08-1369 City Code Covered Load OrdinanceCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. D 4~ I J~ !
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, BORTON, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADDING A NEW SECTION,
SECTION 13, TO TITLE 7, CIiAPTER 1, MERIDIAN CITY CODE, PROHIBITING
UNCOVERED LOADS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, uncovered loads are hazardous to the health, safety, and welfare of the
public because materials falling from uncovered loads injure drivers, passengers, and
pedestrians; diminish air quality; and damage public and private property;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian finds that requiring that loads
travelling through the City of Meridian be covered is in the best interest of the public health,
safety, and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
Section 1. That a new section, Section 13, be added to Title 7, Chapter 1, Meridian City
Code, to read as follows:
7-1-13: UNCOVERED LOADS PROHIBITED:
A. Prohibition against uncovered loads:
1. No person shall drive or move any vehicle with anv load on an~public roadway
in the City of Meridian unless such load is so covered, constructed, or loaded as to
prevent anv of such load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping
frorn the vehicle.
2. An~person operating a vehicle with a covered load on an~public roadwav in the
City of 1Vleridian shall securelv fasten such covering to prevent it from becoming
loose~ detached, or in anv manner a hazard to other users of the public roadwaY
3. Any person operatin~ a vehicle on an~public roadwav in the Citv of Meridian
from which anv rnaterials have fallen or escaped that would constitute an
obstruction or injure a vehicle or otherwise endan~er travel upon such public
roadway shall immediatelv cause the public roadway to be cleaned of all such
materials and shall pay any costs therefor.
B. Exceptions:
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1. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a government emplovee or
contractor frorn dropping sand on a hi hway to enhance traction, or sprinklin~
water or other substances to clean or maintain a hi hwa~
2. This section shall not applv to agricultural vehicles while being used for
a~ricultural purposes.
C. Penalties: An~person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guiltv of an
infraction and shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). For each subsequent
violation of this section, the fine shall be increased bv twentv-five dollars ($25.00) but
shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect on October 1, 2008.:
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ S~ day of
, 2008.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this /s~ day of
2008.
APPROVED:
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MAYOR
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