(a)
Maximum weights.
Except as otherwise specifically provided
by statute, no commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer or
semitrailer, nor combination of such vehicles, shall be operated over,
on, or upon the public streets and rights-of-way within the city limits
having a weight in excess of one or more of the following limitations:
(1)
No such vehicle nor combination of
vehicles shall have a greater weight than twenty thousand (20,000)
pounds carried on any one axle, including all enforcement tolerances;
or a tandem axle weight in excess of thirty-four thousand (34,000)
pounds, including all enforcement tolerances; or an overall gross
weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles produced by application
of the following formula:
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W =
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500 (LN + 12N + 36)
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(N-1)
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where W = overall gross weight
on any group of two or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds,
L = distance in feet between the extreme of any group of two or more
consecutive axles, and N = number of axles in the group under consideration,
except that two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross
load of 34,000 pounds each providing the overall distance between
the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles
is thirty-six (36) feet or more, provided that such overall gross
weight may not exceed eighty thousand (80,000) pounds, including all
enforcement tolerances.
(2)
No such vehicle or combination of
vehicles shall have a greater weight than six hundred (600) pounds
per inch width of tire upon any wheel concentrated upon the surface
of the highway and using high-pressure tires, and a greater weight
than six hundred and fifty (650) pounds per inch width of tire upon
any wheel concentrated upon the surface of the highway and using low-pressure
tires, and no wheel shall carry a load in excess of eight thousand
(8,000) pounds on high-pressure tires and ten thousand (10,000) pounds
on low-pressure tires, nor any axle a load in excess of sixteen thousand
(16,000) pounds on high-pressure tires and twenty thousand (20,000)
pounds on low-pressure tires.
(3)
In this section, an axle load is
defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose
centers may be included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical
planes forty (40) inches apart, extending across the full width of
the vehicle. Tandem axle group is defined as two (2) or more axles
spaced forty (40) inches or more apart from center to center having
at least one (1) common point of weight suspension.
(b)
Residential streets.
(1)
Except where permitted by act of the city council, no vehicle as described in subsection (a) of this section shall operate on any residential street or right-of-way within the city where such vehicle has a total weight, including load, in excess of 10,000 pounds, regardless of axle configuration. Provided, however, that occasional and irregular deliveries to locations on such residential streets shall be permitted not to exceed two (2) such deliveries per thirty-day period per each location. Traffic or deliveries to residential locations in excess of the preceding sentence require approval by the city council.
(2)
For the purposes of this section,
residential streets within the city include all public rights-of-way
which are not designated as state highways maintained by the state,
or county roads which are maintained by the county.
(c)
Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
in an amount not more than $500.00. A subsequent conviction for any
violation of this section in any 12-month period shall be punishable
by a fine not to exceed $2,000.00, or the maximum fine permitted by
law, whichever is lesser.
(d)
Additional remedies.
The city council may direct the city attorney
to initiate any civil suit, including a suit for damages, injunction
or any other action available in law or in equity, to prevent, enjoin,
abate or correct any violation of any provisions of this section.
(Ordinance 780801, secs. 1, 2, adopted 8/1/78; Ordinance 99-02-02, sec. 1, adopted 2/2/99)
(a)
No commercial vehicle having a gross motor vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds shall travel on any of the following streets except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:
(b)
Commercial vehicles may travel on the streets as described in subsection (a) of this section:
(1)
When necessary to reach a terminal
or to load or offload materials located at a destination on those
streets;
(2)
When doing so, the operator of the
vehicle follows the shortest practical route consistent with the reasonable
operation of the vehicle; and
(3)
The operator of the vehicle keeps
in the operator’s possession a log book, delivery slips, or
other evidence of the operator’s destination and point of origin.
(c)
When traveling in the streets described in subsection (a) of this section, the operator of the commercial vehicle affected by this section shall permit a peace officer, upon request, to inspect the log book, delivery slips, or other evidence of the operator’s destination and point of origin.
(d)
The director of public works shall
post appropriate signage indicating the prohibited commercial vehicle
routes established herein.
(e)
Any person who violates this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance
with the city Code of Ordinances.
(Ordinance 05-0705-7, secs. 1–4, adopted 7/5/05)
(a)
Commercial vehicle.
Gross motor vehicle weight.
Motor vehicle.
Vehicle.
Definitions.
When used herein:
A motor vehicle designed or used for the transportation of
property or delivery purposes.
The total weight of the vehicle as loaded.
A vehicle that is self-propelled.
A mechanical device, other than a device moved by human power
or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, in, on or by
which a person or property can be transported on a city street.
(b)
Restrictions.
No commercial vehicle having a gross motor vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds shall travel on Main Street in the city between the intersections of F.M. 967 (Live Oak Street) and Cabela’s Drive, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(c)
Exceptions.
(1)
Commercial vehicles having a gross motor [vehicle] weight in excess of 10,000 pounds may travel on the streets described in subsection (b) of this section:
(A)
When necessary to reach
a terminal or to load or offload materials located at a destination
point on this street or when no other nonrestricted route is available
to reach a terminal or destination point;
(B)
When doing so, the operator
of the vehicle follows the shortest practical route consistent with
the reasonable operation of the vehicle;
(C)
The operator of the
vehicle keeps in the operator’s possession a log book, delivery
slips, or other evidence of the operator’s destination and point
of origin; and
(D)
When the commercial
vehicle’s point of origin is located adjacent to Main Street
in the prohibited travel area.
(2)
When traveling over the streets described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the operator of the commercial vehicle affected by this section shall permit a peace officer, upon request, to inspect the log book, delivery slips, or other evidence of the operator’s destination and point of origin.
(d)
The director of public works shall
post appropriate signage as described in the signage plan attached
to Ordinance 070515-2 indicating the prohibited commercial vehicle
routes established herein.
(e)
Any person who violates any provision
of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined in an amount not more than $500.00.
(Ordinance 070515-2, secs. 1–5, adopted 5/15/07)
