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CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE 1998- 322 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 180 AND ESTABLISHING WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON CITY STREETS, ROADS, AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS The City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. The existing Chapter 180 of the Hugo City Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following: 180-1 Need. The streets, roads and public ways of the City of Hugo will be seriously damaged or destroyed by reason of climactic conditions unless the usage of vehicles thereon is prohibited or restricted, or unless permissible weights allowed are reduced during certain seasons of the year. 180-2 Spring Load Limits. Vehicles travelling or parked on the public streets, roads and other public ways of the City of Hugo may not exceed five (5) tons gross weight per axle during the spring thaw period. The spring thaw period for City streets, roads, and other public ways will be as determined by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for state roads in the same area. Weight limit may be further reduced by the City Engineer or Street Superintendent where necessary to protect public safety, or the public's investment in roadways, by the posting of signs identifying the reduced weight limit on the street or roadway where the reduced weight limit is to apply. 180-3 Exemptions. A. The load limits hereby set forth are not applicable to emergency vehicles, or to public school buses operated by, or under contract to, any of the school districts serving residents of the City of Hugo. B. Further exemptions from the load limits established herein can be granted by the City Council, the City Administrator, the City Engineer, or the City Maintenance Supervisor. These exemptions will be granted for hardship cases involving the public health, safety and/or welfare. If an exemption is granted by the