The streets, or portions thereof, of the city are declared to be and they are divided and classified into three groups, and shall henceforth be known as and regulated as to heavy traffic by the name of such three groups, together with regulations appertaining thereto as hereinafter set forth in this section. Such groups are designated as: "unrestricted streets"; "restricted streets"; and "specially identified restricted streets."
(Prior code § 3311.01)
Any street or streets hereinafter designated in this section shall henceforth be known and designated as unrestricted streets, and the city imposes no weight or size restrictions or regulations thereon, except those contained in the Vehicle Code of the state:
A. 
Seventh Street from Euclid Avenue to Second Avenue;
B. 
Eighth Street from the west city limit to the east city limit (effective upon widening 8th Street to four lanes minimum);
C. 
Stowell Street from Euclid Avenue to Sultana Avenue;
D. 
"A" Street from Laurel Avenue to Campus Avenue;
E. 
Ninth Street from west city limit to Euclid Avenue;
F. 
Sixteenth Street from Euclid Avenue to east city limit;
G. 
Central Avenue from south city limit to north city limit;
H. 
Benson Avenue from Foothill Boulevard to Mountain Avenue;
I. 
Mountain Avenue from south city limit to Foothill Boulevard;
J. 
Mountain Avenue from 21st Street to north city limit;
K. 
Mountain Avenue from Foothill Boulevard to 21st Street (effective upon completion of the Foothill Freeway);
L. 
Campus Avenue from "A" Street to Eighth Street;
M. 
Campus Avenue from Foothill Boulevard to 14th Street (effective upon completion of Campus Avenue widening);
N. 
Campus Avenue from 14th Street to 19th Street, future Foothill Freeway interchange;
O. 
All state highways, except as otherwise specified in this chapter.
(Prior code § 3311.02)
It is unlawful for any person owning or operating any motor vehicle or truck-trailer combination exceeding a maximum gross weight of 10,000 pounds to drive or propel the same, or cause or permit the same to be driven or propelled, at any time upon, over or across any of the streets hereinafter designated as restricted streets. Any and all streets or portions of streets not otherwise classified as unrestricted streets, or specially identified restricted streets are hereby classified as restricted.
(Prior code § 3311.04)
It is unlawful for any person owning or operating any motor vehicle or truck-trailer combination exceeding the maximum gross weights hereinafter specially established by ordinances of the city council to drive or propel the same, or cause or permit the same to be driven or propelled, at any time upon, over or across any of the streets hereinafter specially identified by said ordinances.
(Prior code § 3311.04.01)
A. 
No person shall lead, ride, or drive any horse on Euclid Avenue Parkway Bridle Path, except upon the oiled surface therefor provided. Nor shall a horse be led, ridden or driven at a greater pace than a canter.
B. 
Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in this section, the following terms shall respectively be defined to mean:
"Bridle path" means that portion of Euclid Avenue Parkway extending from 13th Street to 24th Street in the city which is approximately 15 feet in width and which is oiled.
"Euclid Avenue Parkway" means that portion of Euclid Avenue which divides the west lane of Euclid Avenue from the east lane, and which is planted to trees and is 60 feet in width, more or less.
"Horse" means any member of the horse family (Equidae), which includes the male, female, gelding or otherwise, donkey, mule, ass or pony.
(Prior code § 3311.05)
No persons shall operate or drive any motorcycle or other motor vehicle on the Euclid Avenue Parkway excepting only vehicles of the city or of public utilities where such vehicle is necessarily driven on Euclid Avenue Parkway for servicing of facilities in the public right-of-way. More specifically, for the area north of 19th Street, a permit can be obtained from the city manager's office or designee for parking in the median to facilitate the safe movement of pedestrian traffic and vehicular parking.
(Prior code § 3311.13)
A. 
No person shall operate or drive any vehicle weighing over 10,000 pounds gross weight along or on 19th street between Campus Avenue and Mountain Avenue in the city.
B. 
No person shall operate or drive any vehicle weighing over 10,000 pounds gross weight along Euclid Avenue between 19th and 16th Street.
C. 
No person shall operate or drive any vehicle weighing over 10,000 pounds gross weight along or on 16th Street between Euclid Avenue and Benson Avenue.
(Prior code § 3311.14)
The city council, in accordance with Section 35701 of the Vehicle Code, determines that notice of this chapter of the municipal code will best be given by posting the specific streets affected and mentioned in this code and, therefore, the city engineer is authorized to post appropriate signs on any street in the city, which signs to state and declare the load limit established by ordinance.
(Prior code § 3311.30)
Any police officer shall have the authority to require any person driving or in control of any vehicle proceeding over a street to proceed to any public or private scale within a radius of six miles for the purpose of weighing and determining whether this chapter of the municipal code has been complied with.
