§ 70.097 GROSS WEIGHT LIMITS.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to operate or cause to be operated a motor vehicle having a gross weight (including vehicle and maximum load) in excess of 80,000 pounds, or motorizing equipment having a gross weight in excess of 80,000 pounds (collectively “over-load vehicle) on any street, road or highway located within the jurisdiction of Elwood, unless one of the exceptions listed in § 70.098 hereunder are applicable to said vehicle(s), or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the language contained in §§ 70.099 or 70.100.
   (B)   It shall also be unlawful for any person(s) to operate or cause to be operated a motor vehicle in violation of Section 15-111 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 15-111), including, but not limited to, those provisions concerning wheel and axle load violations, on any street, road, or highway located within the jurisdiction of Elwood, unless one of the exceptions listed in § 70.098 are applicable to said vehicle(s), or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the language contained in §§ 70.099 or 70.100.
(Ord. 1004, passed 6-20-2012; Am. Ord. 1070, passed 5-17-2017)