(A) Pursuant to the authority granted on 625 ILCS 5/15-316, all village highways, except those listed in Schedule VI, or designated by Schedule VII as Class II Truck Routes, shall be designated as local weight restricted highways.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle which exceeds 26,000 pounds in actual weight, registered weight, manufacturer suggested gross vehicle rating (GVWR), or the gross combined manufacturer suggested weight rating (GCWR) on any village local weight restricted highway or portion thereof.
(C) The prohibitions and weight limitations set forth herein shall be designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways.
(D) The weight restrictions of this Schedule VIII shall not apply to:
(1) Vehicles engaged in the delivery or picking up of a load where access by a truck route is not available, in which case such vehicle may be driven on a local restricted highway for not more than the minimum distance necessary for such delivery or pick up.
(2) Tow trucks engaged in providing service to an inoperable vehicle, accident or emergency where access by a truck route is not available, in which case such vehicle may be driven on a local restricted highway for not more than the minimum distance necessary to provide service to the inoperable vehicle, accident or emergency.
(3) Emergency vehicles, school buses, public works vehicles, garbage trucks, public utility vehicles or government owned vehicles, traveling on a local weight restricted highway in connection with official duties.
(Ord. 2017-10-61, passed 10-16-2017)