§ 101-5.5 — Excessive Size, Weight and Load Permit

101-5.5. Excessive Size, Weight and Load Permit.

1. REQUIRED BY VEHICLE OPERATOR. a. No person may operate on a highway within the city any vehicle having a total width in excess of 8-1/2 feet, an overall height in excess of 13-1/2 feet, an overall length in excess of 75 feet, or a total weight of more than 80,000 lbs., even if a permit has been issued by the state of Wisconsin, without obtaining a permit from the commissioner of public works. b. A permit is valid only for the vehicle and load described in the application and permit. c. A fee shall be paid in accordance with s. 81-80 prior to issuance of the permit. 2. INSURANCE AND LIABILITY CONDITIONS. a. A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the following insurance coverage or a bond in a form satisfactory to the commissioner of public works will be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the permit while operating on the public highway, unless this requirement is expressly waived by the commissioner of public works: Bodily injury liability - each person $150,000 Bodily injury liability - each accident $450,000 Property damage liability - each accident $300,000 or, Combined single limit $750,000 b. A permittee shall hold the city, its officers, employees and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from granting of the permit or which may result from operation over public highways under the permit. c. A permittee shall pay any claim for any bodily injury or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the permittee is legally responsible. 3. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. a. The permit may designate the route to be traversed and may contain any other condition or restriction deemed necessary by the commissioner of public works. b. The commissioner of public works may for good cause suspend or revoke the permit or may decline to issue additional permits. c. When a vehicle operating under a permit is overheight, the permittee shall give prior notice to the owners of overhead wires, cables, structures or other facilities which may be affected. d. When a vehicle operating under a permit is overheight, the permittee is responsible for ensuring that the vehicle clear, by at least 3 inches, all overhead structures along the route. e. The commissioner of public works may require a traffic officer to accompany a vehicle operating under a permit through the city if the vehicle has a total width in excess of 12 feet, an overall height in excess of 13-1/2 feet, an overall length in excess of 75 feet, or a total weight in excess of 150,000 pounds. An additional fee for the officer’s service shall be paid by the permittee in accordance with s. 81-80 prior to issuance of the permit. f. Permits shall be carried on the vehicle during operations so permitted and presented to any city official upon request. g. A permit is not valid during periods when adverse weather or road conditions, such as fog, smoke, heavy rain, snow or ice, or wind velocity, impair the safety of a movement under the permit. h. The granting of a permit shall not be considered as a guarantee of the sufficiency of any highway or structure transported upon. i. The commissioner of public works shall charge a special investigation fee when it is deemed necessary because of the size or weight of the load or of the route to be traveled. The fee shall be charged for services including but not limited to bridge load calculations and field measurements. The special investigation fee shall be paid by the permitee in accordance with s. 81-49.5. j. The commissioner of public works shall charge an additional fee for the actual cost incurred for protecting, adjusting, moving, or otherwise altering city facilities to accommodate the movement of excessive loads. 4. MULTIPLE TRIP PERMIT. a. The commissioner of public works may issue a multiple trip permit for any vehicle that is not required to have a traffic officer accompany it through the city. b. The multiple trip permit shall be effective for a period of one month or 12 months. c. A fee shall be paid in accordance with s. 81-50.5 prior to issuance of the permit. d. A multiple trip permit issued for 12 months may be transferred within the same 12 month period to another vehicle upon proper application to the commissioner of public works. A fee shall be paid in accordance with s. 81-50.5 to transfer the permit. e. A multiple trip permitee shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules, including the conditions and requirements of a single trip permittee, unless they are modified by the conditions of the permit. f. The maximum size and weight limitations authorized by a multiple trip permit shall not be exceeded. 5. MULTIPLE TRIP PERMIT REQUIRING TRAFFIC OFFICER ESCORT. a. The commissioner of public works may issue a multiple trip permit for any vehicle that is required to have a traffic officer accompany it through the city. b. The multiple trip permit requiring a traffic officer escort shall be issued for a period of one month or 2 months. c. A fee shall be paid in accordance with s. 81-80 prior to issuance of the permit. d. The permittee shall allow adequate time for the city to conduct its review when applying for the permit. e. A multiple trip permittee requiring a traffic officer escort shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules, including the conditions and requirements of a single trip permittee, unless they are modified by the conditions of the permit. f. The commissioner of public works may suspend the permit or change the designated route to be traversed during the effective date of the permit when deemed necessary. 7. PENALTY. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall upon conviction forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500 together with costs of prosecution, or in default of payment may be imprisoned in the county jail or house of correction for a period not to exceed 20 days.