Item VI (A) First Reading of Ordinances. Second Readings and Public Hearings scheduled for June 21, 1994 1. Ordinance No. 94-17, relating to weight restrictions on City maintained roadways and intersections AGENDA 6-7-94
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frF+of 6000 .4% JAMES W.SHIRA,P.E.
CITY ENGINEER/UTILITIES DIRECTOR
150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE•OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761
(407)656-2322
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 18, 1994
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
FROM: James W. Shira,P.E.
City Engineer/Utilities irector
SUBJECT: Weight Restrictions on City Maintained Streets
The attached proposed ordinance will provide a means for the City to impose weight restrictions,
supported by an appropriate engineering or traffic study, on City maintained streets, roads and
intersections. This would include posting of weight restrictions on Clarke Road as has recently
been discussed.
I recommend that the City Commission authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute this
ordinance.
THE PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE OIG
ORDINANCE NO. 94 17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 168 OF THE
OCOEE CITY CODE, ENTITLED VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC, BY AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER,
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS, TO IMPOSE
LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON CITY
MAINTAINED ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMIVIISSION OF THE CITY OF
OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this ordinance pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution of the State of
Florida, Section 316.555, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 2. A new Section 168-6.2 of Article I of Chapter 168 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Ocoee is hereby adopted to read as follows:
SECTION 168-6.2. Load and Weight Limits on Public Roads.
The City Engineer is hereby authorized to implement load
and weight limit restrictions for City maintained roadways and
intersections upon a determination by the City Engineer, supported
by an engineering or traffic study, that a City maintained roadway
or intersection, by reason of its design, deterioration, rain or other
climatic or material causes, may be liable to be damaged or
destroyed by motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers which exceed
load and weight limits prescribed by the City Engineer. In the
event the City Engineer makes such a determination, then load and
weight limitations may be imposed by the City Engineer by
causing to be posted notice of such limitations at conspicuous
places at the terminals of all intermediate crossroads and road
junctions with the section of the City maintained roadway or
intersection to which the notice applies. After any such notice has
been posted the operation of any motor vehicle contrary to such
posting shall, pursuant to Section 316.555, Florida Statutes,
constitute a violation of Chapter 316, Florida Statutes. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed to interfere with the right of
the Florida Department of Transportation to establish detours over
any such restricted City maintained roadways and intersections
unless such load and weight limitation has been first approved by
the Florida Department of Transportation.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 4. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City
that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances
of the City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word
"ordinance" may be changed to "chapter", "section", "article", or such other appropriate word
or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such inclusion in the
code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the
correction of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City
Manager, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or recodified copy of same with
the City Clerk.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1994.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
Jean Grafton, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor
(SEAL)
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ADVERTISED 6-9-94 , 1994
READ FIRST TIME 6-7-94 , 1994
READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED
, 1994,
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO.
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
this day of , 1994.
FOLEY & LARDNER
By:
City Attorney
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