A. 
Whenever the city council, by resolution or ordinance, designates any street, or portion thereof, as a street the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons, the city engineer is authorized to designate such street by appropriate signs as "truck routes" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons.
B. 
When any truck routes are established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons shall drive on such routes and none other, except that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons coming from a truck route having ingress and egress by direct route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained.
C. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. 
Passenger buses engaged in picking up or delivering passengers; and
2. 
Any vehicle owned by a public utility, city vehicle, or contractor doing work for the city or under an encroachment permit while necessarily in use in the construction, installations or repair of any public utility.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
When any such truck traffic route or routes are designated by appropriate signs, the operator of a vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of six tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other except when necessary to traverse another street or streets to a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading, but then only by such deviation from the nearest truck route as is reasonably necessary.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Whenever any resolution of the city or determination of the city engineer designates and describes any street, or portion thereof, as a street the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the city engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by such resolution.
B. 
Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are declared to be streets the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of the state.
C. 
Whenever it is determined by the city engineer that any street, or portion thereof, is unsafe, either by virtue of grade, width, or terrain, for the passage of vehicles with a gross weight of three tons or more, the city engineer is authorized to erect appropriate signs, and all such vehicles shall be prohibited. The city engineer is also authorized to erect such signs when the structural section of any street, or portion thereof, is unsuitable for the passage of vehicles with a gross weight of three tons or more.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
No person shall move or operate upon any of the city streets any vehicle with a load or loads in excess of those permitted by the California Vehicle Code without a written permit from the city engineer.
B. 
The city engineer, by written permissions, may authorize a load or loads in excess of those allowed for in the California Vehicle Code, if in his/her judgment, the streets upon which such vehicle is to be operated can safely withstand the additional weight, or if the applicant will guarantee to the city that all costs of repairs to the streets or to the public property of the city damaged by the movement of such load or loads will be paid in full. Such permits shall be granted upon such conditions and upon depositing such bonds as required at the discretion of the city engineer.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Width of Vehicles. No person shall move or operate upon any of the city streets any combination of vehicles of a total width in excess of ninety-six inches.
B. 
Length of Vehicles. No person shall move or operate upon any of the city streets any combination of vehicles of a total length in excess of sixty-five feet.
C. 
Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a vehicle is being operated on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or when using those portions of federal-aid primary highways which have been qualified by the United States Secretary of Transportation for such use.
D. 
Signs Required. This section shall not become effective until appropriate signs are erected indicating either the streets so affected or the streets not affected in a manner the city engineer determines will best serve to give notice of this section.
E. 
Variances. The city engineer may issue permits to allow vehicles of extra width and/or length to travel on city streets. Such permits shall be issued using the procedures established in Section 10.16.070 of this chapter.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
The city engineer, upon an application in writing and if good cause appears, may issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant:
1. 
To operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in the California Vehicle Code or this title;
2. 
To use corrugations on the periphery of the movable tracks on a traction engine or tractor the propulsive power of which is not exerted through wheels resting on the roadway but by means of a flexible band or chain; or
3. 
Under emergency conditions, to operate or move a type of vehicle otherwise prohibited by this title upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the city.
B. 
The application for a permit shall specifically describe the vehicle and load to be operated or moved, the particular highways over which the permit to operate is requested, and whether the permit is requested for a single trip or for continuous operation.
C. 
The city engineer is authorized discretion to issue or withhold the permit, or, if the permit is issued, to limit the number of trips, or to establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicle or vehicles described may be operated on the highways indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe the conditions of the operation of the vehicle when necessary to assure against undue damages to the road foundations, surfaces, or structures, and may require an undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to protect the highways and bridges from injuries or to provide indemnity for injuries resulting from the operation of the vehicle.
D. 
Every such permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which the permit refers and shall be open to inspection by any peace officer, traffic officer, or other authorized agent of the city.
E. 
It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of any such special permit.
F. 
The city engineer shall notify the chief of police of each special permit issued.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
No truck which exceeds a maximum gross weight of three tons shall be operated on a residential, local or collector street before the hour of eight a.m. or after the hour of five p.m. This section shall not apply to trucks providing service to an occupied residential dwelling, such as garbage collection trucks, moving vans, and swimming pool contractor trucks. This section shall also not apply to governmental or utility trucks.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
The city engineer is authorized and directed to have appropriate signs erected indicating that such streets, avenues and ways as described in Section 10.16.020 and lying within the corporate limits of the city of Brentwood are truck traffic routes designated for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission nor to any vehicle owned and operated by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility, nor to any emergency vehicle while such vehicle is actually engaged in the performance of such emergency duties as are necessary to be performed by the emergency vehicle.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)