Lake County, IL
File #: 13-0279    Version: 1 Name: Lake County Weight Ordinance: Peterson Road from Illinois Route 83 to a Point 3000 Feet West of US Route 45
Type: ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/21/2013 In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 3/12/2013
Title: Ordinance amending the Lake County Weight Control Ordinance designating Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to a point 3000 feet west of US Route 45, as a Class II truck route.
Title
Ordinance amending the Lake County Weight Control Ordinance designating Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to a point 3000 feet west of US Route 45, as a Class II truck route.
 
Staff Summary
·      Lake County Weight Ordinance: Peterson Road from Illinois Route 83 to a Point 3000 Feet West of US Route 45.
·      Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to US Route 45, is to be improved by widening and reconstruction.
·      Illinois Department of Transportation has awarded $236,700 of Truck Access Route Program (TARP) funds to offset cost of upgrading this highway to accommodate 80,000 pound trucks, and a Class II truck route designation is required for the use of TARP funds.
·      This amendment designates the remaining portion of Peterson Road, from Illinois Route 83 to a point 3000 feet west of US Route 45, as a Class II Truck Route.
 
Body
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
 
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board, at its meeting of July 9, 1991, adopted an ordinance dealing with the weight limits and has revised it from time to time; the current ordinance is contained in Appendix I; and
 
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board deems it in the public interest to further codify, refine and establish limitations on the operation of vehicles and weight thereof on the County Highway System.
 
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED that the Lake County Board hereby adopts the following revision to the Lake County Highway Weight Control Ordinance to be effective upon passage in accordance with Chapter 625, Act 5, Section 15-102(e), Section 15-107(e), and Section 15-111(f) of the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the resulting codified version is herein contained in Appendix II.
 
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 12, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      AMENDMENT TO THE
      LAKE COUNTY HIGHWAY WEIGHT CONTROL ORDINANCE
 
Section V: Designates that portion of Peterson Road from Illinois Route 83 to a point 3000 feet west of US Route 45, as a Class II Truck Route.
 
 
      
 
APPENDIX I
 
 
 
      LAKE COUNTY HIGHWAY WEIGHT CONTROL ORDINANCE
 
 
 
      Amended:   October 11, 2011
 
 
ORDINANCE
 
WHEREAS, the Illinois Vehicle Code (Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes) provides for the limitations of weights of vehicles operating on the various highway systems in the State of Illinois; and
 
WHEREAS, the Illinois Vehicle Code provides the authority of the County Board of Lake County to further place limitations on the operation of vehicles and weights thereof on the County Highway System; and
 
WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake County from time to time has adopted by resolution or ordinance said limitations on the operation of vehicles and weight thereof; and
 
WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake County deems it in the public interest and for the safety of the motoring public to further codify, refine and establish said limitations on the operation of vehicles and weight thereof.
 
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board of Lake County, Illinois, hereby adopts the Lake County Highway Weight Control Ordinance.
 
      LAKE COUNTY HIGHWAY WEIGHT CONTROL ORDINANCE
SECTION I.            Repeal of Previous Action
All resolutions and/or ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed with the exception of those identified in SECTION II.  The repealed resolutions include the following:
1.      Resolution creating 6-ton weight limit roads dated July 1956.
2.      Resolution creating 6 and 8 ton weight limit roads dated July 1985 and oversize and overweight permits and enforcement.
3.      Resolution establishing garbage truck weight limits dated May 1985.
4.      The following resolutions providing for the designation of County Highways as Class II Truck routes, Size Only:
No.      Road Name*      County Board
                  Action
1.      Lewis Avenue      November 1988
2.      Sunset Avenue      June 1989
3.      Bonner Road      October 1989
* Note:      Refer to the appropriate County Board resolutions for the exact detail of these designations.
 
The penalty provisions of the resolutions and/or ordinances listed in SECTION II are repealed and the provision of Section VIII of this Ordinance, as amended, shall govern.
 
