(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"GROSS WEIGHT." Includes not only the weight of the vehicle itself, but also the weight of any contents therein, be it persons, things, or both.
"VEHICLE." Automobiles, wagons, carts, trucks, tractors, trailers, machines, engines, and all conveyances on wheels in or on which a person or thing is carried.
(B) Prohibited streets. When signs giving notice thereof are erected, no person shall operate any vehicle having multiple rear axles or a gross weight in excess of five tons, at any time, except as hereinafter provided, on the streets or parts of streets specified.
(C) Exception. Vehicles traveling on such streets or parts thereof for the purpose of making a delivery or picking up a load in the immediate vicinity may travel along those streets or portions thereof but only for the minimum distance necessary for those purposes.
('80 Code, § 16-20) (Ord. 2241, passed 7-17-78) Penalty, see § 70.99
Cross-reference:
Parking of heavy vehicles restricted, see § 72.09
Streets subject to weight restrictions, see Ch. 74, Sched. III