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City of Roseville, MI
Macomb County
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Upon receipt of a written application and good cause being shown, a jurisdictional authority may issue a written special permit authorizing an applicant to operate upon or remove from a highway maintained by that jurisdictional authority a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are any of the following:
A. 
Of a size, weight or load exceeding the maximum specified in this chapter.
B. 
Otherwise not in conformity with this chapter.
The application for a special permit shall be on a form prescribed by the jurisdictional authority 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.
A jurisdictional authority may issue a special permit authorizing the operation of the following upon a highway:
A. 
Traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of those movable tracks on farm tractors.
B. 
Other farm machinery otherwise prohibited under this chapter.
A special permit shall specify the trip or trips and date or dates for which it is valid, and the jurisdictional authority granting the special permit may restrict or prescribe conditions of operation of a vehicle or vehicles, if necessary, to protect the safety of the public or to ensure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces, structures or installations and may require a reasonable inspection fee and other security as that jurisdictional authority determines necessary to compensate for damages caused by the movement. A special permit may be issued on an annual basis.
A person may transport telephone, telegraph or electric poles of a greater length than otherwise authorized over the highways in the construction, maintenance or repair of telephone, telegraph or electric lines pursuant to a special permit issued under this article.
A person may transport concrete pipe of a greater width than otherwise authorized over highways pursuant to a special permit issued under this article.
A special permit issued under this article shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by a police officer or authorized agent of an authority granting the special permit. A person shall not violate any of the terms or conditions of the special permit.
A person who violates this article is responsible for a civil infraction.
A jurisdictional authority issuing a special permit to move a mobile home under this article and a person who is issued a special permit to move a mobile home under this article are subject to § 199-30.
As used in this article, "jurisdictional authority" means the State Transportation Department, County Road Commission or local authority having jurisdiction over a highway upon which a vehicle is proposed to be moved pursuant to a permit required under this article.