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CHAPTER VIII & IX – TRAFFIC & MOTOR VEHICLES
ORDINANCE 805 WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ................................................................. 805-1
Section 805.01: SEASONAL LOAD RESTRICTION ................................................ 805-1
Section 805.02: SCHOOL BUS AND HEAD START BUS ....................................... 805-1
Section 805.03: VEHICLE TRANSPORTING MILK ................................................ 805-1
Section 805.04: UTILITY VEHICLES ....................................................................... 805-1
Section 805.05: RECYCLING AND GARBAGE VEHICLES ................................... 805-2
Section 805.06: WINTER INCREASE AMOUNTS ................................................... 805-2
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CHAPTER VIII & IX – TRAFFIC & MOTOR VEHICLES
ORDINANCE 805 WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Section 805.01: SEASONAL LOAD RESTRICTION. Except for portland cement
concrete roads, between the dates set by the commissioner of transportation each year, the weight
on any single axle shall not exceed five tons on a county highway, town road, or city street that
has not been restricted. The gross weight on consecutive axles shall not exceed the gross weight
allowed in Minn. Stat. §169.822 to §169.829 multiplied by a factor of five divided by nine. This
reduction shall not apply to the gross vehicle weight.
Section 805.02: SCHOOL BUS AND HEAD START BUS. Weight restrictions do not
apply to a school bus or Head Start bus transporting students, Head Start children, or Head Start
parents when the gross weight on a single axle of the school bus or Head Start bus does not
exceed 14,000 pounds; provided that, road authorities may restrict any highway under their
jurisdiction to a lesser axle weight by written order to school boards and Head Start grantees 24
hours in advance of required compliance with such reduced axle weight.
Section 805.03: VEHICLE TRANSPORTING MILK. Until June 1, 2007, a weight
restriction imposed by the commissioner of transportation or a local road authority, does not
apply to a vehicle transporting milk from the point of production to the point of first processing
if, at the time the weight restriction is exceeded, the vehicle is carrying milk loaded at only one
point of production. This subdivision does not authorize a vehicle described in this subdivision to
exceed a weight restriction of five tons per axle by more than two tons per axle.
Section 805.04: UTILITY VEHICLES. Weight restrictions imposed by the
commissioner do not apply to a two-axle or three-axle utility vehicle that does not exceed a
weight of 20,000 pounds per single axle and 36,000 pounds gross vehicle weight for a two-axle
vehicle or 48,000 pounds gross vehicle weight for a three-axle vehicle, if the vehicle is owned
by:
a) A public utility as defined in Minn. Stat. §216B.02;
b) A municipality or municipal utility that operates the vehicle for its municipal
electric, gas, or water system; or
c) A cooperative electric association organized under Minn. Stat. §308A.
1. The exemption in this subdivision applies only when the vehicle is
performing service restoration or other work necessary to prevent an
imminent loss of service.
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Section 805.05: RECYCLING AND GARBAGE VEHICLES. Weight restrictions
imposed do not apply to a vehicle that does not exceed 20,000 pounds per single axle and is
designed and used exclusively for recycling, while engaged in recycling in a political subdivision
that mandates curbside recycling pickup. Weight restrictions imposed do not apply to a vehicle
that does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle and is used exclusively for recycling as
described in paragraph (a), or (2) a vehicle that does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle
and is designed and used exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste, as defined in
Minn. Stat. §115A.03, Subd. 21, while engaged in such collection. Notwithstanding said
exception a violation of weight restrictions imposed by a vehicle designed and used exclusively
for recycling while engaged in recycling in a political subdivision that mandates curbside
recycling pickup while engaged in such collection, or by a vehicle that is designed and used
exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste as defined in Minn. Stat. §115A.03, Subd.
21, while engaged in such collection, is not subject to criminal penalties but is subject to a civil
penalty for excess weight under section 169.871.
Section 805.06: WINTER INCREASE AMOUNTS. The limitations provided in Minn.
Stat. §169.822 to §169.829 are increased by ten percent between the dates set by the
commissioner for each zone established by the commissioner based on a freezing index model
each winter.
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