Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 Bylaw No. 2/68 (Vehicle Weights) — full text, Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan

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## BYLAW NO. 2/68 ·A BYLAW TO RESTRICT THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLES USING ROADS AND BRIDGES The council of the Rural vunicipality of Great Bend No. 405 in the province of saskatchewan, enacts as follows;- 1. (a) such Act; 2. "single axler means all wheels whose centres may be included between two parallel transverse vertical planes 40 inches apart extending across the full width of the vehicle; 3. (C) #group axlest means any consecutive number of axles; 4. (d) *ruck shall have the game meat, ng as set utinene and out in the regulations under section 63 of the Highways Act. 5. 2(1) Notwithstanding section 3 the maximum gross weight that may be transmitted to the road through any point or points of contact of any vehicle pen pperated or moved over or upon any road in the municipality or section therof, subject to such lower gross weights as may be established by bylaw on any bridge for of any section of road in the municipality shall not exceed: 6. (a) subject to (b) by any for each inch tira or group oi wheels, 500 pounas on such wheel or group of wheels; 7. (b) 8. by thew heels p single width of tire .. ,000 Bapaged having is inches or loss - (9) by the wheels o any than Dest Friph any 10. the wheels or group of axles where the extreme axles e than 1l feet byt less than 20 feet apart of the group are ·.·44,000 pound 11. (a) by the wheels o any the extreme axles of g ..32,000 pounds jup Of axles of any vehicle where goup are Il feet or less apart 12. (f) gross weight under ¡lasuses (d) and (e) of this subsectior shall be calculated by totalling the weight transmitted to the road by the wheels on all axles in the group. (2) In this section: 13. (a) the width of a tire shall be as indicated thereon by the manufacturer; 14. (b) ¡wheel" includes tire; 15. (C) that to 202g ander 62 cal labe 9020100 anor "the total weight transmitted to the road by and mao2s he met he or bie axle assembly tself and the including the weight of the load on the axle getherwith the weicht of the wheels connected with the axle assembly. 16. subject to section 2, the maximum gross weight that may be trans3ltted to the road through any point or points of contact of any vehicl or combination of vehicles, including load or contents of any kind or descrittine he may be ratated more upon needs, and of any building, object herwise over or upon any road in the municipality or section thereoi biect to such lower gross weicht as may be éstabliched by bylaw o any bridge or on any section of rod is hereby fixed and shall not exceed: 17. (a) for · two axles truck...28,000 pounds; 18. (b) for a passenger carrying motor vehicle with two axles ·..32,000 pounds; 19. (a) for a three axles truck or three axle passenger carrying motor vehicle ...42,000 pounds; 20. (a) for any semistrailer, or combination of truck and trailer the maximum allowable gross weight shall be herein provided. 21. (e) for any vehicle other than those referred to in clauses (b); (c) and ...20, 000 anunder any building, object or | Distance Between Extreme Axles | Maximum Allowable Gross Weight | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 25 feet 26 feet 27 feet 28 feet 29 feet 30 feet 31 feet 32 feet 33 feet 34 feet 35 feet 36 feet 37 feet 38 feet 39 feet 40 feet 41 feet 42 feet 43 feet 44 feet 45 feet and over | 58,0 pounds ,800 pounds 59,000 pounds 60,400 pounds 61,200 pounds 62,000 pounds 62,800 pounds 63,600 pounds 64,400 pounds 65,200 pounds ;000 pounds 66 ,800 pounds 68:400 pounds ,400 pounds 69,200 pounds 70,000 pounds 70;800 pounds 71,600 pounds 72,400 pounds 73;200 pounds 74,000 pounds | Any person found guilty or an infraction of any of the provisions of this bylaw shall be liable to the penalties proviced in the general of the municipality.       ( SEAL ) Dud l Lawri Reeve Valen Sohers secretary-treasurer certified a true copy of the bylaw adopted by resolution of the council of the Ist day of ABusty 1968. Up Isaia Reeve Valentine Scher secretary-treasurer APPROVED IN /CCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF VEICLES ACT Date. \_SEP 1 6 1968 APPROVED REGINA, SASK. SÉP 12 1968 ACTING DEPUTY MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS HIGHWAY TRAFFIC BOARD C  ## HIGHWAY TRAFFIC BOARD SASKATCHEWAN POWER BUILDING VICTORIA AVE. * SCARTH ST.. REGINA. September 20, 1968 Re: Bylaw No. 2/68 The above mentioned Bylaw has been approved, as required, under the provisions of The Vehicles Act, and a copy (copies) is returned herawith.  ours very tru! Fauhrer D 1o. Uhren Secretary /Iv Enci. CC: Dept. of Municipal Affairs 1564/68 Mr. V. Scherr Borden, Saskatchewan Dear Sir: