San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Equipment of Vehicles

As used in this chapter, the term "county highway" shall be as defined in Section 25 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California and shall include all or any part of the entire width of the right-of-way, whether or not the entire area is actually used for highway purposes.

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No tire on any vehicle on any county highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, bead, or other protuberance of metal or wood projecting beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire. The tracks of a crawler-type vehicle shall be considered a tire within the meaning of this chapter.

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The foregoing section shall not apply to:

(1) The use of tire chains of reasonable size to prevent skidding on surfaces or on snow or ice.

(2) The use of pneumatic tires which have embedded in them wire not to exceed .075 inches in diameter and which are so constructed that under no conditions will the percentage of metal in contact with the roadway exceed five (5) percent of the total tire area in contact with the roadway; but during the first one thousand (1,000) miles of use or operation of these tires the metal in contact with the roadway may exceed five (5) percent of this area but shall in no event exceed twenty (20) per cent of the area.

(3) Vehicles operated on unimproved roadways when necessary in the construction or repair of highways.

(4) Traction engines or tractors when operated under the conditions of a permit first obtained from the Director.

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No equipment attached to any vehicle such as discs, harrows, scarifiers, or other implements of agriculture or construction that may scratch, cut, gouge, or otherwise mark a pavement, shall be allowed to come in contact with any county highway; but the Director may permit the use of such equipment on a county highway on the filing of an application for a permit, which he may issue with the imposition of reasonable conditions that, may be required to protect the county highway.

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Any violation of this chapter is punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both.

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