SECTION II.            Saving of Previous Action
The following resolutions and/or ordinances are hereby expressly not repealed by the adoption of this Ordinance:
A.  The following resolutions providing for the designation of County Highways as Class II Truck Routes:
No.      Road Name*      County Board
                  Action
1.      Casimer Pulaski Drive      February 1991
2.      Washington Street      March 1991
* Note:            Refer to the appropriate County Board resolution for the exact detail of these designations.
 
B.  The following resolution providing for the designation of "No Through Truck" routes on a County Highway:  
No.      Road Name*      County Board
            Action
1.      Old McHenry Road      April 1988
* Note:            Refer to the appropriate County Board resolution for the exact detail of these designations.
 
C.      The following resolution providing for the seasonal weight limit reduction on the County Highway System:
No.      Road Name*      County Board
            Action
1.      Any County Highway      January 1961
* Note:            Refer to the appropriate County Board resolution for the exact detail of these designations.
 
D.  The following resolutions providing for the establishment of fees for Oversize and Overweight Movements on the County Highway System:
No.      Name*      County Board
            Action
1.      Initial Fee Schedule      November 1988
2.      Revised Fee Schedule      November 1989
 
SECTION III.   Designation of 6-Ton Weight Limit Roads
      A.  The following portions of County Highways are hereby designated as to the maximum weight of vehicles to be operated upon said portions of County Highways per axle of 6 tons.
No.      C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
1.      42      Cuba Road      IL Rt. 59      U.S. Rt. 12
2.      56      Duffy Lane      Riverwoods Road      A point 8,114' East of
                        Riverwoods Road
3.      52      Everett Road      St. Mary's Road      Estate Lane
4.      49      Fairfield Road       IL Rt. 132      Petite Lake Road
5.      66      Gelden Road      Deep Lake Road      Grass Lake Road
6.      26      Gilmer Road      A point 6,155' east of       Fremont Center Road
                  IL Rt. 120
7.      2      Miller Road      Kelsey Road      U.S. Rt. 12
8.      32      Old McHenry Road      IL Rt. 22      U.S. Rt. 12
9      51      Petite Lake Road      IL Rt. 59      IL Rt. 83
10.      58      Riverwoods Road      Deerfield Road      IL Rt. 22
11.      41      St. Mary's Road      Everett Road      IL Rt. 60
12.      55      Engle Drive      IL Rt. 83      N. Nathan Hale Drive
13.      55      Granada Blvd.      Genoa Drive      IL Rt. 132
14.      55      N. Nathan Hale Drive      Engle Drive      Genoa Drive
15.      55      Genoa Drive      N. Nathan Hale Drive      Granada Blvd.
 
B.  The County Engineer shall have said portions of County Highways posted with appropriate signs as to the maximum weight limit of 6 tons per axle and said limitations shall not be effective until such posting is in place.
 
SECTION IV.   Designation of Class III Truck Routes
The following portions of County Highways are hereby designated as Class III truck routes in accordance with Section 5/15-102 (a), Section 5/15-107 (f) and Section 5/15-111 (g) of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
No.      C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
None                        
 
