[Adopted 11-14-1988 by Ord. No. 162]
The Mayor and Town Council find that the streets and highways under their jurisdiction are in danger of serious damage from deterioration caused by the operation of heavy truck traffic. Therefore, the following restrictions shall apply on all Town streets and highways.
With the exception of vehicles listed in § 165-3 of this article, vehicles with a registered maximum gross weight limit in excess of two-ton capacity shall be prohibited from traveling on, along or through the Town's streets and highways.
The restrictions set forth in § 165-2 shall not apply to:
A. 
Emergency vehicles.
B. 
School buses.
C. 
Governmental vehicles.
D. 
Public utility vehicles or other service vehicles engaged in repairs or construction activities.
E. 
Any vehicle making a delivery or loading of merchandise or other property to or from any premises located on any street or highway, provided that the vehicle shall enter and leave any such street or highway by the nearest accessible street or highway to the place where such delivery or loading is made, and provided such vehicle shall remain on such street or highway only for such period of time as is actually necessary and reasonable to make such delivery or loading.
[Amended 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. 247]
Any violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction. The penalties for such municipal infraction shall be as follows:
A. 
First offense: A first violation shall constitute a Class B municipal infraction as provided in Chapter 1, Article I, Municipal Infractions.
B. 
Second offense: A second violation shall constitute a Class C municipal infraction as provided in Chapter 1, Article I, Municipal Infractions.
C. 
Third and subsequent offenses: A third and all subsequent violations shall constitute a Class E municipal infraction as provided in Chapter 1, Article I, Municipal Infractions.