HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1015 - 8/5/1975 - GARBAGE OR REFUSE DISP. EQUIP.ORDINANCE NO. 1015
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A SPECIAL WEIGHT SURPLUS FOR
TRUCKS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR GARBAGE OR REFUSE DISPOSAL
AND EQUIPPED WITH SELF -COMPACTORS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trus-
tees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage,
Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Section 14.614, Weight of Article VI, Chapter 14,
Condition of Vehicle, of the Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove
Village be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
14.614 - Weight )
It shall be unlawful to drive on any street any motor vehicle
with a weight, including load, in excess of that permitted by
the state traffic law for driving on improved highways, or with
weight distributed in a manner not conforming to such law, with
the exception that trucks used exclusively for garbage or refuse
disposal equipped with self -compactors shall be permitted to have
axle loads and gross weights 33% above those limits provided for
said vehicles by the state traffic law, subject to the following
limitations:
Single Axles
Tandem Axles
22,000 Lbs.
40,000 Lbs.
Gross Weight 54,000 Lbs.
Section 2: The Village Clerk is hereby directed to notify the
Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois of the passage
of this Ordinance.
Section 3: Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions
of this Ordinance shall be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than
$100.00 for each offense.
Section 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED
this 5th day
of
A;iqL]st
1975.
APPROVED
this 5th day
of
Auqust
1975.
VOTE: AYES 6
NAYS ABN 0
VILLAGE DENT
ATTEST:
v
V ILLAG6/CLERK
dished this 13th day of a'u9'-jst 1975 in the Elk Grove Jerald.