Power Unit Lic. No. & State
Clay County
(Valid for One Power Unit Only)
Permit Issued By: / Clay County Engineer / Permit No.:300 West 4th Street, STE 5 / Date Issued:
Spencer Iowa 51301
Ph: (712) 262-2825
Fax: (712) 262-4114
Issued To: / Single Trip / $35.00
/ $35.00
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Valid Dates:
½ hour before Sunrise to ½ hour after Sunset
Power Unit Year & Make: /
Power Unit Lic. No. & State:
/ Registered Weight: / Trailer Make: / Trailer Lic. No. & State:Object or Load: / Model No. / Vin: / Serial No. /
S.M.E. Qualified:
Overall Length / Width / Height / Total Weight / Trailer Length / Load Length / Front Proj. / Rear Proj.Axel Weights / Single / Tandem / Triple / Quad / Quint / Sextel
Axel Spacings:
Trip From: /
Trip To:
Route:General Requirements:
*See General Provisions for escort requirements for overwidth vehicles.
*Amber revolving light/strobe light with 360 degree visibility.
*Overdimensional signs and flags must be displayed on all overdismensional loads over 75 feet long or over 8 feet 6 inches wide or over 14 feet 4 inches high.
* Maximum height for M50/240th Avenue (East Beltway) is 17 ½’.
*Centerline all bridges: Roads with posted speeds under 65 miles per hour centerline at 5 mph.
*Loads must slow or stop when necessary to avoid approaching traffic when centerlining.
Round Trip. Return by reverse route within same five days.
Law Enforcement Escort Required. (Contact the Clay County Sheriff’s Office @ 712-262-3221) / *Must carry copy of permit and general provisions and comply with them.
*Speed limit: Maximum posted limits unless otherwise specified on permit.
*Road must be clear of ice and snow and visibility must be at least ¼ mile.
*Hazardous materials must be transported in compliance with applicable federal regulations.
Disclosure Statement: The information furnished on this application will be used by the Clay County Engineers Office to prepare and issue permits. All information applicable to a given permit is required and is public information. Failure to complete the application as required will result in denial of permit. Permit issuing authorities will not be responsible for any damages that are the result of the move. The mover will also reimburse the issuing authority (ies) for any expenditure which the issuing authority (ies) may have to make on account of such move.
I have read the entire permit application and have provided all data called for herein truthfully and correctly and I agree by all general provisions set forth herein including those found on the reverse side hereof.
Signature
THIS IS YOUR AUTHORITY TO MOVE the vehicle and load as specified above and in compliance with the general provisions of this permit, over the secondary roads of Clay County, Iowa.
County Engineer
General Provisions
Any false or incorrect statement voids the permit.
All units used in moving must be licensed including trailers.
During the move of a vehicle or object under permit, the applicant/permit holder shall comply with the terms and conditions of the permit and take all reasonable precautions to protect and safeguard the lives and property of the traveling public and adjacent property owners, and shall hold Clay County and the Board of Supervisors harmless of any damages that may be sustained by the traveling public or adjacent property owners or resulting to the highway system on account of movements made hereunder. Permit holder shall reimburse Clay County for any expenditures which Clay County may have to make on account of such move.
Permit and any supplements or additions thereto, shall be void in case the weights or dimensions of the vehicle and load as operated exceed the weights or dimensions as provided in the permit.
Clay County and the Board of Supervisors assume no responsibility for property of permit holder by issuance of this permit.
Nothing in the permit shall be construed as waiving any load limitations, which have been or which might be established on any bridge or any road posted with embargo signs.
No vehicle or combination of vehicles of illegal dimensions, with or without load, shall be moved on Clay County secondary roads without permit.
Permit is valid only for the transporting of a single article per move exceeding statutory size or weight limits or both, and which cannot reasonably be divided, or reduced to statutory size or weight limits, etc. except in the transportation of property consisting of more than one article exceeding the statutory size limits when the statutory weight limits are not exceeded and the additional articles transported do not exceed statutory size in any way which such limits would not be exceeded by the single article.
Permit shall be carried in the cab of the vehicle for which this permit is issued and shall be available for inspection at all time. Vehicles for which permit is issued shall be open to inspection by any peace officer or any authorized agent of any permit granting authority.
Movements by permit shall be permitted only during the hours from sunrise to sunset unless it is established by the issuing authority that the movement can be better accomplished at another period of time because of traffic volume conditions. No movement, by permit, shall be permitted on holidays, or after 12 o’clock noon on the day preceding holidays and holiday weekends, which would include holidays falling on Monday, or special events when abnormally high traffic volumes can be expected. Those legal holidays are: Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.
The permit holder must maintain, consistent with the safety of the traveling public, the speed specified by this permit; and to check and find vehicle(s) to be in a safe operational condition immediately prior to the move.
The permit holder must take steps necessary to avoid and reduce traffic congestion by maintaining proper traffic interval, temporarily relinquishing the travel way in order to provide a passing opportunity for following vehicles desiring to travel faster than the prescribed speed of the permit vehicle. This shall be done as soon as conveniently possible and as soon as a group of two or more vehicles have accumulated in back of the permit vehicle.
The permit holder must notify the Clay County Engineer, Spencer, Iowa, in writing of the fact of the occurrence of any reportable motor vehicle accident involving any permit vehicle.