SECTION V.    Designation of Class II Truck Routes
In addition to the appropriate designations contained in Section II-A and II-B of this Ordinance the following portions of County Highways are hereby designated as Class II truck routes in accordance with Section 5/15-102(e), Section 5/15-107(e) and Section 5/15-111(f) of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
NO.      C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
1.      26      Gilmer Road      IL Rt. 120      A point 6,155 feet east IL
                        Rt. 120                                   
2.      20      Peterson Road       U.S. Rt. 45      A point 3,000 feet west of
                        U.S. Rt. 45
3.      31      Rollins Road      IL Rt. 83      A point 3,350 feet East of
                        IL Rt. 83
4.      54      Martin Luther King Jr. Drive      U.S. Rt. 41      IL Rt. 43
5.      33      Aptakisic Road      U.S. Rt. 45/ IL Rt. 21      Buffalo Grove Road
6.      22      Delany Road      U.S. Rt. 41      Sunset Avenue
7.      27      Lewis Avenue      IL Rt. 137      24th Street
8.      69      Winchester Rd.      IL Rt. 21      2,075 Feet W. of IL Rt. 21
9.      17      Wadsworth Road      IL Rt. 131      A point 2,000 Feet E. of IL
                        131
10.      65      York House Road      IL Rt. 131      McAree Road
11.      57      Butterfield Rd.       Armour Boulevard      Allanson Road
12.      14      Millburn Road       U.S. Route 45       5600 feet east of
13.      27      Lewis Avenue       IL Rt. 173      27th Street
14.      5       Quentin Road      U.S. Rt. 12      IL Rt. 22
15.      39      Alleghany      Peterson Rd.      3,120 Feet north of the
                        centerline of Peterson
16.      20      Peterson Rd.       Ill Rt. 83      1,326 Feet west of the
                        centerline of Alleghany
17.      45      Washington St.      U.S. Rt. 45      6,100 Feet east of U.S.
                        Rt. 45
18.      17      Wadsworth Road      U.S. Rt. 41      A point 2,400 feet east of
                        U.S. Rt. 41
19.      46      Sunset Avenue       Delany Road      Northwestern Avenue
20.      37      Kilbourne Road      IL Rt. 173      9,545 feet south of IL
                        Rt. 173
21.      5      Quentin Road      IL Rt. 22      Ensell Road
22.      26      Gilmer Road      IL Rt. 176      A point 600 feet south of
                        Hawley Street
23.      22      Delany Road      Sunset Road      York House Road
 
 
SECTION VI.    Designation of 10-ton Weight Limit Roads
D.      The following portions of county highways are hereby designated as to the maximum weight of vehicles to be operated upon said portions of County Highway of 10-tons.
NO.       C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
1.      29      Hunt Club Road      IL Rte. 173      Kelly Road
2.      17      Wadsworth Road      Dilleys Road      A point 2,750 feet east of
 
SECTION VII.      Oversize and Overweight Permits
The County Engineer is authorized by this resolution and ordinance to issue special permits for excess size and weight on the County Highway System in accordance with Section 5/15-301 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, as amended, and with fees as provided by separate resolution of the County Board and as amended from time to time.
 
SECTION VIII.    Map
The County Engineer may, from time to time, have published a map illustrating the limitations imposed by this Ordinance or any other County Highway Ordinances and as they may be amended from time to time.
The County Engineer may, from time to time, publish a short consolidated listing showing the weight limits as codified from the various County Board resolutions.
The County Engineer, in accordance with Section 5/15-116 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, shall notify the Illinois Department of Transportation of said 10-ton designations of Wadsworth Road and Hunt Club Road.
 
SECTION IX.    Posting
The County Engineer shall post signs, as appropriate, indicating such limitations as imposed by this Ordinance or any other related ordinance and as they may be amended from time to time.
 
SECTION X.     Enforcement
The County Board of Lake County hereby authorizes the prosecution of the owner or driver or both of any vehicle operated in violation of this Ordinance in the manner provided by Section 5/15-112 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended.  The penalty upon conviction of any provision of this Ordinance, in accordance with Section 5/15-316 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, shall be as follows:
 
A.      Any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this Ordinance for any weight exceeding the limit posted as provided by SECTION VIII hereof but not exceeding the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in subsections a) or (b) of Section 5/15-111 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, shall be fined $50.00.
B.      Any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this Ordinance for any weight exceeding the limit posted as provided by SECTION VIII hereof and exceeding the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 5/15-111 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, shall be fined $50.00 and $75.00 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight exceeding said Sections 5/15-111(a) or (b).
C.          Any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this
Ordinance on a highway not required to be posted as provided by SECTION IX hereof shall be fined in accordance with the schedule in Section 5/15-113 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended.
 
SECTION X.      Separability
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any provision of this Ordinance not specifically included in the judgment.
 
SECTION XII.     Amendments
This Ordinance may be amended by the County Board; and other limitations as to the operation of vehicles and weights thereof on the County Highway System, or changes thereto, may be enacted by separate ordinance.
 
