A. No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten (10) or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches (9") above the level surface of a roadway upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.
B. Notice of any intended crossing shall be given to a representative of the railroad and a reasonable time be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing.
C. Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment shall first stop not less than fifteen feet (15') nor more than fifty feet (50') from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.
D. No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.
E. Subsection C of this section shall not apply where it has been determined by this City or the State that trains are not operating during certain periods or seasons of the year and an official sign carrying the legend "Exempt Crossing" has been erected giving notice when posted that the crossing is exempt from the stopping requirement. (1968 Code §6-4-4; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)