(a) No road roller, traction engine, power shovel, power crane or other equipment used in construction work and not designed for, or employed in, general highway transportation, no well-drilling machinery, ditch-digging machinery, farm machinery and agricultural tractors and machinery used in the production of horticultural, agricultural and vegetable products (as defined in R.C. §§ 4501.01(A) and 4501.01(C)), and no self-propelled vehicles designed or used for drawing such vehicles or wheeled machinery, but having no provisions for carrying loads independently of such other vehicles, shall be moved or stationed preparatory to moving on the streets of the city without a permit as provided in this section.
(Ord. 1989-229, passed 10-2-1989)
(b) The movement of structures is similarly regulated as provided in division (a) of this section, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 1468 of the Building and Housing Code.
(c) The permit shall specify the street or streets upon or over which such vehicle or machinery is to be moved or transported, the nature thereof, its aggregate weight and its width and length, and shall specify the date and the hours within which such moving shall be done. The City Engineer shall issue and keep a record of all permits issued.
(d) The City Engineer may require minimum cash deposit in the amount of $2,500 or other amount as determined by the City Engineer and to the satisfaction of the Director of Law to insure against any loss, damage or injury to the street or highway by reason of such moving. In the event of any such loss, damage or injury, the same shall be repaired by the city and the cost thereof deducted from such deposit, and the balance returned to the applicant. The permit form shall provide the following authorization: “In the event of harm or damage to public facilities, I herewith authorize the city to draw from such deposit such amount as shall be reasonably necessary to reimburse the city or other public agency for its damage and expense, and further will pay such additional amount as shall be necessary in the event the damage be of greater cost.”
(e) The City Engineer, through the office of the Engineering Department, shall charge and collect a fee in accordance with Chapter 1424 for each permit issued by him or her under the provisions of this section, in the case of a vehicle or machinery of an aggregate weight of 20 tons or more, which fee shall be payable to the city.
(f) In the case of a structure, vehicle or machinery of an aggregate weight of 20 tons or more, the Police Chief and the City Engineer may designate staff to supervise or observe (at direct cost to the applicant as determined by the Police Chief or City Engineer) the moving of such structure, vehicle or machinery, to the end that interference with traffic may be avoided and injury to the highway prevented, and the person in charge of such structure, vehicle or machinery shall comply with and conform to the instructions and orders of such police officer in the matter of such moving.
(g) The City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate regulations to carry into effect the provisions of this section, including, among other subjects, the requirements for providing evidence of public liability insurance.
(h) Any permits issued pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the Police Chief or his or her authorized representative for final approval.
(i) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree on each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 1989-229, passed 10-2-1989)