Chapter 10.28
LOAD LIMIT RESTRICTIONS
Sections:
10.28.040 Concurrence with county restrictions.
10.28.010 Limit restrictions.
A. All streets in the town except as set forth in Section 10.28.030 are closed to vehicles whose gross weight (vehicle and load), exceed twelve thousand pounds and whose tire loading do not exceed the following:
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Allowable Loads Per Tire |
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Tire Size |
Gross Load |
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6.00 |
1400 lbs |
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6.50 |
1600 lbs |
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7.00 |
1800 lbs |
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7.50 |
1800 lbs |
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8.25 |
1900 lbs |
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9.00 |
2250 lbs |
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10.00 |
2750 lbs |
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Maximum allowable loads |
30,000 lbs |
B. Local deliveries by vehicles which exceed these limits will be allowed over the shortest practical path from the closest exempted street by permit only. (Ord. 178-B §1(part), 1986)
10.28.020 Exemptions.
The following vehicles are specifically exempted from the load limits set out in Section 10.28.010:
A. School buses for travel to or from school;
B. Municipal or utilities vehicles such as snow plows, garbage trucks, electric power trucks, etc.;
C. Emergency vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances, police vehicles, etc.;
D. State and county maintenance vehicles. (Ord. 178-B §1(part), 1986)
10.28.030 Streets excepted.
This chapter does not apply to the operation of vehicles on the following streets:
A. Main Street, State Highway 2;
B. West Street, State Highway 21. (Ord. 178-B §2, 1986)
10.28.040 Concurrence with county restrictions.
These restrictions will be concurrent with the load limit restrictions placed by Lincoln County on their roads around the town. (Ord. 178-B §4, 1986)
10.28.050 Violation--Penalty.
A. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction subject to the fines set forth in Section 1.08.030.
B. In addition to the fines set out in subsection A of this section, add three cents per excess pound, no part of which may be suspended or mitigated. (Ord. 376 §16, 2001: Ord. 367 §24, 2001: Ord. 178-B §3, 1986)