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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.
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(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
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