintendent of Building Inspection, and pools smaller than…

Leaving any vehicle, including an abandoned junk motor vehicle, on an Akron public street or right-of-way for forty-eight consecutive hours or longer without notifying the Police Chief…

Akron limits where a camper or travel trailer can sit on residential property. City Code Chapter 152 bans parking any trailer on streets, alleys or public places, and allows only one…

Once United States Weather Bureau records show two inches of snow on a designated main street, or five inches on a residential street, with more snow expected, Akron bans parking there…

Only a delivery vehicle, defined as one used mainly for commercial delivery and displaying a state-issued commercial plate, may park in an Akron loading zone, and even then only during…

Akron bans parking on the front yard of a residence unless the vehicle sits on a driveway, and bans parking on vacant lots in residential districts. City Code § 76.31 defines the front…

Akron bans parking semi-trailers, tow trucks, box trucks, buses, dump trucks, cranes, bulldozers, and any other commercial vehicle taller than nine feet or heavier than nine thousand…

Akron bans parking within five feet of a driveway, within ten feet of a fire hydrant, and facing the wrong way against traffic, and it limits on-street parking on any street or alley…

R.C. 4513.601 governs only private-lot tows a property owner orders without police involvement; it does not reach police-ordered tows off residential or farm land, which fall under the…

Every existing dwelling unit in Akron must have working smoke alarms under City Code § 93.52, installed outside each sleeping area and on every additional story, including basements…

Akron's fire prevention code bans bulk storage or use of liquefied petroleum gas outright in the city's closely built sections, unless the Chief of Fire Prevention issues special…

Ohio lets adults discharge their own 1.4G consumer fireworks on ten specific windows each year, Independence Day week chief among them, but only on private property with the owner's…

Akron prohibits open burning of trash, leaves, and yard waste within city limits. Recreational fires are allowed under Ohio Fire Code conditions. The city follows Ohio EPA open burning…

Akron lets residents burn a contained recreational fire, whether it's a fire pit, charcoal grill, or burn table, only if it's fueled by charcoal, clean wood, or LP/natural gas and kept…

Ohio bans open burning of brush, weeds, and grass outside municipalities from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. during March, April, May, October, and November (ORC 1503.18). Before any legal burn near…

Summit County, Ohio is not in a mapped wildfire-hazard zone like the western U.S., so there are no county wildland-urban-interface (WUI) codes. Instead, Ohio's Division of Forestry…

Akron allows a home occupation inside a dwelling only if it stays invisible from the street: family labor only, no exterior change beyond a two-square-foot sign, no work in a detached…

Akron's zoning code lets a resident run a child day care home for six or fewer children, counted over a full twenty-four-hour period, as a by-right accessory use in a Class U1…

Akron's Zoning Code allows a home occupation to be identified by a sign no larger than two square feet, the only visible sign of the business the code permits under § 153.140(C)(63)…

Ohio is one of the few states that asks a cottage food baker for no licence, no registration, no permit and no inspection. R.C. 3717.22(B)(6) exempts a cottage food production…

Ohio never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, so there is nothing to apply for. It solved the same problem from the other end, by exempting home cooking from the food…

Akron caps backyard sheds and other accessory structures at fifteen feet in height and requires at least three feet of clearance from a rear lot line and six feet from any other…

Summit County has no countywide accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rule. In Ohio, incorporated cities and villages zone themselves, while townships zone unincorporated land under ORC…

Summit County sets no tiny-home rule. Whether a tiny house or tiny home on wheels is allowed depends on your city, village, or township zoning under ORC Chapter 519 and on Ohio…

Akron's Form-Based Zoning Code sets fence heights by yard type under Sec. 4.3.3: residential side and rear yard fences top out at 6 feet, commercial and industrial side and rear fences…

Akron requires a retaining wall wherever an excavation, fill, or grade change would otherwise endanger an adjoining lot, under §§ 192.101 and 192.102 of the Building Code. A wall built…

