# 301.03 ALLEY.

# 301.03 ALLEY.

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Sheffield Lake Overview  
Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH  
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO  
CERTIFICATION  
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS  
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84  
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE  
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE  
CHARTER  
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE  
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE  
TITLE ONE - Administration  
CHAPTER 301 Definitions  
301.01 MEANING OF WORDS AND PHRASES.  
301.02 AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR AND TRACTION ENGINE.  
301.03 ALLEY.  
301.04 ARTERIAL STREET OR HIGHWAY.  
301.05 AUTOCYCLE.  
301.06 BEACON.  
301.07 BICYCLE.  
301.08 BICYCLE BOX.  
301.09 BICYCLE LANE.  
301.10 BICYCLE SIGNAL FACE.  
301.11 BICYCLE SIGNAL SIGN.  
301.12 BIKEWAY.  
301.13 BUS.  
301.14 BUSINESS DISTRICT.  
301.15 BUSWAY.  
301.16 CAB-ENCLOSED MOTORCYCLE.  
301.17 CHAUFFEURED LIMOUSINE.  
301.18 CHILD CARE CENTER.  
301.19 COMMERCIAL TRACTOR.  
301.20 CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY.  
301.21 CROSSWALK.  
301.22 DRIVER OR OPERATOR.  
301.23 DRIVEWAY.  
301.24 ELECTRIC BICYCLE.  
301.25 ELECTRONIC.  
301.26 EMERGENCY VEHICLE.  
301.27 EXPLOSIVES.  
301.28 EXPRESSWAY.  
301.29 FARM MACHINERY.  
301.30 FLAMMABLE LIQUID.  
301.31 FREEWAY.  
301.32 FUNERAL ESCORT VEHICLE.  
301.33 GROSS WEIGHT.  
301.34 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE.  
301.35 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL.  
301.36 HYBRID BEACON.  
301.37 IN-ROAD WARNING LIGHT.  
301.38 INTERSECTION.  
301.39 LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNAL.  
301.40 LANED HIGHWAY.  
301.41 LIMITED DRIVING PRIVILEGES.  
301.42 LOCAL AUTHORITIES.  
301.43 LOW-SPEED MICROMOBILITY DEVICE.  
301.44 MEDIAN.  
301.45 MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE OR MOTOR SCOOTER.  
301.46 MOTOR VEHICLE.  
301.47 MOTORCYCLE.  
301.48 MOTORIZED BICYCLE OR MOPED.  
301.49 MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR.  
301.50 MULTI-WHEEL AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR.  
301.51 NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER.  
301.52 OPERATE.  
301.53 PARKED OR PARKING.  
301.54 PEDESTRIAN.  
301.55 PERSON.  
301.56 POLE TRAILER.  
301.57 POLICE OFFICER.  
301.58 PREDICATE MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRAFFIC OFFENSE.  
301.59 PRIVATE ROAD.  
301.60 PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE.  
301.61 RAILROAD.  
301.62 RAILROAD SIGN OR SIGNAL.  
301.63 RESIDENCE DISTRICT.  
301.64 RIDESHARING ARRANGEMENT.  
301.65 RIGHT-OF-WAY.  
301.66 ROAD SERVICE VEHICLE.  
301.67 ROADWAY.  
301.68 ROUNDABOUT.  
301.69 RURAL MAIL DELIVERY VEHICLE.  
301.70 SAFETY ZONE.  
301.71 SCHOOL BUS.  
301.72 SEMITRAILER.  
301.73 SHARED-USE PATH.  
301.74 SHOULDER.  
301.75 SIDEWALK.  
301.76 SITE ROADWAY OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAVEL.  
301.77 STANDING.  
301.78 STATE.  
301.79 STATE HIGHWAY.  
301.80 STATE ROUTE.  
301.81 STOP.  
301.82 STOP INTERSECTION.  
301.83 STOPPING.  
301.84 STREET OR HIGHWAY.  
301.85 THROUGH HIGHWAY.  
301.86 THRUWAY.  
301.87 TRAFFIC.  
301.88 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE.  
301.89 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL.  
