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Avon, Ohio Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF AVON, OHIO
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2025)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE TWO - Administration, Enforcement and Penalties
CHAPTER 402 Definitions
402.01 MEANING OF WORDS AND PHRASES.
402.02 AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR; MULTI-WHEEL AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR.
402.03 ALLEY.
402.04 ARTERIAL STREET.
402.045 BEACON.
402.05 BICYCLE.
402.06 BUS.
402.07 BUSINESS DISTRICT.
402.075 CHAUFFEURED LIMOUSINE.
402.077 CHILD CARE CENTER..
402.08 COMMERCIAL TRACTOR.
402.09 CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY.
402.10 CROSSWALK.
402.11 DRIVER OR OPERATOR.
402.115 ELECTRIC BICYCLE.
402.12 EMERGENCY VEHICLE.
402.13 EXPLOSIVES.
402.14 EXPRESSWAY.
402.15 FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
402.16 FREEWAY.
402.165 FUNERAL ESCORT VEHICLE.
402.17 GROSS WEIGHT.
402.173 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE.
402.175 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
402.177 HYBRID BEACON.
402.18 INTERSECTION.
402.19 LANED HIGHWAY.
402.195 LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
402.196 LOW-SPEED MICROMOBILITY DEVICE.
402.197 MEDIAN.
402.20 MOTOR VEHICLE.
402.21 MOTORCYCLE.
402.22 MOTORIZED BICYCLE OR MOPED.
402.225 MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR.
402.226 NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER.
402.227 OPERATE.
402.23 PARKING.
402.24 PEDESTRIAN.
402.25 PERSON.
402.26 POLE TRAILER.
402.27 POLICE OFFICER.
402.275 PREDICATE MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRAFFIC OFFENSE.
402.277 PRIVATE ROAD OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAVEL.
402.28 PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.
402.29 PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE.
402.30 RAILROAD.
402.31 RAILROAD SIGN OR SIGNAL.
402.32 RAILROAD TRAIN.
402.33 RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
402.335 RIDESHARING ARRANGEMENT.
402.34 RIGHT-OF-WAY.
402.345 ROAD SERVICE VEHICLE.
402.35 ROADWAY.
402.355 RURAL MAIL DELIVERY VEHICLE.
402.36 SAFETY ZONE.
402.37 SCHOOL BUS.
402.38 SEMITRAILER.
402.385 SHARED-USE PATH.
402.39 SIDEWALK.
402.395 STATE HIGHWAY.
402.40 STATE ROUTE.
402.41 STOP.
402.42 STOP INTERSECTION.
402.43 STOPPING AND STANDING.
402.44 STREET OR HIGHWAY.
402.45 THROUGH STREET OR HIGHWAY.
402.46 THRUWAY.
402.47 TRAFFIC.
402.48 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE.
402.49 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL.
402.50 TRAILER.
402.51 TRUCK.
402.515 TYPE A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME.
402.52 URBAN DISTRICT.
402.53 VEHICLE.
402.54 WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE.
402.55 WILDLIFE OFFICER.
CHAPTER 404 Enforcement; Impounding
CHAPTER 406 Traffic Control
CHAPTER 408 Penalties
TITLE FOUR - Public Ways and Traffic Control Devices
TITLE SIX - Operation and Vehicles
TITLE EIGHT - Parking
TITLE TEN - Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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402.52 URBAN DISTRICT.
   “Urban district” means the territory contiguous to and including any street or highway which is built up with structures devoted to business, industry, or dwelling houses situated at intervals of less than 100 feet for a distance of one-quarter of a mile or more, and the character of the territory is indicated by official traffic-control devices.
(ORC 4511.01(PP))
402.53 VEHICLE.
   “Vehicle” means every device, including a motorized bicycle and an electric bicycle, in, upon, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except that “vehicle” does not include any motorized wheelchairs, any electric personal assistive mobility device, any low-speed micromobility device, any personal delivery device as defined in R.C. § 4511.513, any device that is moved by power collected from overhead electric trolley wire, or that is used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, or any device, other than a bicycle, that is moved by human power.
(R.C. § 4511.01(A))
402.54 WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE.
   “Waste collection vehicle” means a vehicle used in the collection of garbage, refuse, trash, or recyclable materials.
(R.C. § 4511.01(RRR))
402.55 WILDLIFE OFFICER.
   “Wildlife officer.” An officer designated pursuant to R.C. § 1531.13.
(R.C. § 4511.01(YYY))