Akron's Form-Based Zoning Code requires fences, walls and screens to be built of durable, low-maintenance materials, and flatly bans two categories citywide under Sec. 4.3.3.D.1: no…

Akron does not require neighbor consent to build a fence on your property. Ohio law allows property owners to build fences on their own land. Boundary fences are governed by Ohio…

Akron restaurants and bars that want to serve food or drinks on a public sidewalk must get a sidewalk cafe permit from the Director of Public Service. The permit costs $300 (or $50 to…

Akron requires a written permit from the Director of Public Safety before any street parade or procession can use city streets, under Akron Codified Ordinances § 72.44. Funeral…

Akron requires a Director of Public Service permit before anyone organizes a block party, large party, or temporary street closure under § 98.04. Applicants pay a nonrefundable $30…

Anyone occupying an Akron sidewalk, roadway, or right-of-way for building operations needs an occupation permit from the Director of Public Service, backed by a bond of at least…

Akron's Codified Ordinance § 98.01(A)(4)-(5) bars placing vehicles, merchandise, or other movable items on a sidewalk or the curb strip, and separately bans fixed obstructions, like…

Akron law puts sidewalk upkeep on the abutting property owner: § 98.01(A)(1) says no owner or occupant may fail to keep sidewalks and aprons in repair and free of nuisance. Under…

Akron's only loitering ordinance targets loitering to solicit sexual activity for hire in or near a public place: streets, sidewalks, parking lots, doorways, or transit facilities…

Akron pedestrians who cross outside a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection must yield to every vehicle on the road under City Code § 77.05. The same section…

Akron's Clean Indoor Air chapter bans lighted smoking materials in a long list of public places, from transit vehicles and theaters to elevators and libraries, then extends the ban to…

Akron Codified Ordinances § 139.14 makes it a crime to use, operate, or ride a skateboard anywhere within city limits after daylight hours. The ban covers streets, sidewalks, parking…

Akron bars carrying an open container of beer or liquor in public. City Code § 91.07 makes it illegal to possess an opened container in any public place unless bought there for on-site…

Summit County Code Sec. 513.17(h)(2) makes it a minor misdemeanor for an adult use consumer to use cannabis in public areas. The same penalty applies to a vehicle passenger who smokes…

Akron levies a three percent excise tax on hotel and motel lodging furnished to transient guests under § 104.62, collected by the operator as trustee for the city. Every hotel and…

Akron requires every medical marijuana cultivator, processor, dispensary, or testing lab to hold a city-issued local operating license on top of state authorization. City Code §…

Akron bars a medical marijuana cultivator, processor, dispensary, or testing lab from locating within five hundred feet of a school, church, public library, playground, or park. City…

Ohio's adult-use marijuana law, approved by Issue 2 in 2023 and now codified in ORC Chapter 3796, lets adults twenty-one and older grow up to six marijuana plants each, twelve per…

Akron requires every smoke shop to hold a Vape Products License before selling vape or smoke shop products, issued by the Treasurer's Office - Assessments & Licenses under City Code §…

Running a massage establishment in Akron requires a Mayor-issued permit approved by the Health Officer before opening. City Code § 111.251 bans operating without one, and § 111.252…

Anyone buying or reselling used goods in Akron, from jewelry and electronics to bicycles and tools, needs a City license before opening. City Code § 111.490 defines "secondhand dealer"…

Akron confines sexually oriented businesses to Class U3 or U4 districts and keeps them 500 feet from any U1 or U2 residential district, 1,000 feet from schools, libraries, parks, and…

Akron bars anyone from operating a pawnshop without a City license. City Code § 111.490 defines a "pawnbroker" as anyone lending money on pledged personal property at more than 8%…

Akron licenses a single towing company for each of six police towing districts and holds them to strict service standards. Sec. 70.52 requires tow companies to be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m…

Akron bans standing or parking any vehicle in a bicycle lane, along with fire lanes, bus-only lanes, taxi lanes, and other preferential lanes, under § 76.15(S) of the Codified…

Akron does not run red-light cameras. Instead, Akron Police Department automated mobile speed enforcement vans photograph vehicles that blow through posted limits in school zones and…

