§ 12.44.100. Special permits for extra oversize.

It is unlawful for any person to move upon any county road of Thurston County any load having an overall width in excess of fourteen feet or an overall height in excess of sixteen feet above the level surface upon which the loaded vehicle stands, without, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter complying with the following provisions:

(1)

Upon application, showing evidence of notification to all private and public utility companies include railroad companies having facilities over, along or across the proposed route of travel which may be in conflict with or endangered by the loaded vehicle proposed to be moved, such notification shall be given to a responsible member of each such company at least twenty-four hours before starting the proposed move;

(2)

Depositing or having on deposit with the county road engineer a bond in the amount of five thousand dollars executed by the applicant, as principal, and a surety company authorized to do business, as a surety, in the state of Washington, as surety, such bond conditioned:

A.

To indemnify and hold harmless Thurston County against all liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses which may in any way accrue against it in consequence of oversize load moving by the holder,

B.

To indemnify Thurston County for damages to any of its property resulting from the activities by the permit holder in moving oversize loads,

C.

To pay all lawful claims for injury or damage to persons or property occasioned by or in any way arising out of such oversize load moving operations by the permit holder and such bond shall inure to the benefit of any person damaged in person or property by such operations,

D.

To make just compensation to the utility companies for making temporary or permanent rearrangements of their property to accommodate the oversize load movement.

(Ord. 3748, 1968)