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Ordinance 28
TOWN OF HANOVER
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
The Board of Selectmen of Hanover, New Hampshire, ordain as follows:
KING ROAD
1. Declaration of Purpose: In order to insure the safety of residents, vehicles, and pedestrians on King Road and at the intersection of King Road and Etna Road and, pursuant to RSA 41:11, the Board of Selectmen hereby exclude certain motor vehicles from King Road as set forth below and the following Ordinance is hereby adopted.
2. Title: The Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "King Road Ordinance of the Town of Hanover."
3. Authority: RSA 41:11 and RSA 47:17.
4. Use of King Road:
A. All motor vehicles having the gross vehicle weight rating of 18,000 pounds or more shall be excluded from the Town highway known as King Road from the intersection of King Road and Laramie Road on the east to the intersection of King Road and Etna Road on the west.
Exceptions: The following motor vehicles having the gross vehicle weight rating of 18,000 pounds or more are exempt:
(1.) Town, emergency and public utility vehicles in the performance of official duties;
(2.) Private contractors engaged to perform work on behalf of the Town or public utilities or owners of property within the excluded portion of King Road or any other road accessible only via the excluded section, provided that no other alternate route is available; and
(3.) Vehicles making local deliveries on the excluded section of King Road, or any other road accessible only via the excluded section of King Road.
The exceptions provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 above shall authorize vehicles with a GVWR of 18,000 pounds or more to travel only in an easterly direction.
Sections 1 and 4A were Amended on 9/13/99
B. The weight of the vehicle shall be determined by using the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) as installed in the motor vehicle by the manufacturer. Such gross weight as show shall be conclusive in determining whether or not a motor vehicle is excluded from the Town highways as provided in this ordinance.
C. Private contractors engaged to perform work on behalf of landowners on the restricted section of King Road may be allowed provided they apply in writing to the Director of Public Works who will impose reasonable conditions and may establish reasonable regulations for bonding and restoring the highway. Application shall include number of vehicles, period of work to be performed, license place numbers and a contact person.
D. A sign shall be erected at each end of King Road described above giving notice of this ordinance.
5. Penalty: Whoever violates Section 1 shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be fined not more than $500.
6. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective after
approval by the Board of Selectmen and following publication of
the ordinance in the newspaper, Valley News.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Having held a public hearing, the Board of Selectmen voted to adopt this Ordinance on the ___13th _____ day of __September_, 1999, which shall be the effective date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, a majority of the Board of Selectmen have hereunder set their hands.
TOWN OF HANOVER
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ORDINANCE #28
KING ROAD
Date of Notice as to Posting and Publication:__7/6/00 7/8/00___
Date of Public Hearing:____9/13/99 ___________________________
Date of Adoption: ________9/13/99 ________________________________
Date of Notice of Adoption and Effective Date: __7/8/00 9/13/99__
Date of Recording in the Town Records: ________________________________
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Date of Approval by Town Legal Counsel as to Form and Authority: __6/10/99 _
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