Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-12-29
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 279
ORDINANCE NO. 279
AN UNIFORM ORDINANCE
FOR THE REGULATION AND
USE OF TRAFFIC IN CHAR
DON VILLAGE, @ E A U G A
COUNTY, OHIO.

DON VILLAGE, @ E A U G A
COUNTY, OHIO.
Whereas, it is deemed nee
essary in the best interest OF
providing immediate preServa'
ton of the public health, peace
welfare and safety Of the peo,
pie of the Village of Chardon
and whereas, in order to do this
the Council of the Village OF
Chardon feels that uniform
traffic ordinance should be a.
dopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED by the Council OF
the Village of Chardon, ONO,
that the following rules and re-
gulations for the use of traffic
in Chardon Village be adopted
SECTION l: DEFINITIONS:
(A) "Vehicle" means every
device in, upon, or by Wmch
anv person or property may be
transported or drawn upon a
highway, except devices moved
by power collected from over
head electric trolley wires or
used exclusively upon stationary
rails or tracks and except de
vices other than bicycles moved
by human power.
OBJ Motor Vehicle" means
every vehicle propelled or craWn
bv power other than muscular
power or power collected from
overhead electric trolley wires,
except road rollers, traction en-
gines, power shovels, pow e r
cranes and other equipment
used in construction work and
not designed for or employed
in general highway transporta-
ton. holeo gging machinery,
well drillinr machinery, ditch =
digging machinery, farm mach
inery threshing machinery, hay
baling machinery and agricul-
tural tractors and machinery
used in the production of hortl-
cultural, Horticultural, agricul-
tural and vegetable products.
(C) Motorcycle" means eV-
ery motor vehicle other than a
tractor having a saddle for the
use of the operator and designed
to travel on not more that three
wheels in contact with the
ground.
D) Emergency We h / C e"
means fire department, police,
and state highway patrol veh-
icleS, vehicles of salvage cor
porations organized under Sec
tionS 1709.01 to 170907, incluS-
i've, of the Revised Code of Ohio,
emergency vehicles of munich
pie or county departments
of public utility corporations
when identified as such as re-
quired by law, director of
streets or local authorities, mo-
tor vehicles when commander
ed by a police officer, ambu =
ldIlCGO, a ii u IllolOI NCllANlNo
when used by volunteer firemen
responding to emergency calls
in the fire department service
when identified as required by
the safety committee.
(E) School Bus" means ev-
cry motor vehicle which is Op-
Grated exclusively for the trans
portation of sch6ol children
to or from a school session or
to or from a school function, and
which is marked on both front
and rear with the word S
"School bus" in plain lettering
not less than six inches in height.
(F) Bicycle" means a two =
wheel vehicle propelled by hui
man power, having a tandem
arrangement of wheels equipped
with tires either of which Is
over twenty inches in diameter
(G) Commercial Tractor"
means every motor vehicle hav-
ing motive power designed or
used for drawing other vehicles
and not so constructed as to
carry any load thereon, or de-
signed or used for drawing OF
her vehcileS while carrying a
portion of such other vehicles,
or the load thereon, or both.
(H) agricultural Tractor
means every self -propelling
vehicle designed or used for
drawing other vehicles or wheel
ed machinery but having no pro-
visions for carrying loads in
dependently of such other veh-
icles, and used principally for
agricultural purposes.
1) Truck" means every mo-
tor vehicle. except trailers and
semi trailerS, designed and
used to carry property.
CD Bus" means every motor
vehicle designed for carrying
more than nine passengers and
used for the transportation of
persons, and every motor vehi-
Gle, automobile for hire, or fun
eral car, other than taxicab,
designed and used for the trans
portation of persons for compen-
Sation.
(K) Trailer" means every
vehicle designed or used for
carrying persons or property
wholly on it's own structure
and for being drawn by a motor
vehicle, including any such veh-
icle when formed by or operat-
ed as a combination of semi
trailer" and a vehicle of the
dolly type, such as that common
ly known as a trailer dolly"
CD 'Semitrailer" means ev-
cry vehicle designed or used
for carrying persons or proper
ty with another and separate mo-