440.01 LOAD LIMITS.
   (a)   In General. No trackless trolley, 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 Ohio R.C. 5577.01 to 5577.14, inclusive, or of 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 Ohio R.C. 4513.34 or by Section 440.12 of this chapter.
(ORC 5577.02; Ord. 89-55. Passed 10-12-89.)
   (b)   State Regulations.
      (1)   A.   The Municipality, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, upon application in writing, shall issue a special regional heavy hauling permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles as follows:
            1.   At a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in Ohio R.C. 5577.01 to 5577.09, or otherwise not in conformity with Ohio R.C. 4513.01 to 4513.37.
            2.   Upon any highway under the jurisdiction of municipality except those highways with a condition insufficient to bear the weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles as stated in the application.
            3.   Issuance of a special regional heavy hauling permit is subject to the payment of a fee established by the municipality in accordance with this section.
         B.   In circumstances where a person is not eligible to receive a permit under division (b)(1)A. of this section, the Municipality, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, upon application in writing and for good cause shown, may issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in Ohio R.C. 5577.01 through 5577.09, or otherwise not in conformity with Ohio R.C. 4513.01 through 4513.37, upon any highway under its jurisdiction.
      (2)   Notwithstanding Ohio R.C. 715.22 and 723.01, the holder of a permit issued by the Director of Transportation under Ohio R.C. 4513.34 may move the vehicle or combination of vehicles described in the permit on any highway that is a part of the State highway system when the movement is partly within and partly without the corporate limits of the Municipality. No local authority shall require any other permit or license or charge any license fee or other charge against the holder of a permit for the movement of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on any highway which is a part of the State highway system. The Ohio Director of Transportation shall not require the holder of a permit issued by the Municipality to obtain a special permit for the movement of vehicles or combination of vehicles on highways within the jurisdiction of the Municipality. Permits may be issued for any period of time not to exceed one year, as the local authority in its discretion determines advisable or for the duration of any public construction project.
      (3)   A.   The application for a permit issued under this section shall be in the form that the Municipality prescribes. The Municipality may prescribe a permit fee to be imposed and collected when any permit described in this section is issued. The permit fee may be in an amount sufficient to reimburse the Municipality for the administrative costs incurred in issuing the permit, and also to cover the cost of normal and expected damage caused to the roadway or a street or highway structure as the result of the operation of the nonconforming vehicle or combination of vehicles.
         B.   For the purposes of this section and of rules adopted by the Director under Ohio R.C. 4513.34, milk transported in bulk by vehicle is deemed a nondivisible load.
         C.   For purposes of this section and of rules adopted by the Director under Ohio R.C. 4513.34, three or fewer aluminum coils, transported by a vehicle, are deemed a nondivisible load. The Director shall adopt rules establishing requirements for an aluminum coil permit that are substantially similar to the requirements for a steel coil permit under O.A.C. Chapter 5501:2-1.
      (4)   The Municipality shall issue a special regional heavy hauling permit under division (b)(1)A. of this section upon application and payment of the applicable fee. However, the Municipality may issue or withhold a permit specified in division (b)(1)B. of this section. If a permit is to be issued, the Municipality may limit or prescribe conditions of operation for the vehicle and may require the posting of a bond or other security conditioned upon the sufficiency of the permit fee to compensate for damage caused to the roadway or a street or highway structure. In addition, the Municipality, as a condition of issuance of an overweight permit, may require the applicant to develop and enter into a mutual agreement with the Municipality to compensate for or to repair excess damage caused to the roadway by travel under the permit.
      (5)   Every permit issued under this section shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit. No person shall violate any of the terms of a permit.
      (6)   The Director of Transportation may debar an applicant from applying for a special permit under this section upon a finding based on a reasonable belief that the applicant has done any of the actions specified in Ohio R.C. 4513.34(F).
      (7)   Notice and procedures for debarment shall be as provided in Ohio R.C. 4513.34(G).
      (8)   A.   No person shall violate the terms of a permit issued under this section that relate to gross load limits.
         B.   No person shall violate the terms of a permit issued under this section that relate to axle load by more than 2,000 pounds per axle or group of axles.
         C.   No person shall violate the terms of a permit issued under this section that relate to an approved route except upon order of a law enforcement officer or authorized agent of the issuing authority.
