City of Milwaukee - File #: 010677

• File #: 010677
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/5/2001
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/25/2001
• Effective date: 10/12/2001
• Title: An ordinance relating to permits, insurance coverage and special investigation fee for vehicles and loads of excessive size and weight.
• Sponsors: CHAIR
• Indexes: FEES, INSURANCE, MOTOR VEHICLES, PERMITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/11/2001	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/4/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/25/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
9/12/2001	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
9/6/2001	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/6/2001	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/6/2001	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/5/2001		PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/5/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number:
010677
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
An ordinance relating to permits, insurance coverage and special investigation fee for vehicles and loads of excessive size and weight.
Sections
81-49.5-5 cr
101-5-1 am
101-5-2 am
101-5-3 rp
101-5.5 cr
Analysis
This ordinance amends s. 101-5 and creates s. 105-5.5 in order to conform city provisions relating to excessive size, weight and load permits with state statute and department of transportation administrative code. The ordinance makes more restrictive the total width, overall height and overall length of vehicles required to obtain a permit to operate on a highway within the city. In addition, a permittee is required to certify that a specific insurance coverage or bond will be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the permit. Section 81-49.5-5 is also created to provide for a special investigation fee for excessive size, weight and load permits.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 81-49.5-5 of the code is created to read:

81-49.5 Engineer Service Fees.

5. Special investigation fee for excessive size, weight and load permits: $35 per hour or fraction thereof.

Part 2. Section 101-5-1 and 2 of the code is amended to read:

101-5. Size>>, Weight <
1. ADOPTION OF STATE LAW. The city of Milwaukee adopts ch. 348, Wis. Stats., [[1969]]>>1999-2000<<, and all subsequent amendments thereto defining and describing regulations for which the penalty for violation thereof is a forfeiture only including penalties to be imposed.

2. PENALTY. Upon conviction of a violation of any section of ch. 348, Wis. Stats., [[1969]]>>1999-2000<<, so adopted, the court shall enter a judgment of forfeiture against the violator, payable to the city, within a range of forfeitures provided by statute for violation of such section in addition to [[taxable]] costs >> of prosec...