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§ 413.07 Unauthorized Signs and Signals; Hiding from View; Advertising
   (a)   (1)   No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any street any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be, is an imitation of, or resembles a traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit, upon any street any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. This section does not prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to streets of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for traffic control devices or the erection upon private property of traffic control devices by the owner of real property in accordance with RC 4511.211 and RC 4511.32.
      (2)   Every such prohibited sign, signal, marking or device is a public nuisance, and the Director of Public Safety is authorized to remove the same or cause it to be removed.
(RC 4511.16(A))
   (b)   No person shall stick, post or attach any advertisement, poster, sign, handbill or placard of any kind or description upon any portion of a traffic control device or pole, post or stanchion upon which such device is placed or to which such device is attached, except such as may be required or permitted by the State laws or City ordinances.
   (c)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(RC 4511.16(B); Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
§ 413.08 Tampering with Traffic Control Devices Prohibited
   (a)    No person, without lawful authority, shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with any traffic control device, any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield, or insignia on the device, sign, or signal, or any part of the device, sign, or signal;
      (2)   Knowingly drive upon or over any freshly applied pavement marking material on the surface of a roadway while the marking material is in an undried condition and is marked by flags, markers, signs, or other devices intended to protect it;
      (3)   Knowingly move, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with a manhole cover.
   (b)   (1)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If a violation of division (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If a violation of division (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section causes serious physical harm to property that is owned, leased, or controlled by a state or local authority, the offender is guilty of a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
      (2)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(RC 4511.17; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
§ 413.09 No Right Turns on Red
   (a)   Pursuant to RC 4511.13, Council does hereby prohibit right turns against a steady red signal at various intersections in the City as listed in schedules on file with the Clerk of Council as File No. 107-76, pursuant to this section.
   (b)   When signs have been erected giving notice thereof, no driver of any vehicle facing a steady red signal shall make a right turn at any of the following intersections:
      Addison Rd., Linwood Ave. and E. 79th St., southeastbound Addison Rd.;
      Aetna Rd., Fleet Ave. and East 75th St., eastbound and southbound;
      Baltic Rd. and West Blvd., eastbound;
      Berea Rd. and Lakewood Heights Blvd., eastbound;
      Berea Rd. and Triskett Rd., northbound;
      Bridge Ave. and West 25th St., eastbound and westbound;
      Bridge Ave. and West 44th St., southbound;
      Broadview Rd. and Valley Rd., westbound;
      Broadway, Ackley Rd. and Union Ave., northbound and westbound;
      Broadway and Aetna Rd., northwestbound Broadway.;
      Broadway and Blanche Ave., northeastbound Blanche Ave.;
      Broadway, Miles Ave. and Warner Rd., westbound;
      Broadway and E. 55th St., northbound and westbound;
      Buckeye Rd., Steinway Ave. and E. 93rd St., northwestbound Buckeye Rd.;
      Buckeye Rd., Woodhill Rd. and Shaker Blvd., northwestbound Buckeye Rd.;
      Carnegie Ave. and E. 21st St., eastbound;
      Castlewood Ave. and E. 123rd St., eastbound;
      Chester Ave. and E. 12th St., eastbound and westbound;
      Clifton Blvd. and Baltic Rd., eastbound and westbound Clifton Blvd.;
      Detroit Ave. and Berea Rd., northeastbound Berea Rd.;
      Detroit Ave. and W. 65th St., all directions.;
      Detroit Ave. and W. 110th St., westbound;
      Detroit Ave. and W. 101st St., northbound;
      Detroit Ave. and Lake Ave. and W. 75th St., eastbound and westbound;
      Detroit Ave. and W. 25th St., northbound;
      Dolloff Ave. and Hamm Ave., eastbound;
      E. 55th St., S. Marginal Rd. and exit ramp from I-90, eastbound from the exit ramp.;
      East Blvd. and Fairhill Rd., westbound;
