(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.)