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ORDINANCE NO. 2008- 2780
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 5,
ARTICLE III, SECTION 5-73 OF THE
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD CODE OF ORDINANCES
An Ordinance Relating to Vehicle Weight Restrictions
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
THIS 21ST DAY O F J U LY, 2008
Published in pamphlet form by
the authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Plainfield, Will
County, Illinois, this 22nd
day of July, 2008.
ORDINANCE NO. 2008 - 2780
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 5,
ARTICLE III, SECTION 5-73 OF THE
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD CODE OF ORDINANCES
An Ordinance Relating to Vehicle Weight Restrictions
WHEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois, the Village of
Plainfield, Will County, Illinois (the "Village") has the authority, with respect to
streets and highways under its jurisdiction, to prohibit the operation of trucks or
other commercial vehicles, or impose limitations as to the weight thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and the Village Board of Trustees have
determined it necessary and desirable to amend the Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Plainfield to establish vehicle weight restrictions on certain streets and
highways under the jurisdiction of the Village of Plainfield; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD, WILL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION ONE. That the Preamble to this Ordinance is adopted by this
reference as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION TWO. That Chapter 5, Article III, Section 5-73 of the Village's
Code of Ordinances, entitled "Restrictions on vehicles; vehicle weight", be and
hereby is enacted as set forth in Section Three below. The text enacting this
Article of the Village's Code of Ordinances with document markings is attached
hereto as Exhibit "A". Additions to the code are double underlined.
SECTION THREE.
Sec. 5-73. Restrictions on vehicles; vehicle weight.
(a) Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle having a grass weight
in excess of twenty-thousand (20,000) pounds to park, use or be operated upon
the fallowing streets or highways located within the Village:
(1) Lockport Street between Route 59 and James Street.
(b) Exceptions. pperators of vehicles having a gross weight in excess of
twenty-thousand (20,000) pounds may, for the purpose of making deliveries or
picking up material or merchandise, use the above designated street(s) or portion
thereof, but only by entering such street at the intersection nearest the
destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no further than the nearest
intersection thereafter. The following vehicles shall also be exempt from the
provisions of paragraph (a) above:
(1) Vehicles owned and operated by government agencies.
(2) Vehicles engaged in the activities of collection of refuse.
(3) Vehicles owned and operated by private utilities.
(4) Buses.
(5) Snow removal vehicles performing their functions on private
property or under contract by the Village.
(c) Signage. Signs giving notice of the weight restriction set forth herein
shall be erected and maintained at each end of that portion of the highway(s) ar
street(s) identified in paragraph (a) above for which this weight restriction applies.
(Ord. 2008 - ; eff. -2008)
Secs. 5-74 --- 5-80 Reserved.
PASSED the 21St day of July, 2008.
AYES: Lamb, Manning, Racich, Vaupel, Dement, Fay
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED this 21St day of July, 2008.
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EXHIBIT A
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(b) Exceations. Operators _ vehicles having a cross weight in excess of
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(1) Vehicles ow _ ed and operated by government agencies.
(2) Vehicles engaged in the activities of collection of refuse.
3) Vehicles owned and operated by orivate utilities.
4) Buses,
5) Snow removal vehicles oerformina their functions on orivate
grooertv or under contract by the Village.
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