SECTION XIII.     Effective Date
This Ordinance is effective upon passage by the County Board.
ORIGINAL APPROVAL BY THE
COUNTY BOARD JULY 9, 1991
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
DECEMBER 22, 1992
 
                                        
                                                                  
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 12, 1993
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
SEPTEMBER 14, 1993
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
DECEMBER 14, 1993
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 11, 1994
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
MARCH 8, 1994
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 10, 1994
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 10, 1995
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 12, 1996
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
OCTOBER 14, 1997
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 11, 1997
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
FEBRUARY 10, 1998
                                                                             
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
MARCH 9, 1999
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 09, 2001
 
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
AUGUST 14, 2001
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
February 12, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
June 11, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
September 10, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
October 08, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 12, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 14, 2003
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JUNE 08, 2004
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 11, 2005
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
AUGUST 01, 2006
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
FEBRUARY 12, 2008
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JUNE 9, 2009
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
OCTOBER 11, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
APPENDIX II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      LAKE COUNTY HIGHWAY WEIGHT CONTROL ORDINANCE
 
 
 
      Amended:    March 12, 2013
 
ORDINANCE
 
WHEREAS, the Illinois Vehicle Code (Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes) provides for the limitations of weights of vehicles operating on the various highway systems in the State of Illinois; and
 
WHEREAS, the Illinois Vehicle Code provides the authority of the County Board of Lake County to further place limitations on the operation of vehicles and weights thereof on the County Highway System; and
 
WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake County from time to time has adopted by resolution or ordinance said limitations on the operation of vehicles and weight thereof; and
 
WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake County deems it in the public interest and for the safety of the motoring public to further codify, refine and establish said limitations on the operation of vehicles and weight thereof.
 
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board of Lake County, Illinois, hereby adopts the Lake County Highway Weight Control Ordinance.
 
      LAKE COUNTY HIGHWAY WEIGHT CONTROL ORDINANCE
SECTION I.            Repeal of Previous Action
All resolutions and/or ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed with the exception of those identified in SECTION II.  The repealed resolutions include the following:
1.      Resolution creating 6-ton weight limit roads dated July 1956.
2.      Resolution creating 6 and 8 ton weight limit roads dated July 1985 and oversize and overweight permits and enforcement.
3.      Resolution establishing garbage truck weight limits dated May 1985.
4.      The following resolutions providing for the designation of County Highways as Class II Truck routes, Size Only:
No.      Road Name*      County Board
                  Action
1.      Lewis Avenue      November 1988
2.      Sunset Avenue      June 1989
3.      Bonner Road      October 1989
* Note:      Refer to the appropriate County Board resolutions for the exact detail of these designations.
 
The penalty provisions of the resolutions and/or ordinances listed in SECTION II are repealed and the provision of Section VIII of this Ordinance, as amended, shall govern.
 
SECTION II.            Saving of Previous Action
The following resolutions and/or ordinances are hereby expressly not repealed by the adoption of this Ordinance:
A.  The following resolutions providing for the designation of County Highways as Class II Truck Routes:
No.      Road Name*      County Board
                  Action
1.      Casimer Pulaski Drive      February 1991
2.      Washington Street      March 1991
* Note:            Refer to the appropriate County Board resolution for the exact detail of these designations.
 
B.  The following resolution providing for the designation of "No Through Truck" routes on a County Highway:  
No.      Road Name*      County Board
            Action
1.      Old McHenry Road      April 1988
* Note:            Refer to the appropriate County Board resolution for the exact detail of these designations.
 
C.      The following resolution providing for the seasonal weight limit reduction on the County Highway System:
No.      Road Name*      County Board
            Action
1.      Any County Highway      January 1961
* Note:            Refer to the appropriate County Board resolution for the exact detail of these designations.
 