      Euclid Ave., and E. Roadway (Public Square), westbound;
      Euclid Ave. and Chester Ave., westbound;
      Euclid Ave. and E. 4th St., northbound;
      Euclid Ave. and E. 13th St., southbound;
      Euclid Ave., Huron Rd. and E. 14th St., eastbound
      Euclid Ave. and northeastbound Huron Rd.;
      Euclid Ave. and E. 17th St., southbound;
      Euclid Ave. and E. 46th St., eastbound;
      Fairfield Ave. and W. 14th St., westbound;
      Fleet Ave. and E. 49th St., southbound;
      Fulton Rd., Bush Ave. and W. 41st St., southbound Fulton Rd.;
      Fulton Rd., Denison Ave. and Brookside Pk. Dr., eastbound Denison Ave. and northeastbound Brookside Pk. Dr.;
      Fulton Rd. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound;
      Fulton Rd., Bridge Ave. and W. 32nd St., northeastbound Fulton Rd. and northbound W. 32nd St.;
      Grand Ave. and E. 75th St., southbound;
      Holton Ave. and E. 79th St., all directions.;
      Kinsman Rd. and E. 93rd St., northbound;
      Lake Ave. and West Blvd., westbound;
      Lakeshore Blvd. and E. 152nd St., southbound;
      Lakeview Rd. and Moulton Ave., eastbound;
      Lee Rd. and McCracken Rd., eastbound;
      Liberty Blvd. and ramp from E. 82nd St., eastbound;
      Lorain Ave. and W. 98th St., eastbound, westbound, northbound and southbound;
      Lorain Ave. and Groveland Ave., westbound;
      Lorain Ave. and W. 73rd St., westbound;
      Lorain Ave. and W. 90th St., eastbound and northbound;
      Lorain Ave., Denison Ave. and W. 101st St., westbound and southbound;
      Lorain Ave., Groveland Ave. and Riveredge Rd., eastbound Lorain Ave.;
      Lorain Ave. and Rocky River Dr., eastbound;
      Lorain Ave. and Warren Rd., southbound;
      Lucknow Ave. and E. 152nd St., northbound;
      Marble Ave. and E. 78th St., southbound;
      Ontario St. and Huron Rd., eastbound;
      Pearl Rd., State Rd., Henritze Ave. and Altoona Ave., northbound State Rd. and westbound Altoona Ave.;
      Pearl Rd. and Broadview Rd., northbound;
      Platt Ave. and E. 79th St., westbound;
      Prospect Ave. and E. 21st St., eastbound;
      Prospect Ave. and Prospect Rd., eastbound;
      Puritas Ave. and RTA Roadway, southbound;
      Quincy Ave. and E. 79th St., eastbound;
      Ridge Rd. and Russell Lane, southbound;
      Scranton Rd., Fairfield Ave. and Train Ave., northbound Scranton Rd.;
      Shaker Blvd. and E. 103rd St., eastbound and westbound;
      Shaker Blvd. and East Blvd., eastbound and westbound;
      Shaker Blvd. and E. 116th St., eastbound and westbound;
      Shaker Blvd. and E. 121st St., eastbound and westbound;
      Shaker Blvd. and Van Aken Blvd., eastbound;
      Shaker Blvd. at Shaker Square, eastbound and westbound;
      Shaker Square at Shaker Blvd., northbound and southbound;
      St. Clair Ave., Ivanhoe Rd. and E. 152nd St., eastbound, northbound and northwestbound Ivanhoe Rd.;
      St. Clair Ave., Herrick Rd. and Yale Ave., northwestbound Herrick Rd., and eastbound;
      St. Clair Ave. and Nottingham Rd., eastbound;
      St. Clair Ave., Arbor Rd. and E. 131st St., westbound;
      Storer Ave. and W. 58th St., eastbound;
      Superior Ave., Columbus Rd., Huron Rd. and W. 9th St., eastbound, southbound and northeastbound Columbus Rd.;
      Superior Ave. and E. 18th St., southbound;
      Triskett Rd. and Warren Rd., northbound;
      W. 25th St. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound;
      W. 33rd St. and Denison Ave., northbound and southbound;
      W. 33rd St. and Denison Ave., eastbound and westbound;
      W. 130th St. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound;
      W. 150th St. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound;
      Wade Park Ave., Ansel Rd. and ramp from Liberty Blvd., westbound and southwestbound out of the ramp.;
      West Blvd., Parkhurst Ave. and W. 105th St., southwestbound West Blvd. and northbound W. 105th St.;
      Woodland Ave., Kinsman Rd. and E. 55th St., northwestbound Kinsman Rd.;
      Woodland Ave., Larchmere Blvd., N. Moreland Blvd. and Kemper Rd., northeastbound N. Moreland.
   (c)   Violations of this section shall be punishable under the penalty provided for violations of Section 413.01.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76; Ord. No. 1396-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
   Note: Pursuant to RC 4511.13 and Codified Ordinance Section 413.09, File 107-76 has been amended. The amendments are contained in File 107-76 in the office of the Clerk of Council.
§ 413.10 No Right Turns on Red During Certain Hours
   (a)   Pursuant to RC 4511.13, Council does hereby prohibit right turns against a steady red signal at various intersections in the City as listed in schedules on file with the Clerk of Council, as File No. 106-76, pursuant to this section.
