737.022 Authority of director of public safety to promulgate certain traffic regulations. - Ohio Statutes

737.022 Authority of director of public safety to promulgate certain traffic regulations.

When authorized by ordinance of the legislative authority of a city, and in order to expedite the flow and direction of traffic, to eliminate congestion on streets, alleys, and highways, and to provide for the safety of passengers in motor vehicles and pedestrians, the director of public safety may make and issue rules and regulations concerning:

(A) The number, type, and location of traffic control devices and signs;

(B) The regulation or prohibition of parking on streets, alleys, highways, or public property;

(C) The regulation of the right-of-way at intersections of streets, alleys, and highways;

(D) The regulation or prohibition of turns at intersections;

(E) The creation, abolition, and regulation of through routes and truck routes;

(F) The creation, abolition, and regulation of pedestrian crosswalk and safety zones;

(G) The creation, abolition, and regulation of bus loading and unloading zones and business loading zones;

(H) The creation, abolition, and regulation of traffic lanes, and passing zones;

(I) The regulation of the direction of traffic on streets, alleys, and highways and the creation and abolition of one way streets;

(J) Such other subjects as may be provided by ordinance, which shall not be limited by the specific enumeration of subjects by this section.

Such rules and regulations shall be issued in the manner and subject to the conditions and limitations as prescribed by ordinance of the legislative authority of such city. Copies of such rules and regulations, when certified by the director of public safety, shall be competent evidence in all courts. Violation of such rules and regulations shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided by the ordinances of such city.

Effective Date: 11-01-1965