(A) The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, by and with the consent of the City Manager, may upon application in writing issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified by state law, or otherwise not in conformity with the provisions of state law, upon any street within the city. Where a permit is sought for overweight, the application shall show that the load to be moved by the vehicle or combination of vehicles cannot reasonably be dismantled or disassembled. The application for the permit shall specifically describe the vehicle and load to be operated or moved and the particular streets on which a permit to operate is requested. The Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, by and with the consent of the City Manager, is authorized to issue or withhold the permit at his or her discretion; or, if the permit is issued, to limit the number of trips or to establish seasonal or other limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated on the streets indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe conditions of operation of the vehicle when necessary to assure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces or structures, and may require any undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure.
(B) Every permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of the Director of Public Works. No person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of the special permit.
(1990 Code, § 28-115) (Ord. 79-690, passed 9-17-1979; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020) Penalty, see §
71.999
Statutory reference:
Permits for excess size and weight, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 15-301 et seq.