(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively.
(1) “Village” is the Village of Edon, Ohio.
(2) “Deviating truck” means a truck which leaves and departs from a truck route while traveling inside the Village.
(3) “Person” is any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind;
(4) “Truck” means any vehicle designed or operated primarily for the transportation of property, and whose body weight or combined body and load weight exceeds 10,000 pounds.
(5) “Truck route” means a way over certain streets, as designated herein, over and along which trucks coming into and going out of the Village must operate.
(b) Application of Section. All trucks within the Village shall be operated only over and along the truck routes herein established and on the other designated streets over which truck travel is permitted.
(1) Exceptions. This section shall not prohibit:
A. Village truck traffic. Operation on streets of origin or destination provided such operation is in accordance with subsection (d) hereof.
B. Emergency vehicles. The operation of emergency vehicles upon any street in the Village.
C. Public utilities. The operation of trucks owned or operated by the Village, public utilities, any contractor or a material man, while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street improvements or street utilities within the Village.
D. Detoured trucks. The operation of trucks upon any officially established detour in any case where the truck could lawfully be operated upon the street for which the detour is established.
(c) Truck Routes Established. There are established within the Village the following truck routes:
(1) Indiana Street between the East and West limits of the Village.
(2) Michigan Street between the North and South limits of the Village.
(d) Truck Traffic in the Village.
(1) Outside Origin; Outside Destination. All trucks entering the Village from points outside the Village and proceeding directly to a destination point outside the Village shall operate only over the designated truck routes.
(2) Outside Origin; Inside Destination.
A. One inside destination point. All trucks entering the Village for a destination point in the Village shall proceed only over an established truck route and shall deviate only at the intersection nearest to the destination point. Upon leaving the destination point, a deviating truck shall return to the truck route by the shortest permissible route.
B. Multiple inside destination points. All trucks entering the Village for multiple destination points shall proceed only over established truck routes and shall deviate only at the intersection nearest to the first destination point. Upon leaving the first destination point, a deviating truck shall proceed to other destination points by the shortest and most direct course. Upon leaving the last destination point, a deviating truck shall return to a truck route by the shortest permissible route.
(3) Inside Origin.
A. Outside destination point. All trucks, on a trip originating in the Village and traveling in the Village for a destination point outside the Village, shall proceed by the shortest and most direct course over streets to a truck route as herein established.
B. Inside destination point. All trucks, on a trip originating in the Village and traveling in the Village for destination points in the Village, shall proceed only by the shortest and most direct course.
(e) Signs. The Village Street Superintendent shall cause all truck routes to be clearly sign posted to give notice that this section is in effect.
(f) Compliance Required. No person shall drive a truck over any public street within the Village except upon those streets herein designated as truck routes and except upon streets providing the shortest and most direct course between truck routes and origin or destination points as herein provided.
(g) Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 05-12. Passed 5-21-12.)