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(A) No vehicle shall be operated or caused to enter the streets of the village in violation of the limits herein established.
(B) The word
LOAD
, when used in this section means the weight transmitted to the road by the wheels of a vehicle being the weight of such vehicle plus the weight of its contents, if any.
(C) The maximum gross weight of a vehicle on the road surface through any two wheels on the same axle of any vehicle shall not exceed 16,000 pounds, nor shall the gross weight exceed 800 pounds per inch in width of tire upon such wheels; provided further, that the gross weight, including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load, shall not exceed 24,000 pounds.
(D) Any peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and its load is in excess of the limits allowed by this section is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the same, either by means of a portable or stationary scale. The officer may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest scale. Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and load, determines that the weight is in excess of the limits prescribed by this section, the officer shall require that the driver of the vehicle stop the vehicle in a suitable place and that the vehicle remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to effect compliance with the limits established by this section. Any vehicle so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the sole risk of the owner or operator.
(E) No vehicle shall be operated at any time over or upon the streets of the village if such vehicle has the periphery of any of the road wheels any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, lug or any projection of metal or wood radially beyond the tread or traffic surface of the tire. However, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of tire chains during the months of December, January, February, or March.
(G) The Village Administrator shall erect, or cause to be erected and maintained, signs designating the weight limitations at each end of that portion of any street affected by this section.
(H) The Superintendent of Village Operations, in his discretion, may issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle of a size, weight or load exceeding the limits established by this section. When such permit is sought for overweight, the application shall describe the load to be moved and the vehicle to be used therefor, and shall state with reasonable specificity, the reason why the load cannot be moved in compliance within the limits of this section. The Superintendent of Village Operations is authorized to limit the number of trips and specific streets on which the load and vehicle or vehicles may be transported and may otherwise prescribe the limits of operation of the vehicle when necessary to insure against damage to the street, foundations, surfaces, or structures. The Superintendent of Village Operations may require a bond, undertaking, or other security as may be necessary to compensates the village for injury or damage to any street or road structure.
(I) The weight limits established by this section shall be in effect at all times; provided, however, that any vehicle exceeding 16,000 pounds gross weight required to make a delivery or pick-up at a place of residence or business along said streets may do so, but said vehicle shall move along the streets from the nearest point of entry to the place of pick-up or delivery and shall leave said street at the nearest intersecting street to said point of delivery or pick-up. The load limitations herein prescribed shall not pertain to public passenger vehicles or common carriers.
(J) Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any streets of the village shall be liable for all damages which the street or structure may sustain as a result of any violation of this section.
(1) Whenever the operator or driver of the vehicle is not the owner thereof, but is driving or moving the same with the express or implied permission of the owner, the owner and driver or operator shall be jointly and severally liable for any damages.
(2) Damages may be recovered in a civil action brought by the village.
(Ord. 79-30, passed 10-9-79) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) Certain streets or parts thereof are designated by the village as school zones and public thoroughfares on or which children pass along, to and from school during school days when school children are present.
(B) The maximum speed limit of 20 miles per hour is established as the speed limit in school zones within the village during school days when school children are present.
(C) The Village President is authorized and directed to post appropriate signs giving proper due warning that a school zone is being approached, indicating the school zone and the maximum speed limit in effect during school days when school children are present.
(Ord. 81-14, passed 7-14-81) Penalty, see § 70.99
Cross-reference:
For specific school zone locations, see Ch. 71, Schedule III
(A) All signs erected and used to designate the reservation of parking facilities for handicapped persons shall be in a form and manner prescribed by state law and all parking spaces reserved for the handicapped, except those reserving on-street parking areas, shall be at least 16 feet wide. nonconforming signs or spaces in use prior to July 1, 1988 shall not constitute a violation during their useful lives, which shall not be extended by means other than normal maintenance. Signs adopted by the Illinois Department of Transportation to designate the reservation of parking facilities for the handicapped shall also exhibit, in a manner determined by the Department, the words, $ 100 fine.
(B) Any motor vehicle bearing registration plates or a special decal or device specified by state law or such devices as local authority deem proper as evidence the vehicle is operated by or for a handicapped person or disabled veteran may park, in addition to any other lawful place, in any parking place specifically reserved for such vehicles by the posting of an official sign as provided under division (A) of this section. Parking privileges granted by this section are strictly limited to the person to whom these special registration plates, special decals or devices were issued and to qualified operators acting under his express direction while the disabled person is present.
