Lassen County Municipal Code Ch. 10.32 Miscellaneous

§ 10.32.010. Tractors with lugs prohibited.¶

It is unlawful to drive, use, tow, or operate any tractor with lugs or disks, or any other kind of machinery or equipment which will result in injury to the road surface, on any county road.

(Ord. 208 § 1, 1939)

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§ 10.32.020. Petition for cattle guards—Made by whom.¶

Any ten freeholders, two of whom are residents of the road district in which the road affected is situated, and are taxable therein for road purposes, may petition the board to install, or permit to be installed, cattle guards at any particular place on or adjacent to a county road.

(Ord. 281 § 1, 1950)

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§ 10.32.030. Petition for cattle guards—Notice of hearing.¶

Upon the filing of such petition, the board shall by order fix a day for hearing the petition and shall give notice to all freeholders in the road district of the time and place fixed for the hearing. The notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county and designated in the order by the board, for at least two successive weeks prior to the day fixed for the hearing.

(Ord. 281 § 2, 1950)

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§ 10.32.040. Petition for cattle guards—Hearing.¶

The board shall, on the day fixed for the hearing, or on the day to which the hearing is postponed orcontinued, hear the evidence offered by any party interested. Upon termination of the hearing the board may make its order to install or permit the installation of the cattle guards or deny the petition.

(Ord. 281 § 3, 1950)

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§ 10.32.050. Minimum design standards for county road.¶

Minimum design standards for county roads shall be as follows:

Design Feature	Traffic	Under 100	Under 100	100 to 400	100 to 400	400 to 1000	400 to 1000	Over 1000	Over 1000
Design Feature	Topography	Mini-mum *	Desirable	Mini-mum *	Desirable	Mini-mum *	Desirable	Mini-mum *	Desirable
Design Speed (mph)	Flat	40	50	45	55	50	60	60	70
Design Speed (mph)	Rolling	30	30	35	45	40	50	50	60
Design Speed (mph)	Mountainous	20	25	25	35	30	40	40	50
Radii (Ft.) (Min. & Desirable Min.)	Flat	400	650	500	850	650	1000	1000	1500
Radii (Ft.) (Min. & Desirable Min.)	Rolling	275	400	350	525	400	650	650	1000
Radii (Ft.) (Min. & Desirable Min.)	Mountainous	100	250	150	325	250	400	400	650
Grade (%) (Max. & Desirable Max.)	Flat	7	4	7	5	6	5	4	3
Grade (%) (Max. & Desirable Max.)	Rolling	12	6	10	7	8	6	6	5
Grade (%) (Max. & Desirable Max.)	Mountainous	15	10	14	9	12	7	7	6
Nonpassing Sight Distance (Ft.)	Flat	275	350	315	415	350	475	475	600
Nonpassing Sight Distance (Ft.)	Rolling	250	275	240	315	275	350	350	475
Nonpassing Sight Distance (Ft.)	Mountainous	125	200	165	240	200	275	275	350
R/W Width (Ft.)		50	60	60	60	60	80	60	80
Roadbed Width (Ft.)		24	28	28	32	30	38	36	40
Surface Width (Ft.)		20	22	20	22	22	24	22	24
Thickness Base & Surface		Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil	Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil	Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil	Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil	Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil	Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil	Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil	Design based on engineering analysis of character of traffic and soil
Bridges Clear Width (Ft.)		22	26	24	26	26	28	26	28
Vertical Clearance (Ft.)		14.5	15	14.5	15	14.5	15	14.5	15
Design Load (A.A.S.H.O.)		H-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*	(Max. for % Grade)

(Ord. 312 § 3, 1955)

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