Please be advised, it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle in excess of the limits/restrictions provided below:
WEIGHT LIMITS
Motor vehicles of a gross weight in excess of three tons are prohibited on Paradise Drive.
Motor vehicles of a gross weight in excess of fourteen thousand pounds are prohibited on Via Escondida, between the boundary of the City of Novato and the southeasterly side of Calle Paseo. For this weight limit the exemptions of California Vehicle Code Section 35714 do not apply.
Motor vehicles of a gross weight in excess of fourteen thousand pounds are prohibited on Miller Creek Avenue.
For more details see Marin County Code Sections 13.04.090, 13.04.100, and 13.04.110
LENGTH LIMITS
Motor vehicles in excess of thirty (30) feet are prohibited from travelling over the following streets and highways:
- Muir Woods Road Muir Woods National Monument entrance (milepost 1.52) east to Panoramic Highway.
Motor vehicles in excess of thirty-six (36) feet are prohibited from travelling over the following streets and highways:
- Muir Woods Road and Franks Valley Road from Shoreline Highway east to Muir Woods National Monument entrance (milepost 1.52)
- Panoramic Highway
- Tennessee Valley Road
- Sequoia Valley Road
- Lucas Valley Road between West Gate Drive and Big Rock (Loma Alta Fire Road/Big Rock Trail)
For more details see Marin County Code Section 13.06.010
BUS RESTRICTIONS
Tour/Commercial buses are prohibited from travelling over the following streets and highways:
- Montford Avenue
- Pacific Way
- Ross Drive
- Jean Street
- Laurel Way
- Poplar Street
- Pine Street
- Spruce Street
- Ash Street
- Maple Street
- Marin Avenue
- Edgewood Avenue
- Flamingo Avenue
- Almonte Boulevard, west of Miller Avenue
- Seacape Drive
- Enterprise Concourse
- Muir Beach Overlook
For more details see Marin County Code Section 13.06.020
OVERSIZE LOADS/VEHICLES TRANSPORTATION
A vehicle or load that is oversized will need an approved Trip Transportation Permit which will define the route and requirements for movement on Marin County maintained roads. Permit fees are listed on our forms page.
A copy of the Trip Transportation Permit is available here.
There is also an Annual Trip Transportation Permit is available here.
For more details see Marin County Code Section 13.08.020
PROHIBITED VEHICLES AND TIRES
No vehicle shall be moved or operated upon a county highway having corrugations on the periphery of the movable tracks on a track engine or tractor the propulsive power of which is not exerted through wheels resting upon the roadway but by means of a flexible band or chain.
No tire on any vehicle shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, bead, or any protuberance of metal or wood which projects beyond the tread of the track surface of the tire.
For more details see Marin County Code Section 13.08.010