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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
19-001 2-11-19 351.24
19-005 2-25-19 1119.16, 1399.01 to 1399.09
19-006 3-25-19 Ch. 143 Ed. Note
19-008 3-25-19 143.01 to 143.22
19-011 4-22-19 1101.01 to 1101.05, 1102.01, 1102.02, 1103.01 to 1103.03, 1131.01 to 1131.03, 1132.01 to 1132.07, 1133.01, 1133.02, 1133.99, 1134.01 to 1134.03, 1135.01 to 1135.03, 1136.01 to 1136.03, 1137.01 to 1137.03, 1151.01 to 1151.16, 1152.01 to 1152.04, 1153.01 to 1153.03, 1154.01 to 1154.07, 1155.01, 1155.02, 1156.01, 1156.02, 1157.01, 1157.02, 1158.01, 1158.02, 1159.01, 1159.02, 1160.01, 1160.02, 1161.01 to 1161.03, 1162.01, 1162.02, 1163.01 to 1163.03, 1164.01 to 1164.11, 1170.01 to 1170.03, 1171.01 to 1171.04, 1172.01 to 1172.05, 1174.01 to 1174.04, 1175.01 to 1175.03, 1175.01, 1176.01 to 1176.08, 1176.99, 1177.01 to 1177.08, 1178.01 to 1178.10, 1179.01 to 1179.05, 1180.01 to 1180.05, 1181.01 to 1181.04, 1191.01 to 1191.14, 1191.16, 1191.17, 1192.01 to 1192.03, 1193.01 to 1193.03, 1194.01, 1194.02, 1195.01 to 1195.11, 1196.01 to 1196.12, Appdx A, B
19-012 4-22-19 1322.01, 1322.02
19-013 3-25-19 2019 Replacement Pages
19-027 6-24-19 1501.01
19-028 7-22-19 333.12
19-029 7-22-19 351.17
19-033 7-22-19 351.03
19-043 10-28-19 351.17
19-046 11-12-19 181.15
19-077 12-16-19 153.01
2020-018 4-27-20 137.01 to 137.03
Section 2: That the following sections and chapters are hereby added, amended or repealed as respectively indicated in order to comply with current State law.
Traffic Code
301.04 Bicycle, Motorized Bicycle, Moped, Electric Bicycle. (Amended)
301.20 Motor Vehicle. (Amended)
301.251 Predicate Motor Vehicle Offense. (Amended)
301.361 Shared-Use Path. (Amended)
301.51 Vehicle. (Amended)
303.06 Freeway Use Restricted. (Amended)
313.09 Driver’s Duties Upon Approaching Ambiguous Traffic Signal. (Amended)
331.03 Overtaking, Passing to Left; Driver’s Duties. (Amended)
331.14 Signals Before Changing Course, Turning or Stopping. (Amended)
331.15 Hand and Arm Signals. (Amended)
331.37 Driving Upon Sidewalks, Street Lawns or Curbs. (Amended)
333.03 Maximum Speed Limits. (Amended)
337.27 Drivers and Passengers Required to Wear Seat Belts. (Amended)
341.03 Prerequisites to Operation of a Commercial Motor Vehicle. (Amended)
351.03 Prohibited Standing of Parking Places. (Amended)
373.01 Code Application to Bicycles. (Amended)
373.02 Riding Upon Seats. (Amended)
373.03 Attaching Bicycle to Vehicle. (Amended)
373.04 Riding Bicycles and Motorcycles Abreast. (Amended)
373.05 Signal Device on Bicycle. (Amended)
373.06 Lights and Reflector on Bicycle. (Amended)
373.07 Riding Bicycle on Right Side of Roadway. (Amended)
373.08 Reckless Operation. (Amended)
373.09 Parking of Bicycle. (Amended)
373.10 Motorized Bicycle Operation. (Amended)
373.16 Electric Bicycles. (Added)
General Offenses Code
509.03 Disorderly Conduct. (Amended)
513.01 Drug Abuse Control Definitions. (Amended)
513.03 Drug Abuse; Controlled Substance Use. (Amended)
529.07 Open Container Prohibited. (Amended)
533.04 Sexual Imposition. (Amended)
533.07 Public Indecency. (Amended)
533.15 Dissemination of Private Sexual Images. (Added)
537.16 Illegal Distribution of Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, or Alternate Nicotine Products. (Amended)
549.01 Weapons Definitions. (Amended)
549.06 Unlawful Transactions in Weapons. (Amended)
Section 3: The complete text of the Traffic and General Offenses Code sections listed above are set forth in full in the 2020 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