(A) State Regulations.
(1) (a) The municipality, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, upon application in writing, shall issue a special regional heavy hauling permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles as follows:
1. At a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in R.C. §§ 5577.01 to 5577.09, or otherwise not in conformity with R.C. §§ 4513.01 to 4513.37.
2. Upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality except those highways with a condition insufficient to bear the weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles as stated in the application.
3. Issuance of a special regional heavy hauling permit is subject to the payment of a fee established by the municipality in accordance with this section.
(b) In circumstances where a person is not eligible to receive a permit under division (A)(1)(a) of this section, the municipality, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, upon application in writing and for good cause shown, may issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in Ohio R.C. 5577.01 through 5577.09, or otherwise not in conformity with Ohio R.C. 4513.01 through 4513.37, upon any highway under its jurisdiction.
(2) (a) Notwithstanding R.C. §§ 715.22 and 723.01, the holder of a permit issued by the Ohio Director of Transportation under R.C. § 4513.34 may move the vehicle or combination of vehicles described in the permit on any highway that is a part of the state highway system when the movement is partly within and partly without the corporate limits of the municipality. No local authority shall require any other permit or license or charge any license fee or other charge against the holder of a permit for the movement of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on any highway which is a part of the state highway system. The Ohio Director of Transportation shall not require the holder of a permit issued by the municipality to obtain a special permit for the movement of vehicles or combination of vehicles on highways within the jurisdiction of the municipality.
(b) Except as provided in R.C. § 4513.34(B)(3), permits may be issued for any period of time not to exceed one year, as the local authority in its discretion determines advisable or for the duration of any public construction project.
(3) (a) The application for a permit issued under this section shall be in the form that the municipality prescribes. The municipality may prescribe a permit fee to be imposed and collected when any permit described in this section is issued. The permit fee may be in an amount sufficient to reimburse the municipality for the administrative costs incurred in issuing the permit, and also to cover the cost of normal and expected damage caused to the roadway or a street or highway structure as the result of the operation of the nonconforming vehicle or combination of vehicles.
(b) For the purposes of this section and of rules adopted by the Director under Ohio R.C. 4513.34, milk transported in bulk by vehicle is deemed a nondivisible load.
(4) The municipality shall issue a special regional heavy hauling permit under division (A)(1)(a) of this section upon application and payment of the applicable fee. However, the municipality may issue or withhold a special permit specified in division (A)(1)(b) of this section. If a permit is to be issued, the municipality may limit or prescribe conditions of operation for the vehicle and may require the posting of a bond or other security conditioned upon the sufficiency of the permit fee to compensate for damage caused to the roadway or a street or highway structure. In addition, the municipality, as a condition of issuance of an overweight permit, may require the applicant to develop and enter into a mutual agreement with the municipality to compensate for or to repair excess damage caused to the roadway by travel under the permit.
(5) Every permit issued under this section shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit. No person shall violate any of the terms of a permit.
(6) The Director of Transportation may debar an applicant from applying for a special permit under this section upon a finding based on a reasonable belief that the applicant has done any of the actions specified in R.C. § 4513.34(F).
(7) Notice and procedures for debarment shall be as provided in R.C. § 4513.34(G).
(8) (a) No person shall violate the terms of a permit issued under this section that relate to gross load limits.
(b) No person shall violate the terms of a permit issued under this section that relate to axle load by more than 2,000 pounds per axle or group of axles.
(c) No person shall violate the terms of a permit issued under this section that relate to an approved route except upon order of a law enforcement officer.
(9) A permit issued by the municipality under this section for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles is valid for the purposes of the vehicle operation in accordance with the conditions and limitations specified on the permit. Such a permit is voidable by law enforcement only for operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of the weight, dimension, or route provisions of the permit. However, a permit is not voidable for operation in violation of a route provision of a permit if the operation is upon the order of a law enforcement officer.
