A. Except as otherwise provided, the total outside width of any vehicle or load thereon shall not exceed eight feet (8').
B. A vehicle and load traveling upon the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or any other highway in the system of State highways that has been designated by the Illinois Department of Transportation or any street or highway designated by the City or road district commissioners may have a total outside width of eight feet six inches (8'6"), provided that certain safety devices which the Illinois Department of Transportation determines as necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles shall not be included in the calculation of width.
Vehicles operating under subsection E of this Section shall have access for a distance of five (5) highway miles on a street or highway included in the system of State highways and upon any street or highway designated by the City or road district commissioners to points of loading and unloading and to facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. In addition, any trailer or semitrailer not exceeding twenty eight feet six inches (28'6") in length, which was originally in combination with a truck tractor, and all household goods carriers, when operating under subsection E of this Section, shall have access to points of loading and unloading.
C. Mirrors required by Section 6-7-6 of this Title and other safety devices identified by the Illinois Department of Transportation may project up to six inches (6") beyond each side of a vehicle and such projection shall not be deemed a violation of the width restrictions of this Section.
D. Any person who is convicted of violating this Section is subject to the penalty, as provided in subsection 6-8-13C of this Chapter.
E. A vehicle and load traveling upon the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or any other highway in the system of State highways that has been designated as a Class I or Class II highway by the Department, or any street or highway designated by local authorities or road district commissioners, may have a total outside width of eight feet six inches (8'6"), provided that certain safety devices shall not be included in the calculation of width.
Vehicles operating under this subsection shall have access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign prohibiting the access, or five (5) highway miles to or from a Class I or II highway on a street or highway included in the system of State highways and upon any street or highway designated by local authorities or road district commissioners, without additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and to facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. In addition, any trailer or semitrailer not exceeding twenty eight feet six inches (28'6") in length, that was originally in combination with a truck tractor, and all household goods carriers, when operating under this subsection, shall have access to points of loading and unloading. (Ord. O-01-98, 1-5-1998)