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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
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Sheffield Lake
Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
301.21 CROSSWALK.
CHAPTER 301 Definitions
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.
301.17 CHAUFFEURED LIMOUSINE.
   “Chauffeured limousine” means a motor vehicle that is designed to carry nine or fewer passengers and is operated for hire pursuant to a prearranged contract for the transportation of passengers on public roads and highways along a route under the control of the person hiring the
vehicle and not over a defined and regular route. “Prearranged contract” means an agreement, made in advance of boarding, to provide transportation from a specific location in an chauffeured limousine. The term does not include any vehicle that is used exclusively in the business of funeral directing. (ORC 4511.01(LL))
301.18 CHILD CARE CENTER.
   “Child care center” has the same meaning as set forth in Ohio R.C. 5104.01.
(ORC 4511.01(FFF))
301.19 COMMERCIAL TRACTOR.
   “Commercial tractor” means every motor vehicle having motive power designed or used for drawing other vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon, or designed or used for drawing other vehicles while carrying a portion of the other vehicles, or the load thereon, or both. (ORC 4511.01(I))
301.20 CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY.
   “Controlled-access highway” means every street or highway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right or access to or from the same except at certain points only and in a manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over the street or highway.
(ORC 4511.01(CC))
301.21 CROSSWALK.
   “Crosswalk” means:   
   (a)    That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs, or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway, and in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of the roadway, the part of a roadway included within the extension of the lateral lines of the sidewalk at right angles to the center line;
   (b)   Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere, distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface, which might be supplemented by contrasting pavement texture, style, or color;
   (c)   Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this definition, the term does not include an area where local authorities have placed signs indicating no crossing.
      (ORC 4511.01(LL))
301.22 DRIVER OR OPERATOR.
   “Driver” or “operator” means any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. (ORC 4511.01(Y))
301.23 DRIVEWAY.
   “Driveway” means an access from a roadway to a building, site, or abutting property.
(ORC 4511.01(IIII))
301.24 ELECTRIC BICYCLE.
   “Electric bicycle” means a “class 1 electric bicycle”, a “class 2 electric bicycle”, or a “class 3 electric bicycle” as defined below.
   (a)   CLASS 1 ELECTRIC BICYCLE. Means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour.
   (b)   CLASS 2 ELECTRIC BICYCLE. Means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that may provide assistance regardless of whether the rider is pedaling and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour.
   (c)   CLASS 3 ELECTRIC BICYCLE. Means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour.
      (ORC 4511.01(SSS) - (VVV)
301.25 ELECTRONIC.
   “Electronic” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4501.01.
301.26 EMERGENCY VEHICLE.
   “Emergency vehicle” means emergency vehicles of municipal, township or county departments or public utility corporations, when identified as such as required by law, the Director of Public Safety, or local authorities, and motor vehicles when commandeered by a police officer.
(ORC 4511.01(D))
301.27 EXPLOSIVES.
   “Explosives” means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is intended for the purpose of producing an explosion that contains any oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by a detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases, such that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects, or of destroying life or limb. Manufactured articles shall not be held to be explosives when the individual units contain explosives in limited
quantities of such nature or in such packing that it is impossible to procure a simultaneous or a destructive explosion of the units, to the injury of life, limb, or property by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or by a detonator, such as fixed ammunition for small arms, firecrackers, or safety fuse matches. (ORC 4511.01(T))
301.28 EXPRESSWAY.
   “Expressway” means a divided arterial street or highway for through traffic with full or partial control of access with an excess of fifty percent (50%) of all crossroads separated in grade.
(ORC 4511.01(ZZ))
301.29 FARM MACHINERY.
   “Farm machinery” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4501.01.
301.30 FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
   “Flammable liquid” means any liquid which has a flash point of 70°F or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test device.
(ORC 4511.01(U))
301.31 FREEWAY.
   “Freeway” means a divided multi-lane highway for through traffic with crossroads separated in grade and with full control of access.
(ORC 4511.01(YY))
301.32 FUNERAL ESCORT VEHICLE.
   “Funeral escort vehicle” means any motor vehicle, including a funeral hearse, while used to facilitate the movement of a funeral procession.
(ORC 4511.01(WW))
301.33 GROSS WEIGHT.
   “Gross weight” means the weight of a vehicle plus the weight of any load thereon.
(ORC 4511.01(V))
301.34 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE.
   “Highway maintenance vehicle” means a vehicle used in snow and ice removal or road surface maintenance, including a snow plow, traffic line striper, road sweeper, mowing machine, asphalt distributing vehicle, or other such vehicle designed for use in specific highway maintenance activities.
(ORC 4511.01(QQQ))
301.35 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
   “Highway traffic signal” means a power-operated traffic control device by which traffic is warned or directed to take some specific action. The term includes a beacon, an in-road warning light, a lane-use control signal, and a traffic control signal. The term does not include a power-operated sign, steadily illuminated pavement marker, gate, flashing light signal, warning light, or steady burning electric lamp.
(ORC 4511.01(MMM))
301.36 HYBRID BEACON.
   “Hybrid beacon” means a special type of beacon that is intentionally placed in a dark mode where no indications are displayed between periods of operation and, when operated, displays both steady and flashing highway traffic signal indications. The term includes both of the following:
   (a)   An emergency-vehicle hybrid beacon used to warn and control traffic at an otherwise unsignalized location to assist authorized emergency vehicles in entering or crossing a street or highway;
   (b)   A pedestrian hybrid beacon used to warn and control traffic at an otherwise unsignalized location to assist pedestrians in crossing a street or highway at a marked crosswalk.
      (ORC 4511.01(LLL))
301.37 IN-ROAD WARNING LIGHT.
   “In-road warning light” means a special type of highway traffic signal that is installed in the roadway surface to warn road users that they are approaching a condition on or adjacent to the roadway that might not be readily apparent and might require the road users to reduce speed or come to a complete stop.
(ORC 4511.01(ZZZ))
301.38 INTERSECTION.
   “Intersection” means:
   (a)    The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways that join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways that join at any other angle might come into conflict. The junction of an alley, driveway, or site roadway open to public travel with a public roadway or highway does not constitute an intersection, unless the public roadway or highway at the junction is controlled by a traffic control device.
   (b)    If a highway includes two roadways separated by a median, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway constitutes a separate intersection if the opposing left-turn paths cross and there is sufficient interior storage for the design vehicle. As used in this division, “design vehicle” means the longest vehicle authorized under Ohio R.C. 5577.05 to operate on that roadway without a permit.
   (c)   At a location controlled by a highway traffic signal, regardless of the distance between the separate intersections as described in subsection (b) of this definition:
      (1)    If a stop line, yield line, or crosswalk has not been designated on the roadway within the median between the separate intersections, the two intersections and the roadway and median constitute one intersection.
      (2)    Where a stop line, yield line, or crosswalk is designated on the roadway on the intersection approach, the area within the crosswalk and any area beyond the designated stop line or yield line constitute part of the intersection.
      (3)   Where a crosswalk is designated on a roadway on the departure from the intersection, the intersection includes the area that extends to the far side of the crosswalk. (ORC 4511.01(KK))
301.39 LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNAL.
   “Lane-use control signal” means a signal face or comparable display on a full-matrix changeable message sign that displays indications to permit or prohibit the use of specific lanes of a roadway or a shoulder where driving is sometimes authorized or to indicate the impending prohibition of such use.
(ORC 4511.01(AAAA))

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