(A) Definitions: Whenever in this section of Chapter 3 of Title 10, the following terms are used, they shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
EMERGENCY VEHICLE: Police vehicles, vehicles of the fire department, ambulances, vehicles carrying a state, county or municipal official or employee in response to an emergency call, and emergency vehicles of public service corporations on an emergency call.
TRUCK: Every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
TRUCK TRACTOR: Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle load so drawn.!DEFEND!
(B) Truck Traffic Limitations:
1. It is unlawful to drive any commercial truck or truck tractor, except for the purpose of making a delivery, conducting business, or providing services (and then for one block only) on any street or other public thoroughfare hereafter named in the Village of River Grove.
2. All through truck traffic is prohibited on all residential streets located within the corporate limits of the Village. The exception to this subsection is permitted only for local deliveries located in the Village, as long as the delivery route taken is on permitted streets, whenever possible.
3. Any vehicle owned or operated by the Village of River Grove, any government agency, or any public utility shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(C) No Truck Traffic Designations: Through truck traffic is prohibited on the following identified streets and roads, and the proper signs shall be installed indicating a prohibition of through truck traffic on said streets and roads:
Auxplaines Street | Julian Terrace |
Belden Avenue | Leyden Avenue |
Beulah Avenue | Lyndale Street |
Boyle Terrace | Maple Street |
Budd Street | Marwood Street |
Carey Avenue | Oak Street |
Center Avenue west of First Avenue | O’Connor Drive |
Cherry Avenue | Palmer Street west of West Street |
Chestnut Avenue | Palmer Street east of Leyden Avenue |
Clarke Avenue | Paris Avenue |
Clinton Street south of Grand Avenue | Rhodes Avenue |
Davisson Street south of Grand Avenue | Richard Street |
Ditka Drive | Ridge Street |
Elm Street | River Grove Avenue |
Enger Lane | Roosevelt Lane |
Erie Street south of Grand Avenue | Smith Lane |
Finley Avenue | Spruce Street |
Forest Avenue | Struckman Avenue |
Forest View Avenue | Tarpey Place |
Franklin Avenue | Trumbull Avenue |
Fullerton Avenue | Walsh Lane |
Greenwood Terrace | Webster Street south of Grand Avenue |
Grove Street | West Street north of Palmer Street |
Haymond Street south of Grand Avenue | Wood Street |
Herrick Avenue | Wrightwood Avenue |
Hessing Street south of Grand Avenue | |
Any vehicle owned or operated by the Village or any agency thereof or any emergency vehicle shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(D) Limited Truck Weight On Residential Streets:
1. General Restriction: Except as set forth in subsections (D)2. and (D)3. of this section, it shall be unlawful to operate any truck having a gross weight, including load, exceeding twelve thousand pounds (12,000) upon any residential street within the Village.
2. Pickups, Deliveries And Services: Trucks exceeding twelve thousand pounds (12,000) may be operated on residential streets within the Village for the purpose of making pickups, deliveries and/or providing services, provided such trucks may only exit a truck route or major arterial street to enter a residential street to make pickups, deliveries or to provide services by use of a direct route from the point on the truck route or major arterial street, which is closest to the pickup, delivery or service location. When the pickup, delivery or service is complete, the truck must exit the residential street by use of the closest point from the location of a pickup, delivery or service to a truck route or major arterial street.
3. Exemptions:
(a) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this section:
(1) Trucks owned and operated by governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, fire apparatus and equipment for snow and ice removal operations;
(2) Trucks engaged in snow and ice removal functions under contract with or at the direction of the Village;
(3) Trucks engaged in the collection and removal of garbage and refuse; and
(4) Trucks so directed by a police officer.
(b) The following trucks are also exempt from the restrictions of this section but only to the extent that such truck is operated along the shortest route between the point of origin or destination and the nearest truck route or major arterial street:
(1) Trucks actively performing construction activities;
(2) Trucks actually engaged in snow and ice removal functions on private property;
(3) Trucks owned and operated by private utilities or moving companies while actually in the performance of services;
(4) School and public transportation buses; and
(5) Tow trucks.
4. Fines: If any truck is operated in violation of this section, the driver or owner of the truck shall be liable and fined as provided by the following schedule:
Weight | Fine |
Weight | Fine |
Up to and including 2,000 pounds overweight | $100.00 |
From 2,001 through 2,500 pounds overweight | $150.00 |
From 2,501 through 3,000 pounds overweight | $200.00 |
From 3,001 through 3,500 pounds overweight | $300.00 |
From 3,501 through 4,000 pounds overweight | $400.00 |
From 4,001 through 4,500 pounds overweight | $500.00 |
From 4,501 through 5,000 pounds overweight | $600.00 |
From 5,001 or more pounds overweight | $750.00 |
5. Bonds And Bond Forfeiture: All drivers or owners of a truck charged with a violation of this section of this chapter shall post the cash bond in an amount equal to the amount of the fine established by this subsection. The person or owner charged with the violation may, in lieu of a cash bail, deposit a money order issued by a money transfer service company, which has been approved by the Finance Department of the Village of River Grove. The money order shall be made payable to the Village of River Grove.
6. Authority Of Administrative Adjudication Hearing Officer: All violations of this section of this Chapter of Title 10 relating to overweight trucks on residential streets within the Village may be heard and decided by the Administrative Adjudication Hearing Officer of the Village of River Grove as set forth in Chapter 20 of Title 1 of the River Grove Village Code.
7. Signage And Notice: Appropriate signage giving reasonable notice of the maximum allowable gross truck weight on residential streets in the Village shall be installed. (Ord. 2019-29, 11-7-2019)