TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland pt. FOUR, tit. III, ch. 413

in effect

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.01 Obedience to Traffic Control Devices

§ 413.01 Obedience to Traffic Control Devices (a) (1) No pedestrian or driver of a vehicle or operator of a streetcar or trackless trolley, shall disobey the instructions of any traffic-control device placed in accordance with the provisions of this Traffic Code, unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer. When both traffic control signals and stop signs are erected at intersections, traffic shall be governed by the traffic control signal while it is in operation. (2) No provision of this Traffic Code for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section of this Traffic Code does not state that signs are required, that section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (RC 4511.12; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.02 Through Streets; Stop and Yield Right- of-Way Signs

§ 413.02 Through Streets; Stop and Yield Right- of-Way Signs (a) All State routes are hereby designated as through streets or highways, provided that stop signs, yield signs or traffic control signals shall be erected at all intersections with such through streets or highways by the Ohio Department of Transportation as to streets or highways under its jurisdiction and by the City as to streets or highways under its jurisdiction, except as otherwise provided in this section. Where two (2) or more state routes that are through streets or highways intersect and no traffic control signal is in operation, stop signs or yield signs shall be erected at one (1) or more entrances thereto, except as otherwise provided in this section. Whenever the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that stop signs are necessary to stop traffic on a through highway for safe and efficient operation, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent such installations. When circumstances warrant, the Director also may omit stop signs on roadways intersecting through highways under his or her jurisdiction. Before the Director either installs or removes a stop sign under this division, he or she shall give notice, in writing, of that proposed action to the City at least thirty (30) days before installing or removing the stop sign. (b) Other streets or highways, or portions thereof, are hereby designated through streets or highways, if they are within the City, if they have a continuous length of more than one (1) mile between the limits of such street or highway or portion thereof, and if they have “stop” or “yield” signs or traffic control signals at the entrances of the majority of intersecting streets or highways. For purposes of this section, the limits of such street or highway or portion thereof, shall be a municipal corporation line, the physical terminus of the street or highway or any point on such street or highway at which vehicular traffic thereon is required by regulatory signs to stop or yield to traffic on the intersecting street, provided that in residence districts the City may by ordinance designate such street or highway, or portion thereof, not to be a through street or highway and thereafter the affected residence district shall be indicated by official traffic control devices. Where two (2) or more through streets or highways designated under this subsection (b) intersect and no traffic control signal is in operation, stop signs or yield signs shall be erected at one (1) or more entrances thereto by the City, except as otherwise provided in this section. (c) Stop signs need not be erected at intersections so constructed as to permit traffic to safely enter a through street or highway without coming to a stop. Signs shall be erected at such intersections indicating that the operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of- way to or merge with all traffic proceeding on the through street or highway. (d) Council may designate additional through streets or highways whereupon the appropriate executive officers shall erect stop signs, yield signs or traffic control signals at all streets and highways intersecting such through streets or highways, or may designate any intersection as a stop or yield intersection and shall erect like signs at one (1) or more entrances to such intersection. (RC 4511.65) (e) The following are additional through streets or highways designated by Council: Bellaire Rd., from West 130th St. to Puritas Ave.; Berea Rd., from Detroit Ave. to Triskett Rd.; Carnegie Ave.; Columbus Rd.; East Blvd.; Fairhill Rd.; Fulton Rd.; Independence Rd.; Jennings Rd.; Lake Ave., from Detroit Ave. to Clifton Rd., and from West Blvd. to West 117th St.; Lee Rd.; Liberty Blvd.; Nottingham Rd., from East 185th St. to southerly City limits.; Scranton Rd.; Train Ave., from Scranton Rd. to West 47th St.; Triskett Rd., from West 117th St. to Lorain Ave.; Turney Rd.; West 117th St.; West Blvd. (Ord. No. 91-96. Passed 3-18-96, eff. 3-26-96)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.03 Traffic Control Signal Terms and Lights

