(A) Gross weight limits.
(1) The term VEHICLE as used in this schedule shall be held to apply to every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a public highway or street excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
(2) It shall be unlawful to operate or to cause to be operated any vehicle having total gross weight with load in excess of 20,000 pounds in Indian Heights subdivision on the following streets, except for emergency vehicles, school buses, street or highway maintenance vehicles, and moving vans, delivery vehicles, and service vehicles making deliveries or rendering services to residences in Indian Heights subdivision:
INDIAN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION — 20,000 POUND RESTRICTIONS | ||
Street | Ord. No. | Date Passed |
Arrowhead Blvd. | 1982-18 | 9-7-82 |
Council Ring Blvd. | 1982-18 | 9-7-82 |
Tomahawk Blvd. | 1982-18 | 9-7-82 |
775W from 250S to 500S | 1983-25 | 8-8-83 |
(3) It shall be unlawful to operate or cause to be operated any vehicle having a total gross weight with a load in excess of 40,000 pounds on the following roads:
GENERAL LOAD REGULATIONS — 40,000 POUND RESTRICTIONS | ||
Street | Ord. No. | Date Passed |
750W from 250S to 500S | 1983-25 | 8-8-83 |
870W from 250S to 500S | 1983-25 | 8-8-83 |
(B) Seasonal load restrictions. During certain months of the year when the County Road Supervisor, in his or her discretion, deems it reasonable and necessary to lessen the loads carried by motor vehicles on certain county highways, the Board of County Commissioners may by resolution regularly adopted impose the following load restrictions on any vehicles or combination of vehicles operating on roads in the county. The resolution provided for in this division (B) shall describe the various roads upon which load restrictions are to be imposed and shall provide that the restrictions are to be enforced until the same are lifted and dissolved by a subsequent resolution by the Board of Commissioners. Whenever the load restrictions herein provided are by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners placed in effect, the County Highway Department shall place signs indicating the gross weight allowed on the county roads affected by such resolution and such signs shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the roads so placed by resolution under load restrictions. Such signs shall be clearly legible from a distance of 25 feet and shall be maintained during the time such load restriction is in force. No such resolution shall in any case become effective until signs indicating such load restrictions have been so posted.
Tire Size | Gross Load Each Tire (lbs.) |
Tire Size | Gross Load Each Tire (lbs.) |
6.00 | 1,400 |
6.50 | 1,600 |
7.00 | 1,800 |
7.50 | 2,250 |
8.25 | 2,800 |
9.00 | 3,400 |
10.00 | 4,000 |
11.00 | 4,500 |
12.00 and over | 4,500 |
(Ord. 1958-3, passed 3-10-58)
(C) Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this schedule shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in § 10.99.
(`83 Code, Ch. 71, Sched. III) (Ord. 1982-18, passed 9-7-82; Am. Ord. 1983-25, passed 8-8-83)
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate weight and size of vehicles, see I.C. 9-20-1-3