It shall henceforth be deemed unlawful to drive or operate commercial, heavy and super-heavy vehicles and/or equipment upon municipal streets except in designated and/or exempted areas.
(Ordinance 107 adopted 9/13/16)
means any truck-tractor, road-tractor, semi-trailer, pole-trailer or other such commercial, heavy and super-heavy vehicle and/or vehicle-trailer combination with a gross vehicle carry weight in excess of 2-1/2 tons (5,500 lbs.) and/or possessing tandem drive axles.
(Ordinance 107, sec. I (1.01), adopted 9/13/16)
(a)
The entirety of Rick Husband Boulevard, from the entrance to the city at S.H. 70 to its terminus at the curve west of city hall, at the dumpster area, shall be exempted from the provisions of this article.
(b)
The entirety of the Carrol Creek Addition located at the northernmost section of the city shall be exempted from the provisions of this article.
(c)
The entirety of Saints Roost I and Saints Roost II Additions located north of the entrance to the city and bordering S.H. 70 shall be exempted from the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 107, sec. I (1.02), adopted 9/13/16)
(a)
Any emergency, rescue and first responder vehicles and equipment.
(b)
Any street construction trucks, maintenance trucks and repair equipment.
(c)
Any trucks, equipment, trailers, and vehicles used by public service utility companies engaged in repairing or extending public service utilities.
(d)
Any municipal vehicles and equipment used in the course of the performance of city business and operations.
(e)
Any single-axle truck, van truck, box truck, flatbed truck or other such truck or vehicle engaged in the pickup and/or delivery of transportable goods.
(f)
Agricultural tractors, equipment and devices.
(Ordinance 107, sec. I (1.03), adopted 9/13/16)
The governing body of the city understands that not all pickups and deliveries can be made via single-axle vehicles, and that the occasional use of heavy tractor-trailers and other such vehicles may be required, and does hereby make provision for the pickup and/or delivery of very large loads of transportable goods by heavy tandem-axle tractor-trailer trucks into prohibited areas, provided such pickup and/or delivery is performed in a quick and timely manner, and the heavy vehicle exits the prohibited area immediately afterward.
(Ordinance 107, sec. I (1.04), adopted 9/13/16)
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this article for any person, owner or corporation to drive or operate commercial, heavy and super-heavy vehicles and/or equipment upon municipal streets except in designated and/or exempted areas, or under exempted conditions, and shall be punishable by a fine of no less than $100.00 and not to exceed $500.00 per offense.
(Ordinance 107, sec. V, adopted 9/13/16)