§ 413.03 Traffic Control Signal Terms and Lights Highway traffic signal indications for vehicles and pedestrians shall have the following meanings: (a) Steady Green Signal Indication. (1) A. Vehicular traffic, streetcars, and trackless trolleys facing a circular green signal indication are permitted to proceed straight through or turn right or left or make a u-turn movement except as such movement is modified by a lane-use sign, turn prohibition sign, lane marking, roadway design, separate turn signal indication, or other traffic control device. Such vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left or making a u-turn movement, shall yield the right-of-way to both of the following: 1. Pedestrians lawfully within an associated crosswalk; 2. Other vehicles lawfully within the intersection. B. In addition, vehicular traffic turning left or making a u-turn movement to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such turning vehicle is moving across or within the intersection. (2) Vehicular traffic, streetcars, and trackless trolleys facing a green arrow signal indication, displayed alone or in combination with another signal indication, are permitted to cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other indications displayed at the same time. Such vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left or making a u-turn movement, shall yield the right-of-way to both of the following: A. Pedestrians lawfully within an associated crosswalk; B. Other traffic lawfully using the intersection. (3) A. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal indication, as provided in RC 4511.14, pedestrians facing a circular green signal indication are permitted to proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked associated crosswalk. The pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection or so close as to create an immediate hazard at the time that the green signal indication is first displayed. B. Pedestrians facing a green arrow signal indication, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal indication or other traffic control device, shall not cross the roadway. (b) Steady Yellow Signal Indication. (1) Vehicular traffic, streetcars, and trackless trolleys facing a steady circular yellow signal indication are thereby warned that the related green movement or the related flashing arrow movement is being terminated or that a steady red signal indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic, streetcars, and trackless trolleys shall not enter the intersection. The provisions governing vehicular operation under the movement being terminated shall continue to apply while the steady circular yellow signal indication is displayed. (2) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow arrow signal indication is thereby warned that the related green arrow movement or the related flashing arrow movement is being terminated. The provisions governing vehicular operation under the movement being terminated shall continue to apply while the steady yellow arrow signal indication is displayed. (3) Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal indication, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal indication as provided in RC 4511.14 or other traffic control device, shall not start to cross the roadway. (c) Steady Red Signal Indication. (1) A. Vehicular traffic, streetcars, and trackless trolleys facing a steady circular red signal indication, unless entering the intersection to make another movement permitted by another signal indication, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line; but if there is no stop line, traffic shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection; or if there is no crosswalk, then before entering the intersection; and shall remain stopped until a signal indication to proceed is displayed except as provided in divisions (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) of this section. B. Except when a traffic control device is in place prohibiting a turn on red or a steady red arrow signal indication is displayed, vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal indication is permitted, after stopping, to enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left from a one (1) way street into a one (1) way street. The right to proceed with the turn shall be subject to the provisions that are applicable after making a stop at a stop sign. (2) A. Vehicular traffic, streetcars, and trackless trolleys facing a steady red arrow signal indication shall not enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow and, unless entering the intersection to make another movement permitted by another signal indication, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line; but if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection; or if there is no crosswalk, then before entering the intersection; and shall remain stopped until a signal indication or other traffic control device permitting the movement indicated by such red arrow is displayed. B. When a traffic control device is in place permitting a turn on a steady red arrow signal indication, vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow indication is permitted, after stopping, to enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left from a one (1) way street into a one (1) way street. The right to proceed with the turn shall be limited to the direction indicated by the arrow and shall be subject to the provisions that are applicable after making a stop at a stop sign. (3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal indication as provided in RC 4511.14 or other traffic control device, pedestrians facing a steady circular red or steady red arrow signal indication shall not enter the roadway. (4) The municipality by ordinance, or the Ohio Director of Transportation on state highways, may prohibit a right or a left turn against a steady red signal at any intersection, which shall be effective when signs giving notice thereof are posted at the intersection. (d) Flashing Green Signal Indication. A flashing green signal indication has no meaning and shall not be used. (e) Flashing Yellow Signal Indication. (1) A. Vehicular traffic, on an approach to an intersection, facing a flashing circular yellow signal indication, is permitted to cautiously enter the intersection to proceed straight through or turn right or left or make a u-turn movement except as such movement is modified by lane-use signs, turn prohibition signs, lane markings, roadway design, separate turn signal indications, or other traffic control devices. Such vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left or making a u-turn movement, shall yield the right-of-way to both of the following: 1. Pedestrians lawfully within an associated crosswalk; 2. Other vehicles lawfully within the intersection. B. In addition, vehicular traffic turning left or making a u-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such turning vehicle is moving across or within the intersection. (2) A. Vehicular traffic, on an approach to an intersection, facing a flashing yellow arrow signal indication, displayed alone or in combination with another signal indication, is permitted to cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or other such movement as is permitted by other signal indications displayed at the same time. Such vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left or making a u-turn, shall yield the right-of-way to both of the following: 1. Pedestrians lawfully within an associated crosswalk; 2. Other vehicles lawfully within the intersection. B. In addition, vehicular traffic turning left or making a u-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such turning vehicle is moving across or within the intersection. (3) Pedestrians facing any flashing yellow signal indication at an intersection, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal indication or other traffic control device, are permitted to proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked associated crosswalk. Pedestrians shall yield the right- of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that the flashing yellow signal indication is first displayed. (4) When a flashing circular yellow signal indication is displayed as a beacon to supplement another traffic control device, road users are notified that there is a need to pay additional attention to the message contained thereon or that the regulatory or warning requirements of the other traffic control device, which might not be applicable at all times, are currently applicable. (f) Flashing Red Signal Indication. (1) Vehicular traffic, on an approach to an intersection, facing a flashing circular red signal indication, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line; but if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection; or if there is no crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. The right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions that are applicable after making a stop at a stop sign. (2) Pedestrians facing any flashing red signal indication at an intersection, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian signal indication or other traffic control device, are permitted to proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked associated crosswalk. Pedestrians shall yield the right- of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that the flashing red signal indication is first displayed. (3) When a flashing circular red signal indication is displayed as a beacon to supplement another traffic control device, road users are notified that there is a need to pay additional attention to the message contained thereon or that the regulatory requirements of the other traffic control device, which might not be applicable at all times, are currently applicable. Use of this signal indication shall be limited to supplementing stop, do not enter, or wrong way signs, and to applications where compliance with the supplemented traffic control device requires a stop at a designated point. (g) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any such sign or marking the stop shall be made at the signal. (h) This section does not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles, streetcars, and trackless trolleys approaching railroad grade crossings shall be governed by RC 4511.61 and 4511.62. (RC 4511.13; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.04 Lane-Use Control Signals Over Individual Lanes

