14-063CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 14 -063
RESOLUTION IMPOSING WEIGHT RESTRICTION ON A PORTION OF
SUMMIT AVENUE
WHEREAS, Section 610.09 of the Shorewood City Code states its purpose is "to
preserve the condition of the public streets within the city from serious damage and destruction
by the excessive use of the streets by trucks and other heavily laden vehicles, to reduce the
amount of loss and expense to the taxpayers of the city for street maintenance and to reduce the
amount of dirt, noise and other undesirable conditions created by such traffic.' ; and
WHEREAS, Section 610.09 of the Shorewood City Code authorizes the public Works
Director to "prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any public street or highway within the city
or impose further restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon the streets or
highways, whenever that street or highway may be seriously damaged or destroyed by vehicular
use, including, but not limited to deterioration, usage, rain, snow or other climatic conditions."
WHEREAS, a portion of Summit Avenue is recognized as being substandard due to its
width, grade and horizontal curve;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood, Minnesota, that, pursuant to Section 610.09 of the Shorewood City Code, the Public
Works Director is hereby directed to impose a weight restriction on a portion of Summit Avenue,
prohibiting the operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight of any
single axle exceeding 8000 pounds. The portion of the street subject to this restriction is
described as:
"That part of the right- of-way of Summit Avenue beginning at the southerly extension of
the northerly lot line of Lot 1, Block 1, Summit Woods, southwesterly to the right-of-way of
Murray Hill Road"
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the above restriction shall remain in effect until
December 31, 2015.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 14th
day of July 2014,
SeW Zerby, May
ATTEST:
.lean Panchyshyn, City Clerk