There are several county roads and sections thereof which require the setting of speed limits and weight limits in order to protect the health and safety of motor vehicle operators, prevent great expenditures of public funds for assisting and rescuing operators who attempt to drive overweight vehicles into areas where the road will not support the vehicles and/or drive vehicles at speeds excessive for the road conditions. Operators of vehicles also cause damage to the county roads and sections thereof because of the weight of the vehicles and the manner of operation without regard for protecting the road surfaces. The purpose of this chapter is to establish speed limits, vehicle restrictions, and weight limits on those county roads and sections thereof where the need for prevention and protection is present, to provide for proper placement of traffic control signs, provide for punishment of violators, provide for owners and operators of vehicles to be responsible for and to mitigate damage to roads caused by their operations, and provide for punishment of violators. (Ord. 05-03, 8-1-2005, eff. 10-1-2005)