[Ord. No. 2.406 § 1, 1-7-1982]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them hereunder:
The weight of a vehicle or a vehicle combination, without
a load plus the weight of any load carried thereon.
Any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon
tracks.
A person who operates or drives any motor vehicle.
Any material capable of dispersion in respirable form and
size to the atmosphere as a result of transport of a motor vehicle.
Any improved portion of a thoroughfare used for vehicle travel
within the City limits of the City of Greenwood.
[Ord. No. 2.406 §§ 24, 1-7-1982; Ord. No.
2006-06-26-02 § 1, 6-26-2006; Ord. No. 2007-02-01-01 § 2,
2-1-2007]
A.
Any motor vehicle operated on a roadway subject to this Chapter shall
be subject to the weight limitations and covered load requirements
of this or any other applicable ordinance. The operation of motor
vehicles in violation of such applicable load limits and covered load
requirements imposed by an ordinance is an ordinance violation which
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine calculated at one dollar
($1.00) for each pound that the gross weight of the vehicle exceeds
the applicable load limitation or a fine of not less than one dollar
($1.00) nor more then five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any vehicle
in violation of the covered load requirements of this Chapter.
C.
No motor vehicles shall be operated on any roadway which is subject
to the weight limitations and covered load requirements of this Chapter
whose gross weight exceeds the weight for which the vehicle has been
licensed by the State.
[Ord. No. 2.406A § 1, 6-7-1982; Ord. No. 95-03-02 § 395.030, 3-6-1995; Ord. No. 2006-06-26-02 § 2, 6-26-2006; Ord. No. 2010-07-12-01 § 1, 7-12-2010]
A.
No motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles exceeding a gross
weight of five (5) tons shall be moved or operated upon Hamblen Road,
Park Drive and Copeland Drive.
B.
No motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles exceeding a gross weight of eight (8) tons shall be moved or operated upon Ranson Road, subject to the exceptions as bound in Section 395.020(B).
C.
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. 2.406 § 7, 1-7-1982]
No motor vehicle or combination of vehicles being used to transport
rock, sand, gravel, dirt or any other material capable of dispersing
and emitting into the atmosphere particulate matter of respirable
size shall be moved or operated upon any roadway within the City of
Greenwood unless that vehicle shall employ a cover capable of controlling
such emissions during transport, such cover or technique for covering
to conform to the type and material commonly used for that purpose
by transporters of the type of material in question.
[Ord. No. 2.406 § 8, 1-7-1982]
A.
Notwithstanding the load limitations and covered load requirements
imposed by this Chapter, the City Clerk of the City of Greenwood may,
at his/her discretion, issue a special permit for the carrying of
a single, indivisible load in excess of those weight limitations or
covered load requirements. Said permit shall prescribe the route and
time of movement in traffic safety requirements and insurance requirements
as approved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Greenwood, as
well as precautions to be taken in carrying any such load; the beneficiary
thereon shall be liable to the City of Greenwood for the cost of repair
to roadways or public places damaged by anything done under such permit
or in violation thereof.
B.
The City Clerk may, at his/her discretion, require the applicant
with such permit to furnish a bond to the City of Greenwood, conditioned
so as to secure the City of Greenwood the payment of any such cost
of repair.
C.
Such permits shall be for no more than one (1) movement or for a
specific period of time, shall be carried in the motor vehicle and
upon request shall be shown to any Law Enforcement Officer or employee
of the City of Greenwood.
[Ord. No. 2.406 §§ 9,
10, 1-7-1982]
A.
All roadways in the City of Greenwood shall carry load limits prescribed
by Jackson County, Missouri, and by the State of Missouri by Statute
if not otherwise posted.
B.
The load limits imposed by this or any other ordinance of the City
of Greenwood for roadways do not apply to or affect specifically posted
load limits established by the Jackson County Department of Public
Works for County bridges or to specifically posted load limits established
by the Missouri State Highway Department.
[Ord. No. 2007-02-01-02 § 1, 2-1-2007]
Commercial vehicles, except local trucks making deliveries to and from residents thereon of goods, wares, merchandise and household deliveries, including household moving trucks, shall only operate on routes designated as a "Commercial Use Route" pursuant to Section 395.070.
[Ord. No. 2.418 §§ 1,
3, 9-3-1985; Ord. No.
2006-06-26-02 § 3, 6-26-2006; Ord. No. 2007-02-01-02 § 2, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 2010-07-12-01 § 2, 7-12-2010]
The following are designated commercial use routes:
A.
Missouri Highway 150, also known as Main Street.
B.
Fifth Avenue South from Main Street to Walnut Street West; Sixth
Avenue South from Main Street to Walnut Street West; Walnut Street
West from 2nd Avenue South to Sixth Avenue South; and Second Avenue
South from Walnut Street West to the south City limits.
[Ord. No. 2.418-A § 1, 11-4-1985]
No vehicle bearing a State license with weight limit in excess of eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds shall use any street in the City of Greenwood not designated a Commercial Use Route except those vehicles exempted by Section 395.020(B).
[Ord. No. 2.418 § 6, 9-3-1985]
The routes designated by this Article shall be identified by
the adding of the letter "C" to the various speed limit signs maintained
by the City but the existence or non-existence of this "C" designation
shall not limit the effectiveness of these provisions set out in this
Article.
[Ord. No. 2.418 § 7, 9-3-1985]
Any officer in the enforcement of the provisions of this Article may require any vehicle charged with violation to proceed to the closest public scale to be weighed and refusal to submit such vehicle to actual weight test shall be prima facie evidence of violation of the prescribed weight limit set out in Section 395.080 of this Article.
[Ord. No. 2.418-C §§ 8,
11, 1-14-1991]
A.
The City may direct the City Engineer or other civil or structural
engineer registered to practice as a Professional Engineer in the
State of Missouri to examine and analyze the structural condition
of designated bridges or culverts.
B.
The Engineer shall determine the probable ultimate load bearing capacity
of the designated structure, and recommend the load posting for the
structure which shall be one-half (1/2) of the ultimate load bearing
capacity.
C.
The Board of Aldermen shall provide load limit signs, and the placing
of such signs will thenceforth prohibit the use of the structure by
vehicles exceeding the posted limit in gross or empty weight.
D.
The penalties and enforcement of posted load limits shall be as described in Sections 395.080, 395.100 and 395.110 of this Article, except that when a vehicle violating the posted load limit causes damage to the posted structure, the owner of the vehicle shall be liable for the repair or replacement of the structure, and shall be liable for any claims brought against the City by others suffering harm from the damaged condition of the structure.
[Ord. No. 2.418 § 5, 9-3-1985; Ord. No. 2004-08-09-02 § 6, 8-9-2004; Ord. No. 2005-03-14-08 § 6, 3-14-2005; Ord. No. 2005-07-25-05 § 6, 7-25-2005]
