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:
A truck that leaves and departs from a truck route while
traveling inside the city.
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.
Any mobile home, travel trailer, boat trailer, stock trailer
or other type of vehicle with wheels that is not self-propelled.
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)
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 established in this article.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-249; 2004 Code,
sec. 12.508)
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.
(1975 Code, sec. 30-250; 2004 Code,
sec. 12.509)
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)
