(A) No person shall operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding a gross weight of five tons, upon any street or highway under local jurisdiction, other than state routes, except pursuant to permission granted by the Mayor or Police Chief. Permission need not be obtained for any movement necessitated by an emergency or for the purposes of making deliveries to or pickups from premises not located on state routes, provided such movement is conducted by the shortest route possible or by a route designated by the Mayor or Police Chief.
(B) No person granted permission by the Mayor or Police Chief shall be required to obtain a special permit from the Ohio Director of Highways for the movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on streets or highways under local jurisdiction.
(C) The Mayor or Police Chief may grant permission for a single or round trip, or for such period of time, not to exceed one year, as the Mayor or Police Chief in his or her discretion deems advisable, or for the direction of any construction project. The Mayor or Police Chief may limit or prescribe terms or conditions of operation for such vehicle or combination of vehicles by designating the route, hours, speed or such other restrictions as may be necessary for the preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety. The Mayor or Police Chief may require the posting of bond or other security necessary to compensate for any damage to a roadway or road structure.
(D) Streets or highways under local jurisdiction shall be posted with signs indicating “no through trucks - gross weight five 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.
(E) Violation of any of the limitations, terms or conditions of the permission granted by the Mayor or Police Chief shall be cause for immediate revocation or suspension of such permission and denial of request for any future permission. Such violation shall also subject the violator to the penalty prescribed by § 71.99.
(1964 Code, § 339.011) (Ord. 591, passed 1-10-1966; Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992) Penalty, see § 71.99