[Ord. No. 2.516 §§1 — 2, 6-11-2007]
The provisions of this Chapter governing size, weight and load shall not apply to vehicles moved solely by human power, fire apparatus or road machinery or to implements of husbandry, including farm tractors, temporarily moved upon a street or highway or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §3, 6-11-2007]
A. 
No trucks, except a truck engaged in the repairing or construction of a park, street, highway or park road under the authority of the Board of Aldermen, shall be allowed to enter upon any park, street, highway or park road under the control and management of the Board of Aldermen posted with signs indicating that trucks are prohibited.
B. 
Trucks used in providing services or in carrying goods, merchandise or other articles to or from any location abutting upon any of such streets or highways or within any park shall be permitted to enter thereon at the nearest point to the location and provide such services or deliver or receive such goods, merchandise or other articles, but shall not proceed thereon farther than the nearest point of exit.
C. 
As used in this Chapter, the term "truck" shall include every motor vehicle which is designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property or which displays a truck registration plate, except those which are rated by the vehicle's manufacturer for a gross vehicle weight of seven thousand (7,000) pounds or less and which do not display any advertisement of any trade, profession, business office, store or occupation. For purposes of this Chapter, the name of the vehicle or its manufacturer or seller, which may be attached or displayed on the vehicle, shall not be considered advertisement.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §4, 6-11-2007]
The total outside width of any vehicle or the load thereon shall not exceed one hundred two (102) inches, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §5, 6-11-2007]
No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any street or highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the left side of such vehicle or extending more than six (6) inches beyond the right side thereof.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §6, 6-11-2007]
A. 
No vehicle, including any load thereon, shall exceed a height of thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches.
B. 
No motor vehicle operating exclusively within the City or within the commercial zone as defined by Section 304.190.3, RSMo., shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.
C. 
No motor vehicle, except combinations coupled together, including any load thereon, shall exceed a length of forty (40) feet extreme overall dimension, inclusive of front and rear bumpers.
D. 
No combination of truck-tractor, semi-trailer or trailer coupled together shall consist of more than two (2) towed units; and no such combination of vehicles, including any load thereon, shall have an overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of sixty-five (65) feet except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §7, 6-11-2007]
Subject to any other provisions of this Chapter limiting the length of vehicles and loads, the load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than three (3) feet beyond the foremost part of the vehicle and the load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the rear vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than six (6) feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of such vehicle, other than poles, pipes or structural material which cannot be dismembered when transported upon a pole trailer.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §8, 6-11-2007]
A. 
No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street or highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, provided that this Section shall not prohibit the necessary spreading of any substance in street or highway maintenance or construction operations.
B. 
No person shall operate on any street or 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 street or highway.
C. 
Any vehicle operating on a street or highway with a load of dirt, sand, gravel, garbage or any other material susceptible to being blown, dropped, spilled, leaked or which otherwise may escape therefrom shall be covered so as to prevent spillage; except that this Subsection shall not prohibit the necessary spreading of any substance connected with street or highway maintenance, construction or snow removal.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §9, 6-11-2007]
A. 
When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby. The drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet from one vehicle to the other, except for the connection between any two (2) vehicles transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects of structural nature which cannot be readily dismembered.
B. 
When one vehicle is towing another and the connection consists of a chain, rope or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection a white flag or cloth not less than twelve (12) inches square.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §10, 6-11-2007]
A. 
The gross weight imposed on a bridge maintained by the City by the wheels of any one (1) axle of a vehicle shall not exceed eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds.
B. 
The gross weight imposed on a street or highway by the wheels of any one (1) axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) pounds.
C. 
The gross weight imposed on a street or highway by the wheels of any one (1) axle of a motor vehicle operating exclusively within the City shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred (22,400) pounds.
D. 
For the purposes of this Chapter, an "axle load" shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical planes forty (40) inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §11, 6-11-2007]
A. 
The gross weight imposed on a bridge maintained by the City by the wheels of any tandem axle of a vehicle shall not exceed thirty-two thousand (32,000) pounds.
B. 
The gross weight imposed on a street or highway by the wheels of any tandem axle of a vehicle shall not exceed thirty-four thousand (34,000) pounds.
C. 
For the purposes of this Chapter, a "tandem axle" shall be any two (2) or more consecutive axles whose centers are more than forty (40) and not more than ninety-six (96) inches apart, individually attached to or articulated from a common attachment to the vehicle, including a connecting mechanism designed to equalize the load between axles. A tandem-axle load shall be the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical planes more than forty (40) inches and not more than ninety-six (96) inches apart extending across the full width of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §12, 6-11-2007]
A. 