Summit County recognizes three classes of electric bicycles under Sec. 301.24, sorted by motor wattage and top assisted speed. Class 1 and 2 e-bikes may use bicycle-only and shared-use…

Summit County caps low-speed micromobility devices, including rental and shared e-scooters, at 20 mph on public streets, sidewalks, and shared-use paths. Riders must be at least 16 to…

Ohio calls a golf cart an under-speed vehicle and, unlike states that simply refuse to register one, treats it as a titleable and registrable vehicle: R.C. 4501.01(XX) defines it by…

Akron bans door-to-door peddling and solicitation outside set hours and lets residents opt out entirely. Under City Code § 111.361, no peddling or soliciting may occur before 9:00 a.m…

Akron requires anyone going door to door to sell goods or services to register with the License and Assessments Clerk before setting foot on residential property. Registration under…

Akron requires every mobile food truck to hold a City License Division permit before selling from streets, rights-of-way, or public property. City Code § 111.369 sets a $225…

Akron confines mobile food trucks to a narrow footprint. Under City Code § 111.369.1, vending is barred on any public sidewalk and within set buffers of homes, hydrants, gas stations…

Summit County licenses every itinerant vendor, peddler, hawker and canvasser, including mobile food operators like ice cream and snack trucks, through the Office of Consumer Affairs…

Akron's General Code bars any storm water discharger from releasing anything other than pure storm water into the city's municipal separate storm sewer system without state…

Akron requires city approval before any construction disturbs an acre or more of soil. Sec. 50.80 makes anyone doing soil-disturbing work on one acre or more, or a smaller phase of a…

Akron requires new and substantially improved homes in mapped flood zones to have their lowest floor, including basement, built at or above the base flood elevation. Nonresidential…

Akron requires a development permit from the Superintendent of Building Inspection before any construction begins in a FEMA-mapped special flood hazard area. The rules apply citywide…

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1506 grants the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Office of Coastal Management exclusive authority over Lake Erie shore structures, erosion areas, and…

Akron closes its public parks from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Codified Ordinance § 96.03, with a later 11 p.m. curfew at eleven named community parks. Entering or remaining after hours…

Akron Codified Ordinances § 139.06 bars anyone under 18 from city streets and sidewalks between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Exceptions cover minors with a parent or guardian, minors accompanied…

Akron defines exactly what counts as curbside recyclables under Sec. 52.10, covering metal cans, glass, rigid plastic bottles, aerosol cans, foil, and paper, and separately makes it a…

Akron tells residents exactly when city-issued trash and recycling carts can sit at the curb: no earlier than 4:30 p.m. the day before collection, no later than 4:30 a.m. on collection…

Akron sharply limits what bulky items can go out for curbside pickup. Sec. 52.11(C)-(D) bans nearly all automobile parts except tires, car seats, mufflers, and tailpipes, and bans…

Akron requires most homes to subscribe to the city's curbside trash program or a licensed private hauler, and bars anyone but authorized city crews or licensed private haulers from…

Akron won't collect loose brush or carpet at the curb. Sec. 52.11(B) requires that any carpet or brush set out for curbside pickup be cut, bundled, and tied into bundles no more than…

Akron treats any dumping of more than five pounds of waste on public or private property or waters as a first-degree misdemeanor under Codified Ordinance § 95.40. Convicted dumpers…

Akron caps how long you can keep a dumpster, roll-off, or storage pod in a residential neighborhood: thirty consecutive days, and no more than ninety total days in a calendar year…

Summit County's countywide noise ordinance treats refuse collection as exempt from its nuisance-noise rules only when the collection happens between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Outside…

Akron gives property owners 24 hours after snowfall to clear their abutting sidewalk under § 98.01(A)(3), and separately bans piling or shoveling snow onto sidewalks or streets. Repeat…

Akron caps grass and unmaintained plants at eight inches on any land in the city, including vacant lots, under City Code § 94.29. Inspections run every growing season from April 1…

