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AN: 10RD.INANCE..SETTiNG WEIGHT LIMITS OF VEHICLE'S :IN '.
THE '.CITY. OF SEB'ASTIAN,'. FLORIDA; P.ROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOL~Ti'ON;.. ADOPTING 'CHAPTER 316 OF THE'. STATE
UNIFORM T~AFFIC .CONTROL 'OF. THE FLORIDA STATUTES,! 1977,.
AND PROVIDING .AN' .EFFECTIVE' ··DATE ..
WHEHEAS,.' the ·City· of Sebastian, Florida, is. desirous of
protecting .its municipal 'strme.ts 'from damage due 'to excess loads,
NOW-THEREFORE, BE. 'IT 'ORDAINED BY..THE ·CITY COUNCIL OF
THE iCI.TY OF SEB'ASTIAN,i. FLORIDA, as followS· :'
· 1.' The !gross' weight imposed on the Streets 'of the 'City of'
Sebastian by. the. wheeIs 'of' any one ·axle of a vehicle Shall not"
eXceed.· 20,.0.0.0 '.poUnds .'
'2. Any officer of the '.City of Sebastian having reason· to
beIieVe that ~the Weight of' a vehicle 'and load is unlawful, is '
authorized to' require 'the driver to Stop' and submit to a wei.ghing
of the !same either by. means 'of portable or' stationary scales 'and
may require ithat such ivehi'cle be 'driven to the nearest publi'c
scaleS, for' weighing.
13.' Any driVer of' any vehicle in violation of this 'ordinance
shall' be !in violation of. the 'ordinances 'of the 'City of Sebastian
and,: .upon conViction, .be 'imprisoned for a period· not exceeding
six months',' .or' pay a' fine not exceeding' $500'..00.,: .and shall be'
sUbjeCt to Such penalty as. provided by ·Chapter· 316 of the' State
· uniform Traffic Control of' the Florida Statutes.'
4.. The 'City of' Sebastian hereby specifically adopts 'Chapter
'316 of the State Uniform Traffic Control· of the ··State of Florida
as. 'an ordinance 'of' .the City of sebastian.' The ·enforcement of said
ordinance Shall be VeSted with 'the: Police 'DePartment of the ·City
of' Sebastian.
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The'foregoing ordinance shall beCome effeCtiveimmediately
upon its. passage..
Ail ordinanceS, .or parts 'of ordinanceS, in conflict here-
wi.thlor'inconSistent with ithe Provisions'of thiSordinance, 'are
herebY~rePealed.
ATTE~ST:
Pat JFI~od, Jr.~, Mayor
-- / City CI~rk' -
I HEREBY. CERTIFY that Noti'ce'of Public Hearing of the'.'
foregoing Ordinance'was given in accOrdance wi'th Chapter 16'6.04.1
of' the.Florida statuteS,'.on ~~'/~~R' .... , 197.9, in the.
'
Veto .Beach PreSs 'journal, a neWsPaper of general circulation in
theCity of Sebastian, Florida; that said publi'c hearing was
held' in the' '.City Hall 'of th'e 'City of Sebastian, Florida, ~at
'' '7~'o~' -'P.M. On' '' ' '~~ ~g ........ ,..197.9; ithat 'said
· ordinance'passed on" first reading on ...... ~1~9~ ....... , 197.9,.
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and that said ordinance .passed on second and final reading and
was adopted by .the 'City council of the 'City of Sebastian,. ~Flori~a,
City ~Clerk