A. Weight.
It is unlawful for the operator of any moving van, dump truck, tank
truck used or designed for the purpose of transporting petroleum products,
or any vehicle or combination of vehicles designed or used for the
transportation of commodities or materials, which vehicle exceeds
a maximum gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds, to operate the vehicle
upon any street other than upon and over a truck route for any purpose
other than to make a pickup or delivery, or to service or secure repairs
to the vehicle. In traveling to or from the point of delivery, pickup,
service to or repair of the vehicle, the operator of the vehicle shall
drive as far as possible upon and over a truck route.
B. Length.
It is unlawful for the operator of any combination of vehicles coupled
together , to operate the combination of vehicles upon any city street
other than upon and over a terminal access route, when the combination
of vehicles including attachments, exceeds a total length of 65 feet,
or a combination of vehicles coupled together, including attachments,
which consists of a truck trailer, semitrailer, and a semitrailer
or trailer, exceeds a total length of 75 feet.
The load upon any combination of vehicles shall be measured
from the front of the vehicle or load to the rear extremity of the
last vehicle or load.
C. Exemptions.
Nothing herein shall be construed to conflict with the exceptions
listed in the California
Vehicle Code Sections 35400—35414 nor
prevent the driving and operating of fire apparatus upon any streets
of the city nor shall this chapter, by its terms, prevent equipment
owned by the city from being operated upon any of the streets of the
city. Neither shall this chapter by its terms be construed to apply
to the moving of houses, buildings or structures upon and over the
streets of the city. The provisions of this section shall not apply
to:
1. Passenger
buses under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission; or
2. Any
vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the
construction, installation or repair of any public utility.
D. Designation
by Council. The council is authorized to determine and designate truck
routes by resolution, which designation shall become effective when
appropriate signs are in place giving notice of the designations to
the public.
(Ord. 1748 § 1, 1983; Ord. 1771 § 1, 1984; Ord. 4242 § 1, 2005; Ord. 4727 § 1, 2009)