§ 413.04 Lane-Use Control Signals Over Individual Lanes The meanings of lane-use control signal indications are as follows: (a) A Steady Downward Green Arrow. A road user is permitted to drive in the lane over which the arrow signal indication is located. (b) A Steady Yellow “X”. A road user is to prepare to vacate the lane over which the signal indication is located because a lane control change is being made to a steady red “X” signal indication. (c) A Steady White Two (2) Way Left-Turn Arrow. A road user is permitted to use a lane over which the signal indication is located for a left turn, but not for through travel, with the understanding that common use of the lane by oncoming road users for left turns also is permitted. (d) A Steady White One (1) Way Left-Turn Arrow. A road user is permitted to use a lane over which the signal indication is located for a left turn, without opposing turns in the same lane, but not for through travel. (e) A Steady Red “X”. A road user is not permitted to use the lane over which the signal indication is located and that this signal indication shall modify accordingly the meaning of other traffic controls present. (RC 4511.131; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.05 Pedestrian Control Signals

§ 413.05 Pedestrian Control Signals Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words “walk” or “don't walk”, or the symbol of a walking person or an upraised palm are in place, these signals shall indicate the following instructions: (a) A steady walking person signal indication, which symbolizes “walk”, means that a pedestrian facing the signal indication is permitted to start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal indication, possibly in conflict with turning vehicles. The pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that the walking person signal indication is first shown. (b) A flashing upraised hand signal indication, which symbolizes “don't walk”, means that a pedestrian shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal indication, but that any pedestrian who has already started to cross on a steady walking person signal indication shall proceed to the far side of the traveled way of the street or highway, unless otherwise directed by a traffic control device to proceed only to the median of a divided highway or only to some other island or pedestrian refuge area. (c) A steady upraised hand signal indication means that a pedestrian shall not enter the roadway in the direction of the signal indication. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate the continued use of pedestrian control signals utilizing the word “wait” if those signals were installed prior to March 28, 1985. (e) A flashing walking person signal indication has no meaning and shall not be used. (RC 4511.14; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.07 Unauthorized Signs and Signals; Hiding from View; Advertising

§ 413.07 Unauthorized Signs and Signals; Hiding from View; Advertising (a) (1) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any street any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be, is an imitation of, or resembles a traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit, upon any street any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. This section does not prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to streets of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for traffic control devices or the erection upon private property of traffic control devices by the owner of real property in accordance with RC 4511.211 and RC 4511.32. (2) Every such prohibited sign, signal, marking or device is a public nuisance, and the Director of Public Safety is authorized to remove the same or cause it to be removed. (RC 4511.16(A)) (b) No person shall stick, post or attach any advertisement, poster, sign, handbill or placard of any kind or description upon any portion of a traffic control device or pole, post or stanchion upon which such device is placed or to which such device is attached, except such as may be required or permitted by the State laws or City ordinances. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (RC 4511.16(B); Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.08 Tampering with Traffic Control Devices Prohibited

§ 413.08 Tampering with Traffic Control Devices Prohibited (a) No person, without lawful authority, shall do any of the following: (1) Knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with any traffic control device, any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield, or insignia on the device, sign, or signal, or any part of the device, sign, or signal; (2) Knowingly drive upon or over any freshly applied pavement marking material on the surface of a roadway while the marking material is in an undried condition and is marked by flags, markers, signs, or other devices intended to protect it; (3) Knowingly move, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with a manhole cover. (b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If a violation of division (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If a violation of division (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section causes serious physical harm to property that is owned, leased, or controlled by a state or local authority, the offender is guilty of a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (RC 4511.17; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.09 No Right Turns on Red

