204 of 1977 - Amending sections 181.1 and 181.2 establishing weight restrictions and mandatory reduction of loads ROLL CALL /.\*
VOTING; Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, December 7 ,19 77
Mr.Chairmdn . . .
Agraz I move that the Ordinance be passed.
Hogensen *��
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Result.. . .. . . . . AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING the Traffic Code of Salt Lake City, Utah, by
adding new Sections 181.1 and 181.2, relating to weight restriction and
mandatory reduction of load.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That the Traffic Code of Salt Lake City, Utah, be, and
the same hereby is amended by adding new Sections 181.1 and 181.2, relat-
ing to weight restriction and mandatory reduction of load as follows:
Sec. 181.1. Weight restriction. It shall be unlawful for any
person to drive or move or for the owner of any vehicle to cause
the vehicle or permit said vehicle to be driven or moved upon any
street in Salt Lake City if said vehicle's weight exceeds the
weight limitation provided in Section 27-12-151, Utah Code Annotated,
1953 as amended.
Any police officer having reason to believe that the height,
width, length or weight of the vehicle is unlawful is authorized
to require the driver to stop and submit to a measurement or weigh-
ing of the same. Weighing may be done either by means of portable
or stationary scales and the officer may require that such vehicle
be driven to the nearest scales in the event such scales are within
two miles.
Sec. 181.2. Mandatory reduction of load. In addition to issuing
any citation for violating the vehicle restrictions contained in
Section 180, or the weight restrictions contained in Section 181.1,
the officer who determines that the height, width, length or weight
is unlawful may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable
place and require that the vehicle remain standing until such portion
of the load is removed, as is necessary to reduce said load to size
limits or width limits as permitted under the ordinance. All mate-
rials so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of suc1
vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City, it is necessary to the peace, health and welfare of the
inhabitants of Salt Lake City that this ordinance become effective
immediately.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its first publica-
tion.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah this
-2-
day of December_, 1977.
MAYOR
CITY RECO R
(SEAL)
BILL NO. 204 of 1977
Published December 14, 1977
v, 204
ADM 35A
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
ss.
County of Salt Lake
AN ORDINANCEShana D. Palmer
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING the Trefhic CodeC Salt Lake
Cite,Utah,be addio Sections 161.1 and 101.2,mletine fro
weight restriction and ndatary'reduction of lend.
Be It ordained be the Board of Commie:topers of Sett Lake
City, fah:
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Salt Lake Cho,It Is necessary to the Treace,health end welfare of
the inhabitants of SO Lake Cite that this ordinance becon'r
effective immediately.
SECTION 3.This Drdbelnce shall take effect upon an first
publication.
etrsed by the Board of Commissioners at Salt Lake CID,
Utah this Olt doe of December,ten.
TED L.WII.SON,
reILDRED C.HIGHAM, Mayor
Can Recorder -
(SEAL)
P blished DecembrtAtbn Dec. 14, 1971
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this Dist day of
Dec...............................A . 19.77....
Notary Public
My Commission Expires
Feb. 13, 1978