For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the following meanings:
is that area zoned Central Area District (CA) by the city
zoning ordinance.
means those areas designated as parks or park land and maintained
by the city.
means any vehicle designed or operated for the transportation
of goods or property, and which has more than two (2) axles or has
a rated capacity of at least one and one-half (1-1/2) tons according
to the manufacturer’s classification, or the equivalent thereof.
For purposes of this article, “truck” shall include truck
tractors and trucks with trailers of all kinds, including pole trailers
and semitrailers.
means a way over certain streets as designated herein, over
and along which trucks coming into, originating in, traveling in,
or going out of the city must operate. For purposes of this article,
truck route shall include through truck routes and local truck routes
as established herein and hereafter designated.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; 1988 Code, sec. 31-50)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; 1988 Code, sec. 31-57)
(a)
Use of designated streets required.
All trucks within
the city limits shall be operated only over and along truck routes
herein established and on the other designated streets over which
truck travel is permitted.
(b)
Defenses.
(1)
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this article that the
operator of a truck is operating said truck upon any street where
necessary to conduct of business at a destination point, provided
established truck routes are used to the maximum extent possible as
provided herein, and provided further that any person operating a
truck upon a street or roadway which is not designated herein as a
truck route shall have in his or her possession for the inspection
of police officers a log book, delivery slips, or other evidence of
the truck’s point of origin and destination points to justify
the presence of the truck on the street or roadway other than a designated
truck route.
(2)
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this article that the
operator is operating any emergency vehicle upon any street in the
city.
(3)
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this article that the
operator is operating a truck owned or operated by the city, by public
utilities, or by any contractor or materialman under contract to the
city or public utilities, while engaged in the repair, maintenance
or construction of streets, street improvements, or street utilities
within the city.
(4)
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this article that the
operator is operating any truck while acting in the employment of
any branch of local government, state government, or the federal government.
(5)
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this article that the
operator is operating said truck upon any officially established detour
in any instance where such truck could lawfully be operated upon the
street for which such detour is established.
(c)
Traffic stops authorized.
The presence of a truck as
defined herein on a street or thoroughfare other than a designated
truck route shall constitute sufficient probable cause to stop and
detain said truck for a reasonable period of time for the purposes
of verifying compliance with this article.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; Ordinance 2018-39, sec. 2, adopted 11/12/18; 1988
Code, sec. 31-51)
(a)
Through truck routes.
All trucks entering the city for
destination points outside the city shall operate only over the following
designated through truck route:
(1)
Highway Loop 286.
(b)
Local truck routes.
In addition to those through truck
routes established herein, the city council may designate on the city
traffic-control map streets running in both directions for truck traffic.
(c)
Truck traffic with origination points inside city limits and destination
points inside city limits.
All trucks, on a trip originating
in the city, and traveling in the city for a destination point in
the city, shall proceed only over designated truck routes until such
time as they may depart from said truck routes upon reaching the intersection
nearest the destination point, or if no truck route is immediately
available, by the shortest route possible to the final designation
or to a designated truck route, whichever is closer.
(d)
Truck traffic with origination points inside city limits and destination
points outside city limits.
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 possible to a truck
route as herein established.
(e)
Truck traffic with origination points outside city limits and destination
points inside city limits.
(1)
Single inside city limit destination point.
All trucks
entering the city for a destination point in the city shall proceed
only over an established truck route and shall deviate only at the
intersection with the street nearest the destination point. Upon leaving
the destination point, said truck shall return to an established truck
route by the shortest permissible route.
(2)
Multiple inside city limit destination points.
All trucks
entering the city for multiple destination points shall proceed only
over established truck routes and shall deviate only at the intersection
with the street nearest to the first destination point. Upon leaving
the first destination point, said truck shall proceed to the other
destination points by the shortest direction, maximizing the use of
established truck routes. Upon leaving the last destination point,
said truck shall return to an established truck route by the shortest
possible route.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; 1988 Code, sec. 31-52)
No through trucks shall be permitted upon a road, street, or
thoroughfare within the Central Business District except for purposes
of end point delivery or pickup of material at an address located
within said Central Business District.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; 1988 Code, sec. 31-53)
No truck shall be permitted on those portions of any road, street,
or thoroughfare running in and through the various city-maintained
parks, except for end point deliveries and pickup of materials located
within the park.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; 1988 Code, sec. 31-54)
No truck shall be permitted to enter or use streets within the
city which are posted with signs stating “No Truck Traffic,”
“No Through Truck Traffic,” or similar prohibitive language.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; 1988 Code, sec. 31-55)
The public works director shall erect appropriate signs and
markings advising motorists of the truck routes established by this
article and of streets upon which truck traffic is prohibited by ordinance.
(Ordinance 2005-021, sec. 3, adopted 5/23/05; 1988 Code, sec. 31-56)
