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CITY OF ANDOVER
COUNTY OF ANOKA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 215
An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 58 adopted March 16, 1982.
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING SEASONAL WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS UPON THE
USE OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF ANDOVER AND
IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1.
Definitions.
Any term used in this ordinance and defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 160.02 (and
as amended) has the same meaning given to it by that Section.
Section 2.
Weil!ht Restrictions.
The City Engineer may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any street under his/her
jurisdiction or impose weight restrictions on vehicles to be operated on such street
whenever the street, by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions,
will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of the vehicles on the street is
prohibited or the permissible weights are reduced.
Signs plainly indicating the prohibition or restriction shall be posted at the appropriate
location(s) as determined by the City Engineer. No person shall operate a vehicle on a
posted street in violation of the prohibition or restriction.
Section 3.
Penaltv.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as defined by State law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this 4th day of November. 1997.
ATTEST:
CITY OF ANDOVER
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Victoria V olk, City Clerk
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