(A) No person shall operate on any street or road in Pewee Valley any vehicle, object or contrivance other than a motor truck or a semitrailer truck which weighs more than 36,000 pounds, including the weight of the vehicle, object, contrivance and load.
(B) Trucks, semitrailers trucks and tractor trailer units. No person shall operate on any street or road in Pewee Valley any of the following trucks, trailers, manufactured homes, or vehicles:
(1) Any motor truck, semitrailer, trailer, manufactured home, or vehicle which exceeds 11-1/2 feet in height or 96 inches in width, including any part of the body or load;
(2) Any motor truck, except a semitrailer truck, which exceeds 26-1/2 feet in length, including any part of the body or load;
(3) Any semitrailer truck which exceeds 30 feet in length, including any part of the body or load;
(4) Any truck, semitrailer truck or truck and trailer unit which exceeds , 36,000 pounds gross weight, including the load.
(5) Any truck, semitrailer truck or tractor-trailer unit which exceeds a gross weight equal to the sum of 600 pounds per inch of the combined width of the tires upon which the vehicle may be propelled, but in no event more than 36,000 pounds.
(KRS 189.221)
(C) The weight limit enumerated above shall be conspicuously posted on the streets, and roads of Pewee Valley.
(D) (1) Whenever severe weather conditions exist such that certain streets are more vulnerable to heavy weighted vehicles than when severe weather conditions exist, the Mayor shall have the authority to close the streets to all vehicles weighing in excess of 6,000 pounds.
(2) The street or streets, as the case may be, that are closed shall remain closed until the Mayor ascertains that the severe weather conditions have subsided enough to allow normal vehicle traffic without damaging the street or streets in question.
(E) (1) Whenever it is anticipated that construction or other projects will result in a series of trips over the streets and roads of Pewee Valley, the owner or operator of the vehicle, object or contrivance may be required to post a bond to cover potential damages.
(2) The bond may be set at the time a building permit is issued and the amount set by the City council member, designated as Road and Street Commissioner.
(F) This section does not apply to vehicles run upon tracks or fire apparatus belonging to the city or other fire departments, emergency vehicles, fuel trucks or garbage collecting trucks.
(Prior Code KOC, § 520.4, passed 6-5-1978; Prior Code KOC, § 520.5, passed 9-5-1978) Penalty, see § 70.99