§ 9.46.010. Compliance with chapter; applicability of chapter; overweight penalty.  


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  • A.

    It is a unlawful for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any street any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter or otherwise in violation of this chapter, and the maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in this chapter shall be lawful throughout the municipality.

    B.

    The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight and load shall not apply to fire apparatus or road machinery or to implements of husbandry, including farm tractors, temporarily moved upon a street, or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this chapter.

    C.

    Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, overweight penalties shall be imposed at the rate of $0.05 for each pound of weight over the authorized weight limit for that vehicle.

(CAC 9.46.010; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 84-60; AO No. 89-52)