§ 413.09 No Right Turns on Red (a) Pursuant to RC 4511.13, Council does hereby prohibit right turns against a steady red signal at various intersections in the City as listed in schedules on file with the Clerk of Council as File No. 107-76, pursuant to this section. (b) When signs have been erected giving notice thereof, no driver of any vehicle facing a steady red signal shall make a right turn at any of the following intersections: Addison Rd., Linwood Ave. and E. 79th St., southeastbound Addison Rd.; Aetna Rd., Fleet Ave. and East 75th St., eastbound and southbound; Baltic Rd. and West Blvd., eastbound; Berea Rd. and Lakewood Heights Blvd., eastbound; Berea Rd. and Triskett Rd., northbound; Bridge Ave. and West 25th St., eastbound and westbound; Bridge Ave. and West 44th St., southbound; Broadview Rd. and Valley Rd., westbound; Broadway, Ackley Rd. and Union Ave., northbound and westbound; Broadway and Aetna Rd., northwestbound Broadway.; Broadway and Blanche Ave., northeastbound Blanche Ave.; Broadway, Miles Ave. and Warner Rd., westbound; Broadway and E. 55th St., northbound and westbound; Buckeye Rd., Steinway Ave. and E. 93rd St., northwestbound Buckeye Rd.; Buckeye Rd., Woodhill Rd. and Shaker Blvd., northwestbound Buckeye Rd.; Carnegie Ave. and E. 21st St., eastbound; Castlewood Ave. and E. 123rd St., eastbound; Chester Ave. and E. 12th St., eastbound and westbound; Clifton Blvd. and Baltic Rd., eastbound and westbound Clifton Blvd.; Detroit Ave. and Berea Rd., northeastbound Berea Rd.; Detroit Ave. and W. 65th St., all directions.; Detroit Ave. and W. 110th St., westbound; Detroit Ave. and W. 101st St., northbound; Detroit Ave. and Lake Ave. and W. 75th St., eastbound and westbound; Detroit Ave. and W. 25th St., northbound; Dolloff Ave. and Hamm Ave., eastbound; E. 55th St., S. Marginal Rd. and exit ramp from I-90, eastbound from the exit ramp.; East Blvd. and Fairhill Rd., westbound; Euclid Ave., and E. Roadway (Public Square), westbound; Euclid Ave. and Chester Ave., westbound; Euclid Ave. and E. 4th St., northbound; Euclid Ave. and E. 13th St., southbound; Euclid Ave., Huron Rd. and E. 14th St., eastbound Euclid Ave. and northeastbound Huron Rd.; Euclid Ave. and E. 17th St., southbound; Euclid Ave. and E. 46th St., eastbound; Fairfield Ave. and W. 14th St., westbound; Fleet Ave. and E. 49th St., southbound; Fulton Rd., Bush Ave. and W. 41st St., southbound Fulton Rd.; Fulton Rd., Denison Ave. and Brookside Pk. Dr., eastbound Denison Ave. and northeastbound Brookside Pk. Dr.; Fulton Rd. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound; Fulton Rd., Bridge Ave. and W. 32nd St., northeastbound Fulton Rd. and northbound W. 32nd St.; Grand Ave. and E. 75th St., southbound; Holton Ave. and E. 79th St., all directions.; Kinsman Rd. and E. 93rd St., northbound; Lake Ave. and West Blvd., westbound; Lakeshore Blvd. and E. 152nd St., southbound; Lakeview Rd. and Moulton Ave., eastbound; Lee Rd. and McCracken Rd., eastbound; Liberty Blvd. and ramp from E. 82nd