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Codified Ordinances of Richmond Heights, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES
DISCLAIMER
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 82-70
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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   339.10 VEHICLES WITH SPIKES, LUGS AND CHAINS.
   (a)   No person shall drive over the improved streets of this Municipality a traction engine or tractor with tires or wheels equipped with ice picks, spuds, spikes, chains or other projections of any kind extending beyond the cleats, or no person shall tow or in any way pull another vehicle over the improved streets of this Municipality, which towed or pulled vehicle has tires or wheels equipped with ice picks, spuds, spikes, chains or other projections of any kind. "Traction engine" or "tractor," as used in this section, applies to all self-propelling engines equipped with metal-tired wheels operated or propelled by any form of engine, motor or mechanical power.
(ORC 5589.08; A.O.)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a second degree misdemeanor.
(Ord. 87-2019. Passed 9-24-19.)
   339.11 USE OF STUDDED TIRES AND CHAINS.
   (a)   For purposes of this section, "studded tire" means any tire designed for use on a vehicle, and equipped with metal studs or studs of wear-resisting material that project beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire. "Motor vehicle," "street or highway," "public safety vehicle" and "school bus" have the same meanings as given those terms in Chapter 301.
   (b)   (1)   Except as provided in subsection (b)(2) hereof, no person shall operate any motor vehicle, other than a public safety vehicle or bus, that is equipped with studded tires on any street or highway, except during the period extending from November 1 of each year through April 15 of the succeeding year.
      (2)   A person may operate a motor vehicle that is equipped with retractable studded tires with the studs retracted at any time of the year, but shall operate the motor vehicle with the studs extended only as provided in subsection (b)(1) hereof.
   (c)   This section does not apply to the use of tire chains when there is snow or ice on the streets or highways where such chains are being used, or the immediate vicinity thereof. (ORC 5589.081; A.O.)
   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a second degree misdemeanor.
(Ord. 87-2019. Passed 9-24-19.)
   339.12 TRUCK ROUTES.
   (a)   The following streets are designated as truck routes in the City: Highland Road, Wilson Mills Road and Monticello Boulevard.
(Ord. 30-61. Passed 11-21-61.)
   339.99 PENALTY.
   Whoever violates any of the provisions of Section 339.01 or 339.02 shall be fined in accordance with the following schedule:
OVERLOAD (in pounds)
NOT LESS THAN
NOT MORE THAN
Less than
1,001
$50.00
$ 75.00
1,001
to   1,500
60.00
90.00
1,501
to   2,000
70.00
100.00
2,001
to   2,500
100.00
150.00
2,501
to   3,000
110.00
165.00
3,001
to   3,500
120.00
180.00
3,501
to   4,000
130.00
195.00
4,001
to    4,500
140.00
210.00
4,501
to   5,000
150.00
225.00
5,001
to   5,500
160.00
240.00
5,501
to   6,000
170.00
255.00
6,001
to   6,500
180.00
270.00
6,501
to   7,000
190.00
285.00
7,001
to   7,500
200.00
300.00
7,501
to   8,000
210.00
315.00
8,001
to   8,500
220.00
330.00
8,501
to   9,000
230.00
345.00
9,001
to   9,500
240.00
360.00
9,501
to   10,000
250.00
375.00
10,001
to   10,500
470.00
705.00
10,501
to   11,000
490.00
735.00
11,001
to   11,500
510.00
765.00
11,501
to   12,000
530.00
795.00
12,001
to   12,500
550.00
825.00
12,501
to   13,000
570.00
855.00
13,001
to    13,500
590.00
885.00
13,501
to   14,000
610.00
915.00
14,001
to    14,500
630.00
945.00
14,501
to   15,000
650.00
975.00
15,001
to   15,500
670.00
1,005.00
15,501
to   16,000
690.00
1,035.00
16,001
to   16,500
710.00
1,065.00
16,501
to   17,000
730.00
1,095.00
17,001
to   17,500
750.00
1,125.00
17,501
to    18,000
770.00
1,155.00
18,001
to   18,500
790.00
1,185.00
18,501
to   19,000
810.00
1,215.00
19,001
to   19,500
830.00
1,245.00
19,501
to   20,000
850.00
1,275.00
   More than 20,000 pounds - not less than $100.00, plus $4.00 per 100 pounds of overload, and not more than $1,000 plus $6.00 per 100 pounds of overload.
   However, no penalty prescribed in this section shall be imposed on any vehicle combination if (a) the overload on any axle does not exceed 1,000 pounds, and (b) if the immediately preceding or following axle, except the front axle of the vehicle combination, is underloaded by the same or a greater amount. For purposes of this section, two axles on one vehicle less than eight feet apart shall be considered as one axle.
(Ord. 17-61. Passed 5-2-61.)