A. Whenever any ordinance of the city designates and describes any street
or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is permitted by any
vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of 10,000 pounds, the
chief of police is authorized to designate such street or streets
by appropriate signs as "truck routes," for the movement of vehicles
exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of five tons.
B. When any such truck route or routes are established and designated
by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicles exceeding a maximum
gross weight limit of five tons shall drive on such route or routes
and none other, except that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit
the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of five
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
bona fide repair, alterations, remodeling or construction of any building
or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit
has previously been obtained therefor. This section shall not apply
to the following street segments:
1.
Lathrop Road east of Golden Valley Parkway to Interstate 5 southbound
off-ramp.
2.
Golden Valley Parkway south of Dos Reis Road to Lathrop Road.
3.
Dos Reis Road, west and east of Golden Valley Parkway.
4.
Lathrop Road between Harlan Road and McKinley Avenue.
C. Notwithstanding subsection
B, box trucks (which may exceed the maximum gross weight limit of five tons) are permitted to access restricted streets for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on or adjacent to such restricted streets. As defined, "box trucks" also referred to as "cube trucks" or "box vans," are medium-sized straight trucks with a cuboid-shaped cargo storage area connected to the cabin by a single chassis or frame. These characteristics differentiate box trucks from semi-trucks, which are not connected through a single frame (they consist of a semi or cab, and a separate trailer). Box trucks do not have the capability to haul container loads and can only transport loose cargo.
D. Notwithstanding subsection
B, service and merchant delivery trucks (e.g. fuel, food and beverage, medical, or similar use) are permitted to access restricted streets for the purpose of providing service to a building or structure located on or adjacent to such restricted streets.
(Prior code § 70.15; Ord. 23-449, 11/13/2023
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. Passenger
buses under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission;
B. Any
vehicles owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the
construction, installation or repair of any public utility.
(Prior code § 70.16)
The streets or portions of streets within the corporate city
limits which are established as commercial vehicle and truck routes
governed by the provisions of this chapter shall be established from
time to time by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 06-262 § 2)
It is unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated
upon any highway located in an incorporated residential or subdivision
area any commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight of 10,000 pounds.
(Prior code § 70.18)