Akron forces owners of vacant commercial or industrial buildings to register, pay an annual fee, and file a vacant building plan under Chapter 154. If the Vacant Commercial or…

Every owner or operator of a rental unit in Akron must register with the Department of Neighborhood Assistance by January 31 each year under § 150.30, and again whenever title…

Akron's Environmental Health Housing Code, §§ 150.07 through 150.12, sets the minimum equipment and condition standards every dwelling unit must meet: a working kitchen sink, a…

Before filing an eviction in Ohio, a landlord must serve a 3-day notice to leave the premises under Ohio Revised Code 1923.04, including specific statutory warning language. The…

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1923 establishes uniform forcible entry and detainer procedures, and ORC 5321.17 sets termination notice requirements that govern evictions in every Ohio…

Under Ohio Revised Code 5321.04(A)(8), a landlord must give a tenant reasonable notice before entering and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency. The statute…

Ohio Revised Code 5321.17 sets notice periods to end a periodic tenancy: 30 days for month-to-month and 7 days for week-to-week, given before the periodic rental date. A fixed-term…

Ohio preempts local rent control. Effective September 23, 2022, Ohio Rev. Code 5321.19 (added by H.B. 430) bars counties, townships, and municipalities from imposing rent control or…

Ohio sets no statutory cap on residential security deposits under Ohio Rev. Code 5321.16. The landlord must itemize deductions in writing and return the balance within 30 days after…

Ohio recognizes adverse possession after 21 years, the limitation period in Ohio Revised Code 2305.04 for an action to recover real property. A squatter must possess the land openly…

Akron treats holiday decorations as a permitted sign category with no separate permit and no stated time limit: Section 153.365(A)(13) allows 'temporary displays or decorations…

Akron caps garage and yard sale signs at four square feet under City Code § 153.365(A)(11). The sign can go up no more than three days before the sale and must come down within one day…

Akron only allows digital billboard technology as part of an outdoor advertising display approved as a conditional use. Section 153.385(A)(16) permits electronic message centers, but…

Akron bans highway advertising devices within 660 feet of the right-of-way of any expressway, controlled-access highway, or interstate under City Code 153.385(B)(1). Only…

Akron limits on-premises window signs to whichever is larger: seventy-five percent of the window's surface or fifteen square feet of total signage. The rule sits in § 153.365(A)(9) of…

Akron lets residents put up temporary political signs without a permit, but only within a set window. City Code § 153.365(A)(12) allows the signs no sooner than 45 days before an…

Akron doesn't inspect every rental on a set schedule, but § 150.40 forces semi-annual inspections for at least four years once a landlord racks up two uncomplied notices of violation…

A tenant who wants Akron to inspect a rental unit can ask the Department of Neighborhood Assistance's Housing Inspector to do it. City Code § 150.02 lets the inspector enter, examine…

Akron's Zoning Code does not set one blanket lot-coverage percentage for every property, but it caps accessory structures on residential lots. Under § 153.260(E)(6), the combined floor…

A single-family house in Akron needs a rear yard at least 25% of the lot's depth (capped at 25 feet) and side yards at least 5 feet each, with side yards together covering at least 25%…

Akron ties building height to a separate height-district map layered over the zoning districts. Most single-family and two-family neighborhoods sit in a Class H1 height district…

Akron's Zoning Code does not set a footcandle or fixture-shielding limit for residential lighting; instead Section 153.300(D) bars any exterior lighting that impairs safe traffic…

Akron's Form-Based Zoning Code caps outdoor light spillage at the right-of-way to an average of 2.5 footcandles and bars fixtures from shining onto neighboring properties or the…

Akron requires a building permit before starting sitework, demolition, storage tank work, swimming pool installation, or building a structure in the public right-of-way under § 190.201…

Every Akron dwelling that runs a furnace, water heater, fireplace, or other fuel-burning appliance, or that shares a structure with an attached garage, must have a working carbon…

Akron's Lead Poisoning Hazards article flatly bans applying lead-based coatings on any exposed dwelling surface, fixture, toy, or eating utensil, and bars letting lead-bearing…