   (b)   When signs have been erected giving notice thereof, no driver of any vehicle facing a steady red signal shall make a right turn between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at any of the following intersections:
      Almira Ave. and West Blvd., northbound;
      Almira Ave. and W. 98th St., all directions.;
      Bailey Ave. and W. 41st St., westbound;
      Barber Ave. and W. 25th St., northbound;
      Bellaire Rd., Jasper Ave. and W. 105th St., northeastbound Bellaire Rd.;
      Bellaire Rd., W. 117th St. and Memphis Ave., northeastbound Bellaire Rd. and southbound W. 117th St.;
      Bosworth and Thrush, eastbound, northbound and westbound;
      Bridge Ave. and Fulton Rd., southbound and westbound;
      Bridge Ave. and W. 58th St., northbound and westbound;
      Broadway and Marble Ave., westbound;
      Broadview Rd. and Schaaf Rd., northbound and westbound;
      Broadview Rd., Searsdale Ave. and Valley Rd., northbound and westbound;
      Broadview Rd. and Oak Park Ave., southbound;
      Broadview Rd., Montclair Ave., and Spring Rd., northbound;
      Broadview Rd. and Cook Ave., northbound;
      Buckeye and E. 116th St., eastbound, southbound and westbound;
      Buckeye Rd., Steinway Ave. and E. 93rd St., northwestbound Buckeye Rd., westbound Steinway Ave. and southbound E. 93rd St.;
      Chester Ave. and E. 101st St., eastbound and southbound;
      Clark Ave. and W. 14th St., northbound and westbound;
      Clark Ave. and W. 56th St., westbound;
      Corlett Ave. and E. 131st St., eastbound;
      Denison Ave. and W. 54th St., westbound;
      Denison Ave. and W. 65th St., westbound;
      Detroit Ave. and W. 65th St., northbound;
      Detroit Ave. and Lake Ave., westbound;
      East Blvd., Farrington and E. 116th St., eastbound;
      Fleet Ave. and E. 65th St., westbound;
      Fulton Rd. and Biddulph, all directions.;
      Fulton Rd. and Memphis Ave., all directions.;
      Fulton Rd. and Walton Ave., northbound and westbound;
      Fulton Rd., Bush Ave. and W. 41st St., eastbound Bush Ave.;
      Fulton Rd. and Ira Ave., eastbound and northbound;
      Harvard Ave. and E. 71st St., eastbound, northbound and southbound;
      Holmes Ave. and E. 156th St., southbound and westbound;
      Hough Ave. and E. 71st St., all directions.;
      Hough Ave. and E. 79th St., all directions.;
      Hough Ave. and E. 82nd St., eastbound and westbound;
      Kinsman Rd. and E. 147th St., all directions.;
      Kinsman Rd. and Grand Ave., eastbound and northbound;
      Lee Rd. and Miles Ave., eastbound, southbound and westbound;
      Lexington Ave. and E. 66th St., all directions.;
      Lexington Ave. and E. 71st St., eastbound, northbound and southbound;
      Lorain Ave. and West Blvd., southbound;
      Lorain Ave. and W. 24th St., southbound;
      Lorain Ave. and W. 44th St., eastbound;
      Lorain Ave. and W. 130th St., eastbound, westbound and northbound;
      Lorain Ave. and Berea Rd., westbound;
      Lorain Ave. and W. 134th St., eastbound;
      Memphis Ave. and W. 41st St., eastbound;
      Memphis Ave. and W. 47th St., eastbound;
      Memphis Ave. and W. 60th St., eastbound;
      Puritas Ave. and CTS roadway (W. 154th St., to north), southbound;
      Puritas Ave. and Rocky River Dr., all directions.;
      Puritas Ave. and W. 140th St., westbound;
      Puritas Ave. and W. 150th St., southbound;
      Scranton Rd. and Castle Ave., northbound and westbound;
      Sprecher Ave. and W. 130th St., southbound;
      Spring Rd. and South Hills, eastbound and northbound;
      St. Clair Ave. and Lakeview Rd., eastbound;
      St. Clair Ave. and Eddy Rd., northbound, southbound and westbound;
      St. Clair Ave., Ivanhoe Rd. and E. 152nd St., southbound and westbound;
      St. Clair Ave. and E. 146th St., westbound;
      State Rd. and Dawning Ave., eastbound and southbound;
      State Rd. and Montclair Ave., northbound;
      Union Ave. and E. 93rd St., all directions.;
      Union Ave. and E. 116th St., all directions.;
      Waterloo Rd. and E. 156th St., southbound;
      West Ave. and W. 130th St., eastbound;
      West Blvd. and Western Ave., southbound and eastbound;
      Woodland Ave. and East Blvd., northbound, southbound and westbound.
   (c)   Violations of this section shall be punishable under the penalty provided for violations of Section 413.01.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76; Ord. No. 1395-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
   Note: Pursuant to RC 4511.13 and Codified Ordinance Section 413.10, File 106-76 has been amended. The amendments are contained in File 106-76 in the office of the Clerk of Council.
§ 413.11 Driver’s Duties Upon Approaching Ambiguous or Non-Working Traffic Signal
   (a)   The driver of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley who approaches an intersection where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals shall do all of the following, if the signal facing the driver exhibits no colored lights or colored lighted arrows, exhibits a combination of such lights or arrows that fails to clearly indicate the assignment of right-of-way, or the signals are otherwise malfunctioning, including the failure of a vehicle detector to detect the vehicle:
      (1)   Stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, stop before entering the intersection;
      (2)   Yield the right-of-way to all vehicles, streetcars, or trackless trolleys in the intersection or approaching on an intersecting road, if the vehicle, streetcars, or trackless trolleys will constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways;
      (3)   Exercise ordinary care while proceeding through the intersection.
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(RC 4511.132; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)