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CHAPTER 75: TRUCKS, TRAILERS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES - Back to Top Section 75.01 Weight and dimension limits 75.99 Penalty ࿙ 75.01 WEIGHT AND DIMENSION LIMITS. - Top of Section No person shall operate on any city street, unless otherwise specifically permitted by this chapter, any truck, semitrailer truck, or truck and trailer unit which exceeds 600 pounds per inch of the aggregate tread width of the tires on a single axle, or 20,000 pounds per single axle, with axles less than 42 inches apart to be considered a single axle, whichever is less, but in no event more than 36,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or that exceeds the height, width, and length limitations of KRS 189.221 (height, 11࿎ feet; width, 96 inches; length, 26࿎ feet for straight trucks and 30 feet for semitrailer trucks and truck and trailer units). (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.02 EXEMPTED VEHICLES. - Top of Section (A) Any owner, operator, or lessee of equipment used primarily for residential construction purposes, public utility service purposes (including the transportation of utility poles), and other specialized equipment such as truck cranes and loaders, holding a permit issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the purpose of moving the equipment whose gross weight or dimensions exceed those established by KRS 189.221, shall be exempt from the terms of this chapter when operated on the city streets of the city for the purpose of traveling to or from a job site within the city; however, such vehicles shall be subject to all of the requirements enumerated in KRS 189.274. (B) Vehicles engaged exclusively in the transportation of household goods to or from a residence within the city, vehicles engaged exclusively in the transplanting of trees or transportation of trees for transplanting at sites within the city, and vehicles transporting, pulling, or associated with parade floats or parade entries for use within the city, shall be exempt from the gross vehicle weight and dimensional restrictions of ࿙ 75.01. (C) Vehicles engaged exclusively in the transportation of readymixed concrete, crushed stone, fill dirt and rock, soil, bulk sand, asphalt, and concrete to or from a construction site within the city shall be exempt from the gross vehicle weight limit of ࿙ 75.01. (D) Vehicles engaged exclusively in the transportation of wood trusses to a residential construction site within the city shall be exempt from the length limit of ࿙ 75.01. (E) Vehicles engaged exclusively in the collection and hauling of refuse to or from a construction site within the city shall be exempt from the weight and length limits of ࿙ 75.01. Such vehicles that make regular (either on a scheduled basis or on a called basis if the number of pickups exceeds 11 per calendar year) pickups in the city may obtain an annual permit to exceed the gross weight limitation of ࿙ 75.01 upon payment of a $500 fee and may obtain an annual permit to exceed the length limitation upon payment of a $100 fee. More than one type of permit may be issued for the same vehicle. The applicant for a permit issued under this section shall specify the route to be used in the city, which shall be subject to the approval of the Chief or Assistant Chief of Police and the City Engineer, and which shall be shown on the face of the permit. Operation of a vehicle under a permit on any street, or portion thereof, not specified on the permit shall subject the operator to being cited for any violation of ࿙ 75.01. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) ࿙ 75.03 TEMPORARY PERMITS FOR EXEMPTED VEHICLES. - Top of Section Temporary permits may be issued by the Mayor, Chief Administrative Officer, City Clerk, Chief or Assistant Chief of Police, or City Engineer, when in the judgement of any of them special circumstances or unusual conditions warrant the issuance of such a permit to exceed the dimensional and/or weight restrictions of ࿙ 75.01. The permits shall list on their face the date the permit is issued, the person or entity entitled to the benefit of the permit, the reason for the issuance of the permit, the specific exemptions granted, the streets, or portions thereof on which the permit is valid, and the expiration date which shall not be later than 30 days from the date the permit is issued. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) ࿙ 75.04 DIMENSION LIMITS FOR EXEMPTED VEHICLES. - Top of Section Vehicles operated on any city street under the dimension exemptions of ࿙ 75.02 (B),(D),(E) and ࿙ 75.03 shall not exceed: height, 13࿎ feet; length, semitrailers 53 feet; trailers, 28 feet; motor trucks, 45 feet. Double trailer units are not permitted on city streets. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.05 WEIGHT LIMITS FOR EXEMPTED VEHICLES. - Top of Section Vehicles operated on any city street under the weight exemptions of ࿙ 75.02 (B),(C),(E) and ࿙ 75.03 shall not exceed 20,000 pounds per single axle, with axles less than 42 inches apart to be considered as a single axle; 34,000 pounds on two axles in tandem arrangement which are spaced 42 inches or more apart and less than 96 inches apart; 48,000 pounds on three axles which are spaced 42 inches or more apart and less than 120 inches apart. No single axle in any arrangement shall exceed 20,000 pounds or 500 pounds per inch of the aggregate width of all the tires on a single axle, whichever is less. The total gross weight of the vehicle and load shall not exceed 60,000 pounds. There shall be no tolerance for deviation from the gross weight, per axle weight, or tire load allowed when a vehicle is being operated under an exemption provided by this chapter. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.06 RESTRICTED USE OF CITY STREETS FOR EXEMPTED VEHICLES. - Top of Section Upon the direction of any police officer of the city, or the City Engineer, vehicles operating under any exemption provided by this chapter may be required to use specific city streets, or portions thereof, or be restricted from using all or portions of certain city streets, if in the judgement of the police officer or City Engineer the use of the street would block the access of or unduly delay the access to any city street by fire trucks or other emergency vehicles, unduly impede the flow of traffic, result in damage to the city streets or associated structures or to any area adjacent to the paved surface of the street or damage to overhanging tree limbs, or present any safety hazard. The failure to obey a direction given under this section shall revoke the exemption otherwise provided by this chapter and subject the operator of the vehicle to being cited for any violation of ࿙ 75.01. