[Adopted 6-1-1952 by Ord.
No. 57 (Ch. 70, Art. VI, Div. 2, of the 1995 Village
Code)]
The use by large vehicles of certain streets in the Village
is hereby declared to be dangerous to people and to the streets, and
the prohibition of the use of certain streets by such vehicles for
purposes of through travel or for any purpose, other than making a
delivery to or obtaining property or persons from any premises abutting
on the streets, is declared to be against the public policy of the
Village.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Any vehicle for the carriage of property which has a weighted
capacity of more than 2 1/2 tons.
Any person violating this article shall be punished as provided in § 1-6 for each violation of this article. If imprisonment is adjudged in any case it may be in any place of confinement provided by the Village for such purpose in the discretion of the court.
[Amended 10-25-1989 by Ord. No. 175]
A.
No person shall drive, operate or park any large vehicle at any place
within the Village limits except upon the following streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
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East Prairie
|
From the intersection of North Richardson to the intersection
of Kalamazoo Avenue
|
|
Highway Street
|
From the intersection of Kalamazoo Avenue to the intersection
of South Richardson Street (also known as Silver Street and as South
24th Street) and then south on South Richardson Street to the Village
limits
|
|
Kalamazoo Avenue
|
From the intersection of East Prairie to the intersection of
Highway Street
|
|
North Richardson
|
From the Village limits to the intersection of East Prairie
|
B.
Notwithstanding this restriction, however, such vehicles may travel
upon all streets of the Village for the purpose of loading or unloading,
but in doing so shall use the shortest and nearest route from the
point on a street upon which the operation of such large vehicle is
not prohibited to the place of loading or unloading and in returning
to a street upon which travel by such vehicle is not prohibited, so
that such vehicle shall at no time deviate from a street upon which
such travel or operation is not prohibited to a greater distance than
is necessary to reach the point of loading or unloading.
Appropriate signs giving notice that truck travel by large vehicles is prohibited upon the streets listed in § 445-4 shall be erected and placed upon the streets.
