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189.2226 Definitions -- Vehicles hauling building materials.
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As used in this section:
(a) "Bill of lading" means a document evidencing the purchase of, or delivery
order for, building materials issued by a person engaged in a business
that sold or leased the building materials;
(b) "Building materials" means equipment or materials associated with new
home construction, home remodeling, or home maintenance, including
but not limited to:
1.
Agriculture products;
2.
Asphalt;
3.
Concrete;
4.
Crushed stone;
5.
Excavation equipment;
6.
Fill dirt and rock;
7.
Glass;
8.
Landscaping materials;
9.
Lumber or other wood products;
10. Minerals;
11. Roofing materials; and
12. Steel products;
(c) "Home" means:
1.
A site where a single or multi-family housing unit is being initially
constructed; and
2.
A site where construction of a single or multi-family housing unit is
complete and persons inhabit the housing unit; and
(d) "State road" means a state or federal highway but does not mean an
interstate or county road.
Other statutes to the contrary in this chapter notwithstanding, any vehicle
hauling building materials to a home shall be allowed, subject to the provisions
of this section, to travel on any state road without a permit and without being
subject to a fine, if the weight of the vehicle is within the limits of the
registration issued to the vehicle and within the axle limits for the vehicle, even
if the vehicle's gross weight or length, including vehicle and load, exceed the
limits prescribed by this chapter or in other aspects fail to comply with this
chapter.
A vehicle hauling building materials under this section shall be allowed to travel
the most direct route, in the opinion of the operator, to the vehicle's point of
destination, provided any road traveled as the most direct route shall not be
further than fifteen (15) miles from a state road that is classified to carry the
registered weight of the vehicle. If a vehicle is traveling a road classified by the
cabinet as a single "A" highway, the vehicle or its load cannot exceed ninety-six
(96) inches in width. If a vehicle or its load exceed ninety-six (96) inches in
width, the operator shall be required to obtain the appropriate overdimensional
permit required by this chapter to travel the proposed route. The operator of a
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vehicle hauling building materials under this section shall have in his or her
possession a bill of lading.
All vehicles hauling building materials under this section shall be prohibited
from exceeding the established width and posted bridge weight limits for any
route the vehicle travels. A vehicle that exceeds the width or bridge limits for its
posted routes shall be required to obtain the appropriate overdimensional or
overweight permit required by this chapter.
Effective:June 24, 2003
History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 34, effective June 24, 2003.
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