(A) No metal-tired vehicle, including tractors, motor vehicles of the second division, traction engines and other similar vehicles shall be operated over any improved highway of the Village if the vehicle has, on the periphery of any of the road wheels, any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, lug or any projection of metal or wood which projects radially beyond the tread or traffic surface of the tire.
(1) This prohibition does not apply to pneumatic tires with metal studs between October 1 of any year and May 1 of the following year or to truck- type motor vehicles when that part of the vehicle coming in contact with the road surface does not contain any projections of any kind likely to injure the surface of the road.
(2) Tractors, traction engines and similar vehicles may be operated which have upon their road wheels v-shaped, diagonal or other cleats arranged in such a manner as to be continuously in contact with the road surface, provided, the gross weight upon the wheels per inch of width of the cleats in contact with the road surface, when measured in the direction of the axle of the vehicle, does not exceed 800 pounds.
(3) Studded tires may be used between October 1 of any year and May 1 of the following year and only on single-tire vehicles with a rated capacity of not more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on which there are wheel wells or other items of a similarly protective nature, whether permanently or temporarily attached thereto.
(B) All motor vehicles and all other vehicles in tow thereof or thereunto attached operating upon any roadway shall have tires of rubber or some material of equal resiliency. Solid tires shall be considered defective and shall not be permitted to be used if the rubber or other material has been worn otherwise reduced to a thickness of 3/4 of an inch or if the tires have been so worn or otherwise damaged as to cause undue vibration when the vehicle is in motion or to cause undue concentration of the wheel load on the surface of the road.
(C) The requirements of this section do not apply to agricultural tractors or traction engines or to agricultural machinery, including wagons being used for agricultural purposes in tow thereof, or to road rollers or road building machinery operated at a speed not in excess of 10 mph.
(D) All motor vehicles of the second division, operating upon any roadway, shall have pneumatic tires, unless exempted therein.
(E) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of tire chains of reasonable proportion upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
('73 Code, § 21-239) (Ord. 62-610, passed 10-1-62) Penalty, see § 70.999