Overload Moving — Permit Required
San Diego Municipal Code § 85.21
in effect§85.21 Overload Moving — Permit Required
(a) Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of the Council to permit the controlled operation and moving of vehicles or loads upon highways under its jurisdiction in excess of size and weight of vehicles allowed to be moved or operated on highways under the provisions of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, and protect the public safety and welfare by requiring a permit and the filing of a policy of insurance protecting the public against personal injury and property damage.
(b) Transportation Permit Required. No person shall move or cause to be moved over or across any public right of way under the jurisdiction of The City of San Diego any vehicle, load, trailer, or combinations thereof, which exceed the height, width, length, size or weight of vehicle or load limitations provided in Division 15 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, without first obtaining a transportation permit therefor from the City Engineer.
Said permit may be designated by the City Engineer as either a single–move transportation permit for the movement of a vehicle or load over a designated route and for a move on a specified date or dates, or a continuing transportation permit issued for the period specified on the permit but not to exceed six (6) months. Continuing transportation permits may be issued on the type of vehicle carrying the load in the case of nonself– propelled vehicles and on the specific vehicle in the case of the self–propelled vehicles. Continuing permits shall authorize the movement of the vehicles or loads specified on the permit; provided, however, that the vehicle or load shall not exceed a width of thirteen (13) feet, a height of sixteen (16) feet, or a length of one hundred (100) feet. If the load proposed under the continuing transportation permit exceeds the weight limits as prescribed in Division 15 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California by more than twenty–five per cent (25%), said move shall be subject to such route restrictions as designated by the City Engineer.
(“Overload Moving — Permit Required” added 3–17–1964 by O–8982 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art05Division00.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/28/2026