HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD710ORDINANCE NO.710
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY
CODE,CHAPTER 12 TRAFFIC BY REVISING ARTICLE 12-4 VEHICLE
WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC STREETS;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND PROVIDING FOR
PENALTIES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THAT:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
That the Apache Junction City Code,Chapter 12 TRAFFIC be amended by
revising Article 12-4 VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC STREETS to read as
follows:
Section 12-4-1 Weight Restrictions Within Residential Areas and Other Roads
I t shall be unlawful for any person,partnership,association,company or
corporation to operate a vehicle having a gross weight,including load,in
excess of eight thousand (8,000)pounds on Broadway Avenue between Meridian
Drive and Royal Palm Road,and on the public street in any residential area and
other roads within the corporate limits of the city,except roads as indicated
in Section 12-4-2.
Section 12-4-2 Weight restrictions on Mile Grid Roadways,U.S.Highways and
State Routes
The total gross vehicle weight and total gross axle weight of any motor
vehicle,truck or trailer,including the load thereon,driven only on mile grid
roadways (section -line roads)except Broadway Avenue between Meridian Drive and
Royal Palm Road,U.S.Highways,and State Routes shall not exceed the gross
weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axles of the
group of axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the
appropriate table of weights applicable to highways under the jurisdiction of
the State by Section 28-1008,28-1009 and 28-1009.01 of the Arizona Revised
Statutes in effect on the date that this ordinance becomes effective or as from
time to time subsequently amended.Said State statutory tables and provisions
are hereby made a part of this section in their entirety as though fully set
forth herein.This section shall not apply to fire apparatus,urban mass
transit transportation vehicles,implements of husbandry,including farm
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tractors temporarily moved upon a highway,or to vehicles operated under the
terms of a special permit as provided herein.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by reference,are hereby
repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,subsection,sentence,phrase,clause or portion of this
ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is,for any
reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
SECTION IV PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person found guilty of any violation of or failure or refusal to do or
perform any act required by Chapter 12 of this code constitutes a civil traffic
violation.Civil traffic violations are subject to the provisions of Title 28,
Chapter 6,Articles 20 and 21,Arizona Revised Statutes,and amendments thereof.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER ,1989,BY THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 21STT DAY OF DECEMBER ,1989.
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TN BLUNTSCHLY
DAVID F.ALEXANDER
City Attorney
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