10.08A.020 Purpose and scope.

(1)    Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the transportation of products and nonreduceable loads on roads designed to handle the stress (haul routes), while restricting load limits on haul routes that are in need of repair. It is also the purpose of this chapter to restrict the gross vehicle weight of vehicles traveling on non-haul route roads except where the use of these roads is necessary to travel from the point of origin to a haul route or from a haul route to a destination point. Finally, it is recognized that during emergency situations, the director of public services should have the authority to further restrict loads of vehicles traveling on county roads or close county roads.

(2)    Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall apply county-wide. (Sec. 2 of Ord. 1991-07-13)