339.01 Special permits for vehicles; fees.
339.02 Weight restrictions.
339.03 Maximum width, height and length.
339.04 Route and load information.
339.05 Wheel protectors.
339.06 Vehicles transporting explosives.
339.07 Towing requirements.
339.08 Loads dropping or leaking; removal required; tracking mud.
339.09 Shifting load; loose loads.
339.10 Vehicles with spikes, lugs and chains.
339.11 Use of studded tires and chains.
339.12 Weighing vehicle; scales to be used; removal of excess load.
339.13 City truck routes.
339.14 Vehicles exceeding five tons and prohibited vehicles.
339.15 Load limits on Granger Road.
CROSS REFERENCES
See sectional histories for similar State law
Weighing vehicle; removal of excess load - see Ohio R.C. 4513.33
Arrest notice of driver - see Ohio R.C. 5577.14
Slower moving vehicles to be driven in right-hand lane - see TRAF. 331.01(b)
(a) The Safety Director or the Building Commissioner may, upon application in writing and for good cause shown, issue a special permit in writing, authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle not designed for or employed in general highway transportation, including but not limited to the following types of machinery: Road rollers; traction engines; power shovels; power cranes; well-drilling; ditch-digging machinery; farm machinery; threshing machinery; hay-bailing machinery; tractors; bulldozers; all types of machinery with tires or wheels equipped with ice picks, spuds, spikes, cleats, lugs, chains or other projections of any kind designed to provide traction by piercing the surface of the road or earth, through, over or upon any street or public place of the City.
(b) The Safety Director or the Building Commissioner may issue or withhold such permit or, if such permit is issued, may limit or prescribe conditions of operation for such vehicle, and require bond or other security necessary to compensate for any damage to a roadway or road structure.
(c) Every such permit shall be carried on the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or lawful authority. No person shall violate any of the terms of such permit.
(d) The Safety Director or Building Commissioner may issue the permit upon payment of fees as follows:
(1) Single or round trip, five dollars ($5.00).
(2) Upon application, a permit may be issued on an annual basis, for which a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be charged.
(Ord. 135-1964. Passed 9-28-64.)
(a) Weight Restricted; Definitions. No traction engine, steam roller or other vehicle, load, object or structure, whether propelled by muscular or motor power, not including vehicles run upon stationary rails or tracks, fire engines, fire trucks or other vehicles or apparatus belonging to or used by any municipal or volunteer fire department in the discharge of its functions, shall be operated or moved over or upon the improved public streets, highways, bridges or culverts in the City, upon wheels, rollers or otherwise, weighing in excess of the weights prescribed in this chapter, including the weight of the vehicle, object, structure or contrivance and load, except upon special permission, granted as provided by law or ordinance.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be construed to mean the following:
(1) "Axle" shall mean one or more load-carrying wheels mounted in a single transverse vertical plane.
(2) "Spacing between axles" shall mean the distance between any two successive such planes.
(3) "Maximum axle load" shall mean the gross weight of vehicle and load imposed by any axle upon the road surface.
(4) "Maximum wheel load" shall mean the proportionate gross weight of vehicle and load imposed by any wheel upon the road surface.
(5) "Vehicle" shall mean any single vehicle when not in combination, or any combination of vehicles.
(6) "Load limit" shall mean that weight capable of being placed on any truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer in terms of property or goods for the purpose of transporting same whether defined by State regulations or otherwise.
(Ord. 89-1976. Passed 8-27-76.)
(7) "Bus" shall mean every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than nine passengers and used for the transportation of persons with or without compensation.
(Ord. 29-1977. Passed 4-25-77.)
(b) Weight of Load on Highways, Bridges; Width of Tire Prescribed. No person shall transport over the improved streets, alleys, intercounty highways, State highways, bridges or culverts, 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 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 twelve inches.
