Frost Law

Sec. 62-161. - Weight limits.

(a)

The town council shall have the authority to post, from time to time in its discretion, weight regulations upon any of the streets of the town. This shall not include state highways located within the town.

(b)

At all times during the period of 90 days commencing on February 15 each year, no person shall operate or cause to be operated upon any street, road, or alley of the town any vehicle or combination of vehicles having a total gross weight, with load, in excess of 14,000 pounds, except and unless a written permit therefor shall have been first obtained from the department of public works. The time periods established by this subsection may be extended or shortened by the town council, in consultation with and upon the recommendation of the director of public works, based upon the particular weather conditions and the road conditions in any particular year.

(c)

This section shall not apply to local pickups and deliveries and other commercial transactions, provided same are made by the most direct route to the local destination, using state highways whenever possible. This section shall also not apply to the routine operation of school and church buses, authorized trash and garbage vehicles, and fire and other emergency vehicles.

(d)

Upon obtaining a written permit from the department of public works, a permittee may operate or cause to be operated upon the streets of the town any lawful vehicle or vehicle combination having a total gross weight, with load, in excess of the limitation set forth in subsection (b) hereof; provided, however, that such operation is otherwise lawful and that each permittee shall operate and move such specifically permitted vehicle and weight on the route and as directed by such permit.

(e)

Persons or permittees violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1-9 of this Code. Each vehicle in violation and each occasion a violation exists shall be separate violations. This section shall be subject to the town ordinance violations bureau as set out in chapter 2, article VII.

(Code 1994, § 4-1-1-1)