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ORDINANCE NO. 138 <br /> AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO SET ROAD RESTRICTIONS <br /> AND LOAD LIMITS FOR THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES. <br /> WHEREAS, it has been determined that some of the streets in the City <br /> are being damaged by trucks and other heavily laden vehicles <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1: INTENT <br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to preserve the condition of the <br /> public streets within the City of Pequot Lakes from serious damage or destruction <br /> by the excessive use of these streets by trucks and other heavily laden vehicles <br /> and to reduce the amount of cost and expense to the taxpayers of the City of <br /> Pequot Lakes for street maintenance. <br /> Section 2: RESTRICTIONS <br /> The City Council is hereby authorized to extablish by resolution, <br /> road restrictions, including weight limitations for all municipally owned <br /> and maintained streets, whenever by reason of deterioration, rain, snow or <br /> other climatic conditions said streets will be damaged or destroyed. <br /> Section 3: POSTING <br /> Any street affected by said resolution shall be posted with signs <br /> plainly indicating the restriction at each end of the portion of street affected. <br /> Section 4: EXEMPTIONS <br /> School buses, refuse haulers and heating fuel trucks are given <br /> special permission to proceed with normal operation on their regularly estab- <br /> lished routes and at regularly established hours. <br /> Section 5: PENALTY <br /> Any person, party or firm who violates any provision of the above <br /> ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more <br /> than five hundred ($500.00) dollars. <br /> Passed by the City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes this 8th <br /> day of November , 19 82 . <br /> / <br /> Mayor <br /> ATTEST: dddd <br /> City Clerk <br /> Published in the Country Echo this 3rd day of March , 19 83 <br />