Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 15.08 Traffic Regulation Over Certain Bridges

That the Boonville Road-Feliz Creek Bridge is suitable for one (1) lane traffic only and therefore will be posted a one (1) lane bridge.

(Ord. No. 410, Sec. 1, adopted 1961.)

It is necessary that an arterial stop sign be posted at the southwest corner of the intersection of the Feliz Creek Road and the Boonville Road.

(Ord. No. 410, Sec. 2, adopted 1961.)

Any person who may be convicted of violating Section 15.08.010 of this Chapter shall be punished by a sentence of not more than thirty (30) days in the County jail, or fined not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 410, Sec. 3, adopted 1961.)

The County Road Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to erect and maintain a suitable sign upon the Feliz Creek Bridge, stating that it is a "One Lane Bridge" and a suitable stop sign at the intersection of the Feliz Creek Road and the Boonville Road.

(Ord. No. 410, Sec. 4, adopted 1961.)

(A) The steel truss bridge across the North Fork of the Gualala River situated one and one-half (1½) miles easterly from the State Highway near the town of Gualala, is hereby declared to be in a dangerous condition for heavy travel and unsafe for transporting over and upon said bridge any load, including vehicle, in excess of ten (10) tons in weight per vehicle, or in excess of eighteen (18) tons per semi-trailer combination, provided that such vehicle is operated at a speed in excess of five (5) miles per hour.

(Ord. No. 344, Sec. 1, adopted 1953.)

(B) Sections 15.08.050 to 15.08.060, inclusive, are hereby declared to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety for the reason that if loads in excess of the weight and excess of the speed herein provided for said bridge are carried or transported or attempted to be transported across or over said bridge, there is grave danger that said bridge, if so overloaded, may give way and result in injury to persons or property.

(Ord. No. 344, Sec. 3, adopted 1953.)

It is hereby made the duty of the County Engineer, and he is hereby directed, to post and keep posted in a conspicuous place upon said bridge mentioned in Section 15.08.010 hereof and at each end thereof a sign warning people of the dangerous condition for heavy travel on said bridge, of the weight limit and speed limit of said bridge upon which the notice is so posted and the penalty for violation of Sections 15.08.050 to 15.08.060, inclusive, as herein provided.

(Ord. No. 344, Sec. 2, adopted 1953.)