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  2. Codification (law) - Wikipedia

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    In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law. Codification is one of the defining features of civil law jurisdictions. [contradictory] In common law systems, such as that of English law, codification is the process ...

  3. Law of Ohio - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Ohio is the foremost source of state law. Laws may be enacted through the initiative process. Legislation is enacted by the Ohio General Assembly, published in the Laws of Ohio, and codified in the Ohio Revised Code. State agencies promulgate rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) in the Register of Ohio ...

  4. Westlake, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb located 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Cleveland. The population was 34,228 at the ...

  5. Zoning in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Zoning is a law that divides a jurisdiction's land into districts, or zones, and limits how land in each district can be used. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property.

  6. Defunct townships of Cuyahoga County, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Meanwhile, the village of Dover had been incorporated to the south of Bay in 1911. It, too, changed its name, in 1940, to Westlake. [10] Today, most of the original Dover Township is divided between Bay Village and Westlake, although its southeastern portion has been part of North Olmsted since that village was incorporated in 1908. [8]

  7. Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act - Wikipedia

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    The Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act ("Costa–Hawkins") is a California state law enacted in 1995, placing limits on municipal rent control ordinances. Costa–Hawkins preempts the field in two major ways. [1] First, it prohibits cities from establishing rent control over certain kinds of residential units, such as single-family dwellings ...

  8. Northwest Ordinance - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio and also known as the Ordinance of 1787), enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. It created the Northwest Territory, the new nation's first ...

  9. Westlake, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Area code. 213. Westlake, also known as the Westlake District, [1] is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California, United States. It was developed in the 1920s. Many of its elegant mansions have been turned into apartments and many new multiple-occupancy buildings have been constructed.