HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2008-01CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 10 AND 13
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
PERMIT FEES AND WEIGHT LIMITS; SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 1305.05 of the Plymouth City Code is hereby amended as
follows:
Section 1305 — Streets; Traffic
1305.05. Weight Limits; Seasonal Restrictions. Subdivision 1. Prohibition; Weight.
It is unlawful to operate any vehicle or a combination of vehicles upon any public street,
alley or highway within the City, during the periodbetween ria --eh 20 and May IS of
between the dates set by the Commissioner of Transportation each calendar year where
the gross weight on any single axle exceeds 10,000 pounds on paved roads or 8,000
pounds on gravel roads, except that this limitation does not apply to emergency vehicles
of public utilities used incidental to making repairs to its plant or equipment within the
City; nor to vehicles identified in Minnesota Statute, Section 169.87, Subds. 2-6; nor
shall this limitation apply to roads paved with concrete.
Subd. 2. Council Action. The City Council may by reselutien ordinance prohibit
for cause shown therein the operation of vehicles upon any or all public streets or alleys
within the City. The City Council may also by r-eselutiee ordinance impose restrictions
as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any such streets or alleys, whenever such
streets or alleys, by reason of deterioration, rain, snow or other climatic conditions may
be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the
permissible weights thereof reduced. The r-eselutiee ordinance adopted shall designate
the particular streets or alleys affected and shall set forth the prohibitions or restrictions
imposed on such streets or alleys.
Subd. 3. Posting of Signs. Upon the adoption of any prohibition or restriction as
provided for in this Section, the City Engineer shall cause to be posted or erected, signs
plainly indicating the prohibition or restriction at each end of the street or alley or that
portion of any street or alley affected thereby, and the prohibition or restriction is
effective until after such signs are so posted or erected.
Subd. 4. Special Permits. Any person desiring authority to move a vehicle or
combination of vehicles of a size or weight or load exceeding the maximum authorized
by this Section or otherwise not in conformity with the provisions hereof, may make
written application therefor to the Cecil City Engineer and upon good cause being
shown therefor, the City Goun ig neer may, in its his/her discretion, issue such a
permit. The application and permit shall specifically describe the vehicle or vehicles and
loads to be moved, the public streets over which the same is to travel and the period of
time for which the permit is granted. The City Cetm shall prescribe the
conditions to govern the operation of such vehicle or vehicles and may require an
undegakingmay require a permit fee, as well as a bond or other security to compensate
for any injury to any roadway or road structure. Every such permit shall be carried on the
vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by
any police officer, official, or employee of the City. No person shall violate any of the
terms or conditions of such special permit.
Subd. 5. Damage to Streets. Any person driving any vehicle, object or
contrivance upon any City street is liable for all damages which the highway or highway
structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving of such
vehicle, object or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving or moving any vehicle,
object or contrivance in excess of the maximum weight authorized by and pursuant to the
issuance of a special permit. When such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object or
contrivance, but is operating, driving or moving the same with the express or implied
permission of the owner, then the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable for any
such damage. Such damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the City.
