Village Ordinances

Village Of Rockford Ordinances

Table Of Contents

Animals / Waste

Ordinance #02-10
An Ordinance Enacting Section 90.09 Of The Codified Ordinances Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio Pertaining To The Limitations On Keeping Animals, Fowls, And Bees Within The Village Of Rockford Corporation.

Ordinance #01-11
An Ordinance Enacting Section 90.26 Of The Codified Ordinances Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio Establishing Requirements For The Proper Disposal Of Pet Solid Waste In The Village Of Rockford, Ohio.

Anti Displacement

Ordinance #03-08
An Ordinance Adopting An Anti-Displacement And Relocation Assistance Plan For The Village Of Rockford And Declaring An Emergency.

Code Of Conduct

Resolution #01-03-02
A Resolution Establishing Rules Of Conduct For Village Council Of Rockford, Ohio, Declaring An Effective Date, And Declaring An Emergency.

Community Reinvestment

Ordinance #02-08
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance #12-01-07 And Implementing Sections 3735.65 Through 3735.70 Of The Ohio Revised Code, Establishing And Describing The Boundaries Of Community Reinvestment Area In The Village Of Rockford And Designating A Housing Officer To Administer The Program And Creating A Community Reinvestment Housing Council And A Tax Incentive Review Council, And Declaring An Emergency.

Contractors

Ordinance #11-22-02
An Ordinance Requiring Contractors Doing Business In The Village Of Rockford, Ohio To Make Application For Certificate Of Registration, And Declaring An Effective Date.

Curfew

Ordinance #06-96
An Ordinance Establishing A Curfew For Minors Of The Village Of Rockford, And Declaring An Emergency.

ER Parking

Ordinance #07-94
An Ordinance Establishing Emergency Personnel Parking Only On West Pearl Street, South Side Quarter Block At The Fire Station, And Restricting Non-Emergency Personnel From Parking In Designated Locations, And Declaring An Emergency.

Exterior Maintenance

Ordinance #06-12
An Ordinance Enacting Chapter 97, Exterior Maintenance Code, To The Codified Ordinances Of The Village Of Rockford And Declaring An Emergency.

Fiscal Officer

Ordinance #07-01
An Ordinance Combining The Duties Of The Elected Village Clerk And The Elected Village Treasurer Into One Appointed Office, To Be Known As Village Fiscal Officer And Declaring An Effective Date.

Junk

Ordinance #04-6-04
An Ordinance Amending Section 660.14.1 Of The General Offenses Code Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio (Storage Of Junk), Repealing Inconsistent Legislation, And Declaring An Emergency

Junk Motor Vehicles

Ordinance #05-09
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 03-18-03 Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio Pertaining To Junk Motor Vehicles, And Declaring An Effective Date

Legislation

Ordinance #03-12
An Ordinance Establishing And Clarifying The Most Current Legislation On Subjects With Duplicated Or Prior Legislation, And Declaring An Effective Date.

Motor Vehicle Operation

Ordinance #1-18-05
An Ordinance For The Municipality Of Rockford, Ohio, Adopting New Sections 71.18 Through 71.22 Of The Ohio Basic Code, Effective Immediately, To Reflect Current State Prohibitions Regarding Driving Under Suspension Or In Violation Of License Restrictions, Operating A Motor Vehicle Without A Valid License, Driving Under OVI Suspension, Driving Under Financial Responsibility Law Suspension Or Cancellation, Failure To Reinstate A License, And Affirmative Defenses Related Thereto, And Declaring An Emergency.

On Call Duties

Ordinance #06-1
An Ordinance Initiating And Regulating Stand By Duties For Street, Water And Sewer Employees Of The Village Of Rockford

Parking of Vehicles –   Effective – December 6, 2022

Ordinance #11-22
An Ordinance Regarding Parking

Police – Fees

Resolution #06-2
A Resolution Establishing Fees To Be Charged By The Rockford Police Department For Incident And Accident Reports, And Declaring An Effective Date.

Ordinance #03-11
An Ordinance Adopting Fees For Services Rendered By Rockford Police Department; And Declaring An Emergency.

Property Maintenance Fees

Property Maintenance

Return Checks

Ordinance #12-96
An Ordinance Establishing A Penalty For Returned Checks And Repealing Ordinance 10-86.

Services Regulations

Ordinance #05-08
An Ordinance Establishing Regulations For All Users Of Services Provided By The Village Of Rockford, Ohio

Shanes Crossing Subdivision

Covenants and Restrictions

Sewer – Rates

Ordinance #03-18
An Ordinance of the Village of Rockford, Ohio for the Village Wastewater Treatment System, enacting new rate pertaining to the charges and rules for wastewater service provided by the Village of Rockford, repealing any conflicting legislation, and declaring an effective date.

