(A) Whenever any highway or road, or parts thereof, under the jurisdiction of the Village, by reason of deterioration, rain, snow or other climatic conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed by the use of trucks or other commercial vehicles, the operation of said vehicles thereon in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) pounds, shall be prohibited. (Ord. 87-1, 1-26-1987)
(B) Said weight limitations shall not apply to: agricultural implements; vehicles with loads of livestock (including horses), hay, straw, corn, grain, fodder, fertilizer or other similar farm products or farm byproducts used in the direct production of agriculture; vehicles (including loads) required for emergency repair of public utility facilities or properties; vehicles (including loads) required for repair of septic systems or water wells; vehicles (including loads) operated by home heating supply companies; firefighting equipment; vehicles (including loads) or equipment used for snow and ice removal under contract with the Village; vehicles (including loads) used in the transport or disposal of garbage, refuse or septage; vehicles traveling pursuant to seasonal permits issued during the period of a temporary weight limit. (Ord. 91-21, 8-26-1991; amd. Ord. 06-07, 3-27-2006)
(C) The Chairman of Roads and Bridges Committee or the Chief of Police, acting upon the advice of the Village Engineer, is hereby authorized to determine and designate the time and the highways, roads, or parts thereof which will be so seriously damaged or destroyed, as above provided, and shall so advise the Board of Trustees of the Village. The Chairman or the Chief, upon approval of the Board of Trustees by resolution, may prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles over and upon such roads or highways, or parts thereof, so designated, provided that said prohibition shall not exceed ninety (90) days in any one calendar year.
(D) After enactment of such resolution, the Roads and Bridges Committee shall cause to be erected and maintained signs designating the provision of the resolution at each end of that portion of any highway or road, or parts thereof, affected thereby. The resolution shall not be effective unless and until such signs are erected and maintained.
(E) If the President of the Village (or, in his absence, the President Pro Tem) shall determine that any roads or highways, or parts thereof, might suffer serious damage prior to the time in which the Board of Trustees could meet for the purpose of approving remedial action as provided in subsections (C) and (D) of this section, then in such emergency the President (or in his absence, the President Pro Tem) may act alone in prohibiting the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles over and upon such roads or highways, or parts thereof, and may direct the erection of signs at each end of such road or highway, or parts thereof, affected thereby.
The Board of Trustees, at its next regular meeting called after action taken by the President or President Pro Tem as provided above, shall either confirm said action by resolution and extend said prohibition for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days or direct, by resolution, that the signs be removed and declare that no emergency exists. (Ord. 85-1, 1-28-1985)
(F) Any person violating this section shall be fined as provided in section 9-9-4 of this title. (Ord. 86-3, 2-24-1986)