§ 340.300. Weight Regulations.

A. 

No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on the dam in this City having a total gross weight of vehicle and/or load greater than twenty thousand (20,000) pounds.

B. 

Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association violating this provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00); provided however, that where the defined load limits have been violated, the fine shall not be less than two cents ($.02) for each pound of excess weight up to and including five hundred (500) and five cents ($.05) for each pound of excess weight above five hundred (500) and not exceeding one thousand (1,000) and ten cents ($.10) for each pound in excess weight above one thousand (1,000); provided, that the court may, in its discretion, cause to be impounded the motor vehicle operated by any person violating the provisions of this Section until such time as the fine and cost assessed by the court is paid.

C. 

This Section does not pertain to authorized emergency vehicles.

Ord. No. 249 §§1—3, 11-6-1969