[Added 3-17-2020 by Ord. No. 1871]
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
The sum of the empty weights of a truck or truck-tractor
and the empty weights of any trailer, semitrailer or combination thereof
with which it is to be operated in combination at any one time, plus
the weight of the maximum load to be carried thereon at any one time.
Any trailer so constructed that some part of its weight and
that of its load rests upon or is carried by the towing vehicle.
Any device without motive power designed for carrying persons
or property and being towed by a motor vehicle and so constructed
that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
Any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily
for the transportation of property or designated as a truck by the
manufacturer.
The Public Works Director or his/her designee shall designate
the streets, highways, alleys, avenues or boulevards to be used as
truck routes within the corporate limits of the City. Such designation
shall consist of a list of the streets, highways, alleys, avenues
or boulevards to be used as truck routes, and a map showing the designated
truck routes. The list and map shall include extensions of the truck
routes beyond the City's corporate limits, and those extended shall
be automatically included as designated truck routes upon annexation
into the City. When the list and the map of the designated truck routes
have been approved by resolution of the City Council, they shall be
the official designated truck routes of the City. Copies of the current,
updated official truck route list and map shall be kept on file by
the Public Works Department and the City Clerk, and shall be available
on the City official website.
The Public Works Director or his/her designee may install, or
cause to be installed, appropriate signs indicating streets which
are designated truck routes. Notwithstanding the presence or absence
of signage, the operator of a truck shall be obligated to comply with
this article and with all required truck routes throughout the corporate
limits of the City.
A.
All trucks having a licensed gross weight in excess of 10 tons shall
only be operated upon designated truck routes, and only in accordance
with all existing rules, regulations and laws.
B.
All trucks which have a licensed gross weight of 10 tons or less
may be operated upon all paved City streets in accordance with all
existing rules, regulations and laws, unless otherwise directed by
signage posted on any such street.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a truck with a licensed
gross weight in excess of 10 tons upon any of the streets, highways,
alleys, avenues or boulevards of the City, unless such truck is operated
upon a designated truck route or unless such truck qualifies under
one or more of the exceptions stated in this article.
Nothing contained in the provisions of this article shall be
construed to prohibit the operation of a truck on a street, highway,
alley, avenue or boulevard within the City other than a designated
truck route, if the operation of the truck qualifies under one or
more of the following exceptions:
A.
Solid waste collection.
B.
Travel to or from the delivery or pickup of goods or services, using
the most direct route to and from the nearest truck route.
C.
Service or repair of such truck, using the most direct route to and
from the nearest truck route.
D.
Travel to or from storage or parking of such truck completely enclosed
within a structure or on an open storage lot, if the property is properly
zoned for such purpose, using the most direct route to and from the
nearest truck route.
E.
Maintenance or construction of streets or utilities.
F.
Passenger buses.
G.
The City Council may by resolution grant a waiver to allow an individual,
company or other entity to operate specified trucks with licensed
gross weight exceeding 10 tons upon an alternative truck route. An
individual, company, or other entity may request such a waiver by
filing a written application with the City Clerk. The application
shall state the proposed alternative truck route, the specific trucks
with licensed gross weight exceeding 10 tons which will be using the
alternative truck route, and the factual grounds for such a waiver
under this subsection. The City Council may grant such a waiver only
to an applicant who proves 1) that the alternative truck route is
necessary to serve an existing legal nonconforming use on the applicant's
property, and 2) that compliance with the general truck route rules
of this article would impose an unusual and practical difficulty upon
the applicant. The waiver resolution shall identify the alternative
truck route, the specific trucks with licensed gross weight exceeding
10 tons which will be using the alternative truck route, and any further
relevant conditions that the City Council deems appropriate. The waiver
shall be a revocable privilege, and not a right. The City Council
may by resolution suspend or revoke the waiver for violation of the
said conditions or of applicable laws, or for other grounds affecting
public health and safety. The waiver shall terminate upon the waiver
holder's transfer of the property or transfer of the business, or
upon the termination of the legal nonconforming use status of the
waiver holder's property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a truck on any
street, highway, alley, avenue or boulevard on which signs have been
erected indicating that trucks are prohibited, except when allowed
by one or more of the exceptions stated in this article.