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) ࿙ 75.07 EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN TRUCKS HAULING BUILDING MATERIALS. - Top of Section (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any truck hauling building materials to a road construction project on a city street may, without a permit, haul up to 80,000 pounds gross weight, including the load. This privilege shall extend only to travel between the materials manufacturing site and the road construction project and shall be automatically rescinded upon the completion of said project. (B) Any truck hauling building materials for the construction of any facility owned, operated, or leased by any governmental entity and that is within 1,000 feet of State Highway 146 shall be subject only to the laws and administrative regulations of the Commonwealth in regard to the operation on State Highway 146 within the city and be exempt form the terms of this chapter. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.08 EXEMPTION FOR VEHICLES BEARING OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES. - Top of Section Any vehicle bearing official license plates issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or any vehicle entitled to bear official license plates, shall be exempt from the terms of this chapter. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) ࿙ 75.09 COVERING REQUIRED FOR TRUCKS HAULING LOOSE MATERIAL. - Top of Section It shall be unlawful to operate on any city street any vehicle containing substances such as earth, sand, gravel, rocks, construction material, ashes, coal, scrap metal, junk, paper, packing materials, paper boxes, tree limbs, brush, garbage, waste, refuse or other loose matter, likely to be scattered during operation unless the substances are covered with tarpaulin or other covering in such a manner as to prevent them from being scattered. Any such vehicle shall be so constructed and loaded as to prevent the scattering, sifting, leaking, or dropping of such substances on the city streets while it is operated thereon. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.10 POSTING OF SIGNS STATING VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMIT. - Top of Section The 36,000 pound gross vehicle weight limit of ࿙ 75.01 shall be posted by the city wherever the city boundaries cross a city street, county road, or State Highway 146. The signs posted on State Highway 146 shall indicate the limit applies to ྿city streets.࿀ Such signs may be incorporated with other signage. The City Works Department shall remove other existing weight limit signs within the city. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.11 BRIDGES, CULVERTS AND THE LIKE NOT SUBJECT TO EXEMPTIONS. - Top of Section This chapter shall not be construed as the certification by the city that any road, bridge, culvert, or any surface or structure whatsoever over which any truck, semitrailer truck, or truck or trailer unit passes is capable of supporting the weights permitted by this chapter. Weight limits for bridges remain applicable, as posted, and are not subject to the exceptions of this chapter. Where weight limits are not posted on bridges within the city, the city does not certify that the structure is capable of supporting in excess of 36,000 pounds. Any bridges, culverts, or other similar structures on county roads or State Highway 146, are subject to the limits and certifications of those jurisdictions. Crossing any bridge, culvert, or similar structure with a vehicle in excess of the posted weight limit for the bridge, culvert, or similar structure, regardless of any exemption from this chapter or permit issued hereunder, shall be a violation of the terms of this chapter. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.12 DAMAGES TO PROPERTY RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNER, OPERATOR, LESSEE OF VEHICLE. - Top of Section Any damage to public property caused by the operation of a vehicle in excess of the dimensions or weight otherwise permitted by KRS 189.221, whether by exception to this chapter or not, or if by permit, damage in an amount in excess of the permit fee, shall be the responsibility of the owner, operator, and/or lessee of the vehicle, and the city shall be entitled to pursue its civil remedies against such owner, operator, or lessee in addition to the fines provided for herein. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) ࿙ 75.13 AUTHORITY OF CITY TO SEEK COURT ACTION UPON REPEAT VIOLATIONS. - Top of Section In the event any one person, including corporations or other business entities, that use multiple vehicles or drivers, repeatedly violates the provisions of this chapter, the City Attorney is authorized to bring an action on behalf of the city in any circuit court of the Commonwealth for the purpose of seeking temporary relief, permanent injunction, and damages in addition to such other penalties as are provided by this chapter. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) ࿙ 75.14 STAA VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN STREETS. - Top of Section Due to significant and clearly evidenced safety problems, STAA Vehicles, as that term is defined in 603 K.A.R. 5:250, are prohibited from using Kentucky 146 within the city limits and are further prohibited from using the city maintained roads known as Evergreen Road, Bellewood Road, Lucas Lane, and Old Harrods Creek Road. (Ord. 91-08 passed 9-23-91) Penalty, see ࿙ 75.99 ࿙ 75.99 PENALTY. - Top of Section (A) Any person violating any provision of ࿙ 75.09 shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250. (B) Any person violating the restrictions of this chapter in regard to vehicle dimensions or weight shall be subject to a penalty as provided in KRS 189.990. (C) Any person failing to heed any order or direction of a police officer, or the City Engineer, made under the terms of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $500. (Ord. 93-9, passed 5-3-93) (D) The operator of any STAA vehicle violating the terms of ࿙ 75.14 shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine in the minimum amount of $50 and not to exceed $250. (Ord. 91-08, passed 92391) CHAPTER 76: TRAFFIC SCHEDULES - Back to Top Schedule I. Speed limits SCHEDULE I. SPEED LIMITS. - Top of Section It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of 25 m.p.h. anywhere within the corporate limits of the city, subject to the exceptions specified below.
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