§ 29-357. Enforcement.

(a)

The department shall keep and maintain accurate maps setting out truck routes and streets upon which commercial vehicle traffic is permitted. The maps shall be posted on the city's website, maintained on file in the office of the city secretary, and shall be made available to the public.

(b)

Any police officer having reason to believe that the gross weight or axle load of a motor vehicle is unlawful, is authorized to weigh the same by means of certified portable or stationary scales, or the officer may cause the vehicle to be weighed by any public weight service and require the vehicle to be driven to the nearest available scales for the purpose of weighing the vehicle. After weighing, if it is determined that the vehicle exceeds the weight limits of this article, then the cost of the weighing shall be due and payable by the operator of the vehicle to the individual that provided the weighing service.

(c)

In the event the gross weight of a commercial vehicle or an axle load exceeds the maximum allowed weight plus a tolerance of five (5) percent of the gross weight of authorized by law, any police officer may require the operator of the vehicle to unload or rearrange the cargo to comply with the requirements of this article if the police officer determines that such unloading and rearranging of cargo may be safely accomplished at the location where the vehicle was weighed or the police officer may require the operator of the vehicle to proceed to an alternate location. Any alternate location shall be the nearest such place to public property, property under the control of the operator or their principal, or property where consent to unload and rearrange cargo has been obtained.

( Ord. No. 1026-3 , § 1, 6-23-14)