HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-046 Council OrdinancesVILLAGE OF LINO 11ES
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND
PROVIDING FOR ROAD LOAD RESTRICTIONS
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
OF THE VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES
DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1 - By reason of deterioration, rain, snow or other
climatic conditions, Village streets are, or may be seriously
damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohib-
ited or the permissible weights thereof reduced, it is necessary
that authority for such prohibition or reduction of permissible
weights be enacted by the Village of Lino Lakes.
SECTION 2 - The Police Department or the Chairman of the Road
and Bridge Commission of the Village of Lino Lakes shall have, and
is hereby granted, the authority as to any street within the
jurisdiction of the Village of Lino Lakes to prohibit the use there-
of by vehicles or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles
to be operated thereon whenever such street by reason of deteriora-
tion, rain, snow or other climatic conditions is being or may be
seriously damaged or destroyed, unless the use of vehicles thereon
is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof reduced.
SECTION 3 - Such prohibition or restriction period shall be
prohibited or restricted upon the recommendation of the Village
engineer when, in his judgment, any street will be unduly damaged
.by ,use, provided that the Police Department, or the .said Chairman
of the Road and Bridge Commission may initially post such street
and give the notice hereinafter provided, which notice so given
shall be effective for all purposes of this Ordinance for and during
such period of time as may be reasonable and necessary for the
Village Engineer to examine such street and make his recommendations.
SECTION 4 - Notice of such prohibition or restriction shall
be made by erecting and maintaining signs plainly indicating the
prohibition or restriction at each end of that portion of any
street affected thereby and any entrance to such street for other
public streets or alleys, and at such other places as the Police
Department or Chairman of the Road and Bridge Commission may deem
advisable.
SECTION 5 - If any person, firm or corporation shall desire
to use such street, a member of the Police Department or Chairman
of the Road and Bridge Commission may at his discretion grant such
permission, provided that such person, firm or corporation desiring
to so use said street shall furnish to the Village a bond with good
and sufficient surety thereon guarantying to secure the payment of
all costs of putting such street in as good condition as it was
before restrictions, such bond and the amount thereof to be approved
by the Village of Lino Lakes upon recommendation of the Village
Engineer, and a permit shall be then issued for which the Village
Clerk shall charge a fee equal to the total costs involved to the
Village in the investigation, engineering, or legal fees or other
expenses involved therein.
SECTION 6 - In the interpretation of any of the provisions of
this Ordinance, the terms, provisions and definitions of the
statutes of the State of Minnesota applicable to highways and
motor vehicles shall govern.
SECTION 7 - Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of
not less than Twenty -Five ($25.00) Dollars or not exceeding One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars or by imprisonment for not more than
ninety (90) days. Each separate day of violation shall be deemed
a separate violation, as shall each violation by separate vehicle,
though owned by the same owner, be deemed a separate violation.
SECTION 8 - This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passage and publication.
Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Lino Lakes
this '_'_ day of , 196i
ATTEST:
Clerk -Treasurer