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The Director, Department of Public Works may, if good cause appears, issue a permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move over and along highways specific pieces of mobile mechanical equipment, or specific vehicles or specific pieces of mechanical equipment on specific vehicles, or emergency public utility equipment on specific vehicles. Any such permit shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The permit shall be limited to specified highways or a specified area of the County and shall specifically describe the highways or the area of the County to which it is limited. This limitation shall be fixed by the Director, Department of Public Works so as to afford protection to highways and the traveling public;
(b) The granting of the permit shall in no way relieve the permittee from liability for damage to the highways or to person or property;
(c) The permit shall be issued for a specific period of time designated by the Director, Department of Public Works and set forth in the permit, which period shall not exceed one year;
(d) The permit may be issued subject to such other conditions as the Director, Department of Public Works deems necessary for the protection of the highways and the traveling public.
The application for a permit pursuant to this section shall be made on a form furnished by the Director, Department of Public Works and shall contain the information required by Section 35781 of the Vehicle Code and such other information as may be required by the Director, Department of Public Works including the power unit to be used to tow any oversize or overweight trailer coaches. The application shall be accompanied by payment of a fee of $55 which shall be in lieu of any other fee prescribed by this division. During the life of the permit or within one year of the date of issuance, it is desired to alter the permit, a fee of $5.00 will be charged of said alteration after approval by the Director of Public Works.
(Amended by Ord. No. 2204 (N.S.), effective 4-27-61; amended by Ord. No. 5987 (N.S.), effective 3-13-81, operative 5-15-81; amended by Ord. No. 6453 (N.S.), effective 11-11-82)
The Director, Department of Public Works shall require the applicant applying for a permit required by this Chapter to provide one of the following:
(a) A certificate of Insurance certifying that the applicant for the permit has an insurance policy.
(b) Provide the Director, Department of Public Works with a copy of the permit issued by the Public Utility Commission.
(c) Provide the Director, Department of Public Works with a copy of the permit issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
As proof that the applicant has in force an insurance policy with limits of liability equal to exceeding
$250,000 Each Occurrence
$500,000 Aggregate
$100,000 Property Damage
(Repealed and new Section 71.226 added by Ord. No. 6453 (N.S.), effective 11-11-82)
The Director, Department of Public Works, may issue a permit to those persons requiring terminal access from Federally designated highways and qualifying as a "terminal" as defined in Section 71.101 of the County Code of Regulatory Ordinances, and as authorized by Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code.
(Added by Ord. No. 6881 (N.S.), effective 1-17-85)
Application for a permit required by this chapter shall be made in accordance with Chapter 1 of this division. Upon receipt of the application, the Director, Department of Public Works, will determine the applicant's conformance with the "terminal" designation and if so approved, will then determine the capability of the route requested or alternate routes. Capability will be determined by the adequate structural section, turning radii and lane widths of ramps, intersections and highways. Also, a determining factor will be general traffic conditions such as sight distance, speed and traffic volumes for safe operation. Access off the federally designated highways will require Caltrans (District 11) approval. If the requested route passes through several jurisdictions, the applicant shall comply with each jurisdiction's application process. Coordination will be the responsibility of the entity which controls the terminal's land use.
(Added by Ord. No. 6881 (N.S.), effective 1-17-85)
Every person applying for a permit required by this chapter shall at the time of making application for the permit pay an application deposit of $1,000.00. If the deposit is insufficient to pay all the actual costs of reviewing, investigating and making the required determinations, the applicant, upon demand of the Director, Department of Public Works, shall pay the Director an amount estimated to be sufficient to complete the work in progress. Any remaining deposit after completion of the work will be returned to the applicant.
(Added by Ord. No. 6881 (N.S.), effective 1-17-85)
If the application for a terminal designation is approved, the applicant will be required to pay for the purchase and installation of terminal access signs and trailblazer signs. Trailblazer signs will be required at every decision point on the route to the terminal. Said costs to be determined by the Director, Department of Public Works.
(Added by Ord. No. 6881 (N.S.), effective 1-17-85)
If all feasible routes to a requested terminal are deemed unsatisfactory by the Director, Department of Public works, the applicant may request to correct the deficiencies, but all costs of engineering, construction and inspection will be borne by the applicant.
(Added by Ord. No. 6881 (N.S.), effective 1-17-85)
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