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AN ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McHENRY, McHENRY
COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13-1712 (c) of Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code
of the City of McHenry, commonly referred to as the Motor Vehicle and Traffic
Ordinance, be and the same is hereby amended to read ,as follows:
(c) Whenever any axle load of a vehicle exceeds the weight
limits permitted by paragraph (a) of Section 13-1711 of this
Article by 2,000 pounds or less, the owner or operator of
the vehicle must shift or remove the excess so as to comply
with paragraph (a) of Section 13-1711. Whenever the gross
weight of a vehicle exceeds the weight limits of paragraph
(b) of Section 13-1711 of this Article by 2,000 pounds or
less, the owner or operator of the vehicle must remove the
excess. In either case, no arrest ticket shall be issued to
the owner or operator of the vehicle by any officer if the
excess weight is either shifted or removed as required by
this paragraph.
Section 2. Section 13-1713 of Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code of
the City of McHenry, commonly referred to as the Motor Vehicle and Traffic
Ordinance, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 13-1713. Violations -Penalties. Whenever any
vehicle is operated in violation of the provisions of
Section 13-1711 of this Article, the owner or driver
of such vehicle shall be deemed guilty of such viola-
tion and either the owner or the driver of such vehicle
may be prosecuted for such violation. Any person, firm
or corporation convicted of any violation of Section
13-1711 of this Article shall be fined in an amount
equal to 6 cents per pound for each pound of excess
weight when the excess exceeds 2,000 pounds and is
3,000 pounds or less; 8 cents per pound for each pound
of excess weight when the excess exceeds 3,000 pounds
and is 4,000 pounds or less; 10 cents per pound for
each pound of excess weight when the excess exceeds
4,000 pounds and is 5,000 pounds or less and 12 cents
per pound for each pound of excess weight when the
excess exceeds 5,000 pounds.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts thereof, in conflict with the
terms and provisions of this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed
to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form by
and under the authority of the corporate authorities of the City of McHenry,
Illinois.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval as by law provided„
PASSED this 1st
day of
December , 1980.
AYES: Nolan, Pepping, Datz, Harker, Adams, Wieser, Schooley, Meurer
NAYS: None
ABSENT:
APPROVED this 1st day of December , 1980.
ATTEST:
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Mayor