§ 66-101. Required; review; issuance

(a) The commissioners court, wishing to adopt a formal policy for issuing oversized, overweight and overlength vehicle permits, has instructed the county's public works department to receive and review all such permit requests, and to issue permits as it deems appropriate, as provided in this section.

(b) The public works department's director will be responsible for making a determination on each request, and he will be assisted by other engineers of the department whom he designates and county road and bridge district personnel who will inspect all county roads and bridges at least once a year, supplemented by the state department of transportation biannual bridge inspection program.

(c) The decision to grant or not grant a permit will be based on the road and bridge conditions of a specific route and on the vehicle's ability to travel along this route without damaging the road or structure, or endangering either the public's or the driver's safety.

(d) Such permits, if approved, will only be valid for one trip by one vehicle over a specified route.

(e) These procedures are adopted as the formal policy of the county for issuing trip permits in accordance with V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 623.018.

(Ord. No. 86-738, 5-27-1996)