Decrease of weight and load limits.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 27-355
in effectSec. 27-355. - Decrease of weight and load limits.
The Mayor may make, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations decreasing the weight and load limit specified in Code of Virginia, Title 46.2, Ch. 10, Art. 17 (Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1122 et seq.) for a total period not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, when operation over highways by reason of deterioration, rain, snow or other climatic conditions will seriously damage such highways unless such weights are reduced. The Chief Administrative Officer shall cause to be erected signs stating the weight specified in such rule or regulation at each end of the section of the highway affected, and no such rule or regulation shall be effective until such signs are erected. Any person violating such rules and regulations shall be punished as provided in Section 27-41.
(Code 1993, § 28-331; Code 2004, § 102-401; Code 2015, § 27-355; Code 2020, § 27-355; Ord. No. 2004-360-330, § 1, 12-13-2004)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH27TRVE_ARTVIIISIWEVE_S27-355DEWELOLIFetched: 11/8/2026