301.90 TRAILER.  
301.91 TRAIN.  
301.92 TRUCK.  
301.93 TWO-STAGE BICYCLE TURN BOX.  
301.94 TYPE A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME.  
301.95 URBAN DISTRICT.  
301.96 VEHICLE.  
301.97 WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE.  
301.98 WILDLIFE OFFICER.  
CHAPTER 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty  
CHAPTER 305 Traffic Control  
TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices  
TITLE FIVE - Vehicles  
TITLE SEVEN - Parking  
TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles  
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE  
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE  
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE  
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE  
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE  
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE  
OH  
Sheffield Lake  
Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH  
301.03 ALLEY.  
CHAPTER 301 Definitions  
CHAPTER 301  
Definitions  
301.01 Meaning of words and phrases.  
301.02 Agricultural tractor and traction engine.  
301.03 Alley.  
301.04 Arterial street or highway.  
301.05 Autocycle.  
301.06 Beacon.  
301.07 Bicycle.  
301.08 Bicycle box.  
301.09 Bicycle lane.  
301.10 Bicycle signal face.  
301.11 Bicycle signal sign.  
301.12 Bikeway.  
301.13 Bus.  
301.14 Business district.  
301.15 Busway.  
301.16 Cab-enclosed motorcycle.  
301.17 Chauffeured limousine.  
301.18 Child care center.  
301.19 Commercial tractor.  
301.20 Controlled-access highway.  
301.21 Crosswalk.  
301.22 Driver or operator.  
301.23 Driveway.  
301.24 Electric bicycle.  
301.25 Electronic.  
301.26 Emergency vehicle.  
301.27 Explosives.  
301.28 Expressway.  
301.29 Farm machinery.  
301.30 Flammable liquid.  
301.31 Freeway.  
301.32 Funeral escort vehicle.  
301.33 Gross weight.  
301.34 Highway maintenance vehicle.  
301.35 Highway traffic signal.  
301.36 Hybrid beacon.  
301.37 In-road warning light.  
301.38 Intersection.  
301.39 Lane-use control signal.  
301.40 Laned highway.  
301.41 Limited driving privileges.  
301.42 Local authorities.  
301.43 Low-speed micromobility device.  
301.44 Median.  
301.45 Motor-driven cycle or motor scooter.  
301.46 Motor vehicle.  
301.47 Motorcycle.  
301.48 Motorized bicycle or moped.  
301.49 Motorized wheelchair.  
301.50 Multi-wheel agricultural tractor.  
301.51 Natural resources officer.  
301.52 Operate.  
301.53 Parked or parking.  
301.54 Pedestrian.  
301.55 Person.  
301.56 Pole trailer.  
301.57 Police officer.  
301.58 Predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense.  
301.59 Private road.  
301.60 Public safety vehicle.  
301.61 Railroad.  
301.62 Railroad sign or signal.  
301.63 Residence district.  
301.64 Ridesharing arrangement.  
301.65 Right-of-way.  
301.66 Road service vehicle.  
301.67 Roadway.  
301.68 Roundabout.  
301.69 Rural mail delivery vehicle  
301.70 Safety zone.  
301.71 School bus.  
301.72 Semitrailer.  
301.73 Shared-use path.  
301.74 Shoulder.  
301.75 Sidewalk.  
301.76 Site roadway open to public travel.  
301.77 Standing.  
301.78 State.  
301.79 State highway.  
301.80 State route.  
301.81 Stop.  
301.82 Stop intersection.  
301.83 Stopping.  
301.84 Street or highway.  
301.85 Through highway.  
301.86 Thruway.  
301.87 Traffic.  
301.88 Traffic control device.  
301.89 Traffic control signal.  
301.90 Trailer.  
301.91 Train.  
301.92 Truck.  
301.93 Two-stage bicycle turn box.  
301.94 Type A family child care home.  
301.95 Urban district.  
301.96 Vehicle.  
301.97 Waste collection vehicle.  
301.98 Wildlife officer.  
   
   
CROSS REFERENCES  
See sectional histories for similar State law  
Funeral procession defined - see TRAF. 331.24  
Street racing defined - see TRAF. 333.07  
Studded tire defined - see TRAF. 339.11  
Blind person defined - see TRAF. 371.02  
Snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle and all purpose vehicle defined - see TRAF. 375.01  
School zones defined - see TRAF. 333.03(b)  
   
   
301.01 MEANING OF WORDS AND PHRASES.  
 The following words and phrases when used in this Traffic Code, except as otherwise provided, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter.  
