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(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any street or highway within the City when the gross weight on two or more consecutive axles exceeds the limitations prescribed in the following table:

Maximum load in pounds carried on any two or more consecutive axles

Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles

2 axles

3 axles

4 axles

5 axles

6 axles

7 axles

8 axles

4

34,000

5

34,000

6

34,000

7

34,000

8 and less

34,000

34,000

more than 8

38,000

42,000

9

39,000

42,500

10

40,000

43,500

11

44,000

12

45,000

50,000

13

45,500

50,500

14

46,500

51,500

15

47,000

52,000

16

48,000

52,500

58,000

17

48,500

53,500

58,500

18

49,500

54,000

59,000

19

50,000

54,500

60,000

20

51,000

55,500

60,500

66,000

21

51,500

56,000

61,000

66,500

22

52,500

56,500

61,500

67,000

23

53,000

57,500

62,500

68,000

24

54,000

58,000

63,000

68,500

74,000

25

54,500

58,500

63,500

69,000

74,500

26

55,500

59,500

64,000

69,500

75,000

27

56,000

60,000

65,000

70,000

75,500

28

57,000

60,500

65,500

71,000

76,500

82,000

29

57,500

61,500

66,000

71,500

77,000

82,500

30

58,500

62,000

66,500

72,000

77,500

83,000

31

59,000

62,500

67,500

72,500

78,000

83,500

32

60,000

63,500

68,000

73,000

78,500

84,500

33

64,000

68,500

74,000

79,000

85,000

34

64,500

69,000

74,500

80,000

85,500

35

65,500

70,000

75,000

80,500

36

66,000

70,500

75,500

81,000

37

66,500

71,000

76,000

81,500

38

67,500

72,000

77,000

82,000

39

68,000

72,500

77,500

82,500

40

68,500

73,000

78,000

83,500

41

69,500

73,500

78,500

84,000

42

70,000

74,000

79,000

84,500

43

70,500

75,000

80,000

85,000

44

71,500

75,500

80,500

85,500

45

72,000

76,000

81,000

46

72,500

76,500

81,500

47

73,500

77,500

82,000

48

74,000

78,000

83,000

49

74,500

78,500

83,500

50

75,500

79,000

84,000

51

76,000

80,000

84,500

52

76,500

80,500

85,000

53

77,500

81,000

85,500

54

78,000

81,500

55

78,500

82,500

56

79,500

83,000

57

80,000

83,500

58

84,000

59

85,000

60

85,500

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles is 36 feet or more. (Ord. 19370 § 97, 3-23-10. Code 1995 § 142-748.)