STATE OF ILLINOIS  )

                     WHEREAS, Act 5, Section 15-316 of Chapter 625 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (The Illinois Vehicle Code) provides that local authorities with respect to highway under their jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any such highway for a total period of not to exceed ninety (90) days in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or permissible weights thereof reduced; and the local authority enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating the provisions of the ordinance or resolution at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby and the ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and until signs are erected and maintained, and

                    WHEREAS, past experience has shown that during certain periods of the year the highways under the jurisdiction of the County of DeKalb, as a result of deterioration, rain, snow, thawing, or other climatic conditions, are damaged or destroyed by reason of heavy weights and loads:

Section 1. That for the purpose of this Ordinance, "axle" is defined as all axles excepting the front axle.

Section 2. That no person, firm, or corporation shall operate any motor vehicle, farm machinery or implement, or other object or contrivance with a maximum gross weight per axle of more than 8,000 pounds for single tires, 11,000 pounds for dual tires with a maximum gross weight of 33,000 pounds, upon any of the following described roads or highways from January 14, 2002 to April 14, 2002.

Stone Quarry Road from Cherry Valley Road to Boone County Line

Cherry Valley Road from Boone County Line to Genoa Road

Kirkland Road from Boone County Line to Route 72

Genoa Road from Boone County Line to Genoa City Limits

North State Road from McHenry County Line to approximately 650 feet north of Second Street at Genoa

Kingston Road from Boone County Line to Cherry Valley Road

Malta Road from Route 72 to Route 38

Glidden Road from Cherry Valley Road to Dresser Road

Plank Road from Route 23 to Kane County Line

Esmond Road from Lindenwood Road to Old State Road

Old State Road from Esmond Road to Route 64

North First Street from Old State Road to Coltonville Road

Rich Road from Glidden Road to North First Street

Coltonville Road from North First Street to Stonehedge Drive

Barber Greene Road from Route 23 to Somonauk Road

East County Line Road from Route 64 to railroad track in Maple Park

Somonauk Road from Route 38 to Route 34

Somonauk Road from Bethany Road to North Street in Cortland

Shabbona Road from South Malta Road to Chicago Road

Perry Road from Lee County Line to Kane County Line

Waterman Road from Perry Road to Duffy Road

Lee Road from Lee County Line to Shabbona Road

Rollo Road from Chicago Road to Suydam Road

West County Line Road from Lee Road to Route 30

Suydam Road from LaSalle County Line to 1600 feet east of Gletty Road

South County Line from 3/4 of a mile west of Main Street to Main Street

Five Points Road from Cherry Valley Road to Route 72

Lindenwood Road from Esmond Road to Ogle County Line

Second Street in Malta from Route 38 to South Malta Road

Leland Road from Suydam Road to LaSalle County Line

Peace Road from Pleasant Street to Route 23/Plank Road

provided that such prohibition shall not extend to farm tractors, fire, police or other emergency

vehicles or school buses.

Section 3. That the DeKalb County Engineer shall install appropriate signs in the above

provided prohibited areas.

Section 4. That the DeKalb County Engineer shall maintain a copy of this Ordinance in his office for inspection by interested persons, firms or corporations.

Section 5. That every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this ordinance for which another penalty is not provided shall for a first or second conviction thereof be guilty of a petty offense and for a third or subsequent conviction within one year after first conviction, such person shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

Section 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the Ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 7. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage and approval as provided by law, but not unless and until the DeKalb County Engineer causes appropriate signs to be erected and maintained at each end of that portion of any County highway affected.

Chairman, DeKalb County Board

ATTEST:

County Clerk