The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
means a truck which leaves and departs from a truck route
while traveling inside the city.
means any and all truck tractors, van trailers, semi-trailers,
house trailers and/or any vehicle designed or operated for the transportation
of property, whose body weight or whose rated or licensed combined
body and load weight exceeds 17,000 pounds (8-1/2 tons).
means a way over certain streets, as designated herein, over
and along which trucks coming into and going out of the city must
operate.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-251; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-331; 2007 Code, sec. 44-49)
All trucks within the city shall be operated only over and along
the truck routes herein established and on the other designated streets
over which travel is permitted.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-252; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-332; 2007 Code, sec. 44-50)
The provisions of this article shall not prohibit:
(1)
Operation to destination.
The operation of trucks upon
any street where necessary to the conduct of business at a destination
point, provided streets upon which such traffic is permitted are used
until reaching the intersection nearest the destination point.
(2)
Emergency vehicles.
The operation of emergency vehicles
upon any street in the city.
(3)
Public utilities and work on street.
The operation of
trucks owned or operated by the city, public utilities or any contractor
or material man, while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction
of streets, street improvements or street utilities within the city.
(4)
Detoured trucks.
The operation of trucks upon any officially
established detour in any case where such truck could lawfully be
operated upon the street for which such detour is established.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-253; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-333; 2007 Code, sec. 44-51)
All trucks entering the city for a destination point in the
city shall proceed only over one of the streets designated for truck
traffic, and shall deviate only at the intersection with the street
upon which such traffic is permitted, nearest to the destination point.
Upon leaving the destination point, a deviating truck shall return
to the truck route by the shortest permissible route.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-254; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-334; 2007 Code, sec. 44-52)
All trucks entering the city for multiple destination points
shall proceed only over one of the streets designated for truck traffic,
and shall deviate only at the intersection with the street upon which
such traffic is permitted, nearest to the first destination point.
Upon leaving the first destination point, a deviating truck shall
proceed to other destination points by the shortest direction and
only upon streets upon which such traffic is permitted. Upon leaving
the last destination point, a deviating truck shall return to the
truck route by the shortest permissible route.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-255; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-335; 2007 Code, sec. 44-53)
All trucks on a trip originating in the city and traveling in
the city for a destination point outside the city shall proceed by
the shortest direction over which such traffic is permitted to a truck
route as herein established.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-256; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-336; 2007 Code, sec. 44-54)
All trucks on a trip originating in the city and traveling in
the city for destination points in the city shall proceed only over
streets upon which such traffic is permitted.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-257; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-337; 2007 Code, sec. 44-55)
The city secretary shall keep and maintain accurate maps setting
out truck routes and streets upon which truck traffic is permitted.
The maps shall be kept on file in the office of the city secretary
and shall be available to the public.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-258; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-338; 2007 Code, sec. 44-56)
The chief of police shall cause all truck routes and those streets
upon which truck traffic is prohibited to be clearly signposted to
give notice of the provisions of this article.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-259; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-339; 2007 Code, sec. 44-57)
No person shall be charged with violating the provisions of
this article by reason of operating a truck upon a street wherein
truck travel is prohibited unless appropriate signs are posted on
such street.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-260; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-340; 2007 Code, sec. 44-58)
The chief of police and city policemen shall have the authority
to require the person driving or in control of any commercial vehicle
not proceeding over a truck route or street over which truck traffic
is permitted to proceed to any public or private scale available for
the purpose of weighing and determining whether this article has been
complied with, and such person’s failure or refusal to proceed
as required shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
(1973 Code, sec. 30-261; 1991 Code,
sec. 17-341; 2007 Code, sec. 44-59)
(a)
Authorized emergency trucks
Light truck
Proof of route
Truck
Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases
when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
shall mean fire department trucks, police trucks, public
ambulances for which permits have been issued by the state board of
health, emergency trucks of municipal departments or public service
corporations as are designated or authorized by the governing body
of an incorporated city, private trucks operated by volunteer firemen
or certified emergency medical volunteers while answering a fire alarm
or responding to a medical emergency, and trucks owned by the state
or by a political subdivision engaged in emergency utility repair
or electric, water, or wastewater services.
shall mean any truck with a manufacturer’s rated carrying
capacity of two thousand (2,000) pounds or less, including trucks
commonly known as pickup trucks, panel delivery trucks, and carryall
trucks.
shall mean a written verification of pick-ups, deliveries,
or destinations, which may include a log book, delivery slip, shipping
order, bill or any other document which identifies and specifies the
date, address, and name of the person requesting or directing the
pick-up or delivery and the destination of the pick up or delivery.
shall mean any motor vehicle designed, used or maintained
primarily for the transportation of property, including “truck
tractors,” “road tractors,” “trailers,”
“semi-trailers,” “pole trailers,” and “special
mobile equipment” as those terms are defined in Texas Transportation
Code Annotated, section 541.201.
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Terms not defined herein shall be construed in accordance with
customary usage.
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(b)
Through truck traffic.
(1)
Regulation.
A person commits an offense if the person
operates a truck upon a public street designated as a no through truck
street.
(2)
Affirmative defenses.
It is an affirmative defense to
prosecution under this section if:
(A)
The truck was an authorized emergency truck;
(B)
The truck was a bus or light truck; or
(C)
The truck:
(i)
Was being driven to seek service or repairs at a facility that
engages in the business or repairs of commercial motor vehicles or
the truck was being driven to or from home or to fulfill a local commercial
obligation to a buyer or seller at a given destination, evidenced
by a bill or sale or invoice; and
(ii)
The public street was the only route to such destination.
(c)
Through truck traffic is prohibited on the following streets:
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Street
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Extent or Limits
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Derrick Drive
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1st Street to Treble Drive
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Humble Place Drive
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1st Street to Wilson Road
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Rotary Drive
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Wilson Road to Derrick Drive
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Rough Neck Drive
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Rotary Drive to Humble Place Drive
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Shallow Drive
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Humble Place Drive to Treble Drive
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Treble Drive
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Wilson Road to Derrick Drive
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Brenda Lane
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Memorial Glen Drive to Nancy Lane
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Nancy Lane
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Brenda Lane to Glen Hollow Drive
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Memorial Glen Drive
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Brenda Lane to Glen Hollow Drive
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Glen Hollow Drive
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Nancy Lane to South Terminus
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Amy Lane
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Windswept Drive to Laura Lane
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Laura Lane
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Windswept Drive to Amy Lane
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Thomas Lane
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Glen Hollow Drive to East Terminus
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Sandra Lane
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Windswept Drive to East Terminus
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Lollipop Lane
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Windswept Drive to East Terminus
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Michael Drive
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Windswept Drive to Wilson Road
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Windswept Drive
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McDugald Road to Michael Drive
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(Ordinance 21-898 adopted 4/22/21)