St., eastbound; Lorain Ave. and W. 98th St., eastbound, westbound, northbound and southbound; Lorain Ave. and Groveland Ave., westbound; Lorain Ave. and W. 73rd St., westbound; Lorain Ave. and W. 90th St., eastbound and northbound; Lorain Ave., Denison Ave. and W. 101st St., westbound and southbound; Lorain Ave., Groveland Ave. and Riveredge Rd., eastbound Lorain Ave.; Lorain Ave. and Rocky River Dr., eastbound; Lorain Ave. and Warren Rd., southbound; Lucknow Ave. and E. 152nd St., northbound; Marble Ave. and E. 78th St., southbound; Ontario St. and Huron Rd., eastbound; Pearl Rd., State Rd., Henritze Ave. and Altoona Ave., northbound State Rd. and westbound Altoona Ave.; Pearl Rd. and Broadview Rd., northbound; Platt Ave. and E. 79th St., westbound; Prospect Ave. and E. 21st St., eastbound; Prospect Ave. and Prospect Rd., eastbound; Puritas Ave. and RTA Roadway, southbound; Quincy Ave. and E. 79th St., eastbound; Ridge Rd. and Russell Lane, southbound; Scranton Rd., Fairfield Ave. and Train Ave., northbound Scranton Rd.; Shaker Blvd. and E. 103rd St., eastbound and westbound; Shaker Blvd. and East Blvd., eastbound and westbound; Shaker Blvd. and E. 116th St., eastbound and westbound; Shaker Blvd. and E. 121st St., eastbound and westbound; Shaker Blvd. and Van Aken Blvd., eastbound; Shaker Blvd. at Shaker Square, eastbound and westbound; Shaker Square at Shaker Blvd., northbound and southbound; St. Clair Ave., Ivanhoe Rd. and E. 152nd St., eastbound, northbound and northwestbound Ivanhoe Rd.; St. Clair Ave., Herrick Rd. and Yale Ave., northwestbound Herrick Rd., and eastbound; St. Clair Ave. and Nottingham Rd., eastbound; St. Clair Ave., Arbor Rd. and E. 131st St., westbound; Storer Ave. and W. 58th St., eastbound; Superior Ave., Columbus Rd., Huron Rd. and W. 9th St., eastbound, southbound and northeastbound Columbus Rd.; Superior Ave. and E. 18th St., southbound; Triskett Rd. and Warren Rd., northbound; W. 25th St. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound; W. 33rd St. and Denison Ave., northbound and southbound; W. 33rd St. and Denison Ave., eastbound and westbound; W. 130th St. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound; W. 150th St. and I-71 southerly ramp, northbound; Wade Park Ave., Ansel Rd. and ramp from Liberty Blvd., westbound and southwestbound out of the ramp.; West Blvd., Parkhurst Ave. and W. 105th St., southwestbound West Blvd. and northbound W. 105th St.; Woodland Ave., Kinsman Rd. and E. 55th St., northwestbound Kinsman Rd.; Woodland Ave., Larchmere Blvd., N. Moreland Blvd. and Kemper Rd., northeastbound N. Moreland. (c) Violations of this section shall be punishable under the penalty provided for violations of Section 413.01. (Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76; Ord. No. 1396-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76) Note: Pursuant to RC 4511.13 and Codified Ordinance Section 413.09, File 107-76 has been amended. The amendments are contained in File 107-76 in the office of the Clerk of Council.

