Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-01-05

USE Of nAr N hN SAA1A@s
DON, VILLAGE, G 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 a uniform
traffic ordinance should be a.
dopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T
ORDAINED by the Council OF
the Village of Chardon, Ohio,
that the following rules and re
gulations for the use of traffic
in Chardon Village be adopted:
SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS:
(A) ''Vehicle" means every
device in. upon, or by which
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.
(B) Motor Vehicle" means
every vehicle propelled or drawn
by power other than muscular
power or power collected from
overhead electric trolley wires,
except road rollers, traction en-
gineS, power shovels, pow r
cranes and other equipment
used in construction work and
not designed for or employed
in general highway transporta-
ton, holedigging machinery
we'll drilling machinery, ditch =
digging machinery, farm mach
inery threshing machinery, hay
baling machinery and agricul
tural tractors and machinery
used in the production of horti
cultural, Horticultural, agricul
tural and vegetable products.
(C) Motorcycle" means eV
cry motor vehicle other than
tractor having a saddle for the
use of the operator and designed
to travel on not more that three
wheels in contact with thu
ground.
Cd 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 1909 OF, incluS
i've, of the Revised Code Of Ohio
emergency vehicles of munich
pie or county department
of public utility corporation
when identified as such as re
quired by law, director o
streets or local authorities, mo
tor vehicles when commander
ed by a police officer, ambu
lances, an d motor vehicle
when used by volunteer fireme,
responding to emergency call
in the fire department ServiC
when identified as required b
the safety committee.
(E) "School Bus" means eV
cry motor vehicle which is OF
Grated exclusively for the trans
portation of school childre
to or from a school session O
to or from school function, an
which is marked on both from
and rear with the word
School bus" in plain letterin
not less than six inches in heigh'
(F) Bicycle" means a two
wheel vehicle propelled by hi
man power, having a tander
arrangement of wheels equippe
with tires either Of which
over twenty inches in diamete
(G) Commercial Tractor
means every motor vehicle haN
ing motive power designed {
used for drawing other vehicle
and not so constructed as I
carry any load thereon, or d.
signed or used for drawing o
her vehicles while carrying
portion of such other vehicles
or the load thereon, or both.
(H agricultural Tractor
means every self -propellin
vehicle designed or used fl
drawing other vehicles or whee
ed machinery but having no pr
visions for carrying loads il
dependently of such other vel
icles, and used principally fc
agricultural purposes.
U Truck" means every M
tor vehicle, except trailers an
semi trailerS, designed an
used to carry property
Cd BUS" means every mote
vehicle designed for carryir
more than nine passengers an
used for the transportation I
persons, and every motor veh
Gle, automobile for hire, or ful
eral car, other than taxica
designed and used for the tran
portation of persons for compel
Sation.
CK) Trailer" means ever
vehicle designed or used ft
carrying persons or propert
wholly on it's own structur
and for being drawn by a mote
vehicle, including any such vel
icle when formed by or opera
ed as a combination of "sem
trailer" and a vehicle Of tt
dolly type, such as that commol
ly known as trailer dolly
(L) "Semitrailer" means e
cry vehicle designed or use
for carving persons or prOpe