(a) No person shall operate a vehicle, except for school buses, exceeding a height of thirteen feet six inches, width of 102 inches, a gross weight of five tons, whether loaded or empty, or tow another vehicle over the roadways other than for the purpose of providing services upon any roadway except when such operation is necessary to load or unload property or to perform any other legitimate business or act other than passage through the Park District, except as authorized by permit, or otherwise provided in Section 339.02.
(b) The Park District may grant a permit for a single or round trip, or for such period of time, not to exceed one year, as the Park District deems advisable, or for the duration of any construction project. The Park District may limit or prescribe terms or conditions of operation for such vehicle or combination of vehicles by designating the route, hours, speed or such other restrictions as may be necessary for the preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety. The Park District may require the posting of bond or other security necessary to compensate for any damage to a roadway or road structure.
(c) This section does not apply to public safety vehicles or other vehicles or apparatus belonging to the Park District.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense or subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.