(ORC 4513.34) (Adopting Ordinance)
(B) Local Streets. No person shall operate a vehicle exceeding a size as specified by Ohio R.C. 5577.01 through 5577.09, or otherwise not in conformity with Ohio R.C. 4513.01 through 4513.37, or exceeding a gross weight of five tons, upon any street in the municipality other than state routes and county roads, except those local streets designated as a truck route and marked as such by appropriate traffic signs, and except when such operation is necessary to load or unload property, to go to or from the usual place of storage of such vehicle or to perform any other legitimate business or act other than passage through the municipality. Operators of vehicles so deviating from either a state route or a designated truck route within the municipality shall confine such deviation to that required in order to accomplish the purpose of the departure. On county roads, Council or other duly designated local authority shall establish reasonable weight limits commensurate with the construction and material specifications for such roads and the load resistance of such roads as determined by the County Engineer. County roads shall be posted with signs indicating such weight limits.
(C) Through Trucks. No through trucks, semitrailers or trailers will be permitted on any city streets.
(D) Wallings Road. Wallings Road from the easterly corporation line to the westerly corporation line is hereby declared to be a residential street and through trucks are hereby prohibited from using the same, provided that signs sufficient in number to apprise an ordinary observant person of the existence of this division have been placed in the manner required by law.
(E) Local Permit for Hauling Dirt. A special permit will be necessary for work requiring more than thirty cubic yards of excavation or fill material to be hauled. Upon application and payment of $25, the Director of Public Service will grant a permit for work to be performed on a public right-of- way. The Building Commissioner will grant permits for work not on a public right-of-way. Permits will be in effect for ninety days from the date of issuance. No permittee shall be required to obtain a special permit from the Ohio Director of Transportation for the movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on streets or highways under local jurisdiction. However, the approval of the Ohio Director of Transportation shall be required for movement upon state routes as provided in division (A) of this section.
(1) Haul Roads. Haul roads will be assigned by the Director of Public Service and/or the Building Commissioner with the approval of the City Engineer. Haul roads shall be strictly adhered to. Whoever violates this paragraph shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in § 440.99.
(2) Work to Be Permitted. Work shall be permitted according to the following schedule:
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday No work permitted
(3) Emergency Work. Special permission to extend the times set forth in division (E)(2) of this section may be granted by the Mayor for immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare.
(4) Sunday and Night Work. Upon application, in writing, and for good cause shown, and with the approval of the majority of Council and the signature of the Mayor, special permission may be granted to work on Sundays or at night.
(F) Residential Exception. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, any resident who has obtained a building permit, or any resident who has an existing single-family residential dwelling and has an approved single lot topography plan on file, shall be permitted to haul ten truck loads of fill dirt not to exceed twenty tons gross vehicle weight per load.
(G) Definitions.
(1) As used in division (G) through (J) of this section:
(a) “Axle” mean one or more load-carrying wheels mounted in a single transverse vertical plane.
(b) “Spacing between axles” means the distance between any two successive transverse vertical planes.
(c) Maximum axle load” means the gross weight of the vehicle and load imposed by any axle upon the road surface.
(d) Maximum wheel load” means the proportionate gross weight of the vehicle and load imposed by any wheel upon the road surface.
(2) “Vehicle,” as used in division (I) of this section, means any single vehicle when not in combination, or any combination of vehicles, as defined by Ohio R.C. 4501.01
(ORC 5577.01)
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Pneumatic tire” means a tire of rubber or fabric, or a tire of similar material, inflated with air.
(b) “Solid tire” means a tire of rubber or similar elastic material not dependent upon confined air for the support of the load.
(ORC 4501.01)
(H) Weight of Load; Width of Tire. No person, firm, or corporation shall transport over the improved public streets, alleys, intercounty highways, state highways, bridges or culverts in this municipality, in any vehicle propelled by muscular, motor, or other power, any burden, including weight of vehicle and load, greater than the following:
(1) (a) In vehicles having metal tires three inches or less in width, a load of 500 pounds for each inch of the total width of the tire on all wheels;
(b) When the tires on such vehicles exceed three inches in width, an additional load of 800 pounds shall be permitted for each inch by which the total width of the tires on all wheels exceeds 12 inches.