      (9)   A permit issued by the Municipality under this section for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles is valid for the purposes of the vehicle operation in accordance with the conditions and limitations specified on the permit. Such a permit is voidable by law enforcement only for operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of the weight, dimension, or route provisions of the permit. However, a permit is not voidable for operation in violation of a route provision of a permit if the operation is upon the order of a law enforcement officer.
(ORC 4513.34)
   (c)   Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.99)
   (d)   Local Streets Generally.
      (1)   Except as otherwise provided by Council by ordinances establishing more restrictive limits, no person shall operate a vehicle exceeding a size as specified in this chapter or exceeding a gross weight of three tons, upon any street in the Municipality other than State routes, except those local streets designated as truck routes 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. The total weight of the vehicle and load imposed upon the road surface for such designated truck routes shall not exceed 80,000 pounds. 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.
      (2)   Except as otherwise provided in this section, local streets and highways shall be posted with signs indicating “No Thru Trucks - Gross Weight 3 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.
(Ord. 89-55. Passed 10-12-89.)
   (e)   Truck Routes, Arterial Streets and Residential Streets.
      (1)   A weight limit of 80,000 pounds for commercial vehicles shall be imposed upon the following streets between the termini set forth:
   Truck Routes
   Street   From   To
   Arbor Drive   Oregon Road   Tracy Road
   East Broadway   South corp. limits    North corp. limits
   Caple Boulevard   Oregon Road   I-75
   Chelsea Drive   Wales Road   end of court
   Commercial Boulevard   McNerney Road   end of court
   Curtice Road   Wheeling   Lemoyne
   Crane Way   Caple Boulevard   I-75
   Truck Routes
   Street   From   To
   Fairfield Drive   Wales Road   end of court
   Innovative Drive   Caple Boulevard   end of court
   I-280   South corp. limits   North corp. limits
   I-75   South corp. limits    North corp. limits
   Lauren Lane   Arbor Drive   end of court
   McNerney Drive   Tracy Road   East Broadway
   Meijer Circle   Curtice Road   North corp. limits
   Murphy Way   Caple Boulevard   end of court
   Oregon Road   Wales Road   South corp. limits
   Rinker Point   Caple Boulevard   end of court
   Route 51 (Woodville   South corp. limits   North corp. limits
   Road)
   Route 579 (Williston   East corp. limits   Route 51 (Woodville Road)
   Road)
   Tracy Road   Wales Road   South corp. limits
   Wales Road   West corp. limits   Route 51 (Woodville Road)
      (2)   A weight limit of 10,000 pounds for commercial vehicles shall be imposed upon the following streets between the termini set forth:
   Arterial Streets
   Street   From   To
   Andrus Road   Oregon Road   East Broadway
   Bradner Road   Williston Road   Curtice Road
   Coy Road   Curtice Road   North corp. limits
   Curtice Road   Lemoyne Road   Fostoria Road
   Drouillard Road   South corp. limits   North corp. limits
   East Plaza Boulevard   Route 579 (Williston Road   Wise Street
   Fostoria Road   Route 579 (Williston Road)   Curtice Road
   Lemoyne Road   Curtice Road   South corp. limits
   Oak Street   East Andrus Road   North corp. limits
   Olde Curtice Road   Joel Street   Bihl Street
   Oram Road   Wales Road   Woodville Road
   Oregon Road   Wales Road   North corp. limits
   Union Street   Rochester Place   Ross Street
   Venice Drive   Oregon Road   Jamestown Drive
   Ware Street   Andrus Road   Florence Avenue
   Wilson Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Wynn Road   Curtice Road   North corp. limits
   Residential Streets
   Street   From   To
   Anderson Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Applewood Lane   Bradner Road   Premrose Lane
   Beach Street   Woodville Road   Gould Street
   Beachcraft Drive   Curtice Road   Piper Drive
   Bedford Drive   Wales Road   Farnstead Drive
   Beringer Avenue   Woodville Road    Curtice Road
   Bieber Drive   Curtice Road   North corp. limits
   Bihl Avenue   Woodville Road   Curtice Road
   Birchwood Lane   Wales Road   Wales Road
   Bordeaux Rue   Curtice Road   Coy Road
   Brentwood Drive   Oregon Road   East termini of drive
   Brian Lane   Curtice Road   End of court
   Carvelle Drive   Curtice Road   Piper Drive
   Chantilly Rue E.   Chantilly Rue W.   Curtice Road
   Chantilly Rue W.   Curtice Road   Chantilly Rue E.