(2) In vehicles having tires of rubber or other similar substances, for each inch of total width of tires on all wheels, as follows:
A. For tires three inches in width, a load of 450 pounds;
B. For tires three and one-half inches in width, a load of 450 pounds;
C. For tires four inches in width, a load of 500 pounds;
D. For tires five inches in width, a load of 600 pounds;
E. For tires six inches and over in width, a load of 650 pounds.
The total width of tires on all wheels shall be, in 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 the tire coming in contact with the road surface be less than two-thirds of the width so measured between the flanges.
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 sure tires, measured at the widest portion thereon when inflated and not bearing a load.
In 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.
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 section for solid tires, or each inch in the actual diameter of pneumatic tires measured when inflated and not bearing a load. (Ord. 126-1962. Passed 1-28-63.)
(c) Weight Limits; For Pneumatic Tires. No vehicle, load, object, or structure having a maximum axle load greater than twenty thousand pounds shall be operated or moved upon improved public highways, streets, bridges, or culverts. The maximum wheel load of any one wheel of any such vehicle shall not exceed 650 pounds per inch width of pneumatic tire, measured as prescribed by Ohio R.C. 5577.03.
(1) The weight of vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface by vehicles with pneumatic tires shall not exceed the following:
A. By any two successive axles, spaced four feet or less apart, and weighed simultaneously, 24,000 pounds;
B. By any two successive axles, 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.
(2) The weight of vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface by vehicles with pneumatic tires, by 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, shall be computed using either of the following methods:
A. Such load-bearing three-axle group shall be weighed simultaneously as a unit and shall not exceed 48,000 pounds. The total weight of vehicle and load shall not exceed 38,000 pounds plus an additional 900 pounds for each foot of spacing between the front axle and the rearmost axle of the vehicle provided, that the total weight of the vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface shall not exceed 80,000 pounds.
B. Such load-bearing three-axle group shall be weighed simultaneously as a unit and shall not exceed 42,500 pounds. The total weight of vehicle and load of a six-axle vehicle combination, with at least twenty feet of spacing between the front axle and rearmost axle, shall not exceed 54,000 pounds plus an additional 600 pounds for each foot of spacing between the front axle and the rearmost axle of the vehicle, provided, that the total weight of the vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface shall not exceed 80,000 pounds.
The total weight of vehicle and load utilizing any combination of axles, other than as provided for three-axle groups in subsection (c)(2) hereof, shall not exceed 38,000 pounds plus an additional 900 pounds for each foot of spacing between the front axle and rearmost axle of the vehicle, provided that the total weight of a vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface by vehicles with pneumatic tires shall not exceed 80,000 pounds.
(d) Weight Limits for Solid Rubber Tires. 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 any such vehicle shall not exceed 650 pounds per inch width of tire, measured as prescribed by Ohio R.C. 5577.03, 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.
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 betweeen 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 eighty percent (80%) of the permissible weight of vehicle and load as provided for pneumatic tires.
(e) 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 shall limit the spacing between nearest axles of the respective vehicles to a distance not in excess of twelve feet and six inches.
(a) No vehicle shall be operated upon the public highways, streets, bridges and culverts within the Municipality, whose dimensions exceed those specified in this section.
(b) No such vehicle shall have a width in excess of:
(1) 104 inches for passenger bus type vehicles operated exclusively within municipal corporations;
(2) 102 inches, excluding such safety devices as are required by law, for passenger bus type vehicles operated over freeways, and such other State roads with minimum pavement widths of twenty-two feet, except those roads or portions of roads over which operation of 102-inch buses is prohibited by order of the Ohio Director of Transportation;
(3) 132 inches for traction engines;
(4) 102 inches for recreational vehicles, excluding safety devices and retracted awnings and other appurtenances of six inches or less in width and except that the Director may prohibit the operation of 102-inch recreational vehicles on designated State highways or portions of highways;
(5) 102 inches, including load, for all other vehicles, except that the Director may prohibit the operation of 102-inch vehicles on such State highways or portions of State highways as the Director designates.
