(A) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, it is unlawful for any person to drive or move on, upon, or across, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on, upon, or across any highway, street or road of the village any vehicle or vehicles of a size and weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter without a valid permit issued by the village permitting such movement. Unless otherwise reasonably required by the context, terms used in this chapter and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the applicable provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. All references to highways, roads, streets or structures thereof in this chapter shall be deemed to mean and include only the highways, roads, streets and structures thereof of the village.
(B) Exempt vehicles. The following listed vehicles shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter to obtain a permit prior to operating on highways, roads or streets of the village, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed or deemed to authorize such vehicles to be operated on village roads or streets in excess of the maximum weight and sizes set forth in §§ 76.03, 76.04, 76.05 and 76.08:
(1) Vehicles owned and operated by units of government;
(2) Vehicles owned and operated by the village, any other unit of government, public utility companies, and contractors or materialmen thereof, when engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets or public utility facilities within the village, or while traveling to or from the site of such repair, maintenance or construction;
(3) Vehicles engaged in the collection of refuse;
(4) Passenger buses;
(5) Privately owned and operated snow removal vehicles engaged in the removal of snow from private property within the village, or traveling to or from the site of such snow removal;
(6) Towing and recovery vehicles licensed and regulated by the State of Illinois, and, where applicable, by the Village of Romeoville;
(7) Agricultural equipment, when in use on private property and while traveling to and from the location of such private property, and agricultural equipment when carrying loads of hay, straw or similar farm produce;
(8) Vehicles used or to be used in connection with responding to public emergencies or states of disaster existing within the village;
(9) Vehicles having a local origin or destination, where necessary to the transaction of business, making of deliveries or provision of services to an owner or occupant of property where access to the local destination or egress from the local origin is required over the village public street system;
(10) Vehicles otherwise exempted from the application of this chapter by applicable state or federal law; and
(11) Vehicles following Village Police Department orders or instructions and vehicles traveling on a duly established detour route approved by the village.
(Ord. 17-1385, passed 6-21-17)