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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or concern to operate or permit to be operated any vehicle propelled by any type of combustible engine or motor, including motorcycles and scooters, without a muffler of standard make and model, functioning in the manner in which it was designed to function by the manufacturer thereof, so as to minimize noise from the operation of the engine or motor.
(Ord. 560.1, passed 5-29-64) Penalty, see § 71.99
(A) For the purpose of this section the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ROAD BLOCK.
A practice whereby individuals station themselves in a portion of a street, highway, or right-of-way adjacent thereto, not for the purpose of walking, running, or traveling thereupon, and engaging in the solicitation of passing motorists for donations of money, or the distribution of literature by road block participants to passing motorists.
(B) No person shall conduct a road block in the city.
(Ord. 0-87-004, passed 1-27-86) Penalty, see § 71.99
VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS
(A) No person, firm or corporation shall operate on Thompson Road in the city any vehicle, truck, semi-trailer truck, tractor trailer unit, object or contrivance which exceeds twenty-five (25) tons or fifty thousand (50,000) pounds.
(B) Any vehicle which exceeds twenty-five (25) tons or fifty thousand (50,000) pounds which needs to travel Thompson Road and has no alternative route shall cross the C&O right-of-way at either the Pauley Bridge or Quail Ridge Subdivision and use the old road running on the opposite side of the C&O Railroad Company tracks which runs parallel to Thompson Road.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of divisions (A) and (B), any vehicle which exceeds twenty-five (25) tons or fifty thousand (50,000) pounds and has no alternative route other than Thompson Road, including the old C&O right-of-way road, may apply for a permit to exceed the twenty-five (25) tons or fifty thousand (50,000) pounds weight restriction on Thompson Road up to a maximum gross weight, including the load, of forty (40) tons or eighty thousand (80,000) pounds.
(1) The City Building Inspector may issue a permit to exceed the twenty-five (25) tons or fifty thousand (50,000) pounds weight limit on Thompson Road (not to exceed forty (40) tons or eighty thousand (80,000) pounds) if in the opinion of the Building Inspector, the permittee has no alternative route other than Thompson Road.
(2) The Building Inspector shall have the right to designate an appropriate length for the vehicle, the number of axles, and the weight per axle so long as the gross weight does not exceed forty (40) tons or eighty thousand (80,000) pounds.
(D) Any peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of any vehicle is in excess of the maximum limit described by this section or by permit issued pursuant thereto and is in the possession of the operator, may weigh it either by portable or stationary scale, and may require it to be driven to the nearest scales, if such scales are within the distance of five (5) miles from the point at which the vehicle is first directed to stop. If the officer shall determine that the operation of the motor vehicle was unlawful, he or she shall require the operator of the vehicle to unload such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the gross weight of the vehicle or, at his or her option, require the operator to leave the road at its nearest point. The refusal of the operator to permit his or her motor vehicle to be weighed shall constitute a violation of this section.
(E) Nothing in this section shall permit the operator of any vehicle to exceed any statute, law or regulation adopted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky or United States of America concerning weight limits of vehicles upon public highways.
(Ord. 0-90-024, passed 7-23-90) Penalty, see § 71.99
For weight limits on city streets other than Thompson Road (§ 71.35 above), see Chapter 74, Schedule V.
PARADES
A permit is required to stage a parade, motorcade or race on the streets, sidewalk or rights-of-way in the City of Pikeville, Kentucky. All parade sponsors (excluding the City of Pikeville and its agencies, or wedding or funeral processions escorted by a police agency) must have a parade permit issued by the Chief of Police of the City of Pikeville. The parade permit shall contain a copy of these rules thereon. A certificate of insurance naming the City of Pikeville as an additional insured providing primary coverage for any claim or liability for damages, injuries or death, resulting from or arising out of the parade or activity or in connection therewith must also be provided. All applications for permits must be received by the Chief of Police a minimum of fifteen (15) days prior to the event.
(Ord. 620.5, passed 11-27-64; Am. Ord. O-2019-30, passed 11-25-19) Penalty, see § 71.99
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