(A) Any person operating, driving or moving any vehicle upon any highway, public street or other city property within the city limits is liable for all damage which the highway, public street or any other city property may sustain as a result of any illegal action or operation by such person or vehicle, including exceeding the maximum vehicle size and weight as provided by the Vehicle Code and Chapter 76.
(B) The measure of the liability established in division (A) is the cost of repairing a partially damaged facility or property or the depreciated replacement cost of a facility or object damaged beyond repair, together with all other expenses incurred by the city in providing a temporary detour, including temporary structures, to serve the needs of traffic during the period of repair or replacement of the damaged highway, public street or other city property.
(C) Whenever any person operating, driving or moving any vehicle upon any highway, public street or other city property within the city limits is not the owner of such vehicle but is operating, driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of the owner, then the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable for damage to any highway, public street or other city property sustained as a result of any illegal action or operation by such person or vehicle to the extent provided in this section.
(Ord. 192, passed 9-22-70; Am. Ord. 02-80, passed 4-8-03) Penalty, see § 10.99