§ 73.05 MAXIMUM WEIGHTS.

   73.05(A)   Weight limitation. The gross weight imposed on the Street , Roadway or Highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.

   73.05(B)   Maximum load. Subject to the limit upon the weight imposed upon the Streets, Roadways and Highways through any one axle as set forth herein, the total weight with load imposed upon the Street , Roadway or Highway by all the axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the gross weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:

Distance in Feet Between First and Last Axles	Maximum Load in Pounds on all Axles of Vehicles or Combination of Vehicles
4	40,000
5	40,000
6	40,000
7	40,000
8	40,000
9	44,140
10	44,980
11	45,810
12	46,640
13	47,480
15	49,150
16	49,980
17	50,810
18	51,640
19	52,480
20	53,310
21	54,140
22	54,980
23	55,810
24	56,640
25	57,470
26	58,310
27	59,140
28	59,970
29	60,810
30	61,640
31	62,470
32	63,310
33	64,140
34	64,970
35	65,800
36	66,610

 

   73.05(C)   Gross weight formula. With respect to those Highways not in the Interstate Highway System, in all cases in which it exceeds State Law in effect on January 4, 1975, the overall gross weight on the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including all enforcement tolerances, shall be as determined by the following formula:

W = 500(LN + 12N + 36)

N - 1

            Where W = overall gross weight of the vehicle to the nearest 500 pounds; L = distance in feet between the extreme of the external axles; and N = number of axles on the vehicle. However, such overall gross weight of any vehicle of combination of vehicles may not exceed 80,000 pounds including all enforcement tolerances.

   73.05(D)   Exemption from axle spacing requirements. Dump trucks, concrete mixing trucks, trucks engaged in waste collection and disposal, and fuel oil and gasoline trucks designed and constructed for special type work or use, when operated as a single unit, shall be subject to all safety and operational requirements of Law , except that any such vehicle need not conform to the axle spacing requirements of this Section provided that such vehicle shall be limited to a total gross load, including the weight of the vehicle, of 20,000 pounds per axle plus Scale Tolerances and shall not exceed 550 pounds per inch width tire surface plus Scale Tolerances. No vehicle operating pursuant to this Section shall exceed a gross weight, including the weight of the vehicle and Scale Tolerances, of 70,000 pounds. Any vehicle violating the weight provisions of this Section shall be penalized as provided in § 73.06.

   73.05(E)   Rules, enforcement and notice. The City shall adopt rules consistent with the Department of Transportation to implement this Section, shall enforce this Section and the rules adopted hereunder, and shall publish and distribute tables and other publications as deemed necessary to inform the public.

   73.05(F)   Vehicles in excess of gross weight limitation. Except as hereinafter provided, no vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding the gross weights specified in subsections 73.05(B), 73.05(C) and 73.05(D) shall be permitted to travel on the public Streets, Roadways or Highways within the City.

(Ord. 2010-14, passed 10-4-2010)