(2) In vehicles having tires of rubber or other similar substances, for each inch of the total width of tires on all wheels, as follows:
Tire Width (in inches) | Load Limit (in pounds) |
3 | 450 |
3.5 | 450 |
4 | 500 |
5 | 600 |
6 and over | 650 |
(3) The total width of tires on all wheels shall be, in the case of solid tires of rubber or other similar substance, the actual width in inches of all such tires between the flanges at the base of the tires, but in no event shall that portion of tire coming in contact with the road surface be less than two-thirds the width so measured between the flanges.
(4) In the case of pneumatic tires, of rubber or other similar substance, the total width of tires on all wheels shall be the actual width of all such tires, measured at the widest portion thereof when inflated and not bearing a load.
(5) In no event shall the load, including the proportionate weight of vehicle that can be concentrated on any wheel, exceed 650 pounds to each inch in width of the tread as defined in this division (H)(3) for solid tires, or each inch in the actual diameter of pneumatic tires measured when inflated and not bearing a load.
(ORC 5577.03)
(I) Vehicles with Pneumatic Tires, Load Limits.
(1) The maximum wheel load of any one wheel of any vehicle, load, object, or structure operated or moved upon improved public highways, streets, bridges, or culverts shall not exceed 650 pounds per inch width of pneumatic tire, measured as prescribed by division (H)(3) of this section.
(2) The weight of the vehicle and load imposed upon a road surface that is part of the interstate system by vehicles with pneumatic tires shall not exceed any of the following weight limitations:
(a) On any one axle, 20,000 pounds;
(b) On any tandem axle, 34,000 pounds;
(c) On any two or more consecutive axles, the maximum weight as determined by application of the formula provided in division (I)(3) of this section.
(3) (a) For purposes of division (I)(2)(c) of this section, the maximum gross weight on any two or more consecutive axles shall be determined by application of the following formula:
W = 500[(LN/N-1) + 12N + 36]
(b) In this formula, W equals the overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, L equals the distance in rounded whole feet between the extreme of any group of two or more consecutive axles, and N equals the number of axles in the group under consideration. However, two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each, provided the overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
(4) Except as provided in division (I)(9) of this section, the weight of vehicle and load imposed upon a road surface that is not part of the interstate system by vehicles with pneumatic tires shall not exceed any of the following weight limitations:
(a) On any one axle, 20,000 pounds;
(b) On any two successive axles:
1. Spaced four feet or less apart, and weighed simultaneously, 24,000 pounds;
2. Spaced more than four feet apart, and weighed simultaneously, 34,000 pounds, plus 1,000 pounds per foot or fraction thereof, over four feet, not to exceed 40,000 pounds.
(c) On any three successive load-bearing axles designed to equalize the load between such axles and spaced so that each such axle of the three-axle group is more than four feet from the next axle in the three-axle group and so that the spacing between the first axle and the third axle of the three-axle group is no more than nine feet, and with such load-bearing three-axle group weighed simultaneously as a unit:
1. 48,000 pounds, with the total weight of the vehicle and load not exceeding 38,000 pounds plus an additional 900 pounds for each foot of spacing between the front axle and the rearmost axle of the vehicle;
2. As an alternative to division (B)(4)(c)1. of this section, 42,500 pounds, if part of a six-axle vehicle combination with at least 20 feet of spacing between the front axle and rearmost axle, with the total weight of vehicle and load not exceeding 54,000 pounds plus an additional 600 pounds for each foot of spacing between the front axle and the rearmost axle of the vehicle.
