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ORDINANCE N0. $$.S/
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA ESTABLISHING A
VEHICLE LOAD LIMIT OF 6,000 POUNDS PER
VEHICLE AS AUTHORIZED BY §35701 CALIFORNIA
VEHICLE CODE ON PAULARINO AVENUE BETWEEN
THE NEWPORT FREEWAY AND BEAR STREET, AND
SETTING FORTH REASONS THEREFOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
finds and declares that the surface,subsurface and construction
of Paularino Avenue between Newport Freeway and Bear Street will
not withstand the continuous pressure of motor vehicle use,
where said vehicles exceed a load limit of 6,000 pounds per
vehicle. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa further
finds and declares that §35701 California Vehicle Code authorizes
the establishment of maximum load limits on public streets.
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa further finds and
declares that because of freeway construction in the immediate
vicinity earth moving vehicles are using the aforesaid route
to the extent that serious damage to the surface, subsurface and
underground utilities is imminent.
Accordingly, there is herewith added to Title 10, Chapter
XIII the following section:
SECTION 2:. There is hereby added to Title 10, Chapter
XIII the following section:
"S10-249 Load Limit - Paularino Avenue
A maximum load limit of 6,000 pounds per vehicle is
hereby established on Paularino Avenue between the Newport
Freeway and Bear Street and it shall be unlawful for any motor
vehicle or other use of said street in excess, of the herein set
forth limits.
X10-250 Penalty
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Exceeding the load limit as set forth in §10-249
shall be deemed a misdemeanor and -shall be publishable as set
forth in 51-33 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code."
SECTION 3: This ordinance is adopted as an urgency
ordinance as authorized by §36934 California.Government Code
and the reasons for -said urgency are that the street governed
by this ordinance is currently being used by earth hauling
vehicles in connection with the construction of the Newport
Freeway to the extent that irreparable damage is imminent. The
passage of this ordinance in due course will result,in its
effective date being after irreparable damage has been done.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
.full force and effect immediately from and after its passage
and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage
shall be published once in the Orange Coast Daily Pilot, a news-
paper of general circulation printed and published in the City
of .Costa Mesa, together with the names of the members of the
City Council voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /U day of ,
1975.
I ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City .
Costa Mesa
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MAYOR of t e City of Co to Mesa
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PROVED AS O FORM
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;"ORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
ss.
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 5-5'/ was introduced and
considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City
Council held onthe 3,J_ day of 1975, and
thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a regular meeting
of said City Council held on the ,jam, day of %Lru�ir�c.Pl
1975,by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:/
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this day of
1975.
V ,
CITY CLERK and ex -officio C _rk
of the CITY COUNCIL of the ITY
OF COSTA MESA
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