§ 33-150.15. Special permits for nonconforming vehicles; applications; farm machinery, telephone, telegraph, or electric poles, concrete pipes, mobile homes.

(a)

Pursuant to MCL 257.725, the Michigan Transportation Department or the Road Commission of Shiawassee County, upon receipt of a written application and upon good cause being shown, may issue a written special permit, authorizing an applicant to operate upon or remove from a highway maintained by the city, a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are any of the following:

(1)

Of a size, weight, or load exceeding the maximum specified in this article.

(2)

Otherwise not in conformity with this article.

(b)

The special permit application shall be on a form prescribed by the Michigan Department of Transportation or the Road Commission of Shiawassee County and shall specifically describe the vehicle or vehicles and load to be operated or moved and the particular highways upon which the special permit to operate is requested.

(c)

The Michigan Department of Transportation or the Road Commission of Shiawassee County may issue a special permit and charge a fee, which shall not exceed the administrative costs incurred. The special permit can authorize the operation of the following upon a highway:

(1)

Traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of those movable tracks on farm tractors.

(2)

Other farm machinery otherwise prohibited under this article.

(d)

A special permit shall specify the trip or trips and date or dates for which it is valid, and the Michigan Department of Transportation or the Road Commission of Shiawassee County may restrict or prescribe conditions of operation of a vehicle or vehicles, if necessary, to protect the safety of the public or to insure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces, structures, or installations, and may require a reasonable inspection fee and other security as set out in MCL 257.725 to compensate for damages caused by the movement. A special permit may be issued on an annual basis.

(e)

A special permit issued under this section shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by a police officer. A person shall not violate any of the terms or conditions of the special permit.

(f)

A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

(g)

A person who is issued a special permit to move a mobile home under this section is subject to section 33-150.5.

(Ord. No. 746, § 2, 9-3-13)