§ 70.05 WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.

   (A)   Except as otherwise provided, no vehicle with a gross weight in excess of ten tons or 20,000 pounds shall be operated on or across any county highway which has been posted as to said weight restriction without prior authorization pursuant to a road usage agreement validly executed by and between the operator of such vehicle and the Board of Commissioners.

   (B)   Except as otherwise provided under §§ 70.06, 70.07, or any other applicable restrictions codified in I.C. 9-20, et seq., the following vehicles with a gross weight in excess of ten tons or 20,000 pounds are exempt from the weight restrictions set forth in this § 70.05:

      (1)   Local delivery vehicles;

      (2)   Refuse, garbage, and/or recycling haulers when operating on county roadways in the ordinary course of business;

      (3)   Police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency service vehicles;

      (4)   Warrick County Highway Department road and maintenance vehicles;

      (5)   United States Postal Service and/or other parcel-delivery service vehicles operating in the ordinary course of business;

      (6)   Farm trucks, farm trailers, farm semitrailer and tractors, or other covered farm vehicles as defined in I.C. 9-13-2-58;

      (7)   Farm wagons, as that term is defined in I.C. 9-13-2-60;

      (8)   Implements of agriculture, as that term is defined in I.C. 9-13-2-77;

      (9)   Any vehicle which is the subject of a road usage agreement validly executed and in effect at the time of such operation; and

      (10)   Any school transportation vehicle when transporting students.

(BC Ord. 1989-6, passed 5-1-89; Am. BC Ord. 2021-22, passed 5-24- 21; Am. BC Ord. 2021-27, passed 8-9-21) Penalty, see § 70.99

Cross-reference:

   Specific roads designated, see Ch. 72, Sched. II