CH28 28 .4 - Road Weight Limit Amendment

 

An Ordinance of the Town of Lapel, Amending Chapter 4, Section 4-6, Road Weight Limits of the Town of Lapel Code of Ordinances.

WHEREAS, Indiana Code (I.C.) authorizes a local authority to adopt traffic regulations by local ordinance with respect to highways under the local authority’s jurisdiction; and,

WHEREAS, I.C. authorizes 9-20-1-3(c) authorizes a local authority, by ordinance, to prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles and impose limitations on the weight, size, or use of those vehicles on highways within the local authority’s jurisdiction; and,

WHEREAS, the Town Council of Lapel (“Lapel”) desires to impose weight limits on roads under Lapel’s jurisdiction as more aptly set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Town of Lapel, Madison County, Indiana, that:

1. The recitals are herein incorporated by reference.
2. No truck or other commercial vehicle with a gross weight in excess of five (5) tons shall be permitted on Bulldog Boulevard, except for school buses.
3. No truck or other commercial vehicle with a gross weight in excess of five (5) tons shall be permitted on Brookside Road from 5^th Street to Bulldog Boulevard, except for school buses.
4. The Town of Lapel Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, Section 4-6 shall be amended to reflect these provisions.
5. This ordinance shall become effective upon the adoption and signature of the Lapel Town Council, publication as required by law, and the posting of signs.

Adopted this 4^th day of April 2019