301.02 AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR AND TRACTION ENGINE.  
 “Agricultural tractor” and “traction engine” means every self-propelled vehicle designed or used for drawing other vehicles or wheeled machinery, but having no provision for carrying loads independently of such other vehicles, and used principally for agricultural purposes.  
(ORC 4511.01(J))  
301.03 ALLEY.  
 “Alley” means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts, and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular traffic, and any street or highway that has been declared an “alley” by the Legislative Authority of the municipality in which the street or highway is located.  
(ORC 4511.01(XX))  
301.04 ARTERIAL STREET OR HIGHWAY.  
 “Arterial street or highway” means a street or highway primarily used by through traffic, usually on a continuous route or a street or highway designated as part of an arterial system.  
(ORC 4511.01(CCC))  
301.05 AUTOCYCLE.  
 “Autocycle” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4501.01.  
(ORC 4511.01(LLLL))  
301.06 BEACON.  
 “Beacon” means a highway traffic signal with one or more signal sections that operate in a flashing mode.  
(ORC 4511.01(KKK))  
301.07 BICYCLE.  
 “Bicycle” means a pedal-powered vehicle upon which a human operator sits, including an electric bicycle. (ORC 4511.01(G))  
301.08 BICYCLE BOX.  
 “Bicycle box” means a designated area on the approach to a signalized intersection, between an advance motorist stop line and the crosswalk or intersection, that is intended to provide bicyclists a visible location to wait in front of stopped motorists during the red signal phase.  
(ORC 4511.01(BBBB))  
301.09 BICYCLE LANE.  
 “Bicycle lane” means a portion of a roadway that has been designated for preferential or exclusive use by bicyclists and is often delineated from the adjacent general purpose lanes by longitudinal pavement markings and either a bicycle lane symbol, words, or signs. The term includes all of the following:  
 (a) A buffer-separated bicycle lane, which is separated from the adjacent general-purpose lanes by a pattern of standard longitudinal pavement markings that are wider than a normal or wide-lane pavement marking;  
 (b) A counter-flow bicycle lane, which is a one directional bicycle lane that provides a lawful path of travel for bicycles in the opposite direction from the general traffic on a roadway that otherwise requires the general traffic to travel in only one direction. A counter-flow bicycle lane is designated by the traffic control devices used for other bicycle lanes;  
 (c) A separated bicycle lane, which is an exclusive facility for bicyclists that is located within or directly adjacent to the roadway and is physically separated from the motor vehicle traffic with a vertical element.  
 (ORC 4511.01(DDDD))  
301.10 BICYCLE SIGNAL FACE.  
 “Bicycle signal face” means a signal face that displays only bicycle symbol signal indications in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4511.15 that exclusively controls a bicyclist’s movement from a designated bicycle lane or from a separate facility, and that displays signal indications that are applicable only to a bicyclist’s movement.  
(ORC 4511.01(EEEE))  
301.11 BICYCLE SIGNAL SIGN.  
 “Bicycle signal sign” means a sign meant to inform road users that the signal indications in the bicycle signal face are intended only for bicyclists, and to inform bicyclists which bicyclist movements are controlled by that bicycle signal face.  
(ORC 4511.01(FFFF))  
301.12 BIKEWAY.  
 “Bikeway” means any road, street, path, or way that in some manner is specifically designated for bicycle travel, regardless of whether the facility is designated for the exclusive use of bicycles or if it is shared with other modes of transportation.  
(ORC 4511.01(GGGG))  
301.13 BUS.  
 “Bus” means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than nine passengers, and used for the transportation of persons other than in a ridesharing arrangement, and every motor vehicle, automobile for hire, or funeral car, other than a taxicab or motor vehicle used in a ride-sharing arrangement, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.  
(ORC 4511.01(L))  
301.14 BUSINESS DISTRICT.  
 “Business district” means the territory fronting upon a street or highway, including the street or highway, between successive intersections within the municipality, where fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage between successive intersections is occupied by buildings in use for business, or within or outside the municipality where fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage for a distance of 300 feet or more is occupied by buildings in use for business, and the character of the territory is indicated by official traffic-control devices.  
(ORC 4511.01(NN))  
301.15 BUSWAY.  
 “Busway” means a traveled way that is used exclusively by buses.  
(ORC 4511.01(HHHH))  
301.16 CAB-ENCLOSED MOTORCYCLE.  
 “Cab-enclosed motorcycle” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4501.01.  
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- Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
- ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
- ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
- ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
- ORDS AND PHRASES
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