(c) No such vehicle shall have a length in excess of:
(1) 66 feet for passenger bus type vehicles and articulated passenger bus type vehicles operated by a regional transit authority pursuant to Ohio R.C. 306.30 to 306.54;
(2) 45 feet for all other passenger bus type vehicles;
(3) 53 feet for any semitrailer when operated in a commercial tractor- semitrailer combination, with or without load, except that the Director may, by journal entry, prohibit the operation of any such commercial tractor- semitrailer combination on such State highways or portions of State highways as the Director designates;
(4) 28.5 feet for any semitrailer or trailer when operated in a commercial tractor-semitrailer-trailer or commercial tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination, except that the Director may prohibit the operation of any such commercial tractor-semitrailer-trailer or commercial tractor- semitrailer-semitrailer combination on such State highways or portions of State highways as the Director designates;
(5) A. 97 feet for drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combinations and drive-away saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter combinations when operated on any interstate, United States route, or State route, including reasonable access travel on all other roadways for a distance not to exceed one road mile from any interstate, United States route, or State route, not to exceed three saddlemounted vehicles, but which may include one fullmount;
B. 75 feet for drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combinations and drive-away saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter combinations, when operated on any roadway not designated as an interstate, United States route, or State route, not to exceed three saddlemounted vehicles, but which may include one fullmount;
(6) 65 feet for any other combination of vehicles coupled together, with or without load, except as provided in subsections (c)(3) and (4) and in subsection (e) hereof;
(7) 45 feet for recreational vehicles.
(8) 50 feet for all other vehicles except trailers and semitrailers, with or without load.
(d) No such vehicle shall have a height in excess of thirteen feet six inches, with or without load.
(e) An automobile transporter or boat transporter shall be allowed a length of sixty-five feet and a stinger-steered automobile transporter or stinger-steered boat transporter shall be allowed a length of seventy-five feet, except that the load thereon may extend no more than four feet beyond the rear of such vehicles and may extend no more than three feet beyond the front of such vehicles, and except further that the Director may prohibit the operation of any stinger- steered automobile transporter or stinger-steered boat transporter or a B-train assembly on any State highway or portion of any State highway that the Director designates.
(f) The widths prescribed in subsection (b) shall not include side mirrors, turn signal lamps, marker lamps, handholds for cab entry and egress, flexible fender extensions, mud flaps, splash and spray suppressant devices, and load-induced tire bulge.
The width prescribed in subsection (b)(5) shall not include automatic covering devices, tarp and tarp hardware, and tiedown assemblies, provided these safety devices do not extend more than three inches from each side of the vehicle.
The lengths prescribed in subsections (c)(2) to (8) hereof shall not include safety devices, bumpers attached to the front or rear of such bus or combination, nonproperty carrying devices or components that do not extend more than twenty-four inches beyond the rear of the vehicle and are needed for loading or unloading, B-train assembly used between the first and second semitrailer of a commercial tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination, energy conservation devices as provided in any regulations adopted by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, or any noncargo-carrying refrigeration equipment attached to the front of trailers and semitrailers. In special cases, vehicles whose dimensions exceed those prescribed by this section may operate in accordance with rules adopted by the Ohio Director of Transportation.
(g) This section does not apply to fire engines, fire trucks or other vehicles or apparatus belonging to any municipal corporation or to the volunteer fire department of any municipal corporation or used by such department in the discharge of its functions. This section does not apply to vehicles and pole trailers used in the transportation of wooden and metal poles, nor to the transportation of pipes or well-drilling equipment, nor to farm machinery and equipment. The owner or operator of any vehicle, machinery or equipment not specifically enumerated in this section but the dimensions of which exceed the dimensions provided by this section, when operating the same on the highways and streets of this State shall comply with the rules of the Director governing such movement, that the Director may adopt. Ohio R.C. 119.01 to 119.13 apply to any rules the Director adopts under this section, or the amendment or rescission of the rules, and any person adversely affected shall have the same right of appeal as provided in those sections.
This section does not require the State, the Municipality, County, township or any railroad or other private corporation to provide sufficient vertical clearance to permit the operation of such vehicle, or to make any changes in or about existing structures now crossing streets, roads and other public thoroughfares in the Municipality.
(h) As used in this section, “recreational vehicle” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4501.01. (ORC 5577.05)
(i) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense or subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 5577.99)
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