CHAPTER 75
EQUIPMENT; LOADS
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75.01 Scope and effect of equipment requirements 75.02 Clear vision; obstruction of rear view 75.03 Gas and smoke emission 75.04 Unnecessary noise 75.05 Bicycles; lamps required 75.10 Scope and effect of size, weight, and load regulations 75.10A 90-day load limit on certain city streets |
75.10B Commercial vehicle prohibited on certain city streets 75.10C Special permits for excess loads 75.11 Projecting loads on passenger vehicles 75.12 Protruding members of vehicles 75.13 Spilling loads prohibited 75.14 Pushing of disabled vehicles
75.99 Penalty |
§ 75.01 SCOPE AND EFFECT OF EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.
It is unlawful for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in an unsafe condition as to endanger any person or property, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with the lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 12-100 et seq., or which is equipped in any manner in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 12-100 et seq., or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 12-100 et seq.
The provisions of Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 12-100 et seq., with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors, or to farm-wagon type trailers having a fertilizer spreader attachment permanently mounted thereon, having a gross weight of not to exceed thirty six thousand (36,000) pounds and used only for the transportation of bulk fertilizer, or to farm-wagon type tank trailers of not to exceed two thousand (2,000) gallons capacity, used during the liquid fertilizer season as field-storage nurse tanks, supplying the fertilizer to a field applicator and highways only for bringing the fertilizer to a field applicator from a local source of supply to the farm or field or from one (1) farm or field to another.
(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 12-101) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.02 CLEAR VISION; OBSTRUCTION OF REAR VIEW.
It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle which is so loaded or in such a condition that the operator does not have a clear vision of all parts of the roadway essential to the safe operation of the vehicle.
Any vehicles with the view of the roadway to the rear obstructed, shall be equipped with a mirror so attached as to give him a view of the roadway behind him.
Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.03 GAS AND SMOKE EMISSION.
It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle which emits dense smoke or such an amount of smoke or fumes as to be dangerous to the health of persons or as to endanger the drivers of other vehicles. Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.04 UNNECESSARY NOISE.
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle which makes unusually loud or unnecessary noises due to mechanical defects or alterations or due to the manner in which such vehicle is being operated. Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.05 BICYCLES; LAMPS REQUIRED.
Every bicycle, when upon a street during the period from sunset to sunrise, shall be equipped with at least one lighted lamp exhibiting a white light, or light of a yellow or amber tint, visible form a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the bicycle and with at least one (1) lighted lamp exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.10 SCOPE AND EFFECT OF SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD REGULATIONS.
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 any vehicle or vehicles of a size and weight exceeding the limitations stated in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 15-101 et. seq. (1993)
The provisions of division (A) above shall not apply to fire apparatus or equipment for snow and ice removal operations owned or operated by any governmental body, or to implements of husbandry temporarily operated or towed in a combination upon a highway provided such combination does not consist of more than three (3) vehicles or, in the case of hauling fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables from the farm to the point of first processing, not more than three (3) wagons being towed by an implement of husbandry, or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit.
(Ord. 1699, passed 11-4-91; Am. Ord. 1762, passed 12-7-92; Am. Ord. 1819, passed 12-6-93) Penalty, see § 75.99
Statutory reference:
Power of municipalities to regulate loads, see Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, § 11-40-1
§ 75.10A 90-DAY LOAD LIMIT ON CERTAIN CITY STREETS.
Notwithstanding § 75.10 above, it shall be unlawful to operate any truck or commercial vehicle upon the following streets in the city with a load of more than six (6) tons, or where a load is measured in yards then a load of more than three (3) yards, during the ninety (90) day period of each year commencing February 1 and ending April 30:
South Cummings Lane from English Oak to its southern extremity;
Dallas Road from Newcastle Road to Cruger Road;
Foster Road in its entirety;
Pinetree Drive in its entirety;
Shellbark Court in its entirety;
All portions of Guth Road located within the corporate limits of the City;
Legion Road from U.S. Route 8 to its southern extremity;
School Street in its entirety;
Nofsinger Road from West Cruger Road on the south to the terminus of Nofsinger Road on the north.
(Ord. 1819, passed 12-6-93; Am. Ord. 1983, passed 3-4-96; Am. Ord. 2025, passed 8-5-96; Am. Ord. 2114, passed 3-16-98; Am. ord. 2347, passed 12-19-01; Am. Ord. 2426, passed 12-16-02; Am. Ord. 2512, passed 2-2-04; Am. Ord. 2669, passed 4-17-06; Am. Ord. 2766, passed 2-4-08; Am. Ord. 2910, passed 11-1-10) Penalty, see § 75.99
§ 75.10B COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN CITY STREETS.
