HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1715-04 Vehicle Weight Limits on River RoadSPONSOR(S): Coundlor Kirby
ORDINANCE NO. D-1715-04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL INDIANA
ADOPTING AND ADDING CARMEL CITY CODE CHAPTER 8 ARTICLE 6 SECTION 8-58
~CLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, Indiana, is authorized by Indiana Code 9-20-1-3 to impose
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of public safety and will help lessen the deterioration of a
public thoroughfare for the City to now restrict the use of River Road, from its intersection with East 146th
Street south to its intersection with 131 st Street, to vehicles having a total gross weight of less than sixteen
thousand (l 6,000) pounds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows:
Section 1: The foregoing Recitals are fully incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2: That Chapter 8, Article 6, Section 8-58 should be and the same is hereby added to the
Carmel City Code and shall read as follows:
"Sec. 8-58 Vehicle Weight Limitation on River Road.
(a) No person shall operate any vehicle having a total gross vehicle weight of
16,000 pounds or more on any portion of River Road that is located between its
intersection with East 146th Street south to its intersection with 131st Street.
(b)
This Section shall not apply to:
1) Emergency or medical services vehicles;
2) Trash service vehicles;
3) Highway construction or maintenance vehicles or machinery used by the
State of Indiana, an indiana county or municipality;
4) Vehicles being used to deliver goods to customers;
5) Moving vans when engaged in transporting property;
6) Farm drainage machinery or implements of husbandry;
7) Construction vehicles entering or leaving a construction site which cannot
reasonably be accessed by another route;
8) Buses no longer than 45 feet in length;
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Prepared by Douglas C. Haney, City Attorney
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SPONSOR(S): Councilor Kirby
9) Any vehicle for which permission has been granted by the Carmel Board of
Public Works and Safety.
(c) Any violation of this Section shall be deemed an Ordinance Violation and any
person violating any provision hereof shall be subject to a fine of up to Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense."
Section 3. The Cannel Street Department shall promptly prepare and post appropriate signage
giving notic-----e of t-he weight limitation imposed by this Section.
Section 4- All portions of prior City ordinances inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance
are hereby r--'-~pealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance.
_Section 5. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance so long as
enforcement of same can be given the same effect.
_Section 6. This Ordinance compliments and does not limit the ability of law enforcement officers
and other authorized individuals to charge any person with the violation of any other law or ordinance.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and signing
by the Mayor. .
PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this [~ '~day of
2004, by a vote of_ ,-'~J ayes and ~ nays.
COMMON COUNCI~)R TItE CITY OF cARME~NA ~~
~e sidir, g C ffice_r ~ ~___~.
~ OW' ~ (~.~ ~5 Brian D. Mayo
Ridhard L'Sharp7
Ordinance No. D-1715 -04
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Prepared by Douglas C. Heney, City Attorney
SPONSOR(S): Councilor Kirby
Prese.~ted,1;~y me to the May~r of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this ~ day of ,2j]~2004, at
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Diana L. Cordray, ~C, Clerk~surer
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Approved by me,,M~ayor of_the City of Carmel, Indiana, this o00 day o ~-- 2004, at
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~es Brainard, Mayo
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~ana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk-TUasurer
Ordinance No. D- 1715-04
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Prepared by Douglas C. Haney, City Attorney
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