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 which is in such unsafe condition as to
endanger any person or property, or which is in violation of any provisions
of this chapter or any laws of the State of Illinois.
It shall be unlawful to operate or park on any
street any vehicle not equipped with adequate lights conforming to
the requirements of the state law, provided that the vehicles may
be parked at nighttime without lights on any street or portion thereof,
designated by ordinance as a place where vehicles may be so parked
at nighttime.
The maximum width, length and height of any
vehicle and its load shall not exceed the limits expressed in the
ILCS Chapter 625.
A. No vehicle designed for the carrying of not more than
10 persons shall be operated on the streets with a load extending
beyond the line of the fender on the left side of the vehicle nor
extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the
right side thereof.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
B. No combination of vehicles which are designed for
carrying more than 10 persons, those designed or used for living quarters
and those vehicles which are designed for pulling or carrying freight
or cargo, those motor vehicles of the first class remodeled for use
and used as motor vehicles of the second class, and those motor vehicles
of the first class used and registered as school buses coupled together
shall consist of more than two units, but such limitation shall not
apply to vehicles operated in daytime when transporting pipes, poles,
machinery and other objects which cannot be readily dismembered, nor
to such vehicles operated at nighttime by a public utility when engaged
in emergency repair work; but such loads carried at night shall be
clearly marked with sufficient light to show the full dimensions of
the load.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
C. No part of the load of a vehicle shall extend more
than three feet in front of the extreme front portion of the vehicle.
It shall be unlawful to operate on any street
any motor vehicle which is not equipped with tires conforming to the
requirements of ILCS Chapter 625.
It shall be unlawful to drive on any street
any motor vehicle with a weight, including load, in excess of that
permitted by ILCS Chapter 625 for driving on improved highways, or
with weight distributed in a manner not conforming to such law, or
in violation of special weight limits provided for by ordinance and
sign posted.