Chapter 7.24
REGULATION OF WINTER LOAD RESTRICTIONS
Sections:
7.24.010 Regular Winter Load Restrictions
7.24.020 Emergency Load Restriction
7.24.030 Enforcement - Weighing and Lightening
7.24.040 Violation and Penalty
7.24.010 Regular Winter Load Restrictions.
The regular winter load restrictions shall apply from November 1 of each calendar year to April 1 of the following year unless the City Council shall by resolution determine to the contrary. The following tire sizes and gross loads per tire shall apply during the regular winter road restrictions:
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TIRE SIZE |
GROSS LOAD EACH |
|
6.00 |
1400 lbs. |
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6.50 |
1600 lbs. |
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7.00 |
1800 lbs. |
|
7.50 |
2000 lbs. |
|
8.25 |
2600 lbs. |
|
9.00 |
3000 lbs. |
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10.00 |
4000 lbs. |
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11.00 |
4000 lbs. |
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12.00 and over
|
4500 lbs.
|
(Ord. 120, Sec. 1, 1973)
7.24.020 Emergency Load Restrictions.
When in the opinion of the Street Superintendent that emergency load restrictions are reasonably necessary for the preservation of the roads within the City and provided that such emergency restrictions are effectively posted, the following emergency load restrictions shall apply:
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TIRE SIZE |
GROSS LOAD EACH TIRE |
|
6.00 |
1100 lbs. |
|
6.50 |
1300 lbs. |
|
7.00 |
1600 lbs. |
|
7.50 |
1600 lbs. |
|
8.25 |
1600 lbs. |
|
9.00 |
1900 lbs. |
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10.00 |
2250 lbs. |
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11.00 and over
|
2250 lbs.
|
(Ord. 120, Sec. 2, 1973)
7.24.030 Enforcement - Weighing and Lightening.
Any police officer is authorized to require the driver of any vehicle or combination of vehicles to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by means of a portable or stationery scale and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public scale.
Whenever a police officer, upon weighing a vehicle and load as above provided, determines that the weight is unlawful such officer may, in addition to any other penalty provided, require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under this Chapter. All materials unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator.
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a vehicle to refuse to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing, or refuse, when directed by an officer upon weighing the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this section. (Ord. 120, Sec. 4, 1973)
7.24.040 Violation and Penalty.
Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter, or violation of any provision of this chapter is a civil infraction for first and second offenses occurring within a 365 day period. Third or subsequent offenses within a 365 day period shall either be 1) a misdemeanor subject to a jail term of not more than one year, a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both such fine and imprisonment or 2) subject to enforcement pursuant to Title 17 of the Lake Stevens Municipal Code. (Ord. 623, Sec. 5, 2001; Ord. 604, Sec. 5, 1999; Ord. 120, Sec. 4, 1973)