§ 70-851. Tires and tire equipment.

(a)

Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.

(b)

No person shall operate or move on any street or highway any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway.

(c)

No tire on a vehicle moved on any street or highway shall have on its periphery any protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that it shall be permissible to use:

(1)

Farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the street or highway.

(2)

Tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.

(3)

Snow tires equipped with metal studs from November 1 through March 31.

(d)

A person shall not operate any vehicle when one or more of the tires in use on that vehicle is in unsafe operating condition or has a tread depth less than 2/32 inch measured in any two adjacent tread grooves at three equally spaced intervals around the circumference of the tire; but such measurements shall not be made at the location of any tread wear indicator, tie bar, hump or fillet.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 34.319; Ord. No. 41525, 10-20-72; Ord. No. 48673, 2-2-78; Ord. No. 56381, 8-16-84)