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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE RECODIFICATION, EDITING, AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF GROVEPORT, OHIO AND THE DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY
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WHEREAS, various ordinances of a general and permanent nature have been passed which should be included in the Codified Ordinances of Groveport, Ohio; and,
WHEREAS, numerous sections in the Traffic and General Codes need to be updated or enacted in order to comply with State law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVEPORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO, A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS CONCURRING:
Section 1: That the recodification, editing, arrangement and numbering or renumbering of the following ordinances and parts of ordinances are hereby approved as parts of the various component codes of the Codified Ordinances of Groveport, Ohio, so as to conform to the classification and numbering system of the Codified Ordinances, to-wit:
Ord. No. Date C.O. Section
2020-058 1-25-21 123.07
2021-002 2-8-21 935.08(e)
2021-010 4-12-21 2021 Replacement Pages
2021-012 3-22-21 126.01 to 126.05
2021-020 6-28-21 153.01, 153.02
2021-025 7-12-21 941.02, 941.03, 941.99
2021-038 8-9-21 181.15
2021-045 9-13-21 371.06
2021-046 9-13-21 137.02
2021-047 10-11-21 911.01 to 911.09; Repeals 911.99
2021-059 12-20-21 351.03(a)(17)
Section 2: That the following sections and chapters are hereby added, amended or repealed as respectively indicated in order to comply with current State law.
Administrative Code
101.03 Rules of Construction. (Amended)
Traffic Code
301.183 Low-Speed Micromobility Device. (Added)
301.22 Pedestrian. (Amended)
301.51 Vehicle. (Amended)
303.082 Private Tow-Away Zones. (Amended)
331.211 Report of Vehicle Failing to Yield Right of Way to Public Safety Vehicle. (Amended)
331.37 Driving Upon Sidewalks, Street Lawns or Curbs. (Amended)
333.03 Maximum Speed Limits. (Amended)
335.02 Permitting Operation Without Valid License; One License Permitted. (Amended)
335.021 Ohio Driver’s License Required for In State Residents. (Amended)
335.04 Certain Acts Prohibited. (Amended)
335.09 Display of License Plates or Validation Stickers; Temporary License Placard. (Amended)
351.03 Prohibited Standing of Parking Places. (Amended)
371.13 Operation of Personal Delivery Device on Sidewalks and Crosswalks. (Added)
371.14 Low-Speed Micromobility Devices. (Added)
373.10 Motorized Bicycle Operation. (Amended)
373.16 Electric Bicycles. (Amended)
General Offenses Code
501.99 Penalties for Misdemeanors. (Amended)
505.071 Cruelty to Companion Animals. (Amended)
509.07 Making False Alarms. (Amended)
513.01 Drug Abuse Control Definitions. (Amended)
517.01 Gambling Definitions. (Amended)
517.02 Gambling. (Amended)
517.06 Methods of Conducting a Bingo Game; Prohibitions. (Amended)
517.08 Raffles. (Amended)
517.09 Charitable Instant Bingo Organizations. (Amended)
517.11 Bingo or Game of Chance Records. (Amended)
517.13 Bingo Exceptions. (Amended)
517.14 Instant Bingo Conduct by a Veteran’s or Fraternal Organization. (Amended)
517.15 Skill-Based Amusement Machines. (Amended)
517.16 Electronic Instant Bingo; Prohibited Conduct. (Added)
525.13 Interfering with Civil Rights. (Amended)
529.01 Liquor Control Definitions. (Amended)
529.07 Open Container Prohibited. (Amended)
533.08 Procuring; Engagement in Sexual Activity for Hire. (Amended)
533.09 Soliciting. (Amended)
533.091 Loitering to Engage in Solicitation. (Amended)
533.10 Prostitution. (Amended)
General Offenses Code (Cont.)
537.02 Vehicular Homicide and Manslaughter. (Amended)
541.04 Criminal Mischief. (Amended)
541.05 Criminal Trespass. (Amended)
541.051 Aggravated Trespass. (Amended)
545.03 Property Exceptions as Felony Offense. (Amended)
545.09 Passing Bad Checks. (Amended)
549.02 Carrying Concealed Weapons. (Amended)
549.06 Unlawful Transactions in Weapons. (Amended)
553.04 Railroad Vandalism. (Amended)
Section 3: That the complete text of the Traffic and General Offenses Code sections listed above are set forth in full in the 2022 Replacement Pages to the Codified Ordinances which are hereby attached to this ordinance as Exhibit A. 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 for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto which are made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, necessary for the preservation of the health, safety and general welfare of the community to the extent that various City agencies will not be able to enforce specific provisions of the Codified Ordinances unless this Ordinance is enacted in a timely manner; WHEREFORE, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force upon passage by Council and signature of the Mayor.
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Lance Westcamp, Mayor
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Ruthanne Sargus Ross, CMC
Clerk of Council
Approved as to form:
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Kevin C. Shannon, Law Director