(a) Any motor vehicle when loaded shall be required to have a permit issued by the building official if the total single axle load exceeds:
(1) Twelve thousand pounds per square foot for a motor vehicle to be driven on residential streets;
(2) Eighteen thousand pounds per square foot for a motor vehicle to be driven on business streets; and
(3) Twenty-four thousand pounds per square foot for a motor vehicle to be driven on public thoroughfares.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Motor vehicles used exclusively to transport redi-mix concrete if the tandem axle load of such motor vehicle does not exceed 36,000 pounds, the single axle load of such motor vehicle does not exceed 12,000 pounds, and the gross weight does not exceed 48,000 pounds;
(2) Any person operating or causing to be operated a motor vehicle pursuant to a valid permit for the operation of overweight or oversize equipment for transportation on the highways of the state for which the state has issued a permit;
(3) Any emergency vehicle operating in response to any emergency call; and
(4) Any vehicle operating for the purpose of constructing or maintaining any public utility in the city.
(Ord. 7314, § 1(22), passed 3-17-1976)