N.J. Admin. Code § 13:18-1.11 - Invalidity of oversize permits
(a) An oversize
permit shall not be valid for the operation of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles on any highway where clear space available for use by passing traffic
is less than ten feet, including roadway and improved shoulder.
(b) An oversize permit shall not be valid for
the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on the following
holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day and the Friday before Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day and the Friday before Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day
and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If the holiday
falls on a Sunday, the operation shall not be permitted on the following
Monday. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the operation shall not be
permitted on the preceding Friday.
(c) An oversize permit shall not be valid for
the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles:
1. During the nighttime hours of sunset to
sunrise;
2. When visibility is
limited to a distance of less than 500 feet during the daylight hours of
sunrise to sunset; and
3. When
hazardous road conditions exist.
(d) An oversize permit shall not be valid for
the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are incapable of
being operated safely at a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour during hours when
lighted lamps are required.
(e) The
Chief Administrator may grant a written waiver of the holiday or the nighttime
restrictions under the following minimum situations. Any request for a waiver
must accompany the permit application.
1. If
it is determined that traffic congestion would be reduced by the
waiver;
2. If the permit applicant
can justify a business hardship caused by the restrictions; or
3. If an emergency condition
exists.
Notes
See: 8 N.J.R. 337(a), 8 N.J.R. 483(b).
Amended by R.1990 d.225, effective
See: 22 N.J.R. 614(a), 22 N.J.R. 1378(b).
Allows oversize vehicles to operate on Saturdays until 12:00 noon.
Amended by R.1996 d.227, effective
See: 28 N.J.R. 1478(a), 28 N.J.R. 2565(a).
In (c) provided for a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise, and added (d).
Amended by R.2000 d.174, effective
See: 32 N.J.R. 256(a), 32 N.J.R. 1517(a).
Amended by R.2005 d.359, effective
See: 37 N.J.R. 1484(a), 37 N.J.R. 4299(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (d), substituted "Chief Administrator" for "Director" and "nighttime" for "night-time".
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:18-1.10 and amended by R.2010 d.169, effective
See: 42 N.J.R. 707(b), 42 N.J.R. 1742(a).
Rewrote (b) and (c); added new (d); recodified former (d) as (e); and in the introductory paragraph of (e), deleted ", weekend and/" preceding "or" and "in (d)1 through 3 below" following "situations" and inserted "following". Former N.J.A.C. 13:18-1.11, Escort vehicle requirements, recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:18-1.12.
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