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.10 No Right Turns on Red During Certain Hours

§ 413.10 No Right Turns on Red During Certain Hours (a) Pursuant to RC 4511.13, Council does hereby prohibit right turns against a steady red signal at various intersections in the City as listed in schedules on file with the Clerk of Council, as File No. 106-76, pursuant to this section. (b) When signs have been erected giving notice thereof, no driver of any vehicle facing a steady red signal shall make a right turn between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at any of the following intersections: Almira Ave. and West Blvd., northbound; Almira Ave. and W. 98th St., all directions.; Bailey Ave. and W. 41st St., westbound; Barber Ave. and W. 25th St., northbound; Bellaire Rd., Jasper Ave. and W. 105th St., northeastbound Bellaire Rd.; Bellaire Rd., W. 117th St. and Memphis Ave., northeastbound Bellaire Rd. and southbound W. 117th St.; Bosworth and Thrush, eastbound, northbound and westbound; Bridge Ave. and Fulton Rd., southbound and westbound; Bridge Ave. and W. 58th St., northbound and westbound; Broadway and Marble Ave., westbound; Broadview Rd. and Schaaf Rd., northbound and westbound; Broadview Rd., Searsdale Ave. and Valley Rd., northbound and westbound; Broadview Rd. and Oak Park Ave., southbound; Broadview Rd., Montclair Ave., and Spring Rd., northbound; Broadview Rd. and Cook Ave., northbound; Buckeye and E. 116th St., eastbound, southbound and westbound; Buckeye Rd., Steinway Ave. and E. 93rd St., northwestbound Buckeye Rd., westbound Steinway Ave. and southbound E. 93rd St.; Chester Ave. and E. 101st St., eastbound and southbound; Clark Ave. and W. 14th St., northbound and westbound; Clark Ave. and W. 56th St., westbound; Corlett Ave. and E. 131st St., eastbound; Denison Ave. and W. 54th St., westbound; Denison Ave. and W. 65th St., westbound; Detroit Ave. and W. 65th St., northbound; Detroit Ave. and Lake Ave., westbound; East Blvd., Farrington and E. 116th St., eastbound; Fleet Ave. and E. 65th St., westbound; Fulton Rd. and Biddulph, all directions.; Fulton Rd. and Memphis Ave., all directions.; Fulton Rd. and Walton Ave., northbound and westbound; Fulton Rd., Bush Ave. and W. 41st St., eastbound Bush Ave.; Fulton Rd. and Ira Ave., eastbound and northbound; Harvard Ave. and E. 71st St., eastbound, northbound and southbound; Holmes Ave. and E. 156th St., southbound and westbound; Hough Ave. and E. 71st St., all directions.; Hough Ave. and E. 79th St., all directions.; Hough Ave. and E. 82nd St., eastbound and westbound; Kinsman Rd. and E. 147th St., all directions.; Kinsman Rd. and Grand Ave., eastbound and northbound; Lee Rd. and Miles Ave., eastbound, southbound and westbound; Lexington Ave. and E. 66th St., all directions.; Lexington Ave. and E. 71st St., eastbound, northbound and southbound; Lorain Ave. and West Blvd., southbound; Lorain Ave. and W. 24th St., southbound; Lorain Ave. and W. 44th St., eastbound; Lorain Ave. and W. 130th St., eastbound, westbound and northbound; Lorain Ave. and Berea Rd., westbound; Lorain Ave. and W. 134th St., eastbound; Memphis Ave. and W. 41st St., eastbound; Memphis Ave. and W. 47th St., eastbound; Memphis Ave. and W. 60th St., eastbound; Puritas Ave. and CTS roadway (W. 154th St., to north), southbound; Puritas Ave. and Rocky River Dr., all directions.; Puritas Ave. and W. 140th St., westbound; Puritas Ave. and W. 150th St., southbound; Scranton Rd. and Castle Ave., northbound and westbound; Sprecher Ave. and W. 130th St., southbound; Spring Rd. and South Hills, eastbound and northbound; St. Clair Ave. and Lakeview Rd., eastbound; St. Clair Ave. and Eddy Rd., northbound, southbound and westbound; St. Clair Ave., Ivanhoe Rd. and E. 152nd St., southbound and westbound; St. Clair Ave. and E. 146th St., westbound; State Rd. and Dawning Ave., eastbound and southbound; State Rd. and Montclair Ave., northbound; Union Ave. and E. 93rd St., all directions.; Union Ave. and E. 116th St., all directions.; Waterloo Rd. and E. 156th St., southbound; West Ave. and W. 130th St., eastbound; West Blvd. and Western Ave., southbound and eastbound; Woodland Ave. and East Blvd., northbound, southbound and westbound. (c) Violations of this section shall be punishable under the penalty provided for violations of Section 413.01. (Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76; Ord. No. 1395-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76) Note: Pursuant to RC 4511.13 and Codified Ordinance Section 413.10, File 106-76 has been amended. The amendments are contained in File 106-76 in the office of the Clerk of Council.

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.11 Driver’s Duties Upon Approaching Ambiguous or Non-Working Traffic Signal

§ 413.11 Driver’s Duties Upon Approaching Ambiguous or Non-Working Traffic Signal (a) The driver of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley who approaches an intersection where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals shall do all of the following, if the signal facing the driver exhibits no colored lights or colored lighted arrows, exhibits a combination of such lights or arrows that fails to clearly indicate the assignment of right-of-way, or the signals are otherwise malfunctioning, including the failure of a vehicle detector to detect the vehicle: (1) Stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, stop before entering the intersection; (2) Yield the right-of-way to all vehicles, streetcars, or trackless trolleys in the intersection or approaching on an intersecting road, if the vehicle, streetcars, or trackless trolleys will constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways; (3) Exercise ordinary care while proceeding through the intersection. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (RC 4511.132; Ord. No. 1278-15. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.031 Use of Automated Cameras to Impose Civil Penalties upon Red Light and Speeding Violators