Akron requires a City license before anyone runs a day nursery or children's boarding home. The Codified Ordinances define a day nursery as care for three or more unrelated children…

Akron's Superintendent of Building Inspection enforces every stage of construction through mandatory field inspections. Permit holders must call for inspections before work is…

Plumbing work regulated by Ohio's adopted Plumbing Code needs a permit from the Summit County Building Official before it starts. Residential plumbing permits cost $60 non-refundable…

Summit County adopts Ohio's current Building, Mechanical, Plumbing and Residential Codes by reference, and any electrical work regulated by those codes needs a permit from the Building…

Akron bars anyone from planting a tree, plant, or shrub in a public highway, parkway strip, or park until the Director of Public Service approves the species, size, and location and…

Once Akron's Housing Inspector confirms a code violation, whether it's disrepair, sanitation, or an equipment problem, the city doesn't just cite the resident; it must serve a written…

Akron routes nuisance and housing complaints through the Department of Neighborhood Assistance's 311 Call Center and Nuisance Compliance division under City Code § 31.39. A Housing…

Akron designates historic landmarks and districts through the Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission under City Code § 31.394. An application costs $75 for a single…

Akron puts the job of exterminating rodents, insects, and other pests on whoever occupies the space, unless the infestation traces back to the owner's failure to keep the building…

Akron charges owners of vacant commercial or industrial buildings an annual registration fee under City Code Chapter 154, not a property tax. Buildings under 10,000 square feet pay…

Akron's municipal income tax, City Code § 99.02, sorts every taxpaying entity into one of several classes for the two-percent net-profits tax: individuals, C corporations, S…

Akron won't let a subdivider plant certain trees as street trees in a new allotment. City Code § 151.18(E) bans silver maple, ash-leaved maple, tree of heaven, poplar, and willow…

Akron caps garage sales at three per address per calendar year, with each sale limited to three consecutive days and daylight hours only. The rule sits in the Zoning Code's…

When a water leak threatens health or safety, Akron's Director of Neighborhood Assistance can order immediate repairs without waiting for a hearing. City Code § 150.06(B) lets the…

Summit County Building Standards sets a frost line depth of 38 inches, the deepest in Ohio we have found, and it governs Akron, which has had no building department of its own since…

Ohio pre-fills four design criteria for the whole state, 115 mph wind speed, severe weathering, moderate to heavy termite risk and required ice barrier underlayment, and delegates the…

Ohio leaves the ground snow load column of its design criteria table blank, directing each jurisdiction to fill it in from the ground snow load figure in the code.

Ohio Revised Code 4561.51, effective April 2025, makes it a state offense to fly a commercial drone in violation of FAA rules, and adds criminal penalties for interfering with…

Ohio lets you fly a recreational drone as long as you follow the FAA, but Revised Code 4561.51, effective April 9, 2025, adds state teeth: you cannot disrupt police, firefighters, or…

Ohio's constitutional minimum wage (Article II Section 34a) sets a state floor that adjusts annually with inflation, while ORC 4111.02 limits local action.

Ohio Senate Bill 331 added ORC 4113.85 preempting local paid sick leave, fringe benefit, and scheduling mandates on private employers statewide.

Ohio law preempts local predictive scheduling, fair workweek, and similar shift-notice ordinances, leaving employer scheduling unregulated by state mandate.

Ohio allows permitless concealed carry for qualifying adults aged 21 and over while still issuing concealed handgun licenses for reciprocity and other benefits.

Ohio Revised Code 9.68 preempts local firearm ordinances, reserving authority over firearms regulation almost entirely to the state legislature.

Ohio Revised Code 2923.16 governs how loaded and unloaded firearms may be transported in motor vehicles, with statewide rules preempting local conflicts.

