(a) No person shall drive or move, and no owner, lessee or borrower shall cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any street or alley any vehicle of a size and weight exceeding the limitations stated in this article or otherwise in violation of this article.
(b) The provisions of this article governing size, weight and load shall not apply to fire apparatus, road machinery or to implements of husbandry, including farm tractors, temporarily moved upon a highway, or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this article.
(1969 Code §15-122)