Any person or persons found to be in violation of any of the
provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined the maximum amount allowed by law.
(Ordinance adopting 2012 Code)
(a) No person shall operate or cause to be operated any commercial motor
vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or any combination
thereof through the city in inter-city travel without a local destination
or point of origin, except on streets designated as truck routes by
this article. Where it becomes necessary to leave designated truck
routes, the vehicles shall remain on streets designated commercial
delivery routes unless to proceed to or return from a point of destination
or service facility by the quickest possible route.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Emergency vehicles operating in response to an emergency call;
(2) Vehicles operated by a public utility for the purpose of inspecting
or maintaining said utility;
(3) Sanitation or public works vehicles as designated by the city council.
(Ordinance adopting 2012 Code)
(a) The following streets are designated as truck routes under this article:
(1) Westworth Blvd. (State Highway 183).
(b) The following streets are designated commercial delivery routes under
this article:
(c) The enforcing authority shall erect appropriate signs and markings
to designate the routes described herein.
(d) Whenever any street designated as a truck route or commercial delivery
route is being repaired or is otherwise temporarily out of use, the
enforcing authority is hereby authorized to designate alternate routes
for such period as might be necessary.
(Ordinance adopting 2012 Code)
(a) It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to operate or run upon
any public street or highway in the city any vehicle which has on
its periphery any block, lug, stud, cleat, ridge, bead, or any other
protuberance of metal that shall project more than one-fourth of an
inch beyond the tread or traction surface of the tires, unless said
wheels are protected by bands, wooden blocks, skids, or some sufficient
device to protect the street against injury by reason thereof.
(b) Nothing herein shall prevent the use of vehicles actually engaged
at the time in construction or repair of the streets.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the use of conventional
tire chains during adverse weather conditions.
(Ordinance adopting 2012 Code)