(A) (1) Any officer of the enforcement authority designated by the City Council may stop, measure and weigh any vehicle or combination of vehicles by means of either portable or stationary measures and scales, and having reason to believe that any vehicle or combination of vehicles, including any load thereon, is unlawful, may require that such vehicle or combination of vehicles be driven to the nearest scales, in the event such scales are within five miles. Where it is necessary for the vehicle or combination of vehicles to reverse direction in order to proceed to the scales, the officer of the enforcement authority designated by the City Council shall assist the driver of the vehicle or combination of vehicles so that the turning movement can be made in safety.
(2) If he or she finds that the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including any load thereon, is of any dimension or has any gross weight not authorized by this subchapter or not authorized by the terms of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter, he or she shall require the driver or chauffeur to stop the vehicle or combination of vehicles in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce any dimension and any gross weight to the limits authorized by law or permit.
(B) The driver or chauffeur of any vehicle shall stop and submit the vehicle or combination of vehicles to measurement and weighing and shall comply with the directions of any officer of the enforcement authority designated by the City Council pursuant to this section. All material or goods removed from the load shall be removed and cared for by the driver, chauffeur or owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles at his or her risk.
(Prior Code, § 71.32) (Ord. 402, passed 3-12-2007) Penalty, see § 70.99