A. To promote safe transport of oversize and overweight vehicles, or vehicle and load combinations, the department shall evaluate each special permit application to determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether a potential traffic safety risk exists that may require a comprehensive traffic control plan as a condition of permit approval. The department's decision to require a comprehensive traffic control plan shall be based on its consideration of:
1. Bridge capacities;
2. Load size and weight;
3. Pavement stress;
4. Road width, grade, and condition; and
5. Traffic dynamics of the proposed route.
B. If the department determines a potential traffic safety risk exists, a special permit applicant shall submit to the department at the time of special permit application, a comprehensive traffic control plan prepared as follows:
1. Identify all roadway features located along the proposed route that may inhibit movement of the vehicle or vehicle and load combination;
2. Identify all obstructions that may be subject to potential disturbance or damage;
3. Specify how all structures, delineators, foliage, and official traffic control devices will be managed or avoided;
4. Specify all available pullout points located along the proposed route;
5. Specify how all side traffic will be managed;
6. Specify the rate of speed at which the load will travel along the proposed route;
7. Specify the approximate times when the load will be in transit; and
8. Provide a contingency plan to be followed in the event of a breakdown.
C. As a condition of special permit issuance, the department may require an applicant to coordinate use of one or more law enforcement escorts as needed to ensure public safety while transporting a proposed load.
(Ord. 2017-47 § 2 (part), 2017)