Subject to the limit upon the weight imposed upon the street or highway through single and tandem axles as set forth in Sections 373.090 and 373.100, the total gross weight with load imposed upon a street or highway by any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the gross weight given for the respective distance between the first (1st) and last axle of the group of axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:
Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles
Maximum load in pounds
Feet
2 Axles
3 Axles
4 Axles
5 Axles
6 Axles
4
34,000
5
34,000
6
34,000
7
34,000
8
34,000
34,000
9
39,000
42,500
10
40,000
43,500
11
40,000
44,000
12
40,000
45,000
50,000
13
40,000
45,500
50,500
14
40,000
46,500
51,500
15
40,000
47,000
52,000
16
40,000
48,000
52,500
58,000
17
40,000
48,500
53,500
58,000
18
40,000
49,500
54,000
59,000
19
40,000
50,000
54,500
60,000
20
40,000
51,000
55,500
60,500
66,000
21
40,000
51,500
56,000
61,000
66,500
22
40,000
52,500
56,500
61,500
67,000
23
40,000
53,000
57,500
62,500
68,000
24
40,000
54,000
58,000
63,000
68,500
25
40,000
54,500
58,500
63,500
69,000
26
40,000
55,500
59,500
64,000
69,500
27
40,000
56,000
60,000
65,000
70,000
28
40,000
57,000
60,500
65,500
71,000
29
40,000
57,500
61,500
66,000
71,500
30
40,000
58,500
62,000
66,500
72,000
31
40,000
59,000
62,500
67,500
72,500
32
40,000
60,000
63,500
68,000
73,000
33
40,000
60,000
64,000
68,500
74,000
34
40,000
60,000
64,500
69,000
74,500
35
40,000
60,000
65,500
70,000
75,000
36
60,000
66,000
70,500
75,500
37
60,000
66,500
71,000
76,000
38
60,000
67,500
72,000
77,000
39
60,000
68,000
72,500
77,500
40
60,000
68,500
73,000
78,000
41
60,000
69,500
73,500
78,500
42
60,000
70,000
74,000
79,000
43
60,000
70,500
75,000
80,000
44
60,000
71,500
75,500
80,000
45
60,000
72,000
76,000
80,000
46
60,000
72,500
76,500
80,000
47
60,000
73,500
77,500
80,000
48
60,000
74,000
78,000
80,000
49
60,000
74,500
78,500
80,000
50
60,000
75,500
79,000
80,000
51
60,000
76,000
80,000
80,000
52
60,000
76,500
80,000
80,000
53
60,000
77,500
80,000
80,000
54
60,000
78,000
80,000
80,000
55
60,000
78,500
80,000
80,000
56
60,000
79,500
80,000
80,000
57
60,000
80,000
80,000
80,000
B. 
Subject to the limit upon the weight imposed through any one (1) axle or through any tandem axle as provided in Sections 373.090 and 373.100, the total gross weight with load imposed upon any bridges generally considered by the State Highways and Transportation Commission to be on the supplementary system or upon any bridges which are under the jurisdiction of and maintained by the City shall not exceed the gross weight given for the respective distance between the first (1st) and last axle of the total group of axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:
Distance in feet between the extreme axles
Maximum load in pounds
4
32,000
5
32,000
6
32,000
7
32,000
8
32,610
9
33,580
10
34,550
11
35,510
12
36,470
13
37,420
14
38,360
15
39,300
16
40,230
17
41,160
18
42,080
19
42,990
20
43,900
21
44,800
22
45,700
23
46,590
24
47,470
25
48,350
26
49,220
27
50,090
28
50,950
29
51,800
30
52,650
31
53,490
32
54,330
33
55,160
34
55,980
35
56,800
36
57,610
37
58,420
38
59,220
39
60,010
40
60,800
41
61,580
42
62,360
43
63,130
44
63,890
45 or over
64,650
C. 
The State Highways and Transportation Commission with respect to bridges on the supplementary system or the public works supervisor with respect to bridges on City streets and highways may determine and declare that certain designated bridges may legally be subjected to the higher limits described in Subsection (A) of this Section. Such bridges shall be designated by special signs indicating the single-axle load limit, tandem-axle load limit and gross weight limit.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §13, 6-11-2007]
A. 
Any Police Officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle and load by means of either portable or stationary scales and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public or private scales if such scales are within fifteen (15) miles.
B. 
Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in Subsection (A) of this Section, determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted in this Chapter. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to fail or refuse to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing or to fail or refuse when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §14, 6-11-2007]
A. 
The State Highways and Transportation Commission, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may, in their discretion, upon application in writing and good cause being shown therefore, issue a special permit in writing 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 this Chapter, or otherwise not in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter, upon any street or highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and for the maintenance of which such party is responsible.
B. 
Every such permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any Police Officer or authorized agent of any authority granting such permit and no person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such special permit.
C. 
No person shall move any vehicle, equipment or load which is greater in height, width, length or weight than is provided for in this Chapter over any street without approval of the route and the time of movement by the State Highways and Transportation Commission.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §15, 6-11-2007]
A. 
