(a) Use of Local Streets. No person shall operate a vehicle exceeding a size as specified in Section 339.03
or exceeding a gross weight of seven tons, upon any street in the Municipality other than a State route, 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.
(Ord. 187-02. Passed 10-7-02.)
(b) Local Permit and Conditions. Upon application and for good cause, the Director of Public Safety may issue a local permit authorizing an applicant to move an oversize or overweight vehicle or combination of vehicles upon local streets.
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 Section 339.01.
The Director of Public Safety may grant a permit for a single or round trip, or for such period of time, not to exceed one year, as the Director in his discretion deems advisable, or for the duration of any construction project. The Director may limit or prescribe terms or conditions of operation for such vehicle or combination of vehicles by designating the route, hours, speed or such other restrictions as may be necessary for the preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety. The Director may require the posting of bond or other security necessary to compensate for any damage to a roadway or road structure.
For each such permit, the Director shall charge fifty dollars ($50.00) and for any additional supervision or escorts required by the entity; those services shall be paid for by the entity under the extra duty policies of the Canton Police Department.
Signs shall be posted indicating "no thru trucks - gross weight 7 tons" or words of similar import to apprise drivers of the limitations imposed by this section. No driver shall disobey the instructions Indicated on any such sign.
Violation of any of the limitations, terms or conditions of the permit granted by the Director shall be cause for immediate revocation or suspension of such permit, and denial of request for any future permit. Such violation shall also subject the violator to the penalty prescribed by Section 303.99. (Ord. 86-2019. Passed 5-13-19.)
(c) Special Work. Oversize or overweight vehicles or combination of vehicles may require special work by the City for the protection of all streets in the Municipality. Such work may include, but is not limited to, engineering analysis, route detours, special traffic control, or traffic signal aerial equipment to accommodate a specific load. The permit applicant shall be responsible for contacting all involved utility companies.
Prior to the issuance of a permit when such work is required, the applicant will be responsible for prepayment of the total direct costs incurred by the City in the performance of such special work. The Director of Public Safety will estimate the total direct costs to be incurred by the City and the applicant shall deposit this amount with the City in the form of cash, check or money order prior to the performance of such work and issuance of a permit by the City. If the special work is not performed, the entire deposit will be returned to the applicant. If the work is performed and the total direct costs are less than the amount on deposit, any excess will be returned to the applicant. If the work is performed and the total direct costs are greater than the amount on deposit, the applicant will be billed for the deficiency. This fee for special work is in addition to the local permit fee established in subsection (b).
(Ord. 187-02. Passed 10-7-02.)
(d) Whoever violates the weight provisions of this section shall be fined eighty dollars ($80.00) for the first 2,000 pounds, or fraction thereof, of overload; for overloads in excess of 2,000 pounds, but not in excess of 5,000 pounds, such person shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00) and in addition thereto, one dollar ($1.00) per 100 pounds of overload; for overloads in excess of 5,000 pounds, but not in excess of 10,000 pounds, such person shall be fined one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00) and in addition thereto, two dollars ($2.00) per 100 pounds of overload, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. For all overloads in excess of 10,000 pounds, such person shall be fined one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00) and in addition thereto, three dollars ($3.00) per 100 pounds of overload, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Whoever violates the weight provisions of vehicle and load relating to gross load limits shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Provided that no penalty prescribed in this subsection shall be imposed on any vehicle combination if:
(1) The overload on any axle does not exceed 1,000 pounds; and
(2) If the immediately preceding or following axle, excepting the front axle of the vehicle combination, is underloaded by the same or a greater amount.
For purposes of this subsection, two axles on one vehicle less than eight feet apart shall be considered as one axle. (Ord. 132-92. Passed 7-13-92.)