   Chesapeake Lane   Bedford Lane   Tracy Road
   Commerce Park   Woodville Road   End of drive
   Boulevard
   Dalling Drive   East Plaza Boulevard   End of drive
   Dillrose Drive   Oregon Road   Richmand Drive
   Dry Creek   Elk Ridge Drive   Peregrine Drive
   Earl Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Eden East Drive   Dalling Drive   Wise Street
   Eisenhower Drive   Curtice Road   East termini of drive
   Elk Ridge Drive   Williston Road   Dry Creek
   Elm Tree Court   Applewood Lane   End court
   Farnstead Drive   Oregon Road   Tracy Road
   Flag Street   Oram Road   Goodrich Avenue
   Florence Avenue   Sharon Drive   East Broadway
   Gardner Avenue   Oram Road   Curtice Road
   George Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Glenross Boulevard   Drouillard Road   Norcross Drive
   Glenross Place   Rawson Drive   North corp. limits
   Goodrich Avenue   Wales Road   Harding Avenue
   Gould Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Hageman Drive   Dalling Drive   Ranger Drive
   Hanson Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Harding Avenue   Oram Road   Woodville Road
   Jamestown Drive   Wales Road   Venice Drive
   Joel Avenue   Woodville Road   Curtice Road
   Joseph Street   Andrus Road   Florence Avenue
   Lawndale Drive   Oregon Road   Maryland Place
   Lear Drive   Curtice Road   Piper Drive
   Lester Avenue   Oram Road   Curtice Road
   Louis Street   Wise Street   Hanson Street
   MacArthur Drive   West Pointe Drive   East termini of drive
   Mary Avenue   Oram Road   Bihl Avenue
   Maryland Place   Wales Road   Andrus Road
   Mason Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Monarch Place   Elk Ridge Drive   End of court
   Morgan Street   Woodville Road   Gould Street
   Norcross Drive   Rawson Drive   North corp. limits
   Norma Place   Wales Road   Maryland Place
   Orchard Avenue   Woodville Road   Curtice Road
   Owen Street   Andrus Road   Florence Avenue
   Parc Rue   Curtice Road   Bordeaux Rue
   Peregrine Drive   Elk Ridge Drive   End of court
   Pheasant Run Court   Curtice Road   End of court
   Pintail Lane   Elk Ridge Drive   Peregrine Drive
   Piper Drive   Coy Road   Lear Drive
   Potomac Lane   Wales Road   Chesapeake Lane
   Ranger Drive   Hageman Road   End of courts
   Ravenwood Drive   Oregon Road   Maryland Place
   Rawson Drive   Drouillard Road   Norcross Drive
   Reva Drive   Curtice Road   North corp. limits
   Revilla Drive   Eden East   Wise Street
   Richmand Drive   Farnstead Drive   Tracy Road
   Ritter Avenue   Woodville Road   Curtice Road
   Rochester Place   Drouillard Road   Union Street
   Rood Street   Woodville Road   Gould Street
   Rosedale Drive   Oregon Road   Maryland Place
   Ross Street   Drouillard Road   Union Street
   Royal Avenue   Oram Road   Woodville Road
   Ryan Place   Eisenhower Drive    Eisenhower Drive
   Sharon Drive   Andrus Road   Florence Avenue
   Sheffield Place   Venice Drive   Andrus Road
   Short Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Skagway Drive   Revilla Drive   Wise Street
   Steck Street   Gould Street   Hanson Street
   Stroehlein Avenue   Andrus Road   Florence Avenue
   Terri Rue   Curtice Road   Bordeaux Rue
   Timberlake Court   Curtice Road   End of court
   Timberview Drive   Pintail Lane   Peregrine Drive
   Union Street   Rochester Place   Ross Street
   Venice Drive   Oregon Road   Jamestown Drive
   Ware Street   Andrus Road   Florence Avenue
   West Pointe Drive   Curtice Road   Eisenhower Drive
   Wilson Street   Woodville Road   Wise Street
   Wise Street   Lemoyne Road   Bradner Road
   Wolf Creek Court   Curtice Road   End of court
   Woodmore Street   North corp. limits   South termini of
         street
   Zepplin Court   Lear Drive   Lear Drive
(Ord. 89-38. Passed 7-27-89; Ord. 93-26. Passed 5-13-93; Ord. 2005-65. Passed 12-15-05; Ord. 2007-21. Passed 5-24-07.)