The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the public health, safety and welfare by establishing procedures to coordinate, review, and designate terminal access routes for interstate trucks operating on the federally designated highway system.
(Prior code § 12-14)
A. 
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth:
"Caltrans"
means the state of California Department of Transportation or its successor agency.
"City"
means the city of Manteca.
"Director"
means the public works director for the city of Manteca or authorized representative.
"Interstate truck"
means a truck tractor and semi-trailer; or truck tractor, semi-trailer, and trailer with unlimited length as regulated by the California Vehicle Code.
"Terminal"
means any facility where:
a. 
Freight is consolidated to be shipped;
b. 
Full load consignments may be loaded or unloaded; or
c. 
Interstate trucks are regularly maintained, stored or manufactured.
B. 
Any word or phrase used in this chapter not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the California Vehicle Code, or if not defined therein, the meanings attributed to it in ordinary usage.
(Prior code § 12-15)
A. 
Any interested person desiring terminal and route designation for interstate trucks from the federally designated highway system shall submit an application on a form provided by the city public works department. The application shall contain such information as may be required by the director; and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee.
B. 
Upon receipt of the application and application fee, the director shall cause an investigation to be made to ascertain whether the proposed terminal facility meets the definition set forth in Section 10.56.020. Upon making a determination approving the terminal designation, the director shall then determine whether the requested route(s) designation and alternate route(s) are capable of such designation. Such capability determination shall be based on considerations of traffic safety, adequacy of street surfaces and geometrics (including turning radius and lane widths), approval or disapproval of Caltrans, an estimate of the cost of establishing the route, and other considerations the director may from time to time deem to be appropriate.
C. 
If the application is for a route designation passing through the city to a terminal located in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall comply with the application process of both the city and other jurisdiction.
D. 
If the director determines that the proposed designations are acceptable, he or she shall recommend approval to the city council. The city council shall then approve or deny the application.
E. 
If the director determines that the proposed designations are unacceptable, he or she shall notify the applicant that the application is denied, noting the reason therefor. The applicant may appeal the denial to the city council in accordance with Section 10.56.060.
(Prior code § 12-16)
A. 
The nonrefundable application fee to be paid by the applicant in accordance with subsection A of Section 10.56.030 shall be established by the city council by resolution, and shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of the review of the terminal designation and the review of the route(s) and al-ternate route(s).
B. 
Upon the approval of the terminal designation and route by the director, the applicant shall deposit with the city sufficient funds as estimated by the director to pay for the purchase and installation of terminal trailblazer signs. Trailblazer signs will be required at every decision point in the city on route to the terminal. Upon completion of the installation of the signs, the actual cost shall be computed and any difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or refunded to the applicant, whichever the case may be. No terminal or route may be used until such signs as may be required are in place.
(Prior code § 12-17)
The director may revoke any approved terminal and/or route designation if, in his or her judgment, such terminal and/or route becomes a safety hazard. A safety hazard includes, without limitation, the inability of interstate trucks to safely negotiate the route or the interstate trucks creating unsafe driving conditions for other vehicular traffic or pedestrians. Such revocation may be appealed by the applicant/terminal owner in accordance with Section 10.56.060.
(Prior code § 12-18)
A. 
If the director denies terminal designation, route feasibility or revokes a previously approved terminal or route, the applicant/terminal owner, within ten days following the date of receipt of the decision of the director, may appeal the decision to the city council in writing. An appeal shall be made on a form prescribed by the city public works department and shall be filed with the city clerk. The appeal shall state specifically wherein there was an error or abuse of discretion by the director or wherein this decision is not supported by the evidence in the record. Within ten days of the filing of an appeal, the director shall transmit to the city clerk the terminal application, the sketches of the revoked route and all other data filed therewith, the report of the director with his or her findings and his or her decision on the application.
B. 
The city clerk shall make copies of the data provided by the director available to the appellant for inspection and may give notice to any other interested party who requested notice in writing of the time when the appeal will be considered by the city council.
C. 
If Caltrans denies or revokes terminal access from federally designated highways, no appeal may be made to the city council, but must be made to Caltrans as may be permitted by Caltrans.
(Prior code § 12-19)