37-17 Amend Traffic Code to Align with ORC

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that do not extend more than twenty -four inches beyond the rear of the vehicle and are needed for loading or unloading, 13 -train assem- bly used between the first and second semitrailer of a commercial tractor- semitrailer - semitrailer combination, energy conservation devices as provided in any regulations adopted by the Secretary of the United States Department of TranspOltation, or any noncargo- carrying refrigeration equipment attached to the front of trailers and semitrailers. In special cases, vehicles whose dimensions exceed those prescribed by this section may operate in accordance with rules adopted by the Ohio Director of TranspOltation. This section does not apply to fire engines, fire necks or other vehi- cles or apparatus belonging to any municipal corporation or to the volunteer fire department of any municipal corporation or used by such department in the discharge of its functions. This section does not apply to vehicles and pole trailers used in the transportation of wooden and metal poles, or to the transportation of pipes or well - drilling equipment, nor to farm machinery and equipment. The owner or operator of any vehicle, machinery or equipment not spe- cifically enumerated in this section but the dimensions of which ex- ceed the dimensions provided in this section, shall when operating the same on the highways and streets of the Municipality comply with the rules of the Director governing such movement , which rules the Director may adopt and promulgate. Ohio R.C. 119.01 to 119 .13, inclusive, apply to any rules adopted under this section, or the amendment or rescission thereof, and any person adversely affected shall have the same right of appeal as provided in such sections. This section does not require the State, the Municipality, County, township or any railroad or other private corporation to provide suf- ficient veliical clearance to permit the operation of such vehicle, or to make any changes in or about existing structures now crossing streets, roads and other public thoroughfares in the Municipality. (ORC 5577.05) (c) s used in this section, "recreational vehicle" has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4501.01. (d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misde- meanor on a first offense on a second offense or subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 5577.99) SECTION 18. Section 341.01, Definitions, of the Lake- wood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 341,01 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (a) "Alcohol concentration" means the concentration of alco- hol in a person's blood, breath or urine. When expressed as a per- centage, it means grams of alcohol per the following: (1) One hundred milliliters of whole blood, blood serum, or