Res 2015-17
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 17
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING LOAD LIMITS ON CITY STREETS
IN THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS
, with noted exceptions, Minnesota Statutes §169.87 allows municipalities, with
respect to highways under their jurisdiction, by ordinance, to impose limitations to weights of
trucks or commercial vehicles on designated roadways within a designated spring period when
roadways are subject to increased damage due to frost and moisture conditions, and
WHEREAS
, Chapter 503 of Fridley City Code authorizes the City Council to establish weight
restrictions by resolution, and
WHEREAS
, it is in the best interest of the City of Fridley to preserve its roadways in good
condition and avoid excess damage during seasonal periods established annually by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), and
WHEREAS
, MnDOT and Anoka County restrict weights of certain trucks and commercial
vehicles on their roadways during these established periods, which largely limits the access to
City streets, and
WHEREAS
, MnDOT and Anoka County authorize vehicles exceeding these established weight
limits by special permits, and
WHEREAS
, the City of Fridley supports a process of authorizing vehicles exceeding these
established weight limits by special permits in the case of hardship, with remuneration of costs to
the City of Fridley for exceeding established weight limits, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIDLEY, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
:
That pursuant to Chapter 503, City Code of Fridley, Minnesota, that commencing on the date
annually ordered by the State of Minnesota Commissioner of Transportation, and continuing
until the 15th day of May, in each calendar year, unless sooner terminated or thereafter
continued, no vehicle shall be driven or operated upon any street or in the City under jurisdiction
of the City where the weight of such vehicle exceeds those weights determined and annually
designated for City streets by the Public Works Director without first having an approved permit
issued from the Public Works Department,
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
, that the Public Works Director is hereby directed to
review and designate said weight limits for City streets annually, and publish a summary of
weight limits.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
th
9 DAY OF MARCH, 2015
.
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SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK