§ 19-287. Operating heavy construction equipment on expressways.

(a)

No person shall drive or operate any motor graders, combines or heavy construction equipment such as motor powered scrapers, motor cranes, pneumatic tired rollers, pneumatic tired front end loaders or backhoes on any expressway located within the city.

(b)

Equipment owned by governmental agencies, or their contractors, while being used in the performance of authorized duties on the various expressways within the city, and equipment that complies with the statutory size restrictions as specified in Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 6701d-11, section 3, and is not impeding the flow of traffic, are exempted from the provisions of this section.

(c)

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punished in accordance with section 1-5.

(Code 1959, § 38-55.2; Ord. No. 34316, §§ 1, 2, 4-28-66; Ord. No. 34424, §§ 1—3, 6-9-66; Ord. No. 43843, 5-30-74)