Right-of-Way
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 401.49
in effect§ 401.49 Right-of-Way
“Right-of-way” means either of the following, as the context requires:
(a) The right of a vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, or pedestrian to proceed uninterruptedly in a lawful manner in the direction in which it or he or she is moving in preference to another vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, or pedestrian approaching from a different direction into its or his or her path;
(b) A general term denoting land, property, or the interest therein, usually in the configuration of a strip, acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes. When used in this context, right-of-way includes the roadway, shoulders or berm, ditch, and slopes extending to the right-of-way limits under the control of the state or local authority.
(RC 4511.01(UU); Ord. No. 91-96. Passed 3-18-96, eff. 3-26-96)
Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-21861Fetched: 11/1/2026
