HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3662 RESOLUTION NO. 3662
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO ISSUE MOVING
PERMITS FOR OVERWEIGHT, OVERWIDTH, AND OVERWEIGHT LOADS
FOR THE CITY OF DOWNEY AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2744
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles, through its Road Department, presently
issues moving permits for overheight, overwidth, and overweight loads for the
unincorporated County area and for 32 of the 77 cities in the County; and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles maintains six permit offices located
throughout the County, and such moving permits can be easily obtained at any
of these offices; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that a single agency in the County
issue these permits for the cities in the County; and
WHEREAS, the standardization of requirements and uniformity of procedures
that derive from a single governmental agency issuing these permits would improve
the overall efficiency of this operation and remove from the individual cities
the burden of permit issuances; and
WHEREAS, the City of Downey proposes to have the County of Los Angeles
issue such permits for and on behalf of the City, for use within the City, for
those moves which traverse the City; and
WHEREAS, the City will retain its police power with reference to such
designated city streets, and will retain its power and authority to enforce its
municipal rules, regulations and ordinances thereon.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the County of Los Angeles be and is hereby authorized to
issue for and on behalf of the City moving permits for overheight, overwidth,
and overweight loads for those moves which traverse the City.
SECTION 2. That the County of Los Angeles issue such permits only for
travel on Imperial Highway, Florence Avenue, Paramount Boulevard, Rosecrans
Avenue, Garfield Avenue, Telegraph Road, and Stewart and Gray Road between
Lakewood Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard.
SECTION 3. That any fee charged by the County of Los Angeles for the
issuance of such permits shall be retained by the County as a cost of performing
such service for and on behalf of the City.
SECTION 4. Resolution No. 2744 adopted November 28, 1972, is hereby
rescinded.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of April , 1979.
r
Kenneth J. Miller, Mayor
ATTES
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the
24th day of April , 1979, by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Councilmen: Mackaig, Jackman, Swearingen,Greene, Miller
Noes: 0 Councilmen: None
Absent: 0 Councilmen: None — 44•264:X„7
City Clerk