ORD 2000-03 - Repeal Section 20.07.11 02-08-2000ORDINANCE NO. 2000-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, REPEALING SECTION 20.07.11 "REGULATION
OF READY -MIXED CONCRETE VEHICLES "; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code regulates the maximum weights of trucks,
including concrete trucks, traveling on State and Federal highways and roads; and
WHEREAS, it is unlikely that a concrete truck would travel within the City without traveling
on a State or Federal Highway or road;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1: Title 20 "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Part 20.07 "Regulation of Traffic
Generally," Section 20.07.11 "Regulation of Ready -Mixed Concrete Vehicles" is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: This Ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000.
CITY OF H VIL , TEXAS
William B. reen, Mayor
A ST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
4a�ul C City Attorney
Section 20.07.11 Regulation of ready -mixed concrete vehicles.
A. A person commits an offense if the person drives a vehicle transporting ready -mixed
concrete upon a public street, and the vehicle either carries a tandem axle load that exceeds forty-
one thousand (41,000) pounds, a single axle load that exceeds twelve thousand five hundred
(12,500) pounds, or a gross vehicle load that exceeds fifty-three thousand five hundred (53,500)
pounds.
B. Any person, firm or corporation intending to operate a vehicle used exclusively to transport
ready -mixed concrete on the streets and highways within the corporate limits of the City of
Huntsville, with a tandem axle load in excess of thirty -four thousand (34,000) pounds, shall file
with the city secretary of the City of Huntsville a surety bond in favor of the City of Huntsville in
the principal sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) conditioned that the owner of such
vehicles will pay to the City of Huntsville all damages done to the streets and highways within
the corporate limits of the said City of Huntsville by reason of the operation of such vehicle, or
vehicles having a tandem axle load in excess of thirty -four thousand (34,000) pounds. The initial
surety bond required under the provisions of this section shall be filed within ten (10) days after
the effective date of this section if the owner of any such vehicles is operating same with loads in
excess of thirty -four thousand (34,000) pounds. Any owner of such vehicles thereafter operating
or commencing to operate such vehicles having a tandem axle load in excess of thirty-four
thousand (34,000) pounds shall file said surety bond with the city secretary prior to operation of
such vehicles by said owner or his employees on such streets and highways.
C. Upon filing of the surety bond provided for in the above paragraph, the city secretary shall
record the number of such vehicles intended to be operated by each owner of same and which
shall be covered by such surety bond. The city secretary shall issue for each such vehicle an
identification card, sticker or tag which shall be displayed on each such vehicle authorized to use
the streets and highways within the corporate limits of the City of Huntsville with a tandem axle
load in excess of thirty-four thousand (34,000) pounds.
D. No owner of such vehicles shall operate, or allow to be operated, any such vehicles required-
by this section to be registered with the city secretary until such registration has been made and
the required surety bond tendered. Bonds shall be renewed annually for so long as the owner of
such vehicles uses the public streets and highways within the City of Huntsville. The city
secretary shall be notified of vehicles deleted or added to the owner's fleet of vehicles covered by
such surety bond.
E. A person commits an offense if the person operates upon a public street a vehicle used
exclusively for transportation of ready -mixed concrete without an invoice indicating the gross
load of cement then in transport.
(Ord. No. 81 -47, § 1, 7 -7 -81)
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