D.  The following resolutions providing for the establishment of fees for Oversize and Overweight Movements on the County Highway System:
No.      Name*      County Board
            Action
1.      Initial Fee Schedule      November 1988
2.      Revised Fee Schedule      November 1989
 
SECTION III.   Designation of 6-Ton Weight Limit Roads
      A.  The following portions of County Highways are hereby designated as to the maximum weight of vehicles to be operated upon said portions of County Highways per axle of 6 tons.
No.      C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
1.      42      Cuba Road      IL Rt. 59      U.S. Rt. 12
2.      56      Duffy Lane      Riverwoods Road      A point 8,114' East of
                        Riverwoods Road
3.      52      Everett Road      St. Mary's Road      Estate Lane
4.      49      Fairfield Road       IL Rt. 132      Petite Lake Road
5.      66      Gelden Road      Deep Lake Road      Grass Lake Road
6.      26      Gilmer Road      A point 6,155' east of       Fremont Center Road
                  IL Rt. 120
7.      2      Miller Road      Kelsey Road      U.S. Rt. 12
8.      32      Old McHenry Road      IL Rt. 22      U.S. Rt. 12
9      51      Petite Lake Road      IL Rt. 59      IL Rt. 83
10.      58      Riverwoods Road      Deerfield Road      IL Rt. 22
11.      41      St. Mary's Road      Everett Road      IL Rt. 60
12.      55      Engle Drive      IL Rt. 83      N. Nathan Hale Drive
13.      55      Granada Blvd.      Genoa Drive      IL Rt. 132
14.      55      N. Nathan Hale Drive      Engle Drive      Genoa Drive
15.      55      Genoa Drive      N. Nathan Hale Drive      Granada Blvd.
 
B.  The County Engineer shall have said portions of County Highways posted with appropriate signs as to the maximum weight limit of 6 tons per axle and said limitations shall not be effective until such posting is in place.
 
SECTION IV.   Designation of Class III Truck Routes
The following portions of County Highways are hereby designated as Class III truck routes in accordance with Section 5/15-102 (a), Section 5/15-107 (f) and Section 5/15-111 (g) of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
No.      C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
None                        
 
SECTION V.    Designation of Class II Truck Routes
In addition to the appropriate designations contained in Section II-A and II-B of this Ordinance the following portions of County Highways are hereby designated as Class II truck routes in accordance with Section 5/15-102(e), Section 5/15-107(e) and Section 5/15-111(f) of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
NO.      C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
1.      26      Gilmer Road      IL Rt. 120      A point 6,155 feet east IL
                        Rt. 120                                   
2.      20      Peterson Road       U.S. Rt. 45      1326 feet west of the center
                        line of Alleghany Road
                        U.S. Rt. 45
3.      31      Rollins Road      IL Rt. 83      A point 3,350 feet East of
                        IL Rt. 83
4.      54      Martin Luther King Jr. Drive      U.S. Rt. 41      IL Rt. 43
5.      33      Aptakisic Road      U.S. Rt. 45/ IL Rt. 21      Buffalo Grove Road
6.      22      Delany Road      U.S. Rt. 41      Sunset Avenue
7.      27      Lewis Avenue      IL Rt. 137      24th Street
8.      69      Winchester Rd.      IL Rt. 21      2,075 Feet W. of IL Rt. 21
9.      17      Wadsworth Road      IL Rt. 131      A point 2,000 Feet E. of IL
                        131
10.      65      York House Road      IL Rt. 131      McAree Road
11.      57      Butterfield Rd.       Armour Boulevard      Allanson Road
12.      14      Millburn Road       U.S. Route 45       5600 feet east of
13.      27      Lewis Avenue       IL Rt. 173      27th Street
14.      5       Quentin Road      U.S. Rt. 12      IL Rt. 22
15.      39      Alleghany      Peterson Rd.      3,120 Feet north of the
                        centerline of Peterson
 
