HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4556 RESOLUTION NO. 4556
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO ISSUE MOVING
PERMITS FOR OVERHEIGHT, OVERWIDTH, AND OVERWEIGHT LOADS
FOR THE CITY OF DOWNEY AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 3662
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, Old River School 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 Resolution No. 3662 adopted April 24, 1979, is hereby rescinded.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of March , 1985.
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"andall '. Barb, Mayor
ATTEST:
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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 26th day
of March , 1985, by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Councilmen: Davila, Santangelo, Boggs, Cormack, Barb
Noes: 0 Councilmen: None
Absent: 0 Councilmen: None
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City Clerk