(Prior code § 3311.35)
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to regulate and limit the use of certain public streets and public property within the city by any vehicle defined in the Vehicle Code of the state as an overload either by gross weight, length, width, height or any combination of these measurements, or by any vehicle which exceeds any of the limits established by ordinance of the city council and included in this chapter of the municipal code, in order to prevent damage to street foundations, surfaces or structures, to trees or to other public or private property and life from damage or injury resulting from the moving or having upon a public street or place an overload.
B. 
Application. The provisions of this section shall apply to the United States, state, counties, municipal corporations, school districts and to all other governmental bodies, agencies or instrumentalities.
C. 
Permit for Overload. It is unlawful for any person to move or permit or cause to be moved, any overload upon any public street or public place in the city, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city engineer as required by this section.
D. 
Violation of Permit Terms.
1. 
It is unlawful for any person to move or permit or cause to be moved any overload upon a public street or public place in the city contrary to the terms, provisions and conditions of a permit issued hereunder by the city engineer in violation of any provision of this section, other applicable provisions of this code or of the Vehicle Code of the state, including but not limited to terms, provisions and conditions concerning a particular route, and a particular time for movement; and/or under conditions, including but not limited to weather conditions, that would make such movement hazardous to persons using public streets and places in the city.
2. 
This section shall not apply to an overload being moved at the request of an authorized public officer in the event of flood, fire, earthquake or other public disaster or exigency or for the purpose of national defense.
E. 
Application for Transportation Permit. An application for a transportation permit shall be made two working days in advance to the city engineer, engineering department, city, following the procedures outlined below.
1. 
Application for any overload permits required hereunder shall be made on a form furnished by the city engineer.
2. 
The overload shall not exceed in width one-third the narrowest roadway (curb to curb or pavement width) over which such overload is to be moved, except that where the roadway has a median island dividing directional traffic flow the overload shall not exceed in width one-half the narrowest one-way roadway.
3. 
The overload shall not exceed 16 feet (192 inches) in height.
4. 
The overload shall not exceed 60 tons in gross weight and shall conform to the weight, axle number and wheel loading requirements of the Vehicle Code of the state; provided, however, the city engineer may, at the time of issuing a single trip permit or rider or an annual permit, reduce the gross weight limitation stated herein if the specifically designated city public streets to places to be used in moving such overloads would, in his or her opinion, be materially damaged thereby.
F. 
Utility Notification. Whenever the moving of any overload shall require the removal or displacement of any wire or other property of any public utility, it shall be the duty of the applicant to give notice to the affected public utility and make such guarantees as are required by the public utility.
G. 
Issuance of Permit. If at the completion of the investigations required herein, the city engineer finds and determines that the overload proposed will not be detrimental to the public health, peace, safety and welfare, the city engineer will issue a transportation permit subject to such reasonable terms, provisions and conditions as he or she deems necessary to protect the public streets and places or property of any person and the public health, peace, safety and welfare including, but not limited to, specifying the route, requiring the overload to be accompanied by an escort, restricting the number of trips, the weight, length, width, height and size of an overload, the time of day an overload may be moved, the date(s), and requiring applicant to obtain written approval of any person whose property may be unduly disturbed or endangered by applicant moving an overload upon public streets or places.
H. 
Issuance of Permit Terms. The transportation permit for overloads shall be issued by the city engineering department following the procedures outlined below:
1. 
The transportation permit shall be for a single trip or rider or annual.
2. 
The effective period of a single trip or rider permit shall include a reasonable time in transit plus additional time for anticipated delays due to adverse conditions. Requests to cover return trips on one permit will be approved with the effective duration to allow a reasonable travel time, with two days additional for transfer of load and also additional time for possible inclement weather, up to a maximum total time of 14 days. The permit shall include a full description of all loads hauled within authority of the permit.
3. 
An "annual" permit shall be issued for repetitive loads of 10 or more trips. To qualify as a repetitive load, the commodity must be of the same size and description, with evidence presented with the application of the anticipated number of loads and an estimate of the anticipated total time involved in the shipment. This type of permit shall also be limited to travel from the specified point of origin to the destination, i.e., restricted haul from point A to point B only.
4. 
The transportation permit fee shall be set in conformance with the California State Administrative Code, Title 21, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7, Section 1411.3. The fee shall be based on a single trip or rider or annual permit. Special services necessitated by unusually large or heavy loads requiring engineering investigations, or other services, shall be billed separately for each permit.
I. 
Exemption of Governmental Agencies from Charge. No charge for transportation permits shall be imposed upon governmental agencies or public corporations provided, however, that an agreement in writing to pay all damages, costs or expenses which may be suffered or incurred by this city as a result of the movement of any overload by such agency is on file with the city engineer. This exemption shall not apply to any private contractor engaged by any governmental agency moving the overload under the supervision and control of any officer thereof.
