[Adopted 4-18-1995 by Ord. No. 101]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LOCAL TRUCK TRAFFIC
Any delivery truck, common carrier, tractor trailer, van, tow truck, or dump truck which is used or employed by its operator or owner as a vehicle by which products, goods, commodities, or raw materials are transported either from an origin or place within the corporate limits of the City and the Township of New Buffalo to a place or destination within or without the corporate limits of the City and the Township of New Buffalo or are transported from an origin or a place outside the corporate limits of the City and the Township of New Buffalo to a place or destination within the corporate limits of the City and the Township of New Buffalo.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership or corporation.
THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC
Any delivery truck, common carrier, tractor trailer, van, tow truck, or dump truck which is used or employed by its operator or owner as a vehicle by which products, goods, commodities, or raw materials are transported from an origin or place other than within the corporate limits of the City or the Township of New Buffalo to a place or destination other than within the corporate limits of the City or the Township of New Buffalo.
A. 
Through truck traffic is expressly prohibited upon any street within the corporate limits of the City.
B. 
Local truck traffic is specifically restricted to the following streets within the corporate limits of the City:
1. 
Whittaker Street from south City limits.
2. 
Marquette Drive from east City limits.
3. 
Detroit Street from the west City limits.
4. 
Madison Street from west City limits.
5. 
Jefferson Street from east City limits.
6. 
Clay Street from east City limits.
7. 
Bell Avenue from east City limits.
Local truck traffic is prohibited upon any street within the corporate limits of the City, except as listed above.
The provisions of this article are not intended to restrict in any manner emergency use of streets by through or local truck traffic other than those listed in this article, nor are they intended to restrict casual use by retail or wholesale establishments or moving companies when use of a street by a truck is necessitated for pickups and deliveries to a location in the City.
A police officer or a duly authorized agent of the Department of State Highways and Transportation or a County Road Commissioner having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful may require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle all as provided in Section 724, Chapter VI of Act 300 of 1949, as amended, of the Michigan Vehicle Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See MCLA § 257.724.
Any person who violates a prohibition or limitation established pursuant to this article is responsible for a civil infraction as that term is defined in the Michigan Vehicle Code and as further defined in the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships, and Villages, which traffic code has heretofore been adopted by reference as the traffic code for the City.