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AN ORDINANCE relating to the transportation
of oversized loads upon the streets of the
City of Bremerton.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to
move upon or across any road, city street, or city right-of-way
any load having any overall width in excess of fourteen (14)
feet or an overall height in excess of sixteen (16) feet above
the level surface upon which the loaded vehicle stands, or
load requiring the use of dollies without first obtaining
a special oversize load permit. The City of Bremerton Building
Department is hereby authorized to issue such permit.
I. Before a permit is issued, the mover shall:
(1) Submit an application to the Building
Deparment Inspector two (2) weeks in
advance of the planned move containing the
following information::
(a) Present location of the load to be moved,
- (b) Proposed new location of the load,
(c) Dimensions of the load when loaded,
(d) Proposed route over which the load is
to be moved,
(e) Evidence of notification to all public
and private utility companies including
railroad companies'having facilities
over, along or across the proposed route
of travel which may be in conflict with
or endangered by the loaded vehicle
proposed to be moved. Such notificati, on
shall be given to a responsible member
of each company at least twenty-four
hours before starting the proposed move,
(f) Evidence of notification to the City
Clerk, Police/Traffic, Communications,
Engineer, Building, Commissioner
of Public Works, County Engineer,
Fire Department, and Washington State
Patrol of the date, time and route of
move,
(g) Such other information as the Building
Department may require.
(2) Deposit or have on deposit with the City
Clerk a bond in the amount of five thousand
($5,000.00) dollars executed by the applicant,
as principal, and a surety company authorized
to do business, as a surety, in the State
of Washington, as surety, such bond conditioned:
(a) To indemnify and hold harmless City of
Bremerton against all liabilities,
judgments, costs and expenses which may
in any way accrue against it in conse-
quence of oversize load moving by the
holder,
(b) To indemnify City of Bremerton for damages
to any of its property resulting from
the activities by the permit holder in
moving oversize loads,
(c) To pay all lawful claims for injury or
damage to persons or Property occasioned
by or in any way arising out of such
oversize load moving operations by the
permit holder and such bond shall inure
to the benefit of any person damaged in
person or property by such operations,
(d) To make just compensation to the utility
companies for making temporary or permanen'
arrangements of their property to accom-
modate the oversize load movement.
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(3) Agree to defend City of Bremerton, at
movers' own expense, in the event that any
action is brought against the city as a
result of any act or activity of the city
or its agents or employees because of, or
in any way arising out of, the moving operation;
(4) Procure and maintain in full force and effect,
and the city to be named as additional named
insured, public liability insurance in the
sum of not less than $250,000 public liability
per person, $500,000 each occurrence bodily
injury, and $100,000 each occurrence property
damage with not less than fifteen days notice
to the city before cancellation of said
insurance;
II. The fee for a permit to move any building, or
part thereof, shall be $10 plus $13 per mile,
plus an additional sum to reimburse the city for
any and all expenses it may be put to in connection
with such moving, including the expense of moving
its apparatus and equipment such as traffic lights
and police and fire signals, for the passage of
such building.
III. The City Building Department shall have the
authority to set reasonable days and hours for
the movement of oversize loads.
IV. Oversize load permits shall be issued after a
reasonable time for inspection and approval of
the proposed route and payment of fee.
V. Special escort or other precautioqs may be imposed
by the City Building Department to assure movement
is under the safest possible conditions.
VI. The above requirements may, under special con-
ditions, be altered at the discretion of the
City Building Department..
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Provided that:
(1) These limitations may be rescinded when
certification is made by military officials
or by officials of public or private power
facilities, when in the opinion of the
City commissioners, the movement or action
is a necessary emergency movement or action;
Provided further, that the structures and
highway surfaces ~of the routes involved are
determined to be capable of sustaining widths
in excess of such limitation.
(2) These limitations shall not apply to farmers
moving farm machinery between farms during
daylight hours if the movement does not pass
along and upon any primary or secondary
highway for a distance greater than thirty-
five miles, if properly patrolled and flagged.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authenti-
cation of such passage this ~'~3 day of NOV£D E , 1979.
· --GLENN K. JARSTAD,~Mayor ~
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. MANDIO, City Clerk