Lima has no ordinance banning or licensing residential rain barrels. Ohio law allows private rainwater collection; the state plumbing code governs any indoor or potable rainwater plumbing connection.
Lima's Codified Ordinances set no rule prohibiting or specially permitting residential rainwater harvesting, so homeowners may place rain barrels and cisterns for outdoor uses such as garden irrigation. Ohio does not restrict private rainwater collection statewide. If harvested water is plumbed into a building or used for anything beyond simple outdoor irrigation, the Ohio Plumbing Code and Lima's building/plumbing permit requirements apply, and any tie-in to the potable system must include proper backflow protection. Keep barrels covered and mosquito-screened to avoid triggering the Property Maintenance Code's nuisance and standing-water provisions.
No harvesting-specific penalty; an uncovered, stagnant barrel breeding mosquitoes could be cited as a nuisance under the Property Maintenance Code sanitation provisions.
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Lima's zoning code has no separate garage-sale-sign section. In residential districts, temporary signs such as 'For sale,' 'For lease' and 'For rent' are lim...
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Lima's charter and code do not set specific political-sign rules for private yards. The city bans signs in the public right-of-way, and Ohio law protects pri...
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