[Adopted 3-5-1979 by Ord. No. 1 (Ch. 71 of the 1993 Code)]
No motor vehicle, except as hereinafter provided, shall traverse
any existing County road if such vehicle shall be a gross weight,
including that of the vehicle, in excess of 36,000 pounds unless otherwise
specifically posted by sign.
[Amended 11-18-2014 by Ord. No. 14-05; 8-22-2023 by Ord. No. 23-11]
School buses transporting children to and from school and fire apparatus belonging to any municipal or volunteer fire department or used by such a department in the discharge of its functions shall be exempted from the requirements of this load limitation. In addition to the foregoing, an overweight vehicle operating on a designated County road pursuant to the terms, conditions and limits of a valid excess weight permit, issued pursuant to Article IV of Chapter 230, shall be exempted from the requirements of this load limitation.
Whoever violates the weight regulations set forth in § 230-1 shall be subject to the same fine as set forth in the fine schedule of KRS 189.990(2)(a).
