(A) Seasonal weight restriction on Riverton Road.
(1) During the time period of January 15 through April 15 of any year, it shall be unlawful, except as set forth in division (B) below, to operate any vehicle (as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code) on Riverton Road within the corporate limits of the village when the weight of such vehicle, together with its load, exceeds 15 tons (30,000 pounds).
(2) Parking or possessing a vehicle in a location which could only be reached by operating the vehicle in violation of division (A)(1) above shall be deemed a violation thereof.
(Prior Code, § 70.020)
(B) Exceptions. The weight limitation set forth in division (A) above shall not apply to school buses, moving vans or garbage trucks in the service of a village resident or business located in the village; to state, county or municipally owned vehicles, or vehicles used in the maintenance or repair of streets or utilities within the village; nor to vehicles making deliveries of goods to persons or businesses located within the village when no alternate route is available.
(Prior Code, § 70.021)
(C) Signs. Signs conforming to the requirements of the Illinois Department of Transportation giving notice of the foregoing seasonal weight limitation shall be posted on Riverton Road where it intersects the east boundary of the village and on its western terminus at 7th Street.
(Prior Code, § 70.022)
(D) Penalty; enforcement.
(1) Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the driver (or owner, if the vehicle is parked) to stop and exhibit evidence of the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle. If the gross vehicle weight exceeds 15 tons, the officer may issue a citation for violation of this section. If the gross vehicle weight is less than 15 tons, but the officer has reason to believe that the weight of the vehicle and its load together exceed 15 tons, then the officer may require the driver or owner to submit to a weighing of the same either by means of a portable or stationary scales. If such scales are not available at the place where such vehicle is stopped, the police officer shall require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest available scale that has been tested and approved by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
(2) Any person violating divisions (A), (B), (C) or (D)(1) above, whether by violating the weight limitation herein or by refusing the lawful order of a police officer to submit to a weighing of a vehicle, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $250, nor more than $750.
(Prior Code, § 70.023)
(E) Damage to Riverton Road caused by overweight vehicles. In accordance with § 15-318 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, any person damaging Riverton Road by operation of a vehicle in violation of the weight limitations set forth herein shall be liable to the village, in addition to any other penalties, for the damage caused thereby. When an owner of such a vehicle is not the driver, the owner shall be jointly and severally liable with the driver.
(Prior Code, § 70.024)
(Ord. 99-053, passed 12-20-1999) Penalty, see § 70.99