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(A) Except as otherwise provided, no vehicle with a gross weight in excess of ten tons or 20,000 pounds shall be operated on or across any county highway which has been posted as to said weight restriction without prior authorization pursuant to a road usage agreement validly executed by and between the operator of such vehicle and the Board of Commissioners.
(1) Local delivery vehicles;
(2) Refuse, garbage, and/or recycling haulers when operating on county roadways in the ordinary course of business;
(3) Police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency service vehicles;
(4) Warrick County Highway Department road and maintenance vehicles;
(5) United States Postal Service and/or other parcel-delivery service vehicles operating in the ordinary course of business;
(6) Farm trucks, farm trailers, farm semitrailer and tractors, or other covered farm vehicles as defined in I.C. 9-13-2-58;
(7) Farm wagons, as that term is defined in I.C. 9-13-2-60;
(8) Implements of agriculture, as that term is defined in I.C. 9-13-2-77;
(9) Any vehicle which is the subject of a road usage agreement validly executed and in effect at the time of such operation; and
(10) Any school transportation vehicle when transporting students.
(BC Ord. 1989-6, passed 5-1-89; Am. BC Ord. 2021-22, passed 5-24- 21; Am. BC Ord. 2021-27, passed 8-9-21) Penalty, see § 70.99
Cross-reference:
Specific roads designated, see Ch. 72, Sched. II
(A) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Title VII to the contrary, no person shall drive, operate, or move upon or over any county bridge any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the posted weight limit for such bridge.
(B) The following vehicles are exempt from this § 70.06:
(1) Warrick County Highway Department road and maintenance vehicles;
(2) Police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency service vehicles; and
(3) Any vehicle which is the subject of a road usage agreement validly executed and in effect at the time of such operation.
(C) The County Highway Department shall conspicuously post any bridge weight limit signage at the nearest intersections located on both sides of the bridge, as well as at each entrance of the bridge structure itself.
(BC Ord. 2021-27, passed 8-9-21) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) The Warrick County Highway Engineer may, in its sole discretion, impose further restrictions pertaining to the operation of vehicles or the permitted weight of operated vehicles on a roadway when there exists the potential for damage to such roadway(s) as a result of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic or environmental conditions.
(B) The County Highway Engineer shall limit the duration of any restrictions imposed under § 70.07(A) to the greatest extent reasonably possible, taking into consideration the risk of potential damage of the roadway(s) resulting from adverse climatic or environmental conditions. In no event shall the cumulative duration of any restrictions imposed by the County Highway Engineer under § 70.07(A) total more than 90 days in a calendar year.
(C) In the event of any imposition of restrictions by the County Highway Engineer as described in § 70.07(A), signage informing vehicle operators of such restrictions shall be posted by the Highway Department at each entrance to the affected roadway(s).
(D) The following classifications of vehicles are exempted from any restrictions imposed under § 70.07(A):
(1) Warrick County Highway Department road and maintenance vehicles;
(2) Police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency service vehicles;
(3) School transportation vehicles when transporting students;
(4) Refuse, garbage, and/or recycling haulers when operating on county roadways in the ordinary course of business;
(5) Any other vehicles that have been validly granted an exemption to such restrictions by the County Highway Engineer; and
(6) Any vehicle which is the subject of a road usage agreement validly executed and in effect at the time of such operation.
(E) Any exemptions granted by the County Highway Engineer as described in § 70.07(D)(5) shall be valid for up to 24 hours.
(F) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Title VII, no other exemptions, permits, or authorizations, except for those set forth in this § 70.07, shall be construed so as to authorize a vehicle to operate on a roadway for which the County Highway Engineer has imposed restrictions under § 70.07(A).
(BC Ord. 2021-27, passed 8-9-21) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) When required by this Chapter 70, and as otherwise may be required by the Board of Commissioners and/or the Warrick County Highway Engineer, no person shall drive, operate, or move a vehicle upon or over any county road, highway, or bridge without first entering into a road usage agreement with the Board of Commissioners authorizing such operation and use.
(B) Following the execution of a road usage agreement as described under this § 70.08, no person shall drive, operate, or move a vehicle upon or over any county road, highway, and/or bridge except for such road(s), highway(s), and/or bridge(s) which are permitted pursuant to said road usage agreement.
(C) In the event a road usage agreement is required under this Chapter 70, and in addition to any other payments or fees provided for in such agreement, the person or operator entering into such road usage agreement with the Board of Commissioners shall pay an annual fee in the amount of $250.
(BC Ord. 2021-22, passed 5-24-21; Am. BC Ord. 2021-27, passed 8-9- 21; Am. BC Ord. 2022-01, passed 1-24-22) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) No person shall repetitively drive, operate, haul, or move upon or over any county road, highway, or bridge any vehicle or object in such a manner so as to cause damage to such road, highway, or bridge. For purposes of this Chapter 70, what constitutes "repetitive driving, operating, hauling, or moving of a vehicle" shall be determined by the Warrick County Engineer, in its sole and absolute discretion.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall repetitively drive, operate, haul, or move a vehicle with a gross weight of 12 tons or 24,000 pounds on any non-commercial county highway, regardless of any posted weight restriction or limit, without first entering into a road usage agreement with the Board of Commissioners authorizing such operation and use.
(C) Any person who causes damage to a county road, highway, or bridge as a result of repetitive driving, operating, hauling, or moving of a vehicle as described in § 70.09(A) shall be responsible for any and all costs necessary to repair and/or replace the damage to such road, highway, or bridge.
(D) In the event a person causes damage to a county road, highway, or bridge as described in § 70.09(A), above, the existence of a validly executed road usage agreement between said person and Warrick County shall be no defense to any action or claim brought against said person.
(BC Ord. 2021-22, passed 5-24-21; Am. BC Ord. 2021-27, passed 8-9-21) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) The Warrick County Sheriff's Office is authorized to, and shall, enforce any and all violations of this chapter, including, without limitation, traffic regulations or restrictions posted via signage and any requirements governed by the terms and provisions of a permit issued by the Superintendent.
(B) Any person violating the provisions of § 70.01(A) or (B) shall be fined not more than $100.
(D) Any person who violates § 70.04 shall be guilty of a Class C infraction.
(BC Ord. 1979-20, passed 12-17-79; Am. BC Ord. 1984-4, passed 2-6-84; Am. BC Ord. 1992-24, passed 12-7-92; Am. BC Ord. 1989-6, passed 5-1-89; Am. BC Ord. 2021-27, passed 8-9-21)