J. 
Permit Exhibition. The overload permit, or a copy thereof in case of permits which contemplate the use of more than one vehicle, shall be carried in the vehicle or by the operator of the vehicle to which it refers and shall be presented upon demand to any peace officer, or any duly authorized city law enforcement officer, traffic officer, or any duly authorized agent of the department of the city charged with the care and protection of the city's public streets and places.
K. 
Suspension of Permit. The city engineer may at any time suspend or revoke a permit issued pursuant to this section when he or she has probable cause to believe a permittee has violated or is causing or permitting a violation of this section or any pertinent laws of the state, county or city, or when it has been shown to the city engineer's satisfaction that the activities so permitted are detrimental to the public health, peace, safety or welfare of the city. The city engineer may also suspend or revoke any permit hereunder if he or she has probable cause to believe permittee, or any agent, official or employee of the city has misrepresented, falsified or concealed any material fact in the application therefor.
L. 
Movement at Night.
1. 
When an overload is moved at night, and the city engineer has issued a permit for such movement, warning lights shall be placed by permittee or the mover of the overload upon such overload in such a manner as to indicate the clearance of such overload in the front, on the rear and each side. Such warning lights must be visible from a distance of 500 feet from the front, rear and each side of the overload, and there must be at least four such warning lights visible from the front, rear and four sides. In addition, flagmen shall be employed by permittee to warn approaching traffic of the presence of such overload if the city engineer determines that such flagmen are necessary to protect persons using the city public streets and places and so notified permittee or the mover of the overload.
2. 
Notwithstanding the above provisions, the city engineer may require the permittee to provide such additional warnings and signs as the city engineer deems necessary for the protection of pedestrians, vehicles and the drivers thereof who are using the public streets and places.
3. 
"Night" within the meaning of this subsection means that period of a day when the sun has set and has not yet arisen, during which period there is natural darkness.
M. 
Indemnification. The application for a permit hereunder shall indemnify and save harmless the city, the city council, the city engineer, chief of police and other city officials and employees from any suits, claims or actions brought by any person or persons for or on account of any injuries or damages sustained because of or arising out of the movement or location of an overload upon city public streets or places. Said applicant shall furnish to the city and maintain during the period for which a transaction permit is issued, a public liability insurance policy. The policy shall insure the city against damages to the road, foundations, structures and services of its streets and any other damages to the city or any other person arising out of or in connection with the operations of the insured and/or the movement of the overload on the city streets. The financial responsibility shall be in the maximum amount which may be required in compliance with Section 16500.5 of the Vehicle Code of the state of California, and the applicant shall produce evidence of financial responsibility that complies with Vehicle Code Section 16028.
1. 
Amount of Insurance. The amount of such insurance shall be established from time to time by the director of motor vehicles as being the sum determined and required to cover adequately the damages resulting from ownership or operation of the commercial vehicle or vehicles subject to the Section 16500.5 of the Vehicle Code, and any amendments thereto arising by reason of personal injury to or death by any person or damage to the property or both. The director is required to establish the amounts at levels equal to those prescribed by the public utilities commission for owners and operators of for-hire vehicles subject to its jurisdiction and control.
2. 
Proof of Insurance. Proof of financial responsibility shall be required and shall be as required by the director in one of the four ways required by Section 16500.5(d)1, 2, 3 and 4 as the same may be amended from time to time.
3. 
Amount of Insurance Determined by Director.
a. 
As of the date of the ordinance codified in this subsection, and until further requirements are executed by the director, every highway carrier freight forwarder which operates motor vehicles, and household goods carrier as defined in the Public Utilities Code and every highway carrier engaged in interstate or foreign transportation of property except those hereinafter mentioned, for compensation, in and through California which is exempt from regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission, shall provide and continue in effect so long as it may be engaged in conducting such operations adequate protection against liability and imposed by law upon such carriers for prepayment of damages for personal bodily injuries (including death resulting therefrom in an amount not less than $250,000.00 on account of bodily injuries up to or death of one person; not less than $500,000.00 for two or more persons and not less than $100,000.00 for one accident resulting in damage to or destruction of property with a combined single limit of $600,000.00 on account of bodily injuries to, or death of one person and/or damage or destruction of property other than the property being transported.
b. 
Higher limits are prescribed for petroleum producers and hazardous material haulers in General Order 100-L which shall now be applicable as the limits fixed by this subsection.
c. 
The limits of insurance set forth herein shall be changed from time to time as set forth in the applicable sections of the Vehicle Code and the public utility commission orders.
(Prior code § 3311.40)