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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 238ORDINANCE N0. 1 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF AZUS 3 REGULATING THE MOVEIIENT AND CARRYING OF HEAVY LOADS OVER OR UPON 4 CERTAIN STREETS OR CERTAIN OTHER PUBLIC HIGHPrAYS OF THE CITY OF 5 AZUSA: 6 The Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa do ordain as 7 follows: 8 SECTION 1. For the purpose of this ordinance, the word 9 "vehicle" shall be held to include traction engines, motors, 10 agricultural implements and everything on wheels used or designed 11 for use in transporting freight, merchandise or passengers, 12 whether self-propelled or drawn. excepting vehicles running ex- 13 clusively on rails or tracks. u 14 Section 2. For the purpose of this ordinance the word J Q � UWUi; 15 "load" shall be held to include vehicular loads, self-propelled .(� V J i : 16 or drawn machiner and buildings, whether moved on wheels or y, g Z =y�` 17 rollers. J 18 Section 3. For the purposes of this ordinance the words 19 "an improved highway" and the words "an improved public highway" 20 shall be defined as being any street, alley or public way in the 21 City of Azusa, which is paved with cement or asphaltic concrete 22 not less than four (4) inches thick. 23 For the purposes of this ordinance all other streets, 24 avenues, highways, alleys or public ways in the City of Azusa 25 are referred to and defined as "Semi-improved highways". 26 Section 4. No vehicle shall be moved or operated over an 27 street or other public way of the City, having a tire which has 28 on its periphery any block, stud, cleat, ridge, bead or any pro- 29 tuberance of metal which projects more than one-fourth (1/4) inch 30 beyond the tread or traction sut%ce of the tire, provided, how- 31 ever, that the Board of Trustees may issue permits for the move- 32 ment of such vehicles, over certain streets specially designated i 1. u z zo; om�m U j t zw: `dpu: Z 'amQo =WJ f 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 I in the permit. The Street Superintendent shall have authority to prescribe the precautions to be observed in moving such vehicle, and may require a cash deposit in such amount as he may deem necessary, but not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) dollars, to cover repairs to any street pavement that may be injured by said vehicle. This Section shall not be construed so as to prohibit the use of tire chains of reasonable proportions on motor vehicle when required for safety because of wet pavement surface, mud or other conditions tending to cause such vehicles to slide or skid, nor to prevent the use of traction engines with cleats on streets which have not been macadamized or paved. Section 5. No load of any character whatever in excess of 6 0 o D pounds weight, including the wbight of the vehicle, if used, shall be moved over any semi -improved highway of the City of Azusa, provided, however, that the Board of Trus- tees may issue permits for the movement of heavier loads over certain semi -improved highways specifically designated in the permit. The Street Superintendent shall have authority to pre- scribe the precautions to be observed in moving any such load and may require a cash deposit in such amount as he may deem neces- sary, but not to exceed one hundred fifty ($150.00) Dollars, to cover repairs to the street pavement or other public structures thereon that may be injured thereby. Section 6. No vehicle shall be operated over any semi - improved highway in the City of Azusa, the weight of which, in - eluding the load resting on the surface of said street, exceeds 44"<&.,(.pounds per linear inch width of tire, or roller, wheel or other object supported upon the su2ftce thereof. Section 7. The following streets, avenues and highways within the City of Azusa, which are hereby designated as "semi - improved highways" are all those portions of the following named streets which are not inaluded within the intersections of said 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 zoo 14 3MUm .OW'> 15 ioZ� �aQO- 16 '�qao zz�� 17 J F 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ail P streets with either Azusa Avenue or Center Street and are enumer- ated as follows: Section S. No vehicle shall be operated over any street of the City with more than one (1) trailer attached, when the combined weight of any such additional trailer and its load exceed one thousand (1000) pounds, and in no case shall the total weight of trailers in one train, including the weight of the Vehicles exceed twenty (20) tons, nor shall the total length of the train exceed fifty-five (55) feet. Section 9. No vehicle used for the transportation of crude oil or any of its products in tanks shall be allowed in or upon any of the highways of the City of Azusa. unless such vehicl are provided with drip pans under the faucets of such tanks to pre vent the leakage of the contents of the tank upon the highway, and such tanks must be in all cases so arranged and handled that n leakage of any kind can occur. Section 10. No vehicle used for the purpose of carrying sand, gravel, earth. rock or any loose or liquid substance liable to sift or spill out shall be allowed on any of the highways of the City ofAzusa, unless the same is made tight and so constructed as to prevent the sifting or spilling of any of its contents upon the street over which it is passing. Section 11. Any police officer of the City shall have the right to require any load which appears to him to be in viola- tion of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, to be taken to 3. M1 1 the nearest public scale and there be Weighed, the weighing 2 charge to be paid by the City, or such officer may employ any 3 other means at his discretion to determine the load carried. All 4 vehicles shall have net weight plainly and permanently marked 5 thereon at some place readily visible, as an aid in determining 6 the total load. 7 Section 12. Any person violating any of the provisions g of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, 9 upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceed - 10 ing Fifty ($50.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding 11 thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 12 Section 13. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, in 13 conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby re - u zo; 14 pealed. �OmU9 VO WWm 15 Section 14. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage ;uZW :a�zy 16 and adoption of this ordinance, and shall cause the same to be RNQD Wzoe 1W 17 published once in the Pomotropic, a weekly newspaper of general JJL 18 circulation printed, published and circulated within the said 19 City of Azusa, California, and hereby designated for that purpose, 20 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force 21 from and after thirty days after its final passage and adoption. 22 Adopted this day of January, 1925. 23 24 25 Pxt ident of the 4oard of Trustees of he City of Azusa. California. 26 Attest: 27 iy ulerk, of the Uiyo Azusa. California. 29 (Municipal Seal) 30 31 4. 32 Im 2 3 4 5 6 7 M 9 10 11 12 13 v Z 14 = O j 0 A0, 15 _e w .1i ZJ z °ws oda 16u� z aaQ4 Z W zmp n: 17 ' LTJ H 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) CITY OF AZUSA, )ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. ) I, J. 0. DURRELL, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was passed and adopte by the Board of Trustees of the City of Azusa, and approved by the President of said Board at a regular meeting thereof, held on the -// c? day of January, 1925, and that the same was passed by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Trustees: ����z! %1.e CDa� Noes: Trustees: Absent: Trustees. (Municipal Seal) 0 i ler k of the QjVy of Azusa. 5.