(A) Any person may apply to the County Planning and Zoning Department (“the Department”) for a permit providing for an appropriate exemption for the above-prohibited trucks and trailers, subject to the Type A application procedure set forth in § 154.075. Any such permit may designate the route to be traversed and contain other reasonable restrictions or conditions deemed necessary by the Department. The permit shall be carried on all permitted vehicles, and shall be open to inspection by any code enforcement officer or duly authorized and commissioned law enforcement officer.
(B) To obtain a permit, an applicant must submit a permit application to the Department, which shall include all information required by the Department, and not limited to vehicle identification and owner/operators, vehicle weights, local weights, materials carried, route to be followed to the site, duration of activity (beginning date and end date), frequency of trips and times of operation. The applicant shall pay a permit fee to be established by the Board of County Commissioners, but in no event shall the fee be less than $50.
(C) The Department may require the applicant to submit documentation (including, but not limited to photographs and videos of the condition of the roads, shoulders, and all structures (culverts, bridges, and the like) that will be traversed by the permitted traffic as a condition of the permit so that the Department may make a determination as to any restrictions that may reasonably need to be imposed.
(D) If, upon review by the Department, a violation of any condition imposed in granting the permit is found, the Department shall inform the applicant by registered letter and first class mail of the violation and require compliance within 30 days. If the permittee does not achieve compliance within 30 days of the mailing of the letter, the permit may be revoked at the discretion of the Department.
(Ord. 2012-03, passed - - 2012)