Ohio's constitution, not any city zoning code, fixes where casinos can operate. Article XV, Section 6(C) authorizes exactly four casino facilities statewide: one each in Cincinnati…

Ohio requires every charitable organization to hold an attorney general license before running bingo, instant bingo, or electronic instant bingo. R.C. 2915.08 sets three license types…

Ohio's gambling statute bans operating a "game of chance conducted for profit," defined in R.C. 2915.01(E) as one "designed to produce income for the person who conducts or operates"…

Ohio legalized sports wagering effective January 1, 2023, but R.C. 3775.03 bars anyone from operating, conducting, or assisting sports gaming without a license from the Ohio Casino…

Ohio's Planned Community Law lets homeowners associations levy assessments and, when unpaid, record a lien foreclosed exactly like a mortgage. R.C. 5312.12 makes the lien prior to…

Ohio's Planned Community Law governs association governance in R.C. 5312.03-5312.07. R.C. 5312.04 covers election of officers, board powers, and meetings, and notably lets the board…

Ohio overrides HOA governing documents on two owner protections. R.C. 5312.16 (S.B. 61, eff. 2022) bars a planned community from banning solar collection devices unless the declaration…

Ohio law voids any HOA rule, bylaw, or deed covenant that blocks a homeowner from flying the U.S. flag, the state flag, the POW/MIA flag, or a service flag. Associations keep authority…

Ohio's Planned Community Law lets a homeowners association bill a lot owner an "enforcement assessment" (the statute's term for an HOA fine) only when the declaration authorizes it…

Ohio runs condominiums under a separate lien statute from the one that governs planned communities, and the condominium version is the weaker of the two on paper. R.C. 5311.18(A)(1)…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in Ohio, but no Ohio statute creates them. The Revised Code mentions them in exactly one place, R.C. 4511.043, which assumes an "authorized sobriety or…

Ohio has no statute that bans recording a police officer and no buffer-zone law keeping bystanders a set distance away. The General Assembly went the other direction in 2023: R.C…

Ohio is a stop-and-identify state. Under R.C. 2921.29 a person in a public place must give a law enforcement officer their name, address, or date of birth when the officer reasonably…

Ohio has no general statute telling you whether to consent to a search of your car, and nothing in the Revised Code makes refusing an offense. The single place the code regulates…

Ohio law limits township and county zoning authority over agricultural uses, preserving farming activities on land used primarily for agriculture.

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 929 establishes Agricultural Districts that provide right-to-farm protections against nuisance suits and certain local regulations.

Ohio House Bill 242 preempts local plastic bag bans and fees, requiring uniform statewide treatment of auxiliary containers including plastic bags.

Ohio HB 242's auxiliary container preemption extends to polystyrene foam food containers, blocking local bans on Styrofoam takeout packaging.

Ohio's planned-community law lets an HOA member install a solar energy collection device unless the declaration specifically bans it, but the right only kicks in if the owner covers…

Ohio prohibits the sale of tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products to anyone under 21 under ORC 2927.02 and related regulations.

Ohio Revised Code 9.681, enacted in 2024 when lawmakers overrode a veto of budget bill HB 33, preempts local flavored tobacco and vapor product regulation, but courts have blocked it…

Ohio caps extra forward lighting by count, by mounting height and by total brightness, and it splits the numbers between the Revised Code and the Director of Public Safety's rules…

Ohio is one of the few states whose windshield statute uses the word camera. R.C. 4513.24(B)(1) bans nontransparent material on the glass apart from a four inch by six inch decal in a…

Ohio has never enacted a lane-splitting or lane-filtering statute, and neither phrase appears anywhere in the Revised Code. A motorcyclist who rides the white line between two lanes of…

R.C. 4503.21(A)(2) imposes two separate duties on an Ohio driver: the rear license plate must be securely fastened so as not to swing, and it shall not be covered by any material that…

Ohio does not prohibit radar detectors in private passenger vehicles. A full-text search of the Ohio Revised Code for the phrase returns no records, and the word radar appears in only…

Ohio permits studded tires on a fixed calendar window, not on weather conditions: R.C. 5589.081(B)(1) allows them only during the period running from the first day of November each…

Ohio splits its tint law across two instruments. R.C. 4513.241 creates the offence and the penalties but contains no percentage at all, and the numbers live in the Director of Public…