(C) Such parking privileges as are recognized by this section are also extended to motor vehicles of not-for-profit organizations used for the transportation of handicapped persons when such motor vehicles display the decal or device issued under state law.
(D) No person shall use any area for the parking of any motor vehicle pursuant to state law or village ordinance where an official sign controlling such area expressly prohibits parking at any time or during certain hours.
(E) Pursuant to state law, the village may issue a decal or device prescribed by the Secretary of State which shall be used by a handicapped person or not-for-profit organization which transports handicapped individuals. Such a decal or device shall become the property of such handicapped individual or organization and may be used by that person or organization to designate and identify a vehicle not owned or displaying a registration plate as otherwise provided by state law. Such decal or device shall entitle the vehicle to enjoy all the privileges that would be afforded a vehicle to which is attached handicapped registration plates by state law. The Village Police Department will recognize and honor handicapped decals or devices issued by any local authority of the state as prescribed by state law.
(F) The village will issue such a decal or device only upon a showing by adequate documentation that the person for whose benefit the decal or device is to be used has a Class 1A or 2A disability under the provisions of Section 4(a) of the Illinois Identification Card Act. An Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card issued pursuant to that Act shall be deemed adequate documentation of such disability.
(G) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the village from issuing such a decal or device to a person with a temporary disability, provided that such decal or device is valid for no more than 90 days, subject to renewal for like periods, based upon continued disability, and further provided that such decal or device clearly sets forth the date that the decal or device expires. A certificate by a licensed medical doctor shall be required to obtain a decal or device based upon temporary disability.
(H) Such decal or device shall be placed on the dashboard of the vehicle where it is readily visible through the windshield. The village shall collect a $ 2 fee for each such decal or device issued.
(I) It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle not bearing registration plates or decals issued to a handicapped person or to a disabled person under state law, as evidence that the vehicle is operated by or for a handicapped person or disabled veteran, in any parking place, including any private or public off-street parking facility, specifically reserved by the posting of an official sign, as set forth in division (A) of this section for motor vehicles bearing such registration plates.
(J) Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private off-street parking facility may, after notifying the Village Police Department, may remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety, any vehicle parked within a stall or space reserved for use by handicapped persons, which does not display handicapped registration plates or a special decal or device as required by this section.
(K) The village shall impose fines as established in § 70.99, for vehicles parked in spaces for the handicapped, that do not display the registration plates or the special decal or device issued pursuant to state law.
(L) The village shall recognize reciprocal agreements entered into between the Illinois Secretary of State and other jurisdictions to grant the same parking privileges which are granted to disabled residents of this state to any nonresident whose motor vehicle is licensed in another state or foreign country, if such vehicle displays the international wheelchair plates or the distinguishing insignia placard, issued in accordance of the laws of the nonresident's state or foreign country.
(M) The Chief of Police, any police officer, or other village employee designated by the Chief of Police, who shall receive the payment of any sum of money by a violator charged with violating the provision of this section, shall issue such person a receipt therefore, on an official receipt form of the village, bearing the signature of the person receiving the fine on behalf of the village, and the date of its payment. A duplicate receipt, together with the money paid to such officer or other designated person, shall be delivered to the Village Treasurer who shall credit the funds to the appropriate fund of the village.
(N) In the event state law permits greater or lesser parking privileges or a greater or lesser fine to be imposed for noncompliance with state-prescribed handicapped parking privileges, those provisions of state law will be automatically adopted for application upon their effective date within the village by virtue of this section.
(Ord. 89-2, passed 1-18-89)
(A) Whoever violates any provision of this traffic code for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined $ 250 for each offense.
(B) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of § 70.01 shall be punished by a fine of $50 per day per offense. (Ord. 71-5, passed 10-21-71)
(C) The owner or operator of any vehicle who knowingly operates or permits the operation of any vehicle in violation of § 70.02 shall, upon conviction thereof, for the first offense to be fined $ 150, and for the second offense within a period of one year shall be fined $ 250, and for the third offense within a period of one year after date of such first offense, shall be fined $ 350. (Ord. 79-30, passed 10-9-79)
(E) Any person or corporation found guilty of violating § 70.01(F)(3) shall be fined $250 per day that the violation exists.
(Ord. 89-2, passed 1-18-89; Am. Ord. 21-08, passed 2-23-21)