§ 413.031 Use of Automated Cameras to Impose Civil Penalties upon Red Light and Speeding Violators (a) Civil Enforcement System Established. The City of Cleveland hereby adopts a civil enforcement system for red light and speeding offenders photographed by means of an "automated traffic enforcement camera system" as defined in division (p). This civil enforcement system imposes monetary liability on the "owner" of a vehicle as defined in division (p) for failure of an operator to stop at a traffic signal displaying a steady red light indication or for the failure of an operator to comply with a speed limitation. (b) Red Light Offense – Liability Imposed. The owner of a vehicle shall be liable for the penalty imposed under this section if the vehicle crosses a marked stop line or the intersection plane at a system location when the traffic signal for that vehicle's direction is emitting a steady red light. (c) Speeding Offense – Liability Imposed. The owner of a vehicle shall be liable for the penalty imposed under this section if the vehicle is operated at a speed in excess of the limitations set forth in Section 433.03. (d) Liability Does Not Constitute a Conviction. The imposition of liability under this section shall not be deemed a conviction for any purpose and shall not be made part of the operating record of any person on whom the liability is imposed. (e) Other Offenses and Penalties Not Abrogated. Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering or limiting Sections 433.03 or 413.03 of these Codified Ordinances, the criminal penalties imposed by those sections, or the ability of a police officer to enforce those sections against any offender observed by the officer violating either of those sections. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability of an operator of a vehicle for any violation of division (b) or (c) of this section. (f) Selection of Camera Sites. The selection of the sites where automated cameras are placed and the enforcement of this ordinance shall be made on the basis of sound professional traffic engineering and law enforcement judgments. Automated cameras shall not be placed at any site where the speed restrictions or the timing of the traffic signal fail to conform to sound professional traffic engineering principles. (g) Locations. The following are the locations for the Automated Traffic Enforcement Camera System: Locations Shaker Boulevard at Shaker Square Chester Avenue at Euclid Avenue West Boulevard at North Marginal Road Shaker Boulevard at East 116th Street West Boulevard at I-90 Ramp Chester Avenue at East 71st Street East 55th Street at Carnegie Avenue Woodland Avenue in the 4500 to 4700 block Euclid Avenue between Cliffview Road and Torbenson Road East 131st Street at Harvard Avenue Carnegie Avenue at East 30th Street Cedar Avenue at Murray Hill Road Grayton Road at I-480 Ramp Euclid Avenue at Mayfield Road Warren Road at I-90 Ramp Prospect Avenue at East 40th Street East 116th Street at Union Avenue Pearl Road at Biddulph Road Carnegie Avenue at East 100th Street Carnegie Avenue at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Memphis Avenue at Fulton Road Lakeshore Boulevard at East 159th Street St. Clair Avenue at London Road Clifton Boulevard between West 110th Street and West 104th Street Chester Avenue between East 55th Street and East 40th Street Woodland Avenue between East 66th Street and East 71st Street West Boulevard between I-90 Ramp and Madison Avenue Lee Road between Tarkington Avenue and I-480 Ramp I-90 and West 41st Street I-90 and West 44th Street Woodland Avenue at East 55th Street Harvard Avenue at Lee Road Orange Avenue at East 30th Street Chester Avenue at East 105th Street St. Clair Avenue at East 152nd Street Kinsman Road at East 93rd Street Lee Road at Miles Road Stokes Boulevard at Cedar Avenue West 25th Street at Clark Avenue I-490 at East 55th Street Pearl Road at Denison Avenue Broadview Road at Brookpark Road West 65th Street and Clark Avenue St. Clair Avenue at East 105th Street Woodland Avenue at East 30th Street Lorain Avenue at West 65th Street Broadview Road at Spring Road St. Clair Avenue at East 55th Street Puritas Avenue at West 150th Street Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 105th Street East 105th Street and Superior Avenue East 156th Street and Waterloo Road Neff Road and East 185th Street The Director of Public Safety shall cause the general public to be notified by means of a press release issued at least thirty (30) days before any given camera is made fully operational and is used to issue tickets to offenders. Before a given camera issues actual tickets, there shall be a period of at least two (2) weeks, which may run concurrently with the thirty (30) day public-notice period, during which only "warning" notices shall be issued. At each site of a red light or fixed speed camera, the Director of Public Works shall cause signs to be posted to apprise ordinarily observant motorists that they are approaching an area where an automated camera is monitoring for red light or speed violators. Mobile speed units shall be plainly marked vehicles. (h) Notices of Liability. Any ticket for an automated red light or speeding system violation under this section shall: (1) Be reviewed by a Cleveland police officer; (2) Be forwarded by first-class mail or personal service to the vehicle's registered owner's address as given on the state's motor vehicle registration, and (3) Clearly state the manner in which the violation may be appealed. (i) Penalties. Any violation of division (b) or division (c) of this section shall be deemed a noncriminal violation for which a civil penalty shall be assessed and for which no points authorized by RC 4507.021 ("Point system for license suspension") shall be assigned to the owner or driver of the vehicle. (j) Ticket Evaluation, Public Service, and Appeals. The program shall include a fair and sound ticket-evaluation process that includes review by the vendor and a police officer, a strong customer-service commitment, and an appeals process that accords due process to the ticket respondent and that conforms to the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code. (k) Appeals. A notice of appeal shall be filed with the Hearing Officer within twenty-one (21) days from the date listed on the ticket. The failure to give notice of appeal or pay the civil penalty within this time period shall constitute a waiver of the right to contest the ticket and shall be considered an admission. Appeals shall be heard by the Parking Violations Bureau through an administrative process