Sewer Tap In

Ordinance #06-09
An Ordinance Amending Section Five Subsection Sanitary Sewer Tap-In Charges Part B Calculation Of Permit Fee Or Ordinance No. 12-87, Modifying The Cost Of Sanitary Sewer Buy-In For The Village Of Rockford And Declaring An Emergency.

Sidewalks

Ordinance #06-02
An Ordinance Enacting Section 94.251 Of The Codified Ordinances Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio Pertaining To The Repair Of Sidewalks.

Ordinance #2-95
An Ordinance Adopting Specifications For Sidewalk Construction And Authorizing Reimbursement.

Ordinance #07-04
An Ordinance By The Council Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio , Establishing A Credit For Certain Sidewalk And Curb Assessments

Solar Regulations

Ordinance #02-24
Solar Regulations for the incorporated area of Rockford, Ohio, establishing regulations and declaring an effective date. Giving this Ordinance full force and effect on the date of passage.

Solicitors

Ordinance #02-19
An Ordinance Regulating Peddlers And Solicitors Within The Village Of Rockford, Ohio And Declaring An Effective Date

Sound Systems

Ordinance #07-03-01
An Ordinance Regulating Sound Amplification Systems In Vehicles

Smoking

Ordinance #05-98
An Ordinance Prohibiting The Smoking, Use, Or Possession Of Tobacco By Underage Persons In The Village Of Rockford.

Snow Removal

Ordinance #06-94
An Ordinance Establishing Snow Emergency Routes In The Event Of Two Or More Inches Of Snow, And Requiring Vehicles To Be Moved From Streets Until Snow Removal Is Completed, And Declaring An Emergency.

Tax Ordinance

Ordinance #02‐16
An Ordinance To Amend The “Village Of Rockford Income Tax Ordinance No. “10‐15” To Achieve Compliance With The Provisions And Limitations Of Sb 172 Signed By Governor Kasich On June 14, 2016 To Be Effective 90 Days After Signature Or 09/12/16.

Tax Ordinance Amendment – Resolution 11-23
Effective – 01/01/2024 – Tax Ordinance Amendment – Resolution 11-23

Tree Ordinance

Ordinance #11-97
An Ordinance of the Village of Rockford establishing the urban forestry program, and is a companion ordinance to Ordinance 10-97.

Unsafe Buildings

Ordinance #01-14
An Ordinance Specifying Unsafe Buildings And Establishing Procedures For Removal/Repair Of Said Buildings And Declaring An Emergency And Repealing Any Previous Legislation.

Village Subdivision Regulations

Village of Rockford Subdivision Regulations – updated June 2024

Video Service

Ordinance #01-22
Establishing A Video Service Provider Fee To Be Paid By Any Video Service Provider Offering Video Service In The Village And Authorizing The Mayor To Give Notice To The Video Service Provider Of The Video Service Provider Fee, And Declaring An Emergency.

Water Contamination

Ordinance #02-05-02
An Ordinance Of The Council Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio, To Provide An Effective Means For Protecting The Public Water System From Contamination Due To Backflow Of Contaminants Through The Water Service Connection Into The Public Water System.

Water – Delinquent

Ordinance #04-12
An Ordinance Levying Assessments For Delinquent Water Bills, And Declaring An Effective Date.

Water – Deposit

Ordinance #05-11
An Ordinance Amending Section 50.06, Payment Responsibility, Of Chapter 50 Of The Codified Ordinance Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio, (Village Waterworks System), And Enacting A Utility Deposit To Be Paid By Renters And Leaseholders Of Properties Requesting Utility Service And Declaring An Emergency.

Water – Non Payment

Ordinance #03-09
An Ordinance Amending Section 50.05 Non Payment Penalties Of The Codified Ordinance Chapter 50, Pertaining To The Charges For Water And Water Service Provided By The Village Of Rockford, Repealing Any Conflicting Legislation, And Declaring An Effective Date.

Water – Rates – new rates effective 01/01/2023

Ordinance # – 09-22
An Ordinance Of The Village Of Rockford, Ohio for the Village Waterworks System, Enacting New Rate Pertaining To The Charges and Rules For Water And Water Service Provided By The Village Of Rockford, Repealing Any Conflicting Legislation, And Declaring An Effective Date.

Weeds

Ordinance #06-11
An Ordinance Amending Section 93.40, Subsection (B) (4), Of The Codified Ordinances Of The Village Of Rockford, Modifying The Height Of Enforcement On Noxious Weeds Within The Village And Declaring An Emergency.

Zoning Ordinance

Zoning Ordinance – updated 2021

Zoning Ordinance update
Section 150.315 – Swimming Pools / Ponds