Chapter 10.56 — WEIGHT LIMITATIONS

• A. Pursuant to Section 35712 of the Vehicle Code, and except as otherwise provided below, commercial vehicles exceeding a gross weight of fourteen thousand pounds are prohibited on the following county highways in unincorporated residential areas:

  1. Orinda Drive (County Road No. 1090).

  2. Underwood Lane (County Road No. 1028).

• B. The road commissioner shall erect and maintain signs indicating such prohibition.

• C. Whenever such weight limit signs have been placed as provided in this section, it is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or operate a vehicle upon such highways when the maximum gross weight of such vehicle plus the weight of the load thereon exceeds the weight limit stated by such signs except that any commercial vehicle shall not be prohibited from using any highway by direct route to or from a state highway for the purpose of delivering or loading for transportation of goods, wares or merchandise as provided in Section 35711 of the Vehicle Code.

• D. This section does not apply to a vehicle operated by, or on behalf of, a public utility in connection with the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of its facilities, nor to any other vehicle exempt under Vehicle Code Section 35714.

• (Ord. 95 § 130, 1962; Ord. 1238 § 1, 2018)

• A. Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 35706, and except as otherwise provided below, vehicles exceeding the following weight restrictions are prohibited from driving over that certain county bridge on Reata Road (County Road No. 1027):

  1. Commercial vehicles with two axles exceeding a gross weight of thirty-eight thousand pounds.

  2. Commercial tractor trailer vehicles with three axles exceeding a gross weight of sixtytwo thousand pounds.

  3. Other commercial trailer vehicles with four or more axles exceeding a gross weight of eighty-four thousand pounds.

• B. The road commissioner shall place signs at both entrances to the bridge specifying the maximum gross weight limit of any vehicle or combination of vehicles which shall be permitted to cross such bridge.

• C. Whenever such weight limit signs have been placed as provided in this section, it is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or operate a vehicle upon such county bridge when the maximum gross weight of such vehicle plus the weight of the load thereon exceeds the weight limit stated by such signs except that any commercial vehicle shall not be prohibited from using any county bridge by direct route to or from a state highway for the purpose of delivering or loading for transportation of goods, wares or merchandise as provided in

Section 35711 of the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 95 § 131, 1962; Ord. 1238 § 2, 2018)

• A. Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21101, and except as otherwise provided below, commercial vehicles exceeding a gross weight of fourteen thousand pounds are prohibited on the following county highways:

  1. Lubkin Canyon Road (County Road No. 4023).

• B. Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21101, and except as otherwise provided below, commercial vehicles exceeding a gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds are prohibited on the county highway known as Old Spanish Trail (County Road No. 5007).

• C. The road commissioner shall erect and maintain signs indicating such prohibition at all entrances to the highways.

• D. Whenever such weight limit signs have been placed as provided in this section, it is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or operate a vehicle upon such highways when the maximum gross weight of such vehicle plus the weight of the load thereon exceeds the weight limit stated by such signs.

• E. This section shall not apply to the extent otherwise provided by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 1031) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code.

• (Ord. 95 § 132, 1962; Ord. 1238 § 3, 2018)