(a) No road roller, traction engine, power shovel, power crane, or other equipment used in construction work and not designed for, or employed in, general highway transportation, no well-drilling machinery, ditch-digging machinery, farm machinery and agricultural tractors and machinery used in the production of horticultural, agricultural and vegetable products (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Sections 4501.01(A) and 4501.01(C)), and no self-propelled vehicles designed or used for drawing such vehicles or wheeled machinery, but having no provisions for carrying loads independently of such other vehicles, shall be moved or stationed preparatory to moving on the streets of this City without a permit as provided in this section.
(b) The movement of houses, buildings or other structures is similarly regulated as provided in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) The permit shall specify the street or streets upon or over which such building, structure, vehicle or machinery is to be moved or transported, the nature thereof, its aggregate weight and its width and length, and shall specify the date and the hours within which such moving shall be done. The Chief of Police shall issue and keep a record of all permits issued.
(d) Upon referral from the Chief of Police, the City Manager may require a cash deposit in such amount as he may deem necessary in any sum not in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to insure against any loss, damage or injury to the street or highway by reason of such moving, and in case of any such loss, damage or injury being done, the same shall be repaired by the City and the cost thereof deducted from such deposit, and the balance returned to the applicant. The permit form shall provide the following authorization: "In the event of harm or damage to public facilities, I herewith authorize the City to draw from such deposit such amount as shall be reasonably necessary to reimburse the City or other public agency for its damage and expense, and further will pay such additional amount as shall be necessary in the event the damage be of greater cost."
(e) The City Manager, through the office of the Chief of Police, shall charge and collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each permit issued by him under the provisions of this section, in case of a structure, vehicle or machinery of an aggregate weight of less than twenty tons, and twenty dollars ($20.00) in case of a structure, vehicle or machinery of an aggregate weight of twenty tons or more, which fee shall be payable to the City Treasurer.
(f) In case of a structure, vehicle or machinery of an aggregate weight of twenty tons or more, the Chief of Police shall designate a police officer to supervise the moving of such structure, vehicle or machinery, to the end that interference with traffic may be avoided and injury to the highway prevented, and the person in charge of such structure, vehicle or machinery shall comply with and conform to the instructions and orders of such police officer in the matter of such moving.
(g) The Director of Safety is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate regulations to carry into effect the provisions of this section, including, among other subjects, the requirements for providing evidence of public liability insurance.
(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree on each subsequent offense. Each of the subsections of this section is hereby declared to be an individual provision, and the declaration of the invalidity of any such subsection by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
(Ord. 5641-86. Passed 5-19-86)