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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 4782 i�� /� O� • • O O ��b. - CITY of ORONO � � �� G'�' � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��SH04� NO. 4 �� A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SEASONAL WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON ORONO PUBLIC CITY STREETS The City of Orono ordains that axle weight limits are restricted on the following streets in the City of Orono to protect these streets from damage when road and weather conditions warrant in accordance with regulations as provided in Minnesota State Statutes Chapter 169.87 and Section � 6.11 of the Orono Municipal Code. These weight restrictions are in effect during the spring thaw . season between approximately March lst to May 15th dependent on weather conditions. Streets may be posted for weight restrictions any time that road and weatlier conditions warrant weight limits to protect streets from damage. � An exemption is provided for refuse collection vehicles to exceed the posted limits, except no refuse collections vehicles shall be operated during restricted times where the gross weight on any� single axle exceeds 14,000 lbs.The City also reserves the right to restrict refuse collection vehicles to the posted weight limits should conditions warrant.An exemption to the posted weight limits is • allowed for refuse collection vehicles to travel on the first one hundred feet of City Streets from . the intersection of the street with a County Highway. This exemption is to allow larger refuse collection vehicles to park safely off of County Highways for the purpose of transferring waste from smaller collection vehicles that service City Streets to the larger vehicles. An exemption to posted weight limits is allowed for utility company service vehicles namely Excel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative, Reliant Energy, Qwest Telephone, Mediacom Cable or other companies providing utility service within the City when responding to an emergency. An emergency response shall include power outages, gas leaks, emergency communication, line down or severed, etc. An exemption to posted weiglit limits is also allowed for septic tank service companies, well . drilling and service companies,and companies delivering fuel for heating purposes.An emergency � response is limited to septic or sewer system failures posing an imminent threat to public health and safety,well failure resulting in loss of water supply,or lack of heating fuel.All persons requesting an exemption to the posted weight limits for response to an emergency situation must notify the Orono Police Department Administrative Office.This notification must include a description and location of the emergency,the number and weight of vehicles responding to the emergency,and the route to be used to reach the emergency site. The City reserves the right to request supporting documentation of the nature and location of the emergency. • Page 1 of 4 i�� 7 O� • . O O ��6. - CITY of ORONO � � � � �� G'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL . . ��`�kEsHp4'� NO. _ �� ' � � � � All persons responding to emergency situations shall limit travel on seasonal weight restricted streets to the minimum distance required to reach the site from the closest road that is not subject to seasonal weight restrictions. All persons responding to�emergency situations shall limit the number and weight of vehicles to the greatest extent possible. Measures to reduce the detrimental . impacts to posted roads include,but not be limited to,using the smallest service vehicle possible, minimizing vehicle weight by only transporting the necessary equipment required for emergency response,transporting the minimum amount of heating fuel oil, LP gas, liquid septic waste, other , materials, etc. necessary to correct the emergency situation. The intent of exemptions to seasonal weight restrictions is to allow response to actual emergency situations that pose an imminent threat to public health and safety.Routine maintenance of utility facilities, wells, sewer or septic systems, or routine replenishing of heating fuel supplies, aze not considered an emergency.The City reserves the right to request supporting documentation to verify the nature and location of emergency situations, and control routes used to travel to emergency situations. • The following streets aze limited to a four-ton axle per axle weight limit: Arbor Street Concordia Street Farview Lane Baldur Park Road Corral Road Ferndale Green Barrett Avenue Country Club Road Ferndale Road W. Bayview Place Crestview Avenue Forest Arms Lane � Bederwood Drive Crystal Avenue Forest Lake Dr. Birch Lane Crystal Bay Road Forest Lake Land Blaine Avenue Crystal Place � Fox Ridge Road Bohn's Point Lane Cygnet Place Fox Street Bohn's Point Road Dahl Road Frederick Street Brackett's Point Road Dakota Avenue Gazden Court Briar Street � � Dickenson Street . Glendale Avenue � � Carman Road Dickenson St. Alleys Grandview Avenue Carman Street Dickey Lake Drive Hackberry Hill Caroline Avenue Dunwoody Avenue Hanlon Avenue Casco Avenue Eastlake Street Heritage Drive Casco Circle East Long Lake Road Heritage Lane Casco Cove Eileen Street High Lane Elm Lane Highwood Road Hunter Drive • Page 2 of 4 i�� 7' O� . • O O ��b. - CITY of ORONO � � . . . �� G'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��kEsKO4`'� : � rvo. 4 7 � � Casco Point Road Elm Street Ivy Place Cherry Avenue Elmwood A�enue Keene Avenue Cherry Place Ethel Avenue Kelly Avenue Chevy Chase Drive Fagerness Point Road Kenwood Way Chippewa Lane Fairview Cottage Lakeview Avene Lafayette Ridge Court . Oak Street Stubbs Bay Road � Lakeview Terrace Old Beach Road Tamarack Drive , Leaf Street Old Long Lake Road Togo Road Lilac Lane Olive Avenue Tonka Avenue � Linden Avenue Orchard Beach Place Tonkaview Lane - Linden Lane Orchard Park Road Turnham Road Livingston Avenue Orono Lane Union Cemetery Rd Loma Linda Avenue Orono Orchard Road Vine place . Long Lake Boulevard Orono Townline Road Watertown Road " Lydiard Avenue Park Avenue Wear Lane North Lydiard Circle Park Drive Wear Circle . • Lyman Avenue Park Lane . Webb Street Lr•ric Avenue Partenwood Road Webber Hills Road Maple Lane Pheasant Lawn Road West Ferndale Road � . Maple Place Prospect Avenue West Lafayette Rd Mapleridge Lane Railroad Avenue Westlake Street Minnetonka Avenue Rest Point Circle Wildhurst Trail Minnetonka Highlands Rest Point Lane Willow Drive (1) Nlinnie Avenue Russell Avenue Willowbrook Road Myrtlewood Road Shevlin Drive Windjammer Lane Navarre Avenue Smith Avenue Woodhill Avenue . Navarre Lane � Spates Avenue � North Arm Drive Spring Hill Road , North Arm Lane � Spruce Place Northern�Avenue Starkey Road Note: (1) Willow Drive is a four-ton a,cle weight limit from north of Otten's Nursery driveway to the Medina city limits,and from south of the BNSF Railroad bridge to Brown Road South. • Page 3 of 4 i�� . .. � o 0 ��e. - CITY of ORONO � � � �� ,'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CIT.Y COUNCIL ��sxo4� � rvo. 4 7 � 2 . The following streets are limited to a nine-ton axle per axle weight limit: Brown Road North Ferndale Road North Kelley Parkway McCulley Road .. �� Old Crystal Bay Road Willow Drive (from Highway 12,400'north to Otten's Nursery driveway) Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at a regular meeting held March 25, � 2002. . . � • ATTEST: � � _ (/ � --- . Linda S. Vee, City Clerk Barbara A. Peterson,Mayor • Page 4 of 4 