                        
16.      45      Washington St.      U.S. Rt. 45      6,100 Feet east of U.S.
                        Rt. 45
17.      17      Wadsworth Road      U.S. Rt. 41      A point 2,400 feet east of
                        U.S. Rt. 41
18.      46      Sunset Avenue       Delany Road      Northwestern Avenue
19.      37      Kilbourne Road      IL Rt. 173      9,545 feet south of IL
                        Rt. 173
20.      5      Quentin Road      IL Rt. 22      Ensell Road
21.      26      Gilmer Road      IL Rt. 176      A point 600 feet south of
                        Hawley Street
22.      22      Delany Road      Sunset Road      York House Road
 
 
SECTION VI.    Designation of 10-ton Weight Limit Roads
D.      The following portions of county highways are hereby designated as to the maximum weight of vehicles to be operated upon said portions of County Highway of 10-tons.
NO.       C.H. No.      Road Name      From      To
1.      29      Hunt Club Road      IL Rte. 173      Kelly Road
2.      17      Wadsworth Road      Dilleys Road      A point 2,750 feet east of
 
SECTION VII.      Oversize and Overweight Permits
The County Engineer is authorized by this resolution and ordinance to issue special permits for excess size and weight on the County Highway System in accordance with Section 5/15-301 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, as amended, and with fees as provided by separate resolution of the County Board and as amended from time to time.
 
SECTION VIII.    Map
The County Engineer may, from time to time, have published a map illustrating the limitations imposed by this Ordinance or any other County Highway Ordinances and as they may be amended from time to time.
The County Engineer may, from time to time, publish a short consolidated listing showing the weight limits as codified from the various County Board resolutions.
The County Engineer, in accordance with Section 5/15-116 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, shall notify the Illinois Department of Transportation of said 10-ton designations of Wadsworth Road and Hunt Club Road.
 
SECTION IX.    Posting
The County Engineer shall post signs, as appropriate, indicating such limitations as imposed by this Ordinance or any other related ordinance and as they may be amended from time to time.
 
SECTION X.     Enforcement
The County Board of Lake County hereby authorizes the prosecution of the owner or driver or both of any vehicle operated in violation of this Ordinance in the manner provided by Section 5/15-112 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended.  The penalty upon conviction of any provision of this Ordinance, in accordance with Section 5/15-316 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, shall be as follows:
 
A.      Any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this Ordinance for any weight exceeding the limit posted as provided by SECTION VIII hereof but not exceeding the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in subsections a) or (b) of Section 5/15-111 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, shall be fined $50.00.
B.      Any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this Ordinance for any weight exceeding the limit posted as provided by SECTION VIII hereof and exceeding the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 5/15-111 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, shall be fined $50.00 and $75.00 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight exceeding said Sections 5/15-111(a) or (b).
C.          Any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this
Ordinance on a highway not required to be posted as provided by SECTION IX hereof shall be fined in accordance with the schedule in Section 5/15-113 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended.
 
SECTION X.      Separability
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any provision of this Ordinance not specifically included in the judgment.
 
SECTION XII.     Amendments
This Ordinance may be amended by the County Board; and other limitations as to the operation of vehicles and weights thereof on the County Highway System, or changes thereto, may be enacted by separate ordinance.
 
SECTION XIII.     Effective Date
This Ordinance is effective upon passage by the County Board.
ORIGINAL APPROVAL BY THE
COUNTY BOARD JULY 9, 1991
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
DECEMBER 22, 1992
 
                                        
                                                                  
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 12, 1993
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
SEPTEMBER 14, 1993
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
DECEMBER 14, 1993
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 11, 1994
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
MARCH 8, 1994
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 10, 1994
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 10, 1995
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 12, 1996
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
OCTOBER 14, 1997
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 11, 1997
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
FEBRUARY 10, 1998
                                                                             
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
MARCH 9, 1999
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 09, 2001
 
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
AUGUST 14, 2001
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
February 12, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
June 11, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
September 10, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
October 08, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 12, 2002
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 14, 2003
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JUNE 08, 2004
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JANUARY 11, 2005
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
AUGUST 01, 2006
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
FEBRUARY 12, 2008
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
JUNE 9, 2009
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
OCTOBER 11, 2011
 
AMENDED BY THE COUNTY BOARD
March 12, 2013