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ORDINANCE NO. 1713
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT FOR
THE BALBOA ISLAND BRIDGE FOR A PERIOD OF
NINETY DAYS AND DECLARING THE ORDINANCE TO
BE NECESSARY AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TAKING
EFFECT ON THE DAY IT IS INTRODUCED AND
ADOPTED
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. A maximum weight limit of 16,000 pounds
'per axle or set of tandem axles is hereby established for the
Balboa Island Bridge. Said maximum weight limit shall be in
effect for ninety (90) days from the date of introduction and
adoption of this Ordinance, unless sooner repealed by the City
Council.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Newport
Beach finds that the Balboa Island Bridge is in a dangerous and
weak condition and that it is necessary to limit the maximum
weight on said bridge, as provided in Section 1 of this Ordinance,
to maintain the structural integrity and usability of the bridge,
during the period in which the bridge structure will be repaired
and strenghtened. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to and
under the authority of California Vehicle Code Section 35754.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds and declares that
it is necessary to adopt this Ordinance as an emergency measure
to preserve the public peace, health or safety to establish,
on an emergency basis, a maximum weight limit for the Balboa
Island Bridge to protect the bridge from failing and, conceivably,
from collapsing into Newport Harbor. It is further found that
any delay in the effective implementation of a weight limit could
lead to structural failure of the bridge, and therefore, this
Ordinance is found to be an urgency measure, to be effective
upon its introduction and adoption.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City.
This Ordinance was introduced and adopted as an
emergency Ordinance at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach held on the 14th day of February,
• 1977 by the following vote, to wit:
ATTEST:
• City Clerk
CEF.TIF }FD AS TPE OR!G]NAL AND
FEB 16 1977
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AYES, COUNCILMEN: Dostal, Barrett, Kuehn,
McInnis, Rogers, Ryckoff, Williams
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None
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