(a) General Prohibition. No person shall operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in West Virginia Code Article 17C-17 upon any street or highway within the Municipality, except pursuant to special written permit issued by the Commissioner of Highways or the Mayor. Every such 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.
No holder of a permit issued by the Commissioner of Highways shall be required to obtain any local permit or license or pay any local fee or charge for movement on any State route within the Municipality; however, it shall be unlawful to operate any such vehicle or combination of vehicles upon any roadway within the Municipality which is not a State route, except as provided in subsection (c) hereof. (A.O.)
(b) Use of Local Streets. No person shall operate or park a vehicle exceeding a size as specified in Section 347.03
or exceeding a gross weight of five tons, upon any street in the Town other than a state route, except those local streets designated as a truck route and marked as such by appropriate traffic signs, and except when such operation is necessary to load or unload property. After property is loaded or unloaded, such vehicle shall immediately be removed from the street. (Passed 10-27-09.)
(c) Local Permit and Conditions. Upon application and for good cause, the Mayor may issue a local permit authorizing an applicant to move an oversize or overweight vehicle or combination of vehicles upon local streets.
No permittee shall be required to obtain a special permit from the Commissioner of Highways for the movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on streets or highways under local jurisdiction; however, the approval of the Commissioner of Highways shall be required for movement upon State routes as provided in subsection (a) hereof.
The Mayor may grant a permit for a single or round trip, or for such period of time, not to exceed one year, as the Mayor in his discretion deems advisable, or for the duration of any construction project. The Mayor may limit or prescribe terms or conditions of operation for such vehicle or combination of vehicles by designating the route, hours, speed or such other restrictions as may be necessary for the preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety. The Mayor may require the posting of bond or other security necessary to compensate for any damage to a roadway or road structure.
For each such permit, the Mayor shall charge five dollars ($5.00) and for each hour of time or any part thereof spent by each police officer in supervising the movement of such vehicle, the applicant shall pay the sum of ten dollars ($10.00).
Signs shall be posted indicating “no thru trucks - gross weight 5 tons” or words of similar import to apprise drivers of the limitations imposed by subsection (b) hereof. No driver shall disobey the instructions indicated on any such sign.
Violation of any of the limitations, terms or conditions of the permit granted by the Mayor shall be cause for immediate revocation or suspension of such permit, and denial of request for any future permit. Such violation shall also subject the violator to the penalty prescribed by Section 303.99.