§ 9.26.5. Transport of loads exceeding statutory size or load limits.

(1)

Before a permit to transport any load exceeding statutory size or load limits is granted by the building inspection department, the party applying therefor shall have a completed "Single Trip Permit Application to Transport a Non-Divisible Load Exceeding Statutory Size and/or Weight" signed by the director of public works and other officers in charge of maintenance for movement on highways and streets in their respective jurisdictions in accordance with ch. 348, Wis. Stats. The "Single Trip Permit Application" shall be submitted to the director of public works 48 hours prior to transporting said load.

(2)

Bond required. The party applying to transport any load exceeding statutory size or load limits shall file with the city insurance administrator a surety bond in the sum of $5,000.00, which bond shall indemnify the city for any costs and expenses which may accrue against the city as a result of granting such permit.

(3)

Certificate of insurance required. No permit to transport any load exceeding statutory size or load limits shall be granted until the applicant files a certificate of insurance with the city clerk giving evidence of liability insurance in the following amounts:

(a)

Public liability.

1. Bodily injury	$1,000,000.00 each occurrence $1,000,000.00 aggregate
2. Property damage	$500,000.00 each occurrence $500,000.00 aggregate

 

(b)

Auto liability.

1. Bodily injury	$100,000.00 each occurrence $300,000.00 aggregate
2. Property damage	$100,000.00 each occurrence

 

(c)

Both public liability and auto liability insurance coverages are required in addition to the $5,000.00 bond in subsection (2).

(d)

The applicant shall agree to indemnify and hold the city harmless from all liability arising out of the job. Such insurance shall not be cancelled or reduced without 30 days prior written notice thereof to the city clerk. Such notice shall suspend the permit and no work shall be done under such permit until a new insurance certificate complying with this subsection has been filed with the city clerk.

(4)

The party receiving the permit shall comply with ch. 348, Wis. Stats., and the Green Bay Municipal Code in transporting said load.

(5)

The progress in transporting said load shall be as continuous as possible during all hours of the day, and day by day, and night if the building inspector or director of public works so orders, until complete, with the least possible obstruction of traffic movement. If, in the opinion of the director of public works, the move constitutes a hazard and obstruction of traffic movement, the director may order that the move take place between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(6)

If the director of public works deems it necessary to post "No Parking" signs and other traffic control signs along the route the load is to be transported on to allow the load to be transported safely, the director shall order them erected and taken down after the load is transported and bill the full cost to the party receiving the permit to transport the load. The city shall hold the sureties of the bond given by the person receiving the permit until the director of public works receives payment in full for erecting and removing the necessary traffic signs.

(7)

Tree trimming.

(a)

Permission shall in no case be granted to transport a load in, along, or upon the public streets of the city if the measurements shown on the "Single Trip Permit Application to Transport a Non-Divisible Load Exceeding Statutory Size and/or Weight" indicates that the street trees along the proposed route will be injured. Trees and shrubs shall not be trimmed or otherwise disturbed without the approval of the director of parks, recreation, and forestry and the owner.

(b)

If it is necessary to trim any city-owned trees or shrubs to transport the load, such trimming shall be performed by the parks, recreation, and forestry department which will bill the full cost of such trimming to the party receiving such permit. The city shall hold the sureties of the bond given by the person receiving the permit until the director of parks, recreation, and forestry receives payment in full for trimming the trees.

(8)

The director of public works shall thereupon inspect the streets over which such load has been transported and ascertain their condition. If the transporting of the load has caused any damage to the streets, the director of public works shall, at the expense of the load transporter, have them repaired by the city pavement repair contractor in as good condition as they were before the permit was granted. If the load transporter shall fail to pay promptly all bills for damage to streets consequent to the transporting of the load, the city shall hold the sureties of bond given by the load transporter responsible for payment of the same.

(Ord. No. 24-15)