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Sec. 18-136. Length of vehicles—Generally; special permits.[275]

Except for passenger busses, no motor vehicle exceeding a
length of thirty-five feet shall be operated upon a street within
this city. The actual length of any combination of vehicles
coupled together, including any load thereon, shall not exceed
a total of fifty-five feet, and no tolerance shall be allowed
thereon; provided, that the city manager, when good cause
is shown, may issue a special permit for combinations in


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excess of fifty-five feet, including any load thereon, where
the objects to be carried can not be moved otherwise; and
passenger busses in excess of thirty-five feet, but not exceeding
forty feet, may be operated on the streets of this city,
when authorized pursuant to section 46.1-180 of the Code of
Virginia. (Code 1959, § 18-136; 6-21-65, § 22.)

 
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For similar state law, see Code of Va., § 46.1-330.