§ 12.44.085. Overweight permit—When required.

It is unlawful for any person to operate upon any county road of Thurston County, any vehicle which is overweight or oversize as defined by Title 46, Chapter 44 of the Revised Code of Washington, without having first obtained from the county road engineer a permit to so do; provided that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply:

(1)

To vehicles having overall dimensions including load if any, which do not exceed ten feet in width and/or fifteen feet in height above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and/or having a gross weight, including load, which does not exceed eighteen thousand pounds per axle and which are of the following types:

A.

Farm or construction equipment, without pay load moving to or from work sites within Thurston County during daylight hours if properly patrolled and flagged,

B.

Vehicles having integral parts, but not loads, which put the vehicle in the category of oversize, for daylight moves, if properly patrolled and flagged;

(2)

To vehicles of governmental agencies or public utility companies making emergency moves.

(Ord. 3748, 1968)