CHAPTER 305
Traffic Control
305.01   Division of Traffic Engineering and Safety created.
305.02   Authority and considerations for placement of devices.
305.03   Conformity with State Manual.
305.04   Powers of Director.
305.05   Posting of signs and signals required.
305.06   Director's powers not limited.
305.07   Records of Director.
305.08   Reservation of power to Council.
305.09   Violations subject to misdemeanor classification.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to designate highway as included in a freeway, expressway or thruway - see Ohio R.C. 4511.011
Power to enact local traffic regulations - see Ohio R.C. 4511.07, 4511.61
Local traffic control devices - see Ohio R.C. 4511.11
Alteration of prima-facie speed limits - see Ohio R.C. 4511.21, 4511.22(A), 4511.23
Designation of through streets and erection of stop or yield signs - see Ohio R.C. 4511.65
 
305.01 DIVISION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CREATED.
   Pursuant to Ohio R.C. 737.021 and 737.022, a Division of Traffic Engineering and Safety is hereby created, and the Director of Public Service and Safety shall be the executive head of such Division.
305.02 AUTHORITY AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLACEMENT OF DEVICES.
   The Director of Public Service and Safety is hereby authorized to place and maintain traffic control devices upon any street or highway under his jurisdiction as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Traffic Code, or to regulate, warn or guide traffic, and such other traffic control devices as he shall deem necessary for the proper control of traffic. The Director of Public Service and Safety shall determine the location, timing and coordination of such traffic control devices upon the basis of an applicable engineering or traffic investigation and shall consider the following:
   (a)   The maximum safety and protection of vehicular and pedestrian traffic from physical injury or property damage.
   (b)   The existing and potential traffic movement, volume and conditions.
   (c)   The location and frequency of accidents, including studies of remedial measures.
   (d)   The recommendations of the Police and Fire Chiefs.
   (e)   The acceleration of transportation of persons and property by vehicles so as to expedite travel and promote public safety.
   (f)   The convenience and welfare of the general public in parking, standing, loading and unloading, and the use of the streets as affecting business concerns and places of assembly.
   (g)   Economy in the expenditure of money.
305.03 CONFORMITY WITH STATE MANUAL.
   All traffic control devices placed pursuant to the provisions of this Traffic Code shall conform to the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as set forth in Ohio R.C. 4511.09.
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