Notwithstanding § 75.10 and § 75.10A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Washington above, it shall be unlawful to operate any truck or commercial vehicle with a load of more than four (4) tons upon the following streets in the city, except for the purpose of making a pickup or delivery (including garbage pickup) and then for one (1) block only on any street so designated by ordinance with an appropriate sign posted. Trucks or commercial vehicles with a load of more than four (4) tons shall be prohibited on the following streets:
Jefferson Street from Lawndale Street to Wilmore Road;
West Holland Street in its entirety;
South Market Street in its entirety;
Knollcrest Drive in its entirety;
North Lawndale from Jefferson Street to Hilldale Street;
Gillman Avenue in its entirety;
Elgin Avenue in its entirety;
Eagle Avenue in its entirety;
Grandyle Drive in its entirety.
(Ord. 1819, passed 12-6-93; Am. Ord. 2484, passed 10-6-03) Penalty, see § 75.99
§ 75.10C SPECIAL PERMITS FOR EXCESS LOADS.
For purposes of §§ 75.10, 75.10A, and 75.10B of this chapter, the term TRUCK OR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE shall specifically exclude from the meaning thereof any vehicle owned or operated by a unit of local government while such vehicle is engaged in the business of such unit of local government, and shall exclude from the meaning thereof all emergency vehicles.
The City Administrator, or his duly authorized agent, with respect to highways under the jurisdiction of the city may, in his discretion, upon application and good cause being shown therefore, issue a special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in §§ 75.10, 75.10A, 75.10B or otherwise not in conformity with said provisions upon any street within the city. Applications and permits other than those in written or printed form may only be accepted from or issued to the company or individual making the movement. Except for an application to move directly across a highway, the application shall show that the load to be moved by such vehicle or combination of vehicles cannot reasonably be dismantled or disassembled. GOOD CAUSE shall include extraordinary circumstances or an emergency where no other route is available.
The application for any such permit shall:
State whether such permit is requested for a single trip or for limited continuous operation;
State if the applicant is an authorized carrier under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property law, and if so, his certificate, registration, or permit number issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission;
Specifically describe and identify the vehicle or vehicles and load to be operated or moved except that for vehicles or vehicle combinations registered by the Department of Transportation as provided in § 15-319 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, only the Illinois Department of Transportation's registration number or classification need be given;
State the route being requested including the points of origin and destination; and
State if the vehicles or loads are being transported for hire.
No permits for the movement of a vehicle or load for hire shall be issued to any applicant who is required under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property law to have a certificate, registration or permit and does not have such certificate, registration or permit.
The City Administrator, or his duly authorized agent, may issue or withhold such a permit at his discretion; or if such permit is issued at his discretion to prescribe the route or routes to be traveled, to limit the number of trips, to establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicle as described may be operated on the streets indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles, when necessary to assure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces, or structures, and may require such undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure.
The applicant for any permit as hereinabove provided shall agree to be responsible for and pay to the city all damages that may occur to any street or roadway by reason of the transporting or hauling of such load over or upon same. The applicant shall be required to indemnify the city against any and all damage to streets or street foundations or surfaces or structures, and may be required to provide security as deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to said street or street structure prior to the granting of said permit.
(Ord. 1819, passed 12-6-93) Penalty, see § 75.99
§ 75.11 PROJECTING LOADS ON PASSENGER VEHICLES.
No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any street with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle, nor extending more than six (6) inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof. (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 15-105) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.12 PROTRUDING MEMBERS OF VEHICLES.
No vehicle with boom, arm, drill rig, or other protruding component shall be operated upon the highway unless the protruding component is fastened so as to prevent shifting, bouncing, or moving in any manner. (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 15-106) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.13 SPILLING LOADS PROHIBITED.
No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.
No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless the load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.
The State Department of Transportation shall adopt those rules and regulations it deems appropriate which require the securing of steel rolls and other objects on flatbed trucks so as to prevent injury to users of highways and damage to property. Any person who operates a flatbed truck on any highway in violation of the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department of Transportation under this division shall be punished as provided in § 70.99.
(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 15-109) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.14 PUSHING OF DISABLED VEHICLES.
It is unlawful under any circumstances for any vehicle to push any other vehicle on or along any highway outside an urban area in this municipality, except in an extreme emergency, and then the vehicle shall not be pushed farther than is reasonably necessary to remove it from the roadway or from the immediate hazard that exists. (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 95½, § 15-114) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 75.99 PENALTY.
Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, whoever violates any provisions of this Chapter 75 for which another penalty is not already otherwise provided, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
When any vehicle is operated in violation of any of the provisions of §§ 75.10, 75.10A, 75.10B, or 75.10C, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed guilty of a violation, and either the owner or the driver of the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating any of the provisions of §§ 75.10, 75.10A, 75.10B or 75.10C shall be fined seventy five dollars ($75.00) for every five hundred (500) pounds or fraction thereof for any load exceeding that which is provided under said §§ 75.10, 75.10A, 75.10B, or 75.10C.
(Ord. 1819, passed 12-6-93)