10-16-08 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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maximum permitted by law, plus a tolerance of five percent ofthe gross weight authorized by law, but the police officer believes that the cargo cannot be unloaded or rearranged safely at the place where such vehicle was weighed, or the police officer believes that the unloading or rearranging of the cargo at such place would create an unreasonable disruption of traffic, he shall require the operator to proceed to a location where the cargo can be unloaded or rearranged safely without causing disruption to traffic. Such location shall be the nearest such place on city property, or property under the control of the driver or his principal, or on property where consent has been given for such loading and where it is feasible to unload or rearrange such cargo. (Code 1970, S 25-86(a)) Sec. 70-257. Operation of overweight vehicles; special permit required. Any person desiring to operate a vehicle on city streets in excess of the load limit set out in section 70-256 shall first obtain a special permit from the city inspection department. Such permit shall not be issued unless reasonably necessary. (Code 1970, S 25-86(b)) Sec. 70-258. Application of division to road rollers or other road machinery; permit required. The limitation as to weight prescribed by section 70-256 shall not apply to road rollers or other roadmaking or road repairing machinery being moved or used on a street by the United States, the state, the city or any contractor moving or using such road machinery in the performance of or preparatory to the performance of a contract with either the United States, the state or the city, but in event of any such roadmaking or road repairing machinery of a weight in excess of the limit set out in section 70-256 being moved over the streets or bridges in the city, the person charged thereof shall first obtain from the inspection department a permit for such movement, which permit shall designate the route or streets and also the bridges over which such movement shall take place, and such machinery may then be moved, but not elsewhere than over such designated routes. (Code 1970, S 25-86(c)) Sec. 70-259. Liability for damages done to streets, bridges or culverts. Any person moving or causing to be moved a load which, together with the weight of the vehicle, exceeds the limit as set out in section 70-256, shall be liable to the city for any damage done by any such excessively loaded vehicle to the streets, bridges or culverts in the city and the acceptance of either of the permits provided for in this division shall be conclusive evidence that the person to whom such permit is issued agrees to make good and pay all such damages upon demand thereof made by the city. (Code 1970, S 25-86(d)) Sec. 70-260. Compliance by operator with state law provisions. The driver, owner, operator or other person operating or driving any commercial motor vehicle, truck, tractor, trailer or semitrailer, or combination of such vehicles over, on or upon city streets or public highways within the limits of the city shall comply with the provisions ofV.T.C.A., Transportation Code SS 502.151, 502.178, 621.002, 621.101, 621.501, and 621.951.