established by the Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court. At hearings, the strict rules of evidence applicable to courts of law shall not apply. The contents of the ticket shall constitute a prima facie evidence of the facts it contains. Liability may be found by the hearing examiner based upon a preponderance of the evidence. If a finding of liability is appealed, the record of the case shall include the order of the Parking Violations Bureau, the ticket, other evidence submitted by the respondent or the City of Cleveland, and a transcript or record of the hearing, in a written or electronic form acceptable to the court to which the case is appealed. Liability shall not be found where the evidence shows that the automated camera captured an event that is not an offense, including each of the following events and such others as may be established by rules and regulations issued by the Director of Public Safety under the authority of division (n) of this section: (1) The motorist stops in time to avoid violating a red light indication; (2) The motorist proceeds through a red light indication as part of funeral procession; (3) The motorist is operating a City-owned emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated and proceeds through a red light indication or exceeds the posted speed limitation; (4) The motorist is directed by a police officer on the scene contrary to the traffic signal indication. Liability shall also be excused if a vehicle is observed committing an offense where the vehicle was stolen prior to the offense and the owner has filed a police report. The Director of Public Safety, in coordination with the Parking Violations Bureau, shall establish a process by which a vehicle owner who was not the driver at the time of the alleged offense may, by affidavit, name the person who the owner believes was driving the vehicle at the time. Upon receipt of such an affidavit timely submitted to the Parking Violations Bureau, the Bureau shall suspend further action against the owner of the vehicle and instead direct notices and collection efforts to the person identified in the affidavit. If the person named in the affidavit, when notified, denies being the driver or denies liability, then the Parking Violations Bureau shall resume the notice and collection process against the vehicle owner, the same as if no affidavit had been submitted, and if the violation is found to have been committed by a preponderance of evidence, the owner shall be liable for any penalties imposed for the offense. A decision in favor of the City of Cleveland may be enforced by means of a civil action or any other means provided by the Ohio Revised Code. (l) Evidence of Operation. It is prima facie evidence that the person registered as the owner of the vehicle with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or with any other state vehicle registration office, or in the case of a leased or rented vehicle, the "lessee" as defined in division (p), was operating the vehicle at the time of the offenses set out in divisions (b) and (c) of this section. (m) Program Oversight. The Director of Public Safety shall oversee the program authorized by this section. The Director of Public Works shall oversee the installation and maintenance of all automated cameras. An encroachment permit shall be authorized in the legislation in which locations are selected. (n) Rules and Regulations. The Director of Public Safety may issue rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of these sections, which shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the City Record. (o) Establishment of Penalty. The penalty imposed for a violation of division (b) or (c) of this section shall be follows: 413.031(b) All violations | $100.00 413.031(c) Up to 24 mph over the speed limit: 25 mph or more over the speed limit: Any violation of a school or construction zone speed limit: | $100.00 $200.00 $200.00 Late penalties: for both offenses, if the penalty is not paid within twenty (20) days from the date of mailing of the ticket to the offender, an additional twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be imposed, and if not paid within forty (40) days from that date, another forty dollars ($40.00) shall be imposed, for a total additional penalty in such a case of sixty dollars ($60.00). (p) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "Automated traffic enforcement camera system" means an electronic system consisting of a photographic, video, or electronic camera and a vehicle sensor installed to work alone or in conjunction with an official traffic controller and to automatically produce photographs, video, or digital images of each vehicle violating divisions (b) or (c). (2) "Lessee" includes renter and means: A. the person identified as a vehicle lessee or renter by a motor vehicle leasing dealer or motor vehicle renting dealer pursuant to RC 4511.092 and further identified by the dealer as the person having care, custody or control of the vehicle at the time of a violation of divisions (b) or (c); or B. the person identified as the lessee or as an additional owner of a vehicle in the records of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or the records of any other state motor vehicle bureau. (3) "System location" means the approach to an intersection or a street toward which a photographic, video or electronic camera is directed and is in operation. It is the location where the automated camera system is installed to monitor offenses under this section. (4) "Vehicle owner" or "owner" means the person or entity identified by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or registered with any other State vehicle registration office, as the registered owner of a vehicle, or in the case of a leased or rented vehicle, the "lessee". (Ord. No. 1072-13. Passed 8-14-13, eff. 8-16-13)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 413.032 Costs of Collection of Unpaid Tickets for Photo-Enforced Offenses

§ 413.032 Costs of Collection of Unpaid Tickets for Photo-Enforced Offenses In addition to any other fees or charges authorized by these Codified Ordinances in relation to the commission of a violation of division (b) or division (c) of Section 413.031, a person liable for the penalties established by division (o) of Section 413.031 may be assessed a fee under this section in an amount equal to the costs paid by the City to any vendor for the costs of collection of the debt. (Ord. No. 1029-07. Passed 8-8-07, eff. 8-16-07)

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/0-0-0-22284Fetched: 11/1/2026