(a) Whenever the movement of a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load requires a special permit, the Ohio Director of Transportation shall have authority to issue such a permit provided that such movement is to be made entirely on a roadway or roadways which are a part of the State highway system within the City and provided also that such movement is to be made partly within and partly without the corporate limits of the City.
(b) Whenever the movement of a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load requires a special permit, the Director of Public Service shall have authority to issue such a permit except as provided in subsection (a) hereof. The Director of Public Service shall establish a fee schedule and shall charge a fee for the issuance of each such permit in accordance with the fee schedule. For permits involving work contracted by the City or its agents, the Director of Public Service may at his discretion waive such fees.
(c) The authority by subsection (a) or (b) hereof may, upon application in writing and for good cause shown, issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or load exceeding the maximum limitations of this chapter. Any such permit may be issued for such period of time, not to exceed one year, as the authority in his discretion deems advisable or for the duration of any construction project.
(d) The application for any such permit shall be in such form as the authority by subsection (a) or (b) hereof prescribes.
(e) The authority by subsection (a) or (b) hereof may issue or withhold such permit; or, if such permit is issued, may limit or prescribe conditions of operation for such vehicle, and require bond or other security necessary to compensate for any damage to a roadway or road structure.
(f) Every such permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority granting such permit. No person shall violate any of the terms of such permit.
(ORC 4513.34)