Any person driving any vehicle upon any street or highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which the street, highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving of such vehicle or as a result of operating, driving or moving any vehicle weighing in excess of the maximum weight in this Chapter, but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this Chapter.
B. 
Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle but is so operating, driving or moving the vehicle with the express or implied permission of the owner, then the owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage.
C. 
Such damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the City Attorney in behalf of the City or by authorities in control of such streets or highways or highway structures.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §16, 6-11-2007]
When the public works supervisor of the City makes regulations placing load restrictions upon vehicles using certain highways, streets, alleys, paved bike trails, bridges or viaducts and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the amounts specified at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in the regulations. A schedule of streets or parts of streets with load restrictions shall be maintained at City Hall and at the Director's office.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §17, 6-11-2007]
When the Public Works Supervisor of the City makes regulations prohibiting trucks from using certain streets or parts of streets and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any truck upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in the regulations; except that such vehicles may be operated thereon for the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise or for providing services and then only by entering such street at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter. A schedule of streets or parts of streets where trucks are prohibited shall be maintained at City Hall and at the Director's office.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §18, 6-11-2007]
The Public Works Supervisor of the City is hereby authorized, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, to erect and maintain official traffic control devices on any streets or parts of streets to impose vehicle size restrictions. When such official traffic control devices are so erected, no person shall disobey the restrictions on the devices.
[Ord. No. 2.594 §1, 2-10-2014]
A. 
The Board of Aldermen is authorized to designate by resolution certain roads, streets, highways or bridges as truck routes and to place appropriate signage on a designated truck route. The designation of truck routes may include, without limitation, restriction on the weight, size or type of truck allowed to travel on any road, street, highway, or bridge designated as a truck route.
B. 
If the Board designates truck routes, all persons operating trucks, as defined herein, within the incorporated areas of the City for commercial purposes only, that have as a point of origin or destination a location which is not located upon an officially designated truck route, shall proceed to or from the nearest officially designated truck route by the shortest possible route using any regular City street not posted with signs expressly prohibiting truck traffic.
C. 
All persons operating trucks, as defined herein, that leave or enter the nearest point of an officially designated truck route to or from the point of origin or destination using regular City streets, shall have a bill of lading, delivery slip, or other evidence indicating the actual point of origin or destination. Each driver shall exhibit such evidence to any Law Enforcement Officer upon the demand of that Law Enforcement Officer. Failure to do so shall create a presumption that the driver is in violation of this Section.
D. 
Exceptions.
1. 
Trucks may be operated upon any street which abuts their point of destination, provided such destination is a permitted destination, by applicable law, ordinance, rule, or regulation.
2. 
Trucks may be operated upon any street, road or highway which is a part of a City authorized detour.
3. 
Authorized emergency personnel may operate trucks designated as emergency vehicles upon any street, road, or highway necessary in the exercise of their duties.
4. 
Trucks owned or operated by or under contract to the public utilities, including any licensed, franchised, or authorized garbage, solid waste, or yard trash service, electric, cable, telephone corporation, or any governmental agency or entity may be operated upon any street, road, or highway necessary for the installation, restoration, or emergency maintenance of utilities or other services, or to the proper performance of the duties of that utility.
5. 
Wrecker trucks towing a disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles in an emergency may be operated upon any street, road, or highway en route to the nearest point for parking or storage of a disabled vehicle.
6. 
Vehicles used primarily for the transportation of passengers.
7. 
Recreational vehicles which are a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation and vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
8. 
Semi-trucks without trailers and unloaded ten-wheel trucks.
9. 
Moving vehicles when in the course of moving a resident into or out of his or her place of residence.
10. 
Any truck making delivery on behalf of the City of Weston to conduct construction or maintenance of streets, roads, or bridges.
[Ord. No. 2.516 §19, 6-11-2007]
A. 
Every person who is convicted under the provisions of this Chapter, except Sections 373.040 and 373.160, shall be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail for not less than ten (10) days and not more than six (6) months or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted under Sections 373.040 or 373.160 shall be penalized as set forth in Subsection (B) hereof.
B. 
Whenever in any Section of this Chapter the doing of any act is required or is prohibited or is declared to be unlawful and no specific fine or penalty is provided for a violation thereof, any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any such Section of this Chapter shall, for each offense, be fined not less than one dollar ($1.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be punished by imprisonment at the County Jail for a period of not less than one (1) day and not more than six (6) months, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 2.523 §§1, 3, 8-13-1973; Ord. No. 2.523.1 §1, 11-14-1983]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle of a weight in excess of the maximum limit, established pursuant to the provisions of this or any ordinance hereafter enacted by the Board of Aldermen, on or over any bridge upon which such maximum weight limits have been established.
B. 
Spring Street Bridge. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle on Spring Street Bridge, over Mill Creek, when such vehicle, including passengers and cargo, exceeds six thousand (6,000) pounds in weight.