Heavy and oversized vehicles face two county limits. Zoning Code 18.102.090 bars commercial vehicles of 10,000 pounds or more from residential parcels and county roads except for loading. Code Chapter 10.08 confines trucks over three tons to designated truck routes, and Chapter 10.10 sets a 56,000-pound maximum on certain county roads.
Unincorporated Madera County addresses oversized vehicles through both zoning and traffic chapters. In residential areas, Zoning Code Section 18.102.090 prohibits parking any commercial vehicle of 10,000 pounds or greater manufacturer's gross vehicle weight on a residentially zoned parcel or county right-of-way unless loading is underway, allowing only one trailer-free truck-tractor on a driveway when the lot exceeds 15,000 square feet. On the road network, Chapter 10.08 (Limitations on Trucks) designates 'truck traffic routes' for vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons (6,000 pounds) within mapped areas and restricts seven-ton-plus trucks on certain named roads such as Avenue 10-1/2, Avenue 11, Road 432, and the Indian Lakes Estates streets (Section 10.08.020). Officers may require a truck to be weighed (Section 10.08.090). Chapter 10.10 (Maximum Weight Limits on County Roads), adopted under Vehicle Code Division 15 procedures, sets a maximum vehicle weight of 56,000 pounds on covered roads, with vehicles over that allowed only with a bill of lading showing a destination within the area; violation is an infraction punishable by a $250 fine (Sections 10.10.030 and 10.10.060). On highways, California Vehicle Code Section 22651(m) allows removal of vehicles interfering with authorized oversized-load movements when 24-hour notice signs are posted.
Parking an oversized commercial vehicle (10,000-plus pounds) on a residential parcel or county road violates Section 18.102.090. Operating a truck over three tons off a designated truck route violates Chapter 10.08. Exceeding the 56,000-pound limit on covered county roads is an infraction with a $250 fine under Section 10.10.060.
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