The streets in the city designated as truck routes are listed specifically on file in the office of the city secretary.
(Ordinance 982 adopted 7/19/06; 2004 Code, sec. 12.501)
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article:
Deviating truck.
A truck that leaves and departs from a truck route while traveling inside the city.
Large truck.
Any and all truck tractors, van trailers, semitrailers, 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 twelve thousand (12,000) pounds, any truck with more than two axles or any truck with a bed that is longer than 12 feet.
Trailer.
Any mobile home, travel trailer, boat trailer, stock trailer or other type of vehicle with wheels that is not self-propelled.
Truck route.
A way over certain streets, as designated in this article, over and along which large trucks coming into and going out of the city must operate.
(Ordinance 982 adopted 7/19/06; 2004 Code, sec. 12.502)
Any person moving, or causing to be moved, a large truck upon any city street within the city which causes damage to those streets, bridges, culverts, curbs, gutters, water valves or lines, sewer lines, manholes or cleanouts, traffic signals, poles or wiring shall be liable for the full amount of damage.
(Ordinance 982 adopted 7/19/06; 2004 Code, sec. 12.504)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to vehicles which are:
(1) 
Owned, leased, used or operated in the service of the city, the county, the state or the United States.
(2) 
School buses.
(3) 
Emergency vehicles.
(4) 
Public utility vehicles when in the performance of their duties.
(Ordinance 982 adopted 7/19/06; 2004 Code, sec. 12.505)
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.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-247; 2004 Code, sec. 12.506)
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.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-248; 2004 Code, sec. 12.507)
The city secretary shall keep and maintain accurate maps setting out truck routes and streets upon which truck traffic is permitted. Such maps shall be kept on file in the office of the city secretary and shall be available to the public.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-251; 2004 Code, sec. 12.510)
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.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-252; 2004 Code, sec. 12.511)
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.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-253; 2004 Code, sec. 12.512)
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.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-254; 2004 Code, sec. 12.513)