(a) The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to establish center lane turning lanes along various streets in the City to allow left turning only, where the configuration of the intersection, width of streets and traffic conditions are such that traffic flow and safety would benefit from such a lane. Such lanes shall be appropriately marked and traffic control devices conforming to the State Highway Director's manual, in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4511.11(E), shall be erected at appropriate points and in such turning lane as determined by the Director of Public Safety.
(b) Except to pass other vehicular traffic during all emergency or when directed by a police officer, no person shall operate a vehicle within a center lane turning lane established pursuant to subsection (a) hereof, except for the purpose of making a left turn.
(c) When a person operating a vehicle is authorized by this section to enter a center lane turning lane, entry shall not be made more than 200 feet prior to the point of turning, except that such point of entry shall not be intersected by any street intersecting from the left side.
(Ord. 159-84. Passed 10-15-84.)