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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0914,A r. NOT FINALLY PASSED ORDINANCE NO. 914 (1981 Series) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ADDING CHAPTER 2 TO ARTICLE VII OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION OF OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES OVER CITY STREETS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE VIII TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Article VII, Chapter 2 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: SECTION 7210.0 PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations and procedures for permitting the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on City streets. SECTION 7210.1 PERMIT REQUIRED: No vehicle or structure which exceeds the size and /or weight limitations established by the California Vehicle Code shall be allowed on City streets without first obtaining a permit issued by the City Engineer and complying with the conditions set forth by the permit. SECTION 7210.2 CONTENTS'OF APPLICATIONS. Each permit application shall include a full description of the vehicle, and its contents, for which the permit is issued. The description shall indicate the extent of the oversize and /or overweight, the routes to be followed, date and time of day when the move will be made. SECTION 7210.3 PROVISIONS OF PERMIT. The permit issued shall be for a one -time move unless noted otherwise. Blanket permits may be issued for a time period not to exceed one year, but may not be issued for vehicles or loads which cannot be moved at normal traffic speeds. 7210.4 PERMIT DENIAL. (a) The City Engineer may deny the issuance of a permit or set special requirements based upon public safety and the limitation of the street system to handle the proposed vehicle or structure. (b) The permit holder is fully responsible to arrange with the appropriate utility companies and with the City for the relocation and replacement of wires, poles, traffic control devices and other facilities. The permit holder shall not cut or trim trees, attach cables to them, or otherwise disturb them. The permit holder shall not puncture or mark the pavement in any way. 0 914 (c) The permit holder shall not park the vehicle or structure upon a public street unless the permit is so endorsed. (d) Upon completion of a move, and as directed by the City Engineer or the Police Department, the permit holder shall clear the right -of -way of materials left by his operation and restore it to the condition existing prior to the move. 7210.5 BOND REQUIRED. (a) The permit holder shall be responsible for the repair of all damage to public property including trees, pavement, curb, gutter, sidewalk and other facilities both above and below ground. (b) The permit holder shall post with the City a surety bond or cash in the minimum amount of $1,000.00 or other such greater amount as deemed appropriate by the City Engineer, to guarantee repairs to public facilities damaged by the permit holder. 7210.6 LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED. The permit holder is responsible for personal injury or private property damage which may occur through any act or omission on his part when acting under a permit, and in the event any claim is made against the City of San Luis Obispo or any department, officer, agent or employee thereof by reason of, or in connection with, any such act or omission the permit holder shall defend, indemnify and hold each of them harmless from such claim. The permit shall not be effective for any purposes unless and until the permit holder files with the City Engineer an insurance certificate. The insurance certificate supplied shall name the City, its officers, agents and employees as additional insured, and indicate that the policy will not be cancelled or the coverage reduced without 10 days advance written notice to the City and shall provide coverage of not less than $1,000;000 for bodily injury and property damage or such other amount considered appropriate by both the City Engineer and City.Attorney. 7210.7 REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICE. The permit holder shall notify'the'Police and Fire Departments 24 hours in advance of ' moving on the public:.streets' and' obtain -clearances regarding-the need for front and ream escorts, sufficient'personnel`to handle traffic or - utility ptoblems: and proper signing. SECTION 2. The following sections of Article VIII, Chapter 8, of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code are amended as follows: SECTION 8800.11: Delete Exception "B ". SECTION 8820.5: . Delete present wording and substitute Where the permittee will be making excavations in or on public property, he shall comply with the applicable provisions in Section 7310 of Article VII, Chapter 3. SECTION 3. This Ordinance, together with the ayes and noes, shall be published once in full, at least three (3) days prior to its final passage in the Telegram - Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said City, and the same shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its said final passage. INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo at a meeting held on the 15th day of December , 1981, on motion of Councilman Settle , seconded by Councilwoman Dovey , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Settle, Dovey, Dunin, Griffin and Mayor Billig NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: CITY CLERK P ELA 141GjrS APPP: City Administrat446 Officer City Attorney Chie 0 f Police Public Services Director City En i eer OR 1\ Mu�Af tee