Chapter 10.10
VEHICLE LIMITATIONS – RIGHT-OF-WAY USE DURING CONSTRUCTION
Sections:
10.10.010 Overlength vehicles – Exceptions.
10.10.030 Conditions for exceptions.
10.10.040 Violation – Penalty.
10.10.050 Truck use restricted.
10.10.010 Overlength vehicles – Exceptions.
All vehicles or combinations of the same exceeding 40 feet in length are hereby prohibited from traveling upon the public rights-of-way within the town; except that the following shall be exempt from the prohibitions of this section:
(1) Moving vans, used for the purpose of transporting household goods and furnishings, consisting of a tractor and a single semi-trailer;
(2) Truck and trailer vehicles required in the transportation of equipment used for demolition and excavation work associated with residential construction, said truck and trailer having a combined length not to exceed 60 feet. [Ord. 284 § 1, 1994]
10.10.020 Weight limitations.
All vehicles exceeding a gross weight of 50,000 pounds are hereby prohibited from travel upon the public rights-of-way within the town; except for truck/trailer vehicles as described under HPMC 10.10.010(2) which will be permitted with a maximum truck/trailer/ equipment gross weight not to exceed 80,000 pounds. [Ord. 284 § 2, 1994]
10.10.030 Conditions for exceptions.
The exceptions described under HPMC 10.10.010(2) and 10.10.020 are hereby permitted subject to the following conditions:
(1) The number of round trips made by such vehicles during the entire construction period of the project shall not exceed four.
(2) The weight of all construction vehicles shall be distributed as required by law and regulations of the Washington State Department of Transportation for travel on public highways.
(3) All trips for such trucks and equipment shall be related to the moving in and moving out of the equipment only.
(4) The trucks shall drive down the middle of the roadway, utilizing pilot cars or flaggers.
(5) A cash bond of $25,000 shall be deposited with the town as a restoration guarantee for any damage that may occur to the roadways, shoulders, utilities or other improvements owned by the town or adjacent landowners. [Ord. 284 § 3, 1994]
10.10.040 Violation – Penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to violate the provisions of this chapter. Any violation of this chapter shall be deemed a civil infraction and shall be punished by a civil fine not to exceed $250.00. Each day that a violation is continued or maintained shall be considered a separate civil infraction. [Ord. 519 § 3, 2016; Ord. 284 § 7, 1994. Formerly 10.10.060]
10.10.050 Truck use restricted.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Hunts Point Municipal Code, no person shall operate a truck with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds within the town at any time on Saturdays and Sundays. Any person found to have violated this section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00 per trip. [Ord. 519 § 3, 2016; Ord. 410 § 1, 2002. Formerly 10.10.070]