50-12 Amend 301.17 and 301.45 Traffic Definitions

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(c) The junction of an alley with a street or highway, or with another alley, shall not constitute an intersection unless the roadway or highway at the jwrctimr is cmrtrolled by a traffic control device. (d) A location controlled by a traffic control signal, regardless of the distance between the separate intersections as described in subsection (b) of this section: (1) If a stop line, yield line, or crosswalk has not been designated on the roadway within the median behveen the separate intersections, the two intersections and the roadway and median constitute one intersection. (2) Where a stop line, yield line, or crosswalk line is designated on the roadway on the intersection approach, the area within the cross- walkand 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 ex- tends to the far side of the crosswalk. (ORC 4511.01(I{K)). SECTION 4. Section 301.181, Medians, shall be and is hereby enacted to read as fol- lows: 301.181, MEDIANS "Median" means the area between two roadways of a divided highway, measured from edge of traveled way to edge of traveled way, but excluding turn lanes. The width of a median maybe different between intersections, between interchanges, and at opposite approaches of the same intersection. (ORC 4511.01(NNN)) SECTION 5. Section 301.26(b), Private Road or Driveway, currently reading as follows: 301.26 PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner but not by other persons. (ORC 4511.01(DD); Ord. 34-10. Passed 7-19-10.) shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: 301.26 PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. (a) "Private road or driveway" means every way or place in private ownership used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied per- mission from the owner but not by other persons. (ORC 4511.01 (DD)) (b) "Private road open to public travel" means a private toll road or road, in- cluding any adjacent sidewalks that generally run parallel to the road, within a shopping center, airport, sports arena, or other similar business or recrea- tion facility that is privately owned but where the public is allowed to travel without access restrictions. "Private road open to public travel" includes a