| Municipality | Charter | Incorporation | Plan. Comm. | BOZA | Zoning Ordinance | General Plan |
| Bay Village | 1949 | 1903 | 7 | 5 | 1920 | 1969 |
| Beachwood | 1959 | 1915 | 7 | 6 | 1925 | 1958 |
| Bedford | 1932 | 1837 | 5 | 5 | 1935 | 1967 |
| Bedford Heights | 1951 | 1951 | 5 | 3 | 1951 | 1972 |
| Bentleyville | Non-Charter | 1929 | 5 | -- | 1940 | No |
| Berea | 1960 | 1850 | 7 | 5 | 1973 | 1975 |
| Bratenahl | Non-Charter | 1904 | 5 | 3 | 1923 | 1983 |
| Brecksville | 1956 | 1921 | 5 | 7 | 1957 | -- |
| Broadview Heights | 1961 | 1926 | 5 | 5 | 1968 | No |
| Brooklyn | 1951 | 1927 | 7 | 5 | 1940 | -- |
| Brooklyn Heights | Non-Charter | 1903 | 5 | -- | 1949 | -- |
| Brookpark | 1966 | 1914 | 7 | 7 | 1957 | No |
| Chagrin Falls | 1962 | 1844 | 5 | 5 | 1932 | 1969 |
| Cleveland | 1915 | 1814 | 7 | 7 | 1929 | 1949 |
| Cleveland Heights | 1955 | 1900 | 7 | 5 | 1921 | -- |
| Cuyahoga Heights | 1920 | 1918 | 5 | 5 | 1953 | No |
| East Cleveland | 1918 | 1895 | 5 | 5 | 1953 | 1969 |
| Euclid | 1951 | 1903 | 5 | 5 | 1922 | No |
| Fairview Park | 1958 | 1910 | 5 | 5 | 1940 | 1971 |
| Garfield Heights | 1946 | 1919 | 5 | 5 | 1962 | No |
| Gates Mills | 1972 | 1921 | 9 | -- | 1926 | -- |
| Glenwillow | 1958 | 1914 | 5 | -- | 1953 | 1982 |
| Highland Heights | 1966 | 1920 | 5 | -- | 1938 | -- |
| Hunting Valley | 1968 | 1924 | 3 | 7 | 1938 | 1938 |
| Independence | 1958 | 1914 | 3 | 5 | 1925 | 1980 |
| Lakewood | 1910 | 1903 | 7 | 5 | 1922 | No |
| Linndale | Non-Charter | 1902 | -- | -- | None | No |
| Lyndhurst | 1951 | 1917 | 5 | 5 | 1926 | No |
| Maple Heights | 1932 | 1915 | 5 | 3 | 1958 | 1978 |
| Mayfield | 1974 | 1922 | 5 | 5 | 1953 | -- |
| Mayfield Heights | 1951 | 1920 | 5 | 5 | 1929 | 1973 |
| Middleburg Heights | 1961 | 1927 | 7 | 5 | 1955 | No |
| Moreland Hills | 1929 | 1929 | 5 | 5 | 1973 | 1973 |
| Newburgh Heights | Non-Charter | 1904 | -- | -- | 1953 | -- |
| North Olmsted | 1959 | 1908 | 7 | 5 | 1950 | 1973 |
| North Randall | Non-Charter | 1908 | 3 | -- | 1956 | No |
| North Royalton | 1952 | 1927 | 5 | 5 | 1930 | 1970 |
| Oakwood | 1969 | 1951 | 5 | 5 | 1971 | 1973 |
| Olmsted Falls | 1972 | 1851 | 5 | 5 | 1975 | 1973 |
| Orange Village | 1977 | 1927 | 5 | -- | 1942 | 1980 |
| Parma | Non-Charter | 1925 | 5 | 5 | 1940 | No |
| Parma Heights | 1954 | 1911 | 5 | 3 | 1953 | No |
| Pepper Pike | 1966 | 1924 | 5 | -- | 1924 | -- |
| Richmond Heights | 1959 | 1917 | 5 | 5 | 1929 | 197 |
| Rocky River | 1960 | 1904 | 5 | 5 | 1947 | 1968 |
| Seven Hills | 1967 | 1926 | 5 | 5 | 1961 | No |
| Shaker Heights | 1932 | 1911 | 5 | 5 | 1927 | 1927 |
| Solon | 1954 | 1927 | 3 | -- | 1950 | 1973 |
| South Euclid | 1953 | 1917 | 5 | 5 | 1923 | No |
| Strongsville | 1960 | 1927 | 7 | 5 | 1927 | 1968 |
| University Heights | 1941 | 1907 | 3 | 4 | 1956 | 1970 |
| Valley View | Non-Charter | 1919 | 5 | -- | 1932 | No |
| Walton Hills | Non-Charter | 1951 | 5 | 5 | 1951 | 1951 |
| Warrensville Heights | 1958 | 1927 | 5 | 5 | 1931 | -- |
| Westlake | 1956 | 1909 | 5 | 5 | 1954 | 1963 |
| Woodmere | 1983 | 1944 | 5 | 7 | 1947 | 1970 |
Data are from a special survey by Cleveland State University, College of Urban Affairs.