Subd. 6. Police Duties. Any police officer having reason to believe that the
weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful, is authorized to require the driver to stop and
submit to a weighing of the same, either by means of portable or stationary scales, and
may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest scales, in the event such scales are
within five miles. When any officer determines that the weight of any vehicle or the load
thereon exceeds the maximum authorized he may require the driver to stop the vehicle in
a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be
necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under the
provisions of this Section. All materials so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or
driver of such vehicle, at the risk of such owner or driver. A driver of a vehicle who fails
or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing, or who fails or refuses,
when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle, to stop the vehicle and
otherwise comply with the provisions of this Section, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. Section 1015.21 of the Plymouth City Code is hereby amended as
follows:
Section 1015 — Permit Procedures and Fees
1015.21 Other Permit Fees and Charges. The fees and charges for other activities
requiring a permit under this Code are set by this Subsection under the following
headings:
Type of Permit
Search Requests
Return Check Fee
Moving
Massage Therapist Certification
Massage Therapy Center License
refundable)
Sexually Oriented Business - Primary
On premises uses
Off premises uses
Investigation fee
Sexually Oriented Business - Accessory
Emptying contents of Individual
Sewage Disposal Systems into
Municipal Sanitary Sewer System
Signs Requiring Permits
Street Excavation
Duplicate Inspection Record Cards
Hood and Duct Cleaning
Overweight Vehicle
Total Cubic Yards
50 cubic yards or less
51 to 100 cubic yards
101 to 1,000 cubic yards
Fee or Charge
$15
$15
$150 per building
$50 investigation fee,
$50 annual certification fee
$200 investigation fee (non
$25 licensing fee
$5,000 annual license fee
$1,000 annual license fee
Actual costs, not to exceed $3,000
No license fee
Current sewer usage volume charge
$10 per truck load minimum
$25 per every 32 square feet and
fraction thereof of surface area, up
to and including 96 sq. ft. or $75
plus $5 per every 100 sq. ft. and
fraction thereof of surface area,
over 96 sq. ft.
$30
$4
$50
$20 per day
GRADING PERMIT FEES
Fee
1,001 to 10,000 cubic yards
10,001 to 100,000 cubic yards
$25
$39
$39 for the first 100 cubic yard plus
$18.50 for each additional 100
cubic yards or fraction thereof
$205.50 for the first 1,000 cubic
yards plus $15.50 for each
additional 1,000 cubic yards or
fraction thereof
$345 for the first 10,000 cubic
100,001 cubic yards or more
Other Inspections and Fees
1. Inspection outside of normal business
hours
2. Reinspection fees assessed for each
inspection or reinspection when such
portion of work for which inspection is
called is not complete or when
corrections called for are not made.
Reinspection fees may be assessed
when the inspection record card is not
posted or otherwise available on the
work site, the approved plans are not
readily available to the inspector, for
failure to provide access on the date for
which inspection is requested, or for
deviating from plans requiring the
approval of the Building Official.
3. Inspections for which no fee is
specifically indicated (minimum charge
— one-half hour)
yards plus $70.00 for each
additional 10,000 cubic yards or
fraction thereof
$975 for the first 100,000 cubic
yards plus $38.75 for each
additional 10,000 cubic yards or
fraction thereof
$50 per hour
$50 per hour
$50 per hour or the total hourly cost
to the City, whichever is the
greatest
GRADING PLAN REVIEW FEES
Total Cubic Yards Fee
50 cubic yards or less
51 to 100 cubic yards
101 to 1,000 cubic yards
1,001 to 10,000 cubic yards
10,001 to 100,000 cubic yards
100,001 to 200,000 cubic yards
No fee
$25
$39
$52.25
$52.25 for the first 10,000 cubic
yards plus $26 for each additional
10,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof
$286.25 for the first 100,000 cubic
yards plus $14.00 for each additional
10,000 cubic yards or fraction thereof
Other Fees
1. Additional plan review required by $50*
changes, additions or revisions to
approved plans (minimum charge —
one-half hour)
*Or the total hourly cost to the City,
whichever is greatest. This cost shall
include supervisors, overhead,
equipment, hourly wages, and fringe
benefits of the employees involved.
Bow and Arrow Deer Hunting Permit $10
(Ord. 94-20, 11107194; Ord. 95-21, 04/04/95; Ord. 96-31, 12111196; Ord. 96-32,
12/18/96; Ord. 98-7, 03/18/97; Ord. 98-39, 11118198; Ord. 2003-22, 0711112003; Ord.
2004-31, 11/23/2004; Ord. 2005-35, 11/29/2005; Ord. 2006-03, 01/10/06; Ord. 2006-
15, 06/27/2006; Ord. 2007-06, 02/13/2007)
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota this 8th day of January,
2008. �( b�
K li Slavik, Mayor
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andra R. Engdahl, Vity Clerk