[Ord. No. 995 §1301, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 1805 §360.010, 5-18-1999]
A. The use
of City streets shall be limited to passenger vehicles only. All trucks,
with the exception of emergency vehicles, and other exceptions as
listed below, shall be prohibited from operating on City streets.
Other exceptions are:
1. When
operating upon the following streets or roadways:
a. Crooked
Road within the City limits of Parkville.
b. Designated
truck route: East Street from First Street to McAfee Drive, McAfee
Drive from East Street to Main Street, and Main Street from McAfee
Drive to Mill Street.
c. Main
Street from its intersection with East Street to Mill Street.
d. Bell
Road from N.W. 63rd Street to Highway 45.
e. Any
officially established detour in any case where such truck could lawfully
be operated upon the street for which such detour is established.
2. Under
the following conditions:
a. Trucks
engaged in the repair or construction of a park, street, highway or
park road, under the authority of the City Administrator or his designated
representative, shall be allowed to enter upon any street or park
road in the City.
b. Trucks
used in providing services or in carrying goods, merchandise or other
articles to or from any location abiding upon any such streets, or
within any park shall be permitted to enter thereon at the nearest
point to said location and provide services or make deliveries, but
shall not proceed thereon further than the nearest point of exit.
[Ord. No. 995 §1303, 5-19-1987]
Whenever by reason of thawing or frost, or rain or due to new
construction, the streets are in a soft condition, the Chief of Police
may reduce the maximum allowable weight on such streets and roads,
and shall post notice at convenient and public places along the road
or roads. No person shall move or operate any vehicle weighing in
excess of the limits prescribed upon streets so posted.
[Ord. No. 995 §1304, 5-19-1987]
A. The City
Clerk shall keep and maintain accurate maps setting out streets which
are limited to passenger vehicles usage. The maps shall be kept on
file in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available to the
public.
B. The Board
of Alderman shall cause all streets limited to passenger vehicle usage
to be clearly sign posted to give notice that this Chapter is in effect.
C. Any Police
Officer of this City may arrest on sight or upon a warrant any person
found violating any of the provisions of this Traffic Code or of Sections
304.170-304.340 of the RSMo. Police Officers of the City may stop
any vehicle described herein traveling upon public roadways in this
City for the purpose of determining whether or not such vehicle is
loaded in excess of the provisions of this Chapter, and may require
such truck to be removed to the nearest available public or private
scale for the purpose of weighing such truck and load.
[Ord. No. 995 §1305, 5-19-1987; Ord. No. 2119 §2, 3-23-2004]
It shall be unlawful for the driver, owner or operator of any bus, truck, tractor, trailer, house-trailer, tractor-trailer, truck-trailer combination or mobile homes to park or cause to be parked in any street in a residential district, as defined in Section
300.010 of this Title, except that an operator may park said vehicle while actually or continuously engaged in loading or unloading; provided, however, that said vehicle may be parked in front of a place of business in such district during business hours of said business, but subject to all ordinances regulating parking at said location. A truck which weighs twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or less in aggregate will be permitted to operate and park in residential districts subject to other provisions of this Chapter.