(A) The municipality, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction 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 combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in R.C. §§ 5577.01 through 5577.09, or otherwise not in conformity with R.C. §§ 4513.01 through 4513.37, upon any highway under its jurisdiction.
(B) Notwithstanding R.C. §§ 715.22 and 723.01, the holder of a special permit issued by the Director of Transportation under R.C. § 4513.34 may move the vehicle or combination of vehicles described in such special permit on any highway which is a part of the state highway system, when such movement is partly within and partly without the corporate limits of the municipality, and no local authority shall require any other permit or license or charge any license fee or other charge against the holder of such permit for the movement of such vehicle or combination of vehicles on any highway which is a part of the state highway system.
(C) No permittee shall be required to obtain a special permit from the Ohio Director of Transportation for the movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on streets or highways under local jurisdiction, however, the approval of the Ohio Director of Transportation shall be required for movement on state routes.
(D) The Police Chief may grant a permit for a single or round trip, or for such period of time, not to exceed 1 year, as the Police Chief in his or her discretion deems advisable, or for the duration of any construction project. The 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 Police Chief may require the posting of bond or other security necessary to compensate for any damage to a roadway or road structure.
(E) For each such permit, the Police Chief shall charge $5, and for each hour of time or any part thereof spent by each police officer in supervising the movement of such vehicle, the applicant shall pay the sum of $10.
(F) Use of local streets. No person shall operate a vehicle exceeding a size as specified in § 74.46 or exceeding a gross weight of 5 tons, on any street in the municipality other than a state route, except those local streets designated as a truck route and marked as such by appropriate traffic signs, and except when such operation is necessary to load or unload property, to go to or from the usual place of storage of such vehicle or to perform any other legitimate business or act other than passage through the municipality. Operators of vehicles so deviating from either a state route or a designated truck route within the municipality shall confine such deviation to that required in order to accomplish the purpose of the departure.
(G) Signs shall be posted indicating
NO THRU TRUCKS - GROSS WEIGHT 5 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.
(H) Violation of any of the limitations, terms, or conditions of the permit granted by the Police Chief shall be cause for immediate revocation or suspension of such permit, and denial of request for any future permit.
(1981 Code, § 74.50)
Statutory reference:
Overweight or oversized vehicles, state permit regulations, see O.A.C. Chapter 5501:2-1