(d) The total weight of the vehicle and load utilizing any combination of axles, other than as provided for three-axle groups in division (I)(4) of this section, shall not exceed 38,000 pounds plus an additional 900 for each foot of spacing between the front axle and rearmost axle of the vehicle.
(5) Notwithstanding divisions (I)(2) and (I)(4) of this section, the maximum overall gross weight of vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface shall not exceed 80,000 pounds.
(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a vehicle is towing another vehicle, such drawbar or other connection shall be of a length such as will limit the spacing between nearest axles of the respective vehicles to a distance not in excess of 12½ feet.
(7) As used in division (I)(2) of this section, “tandem axle” means two or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel transverse vertical planes spaced more than 40 inches but not more than 96 inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.
(8) This section does not apply to passenger bus-type vehicles operated by a regional transit authority pursuant to Ohio R.C. 306.30 through 306.54.
(9) Either division (I)(2) or (I)(4) of this section applies to the weight of a vehicle and its load imposed upon any road surface that is not a part of the interstate system by vehicles with pneumatic tires. As between divisions (I)(2) and (I)(4) of this section, only the division that yields the highest total gross vehicle weight limit shall be applied to any such vehicle. Once that division has been determined, only the limits contained in the subdivisions of that division shall apply to that vehicle.
(ORC 5577.04)
(J) Axle and Wheel Load, Gross Weights and Towing Connection Length for Solid Rubber Tires.
(1) No vehicle, load, object, or structure having a maximum axle load greater than 16,000 pounds when such vehicle is equipped with solid rubber tires shall be operated or moved upon the improved public highways, streets, bridges, or culverts. The maximum wheel load of any one wheel of such vehicle shall not exceed 650 pounds per inch width of tire, measured as prescribed by division (H)(3) of this section, nor shall any solid tire of rubber or other resilient material, on any wheel of any such vehicle, be less than one inch thick when measured from the top of the flanges of the tire channel.
(2) The weight of vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface by any two successive axles, spaced four feet or less apart, shall not exceed 19,000 pounds for solid tires, or by any two successive axles spaced more than four feet but less than eight feet apart, shall not exceed 24,000 pounds for solid tires; or by any two successive axles, spaced eight feet or more apart, shall not exceed 28,000 pounds for solid tires; nor shall the total weight of vehicle and load exceed, for solid rubber tires, 28,000 pounds plus an additional 600 pounds for each foot or fraction thereof of spacing between the front axle and the rearmost axle of the vehicle; nor shall the weight of vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface by any vehicle equipped with solid rubber tires exceed 80% of the permissible weight of vehicle and load as provided for pneumatic tires.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a vehicle is towing another vehicle, such drawbar or other connection shall be of a length such as will limit the spacing between nearest the axles of the respective vehicles to a distance not in excess of 12½ feet. If the provisions of this division (J) are held to exceed the weight limitations or other provisions set forth in the “Federal Aid Highway Act of 1958,” 72 Stat. 902, 23 U.S.C. 127, this section shall become null and void to the extent of such inconsistency.
(ORC 5507.041)
(K) Special Permits for Vehicles. Upon application, in writing, and for good cause shown, a special permit, in writing, authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this section may be approved by a majority of the Council, with the signature of the Mayor.
(L) Special Permit Exceptions. a special permit need not be obtained for:
(1) Vehicles operated by the Police Department, the Fire Department or the Department of Public Service, or similar vehicles of other municipalities or townships operating in a mutual aid capacity;
(2) Vehicles operated by a state, county or regional governmental entity;
(3) School buses;
(4) Public utility vehicles;
(5) Moving vans;
(6) Vehicles operated for the occasional purpose of making deliveries or pick-ups of commercial products, or providing normal commercial service, provided that such movement to or from premises not located on state routes is conducted by the shortest route possible or by a route designated by the Director of Public Safety;
(7) Vehicles making any movement necessitated by an emergency;
(8) Vehicles going to or from their usual place of storage; or
(9) Farm machinery and equipment.