Ouachita Parish |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 14. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Article II. WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS |
Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 14-24. Special load limits.
(a)
The following load limits shall comply to those streets which are enumerated in subsection (b), below:
(1)
Total gross weight of any single-axle attached to any vehicle and equipped with low-pressure pneumatic tires shall not exceed fourteen thousand five hundred (14,500) pounds;
(2)
The total gross weight of any tandem-axle attached to any vehicle and equipped with low-pressure pneumatic tires shall not exceed twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds;
(3)
The total gross weight of any tridrum-axle attached to any vehicle and equipped with low-pressure and pneumatic tires shall not exceed thirty-seven thousand five hundred (37,500) pounds.
(b)
The maximum axle weights set forth in subsection (a) above, shall apply to the following streets, to wit:
(1)
Northwood Drive (concrete portion);
(2)
White Oak Drive;
(3)
Pecan Drive;
(4)
Bluff Drive;
(5)
Deer Trail.
(c)
Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days in the parish jail, or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both.
(Ord. No. 8007, 3-17-86)