The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for designation of terminals, and truck routes to terminals, for interstate trucks operating on a federally designated highway system.
(Ord. No. 85-5, § 2, 3-18-85; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth, and if any word or phrase used in this chapter is not defined in this section, it shall have the meaning set forth in the California Vehicle Code; provided that if any such word or phrase is not defined in the vehicle code, it shall have the meaning attributed to it in ordinary usage:
means the State of California Department of Transportation or its successor agency.
means a truck tractor and semi-trailer or truck tractor, semi-trailer and trailer with unlimited length as regulated by the vehicle code.
means any facility at which freight is consolidated to be shipped or where full load consignments may be loaded and off-loaded or at which the vehicles are regularly maintained, stored or manufactured.
means the transportation services manager of the City of Costa Mesa or their authorized representative.
(Ord. No. 85-5, § 2, 3-18-85; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a)
Any interested person requiring terminal access, using Costa Mesa highways, for interstate trucks from the federally designated highway system shall submit an application, on a form provided by the city, together with such information as may be required by the transportation manager, and appropriate fees to the City of Costa Mesa.
(b)
Upon receipt of the application, the transportation manager will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain whether or not the proposed terminal facility meets the requirements for an interstate truck terminal. Upon their approval of that designation, they will then determine the capabilities of the route requested and of alternate routes, whether requested or not. Determination of route capability will include, without limitation, a review of adequate turning radius and lane widths of ramps, intersections and highways, and general traffic conditions such as sight distance, speed, and traffic volumes. No access from the California State highways system will be approved without the approval of Caltrans.
(c)
Should the requested route pass through the City of Costa Mesa to a terminal located in another jurisdiction, the route shall not be designated until the applicant also complies with that jurisdiction's application process. Costs for trailblazer signs shall be as provided in section 10-348(b).
(Ord. No. 85-5, § 2, 3-18-85; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a)
The applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee, as established by the city council by resolution, sufficient to pay the cost of the review of the terminal designation and the review of the route and alternate route.
(b)
Upon the approval of the terminal designation and route by the City of Costa Mesa and by Caltrans, the applicant shall deposit with the City of Costa Mesa sufficient funds as estimated by the transportation manager to pay for the purchase and installation of terminal trailblazer signs. Trailblazer signs will be required at every decision point in the city along the 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, as appropriate. No terminal or route may be used until all required signs are in place. Costs for trailblazer signs may be reapportioned in accordance with the procedures in section 10-349(d).
(Ord. No. 85-5, § 2, 3-18-85; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a)
If all feasible routes to a requested terminal are found unsatisfactory by the transportation manager, the applicant may request retrofitting the deficiencies. All costs of engineering, construction and inspection will be the responsibility of the applicant. Except when the retrofitting of the deficiencies is within the jurisdiction of Caltrans, the actual construction will be done by the city or by a contractor for the applicant acceptable to the city.
(b)
When the work is to be done by the city, the applicant shall deposit with the City of Costa Mesa funds equal to the estimated cost of retrofitting. Adjustments between the estimated and actual cost shall be made after completion of the work, and any difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or refunded to the applicant as appropriate.
(c)
When the work is done by the applicant's contractor, the applicant may file with the transportation manager, on a form satisfactory to the transportation manager, a statement detailing the actual costs of the retrofitting.
(d)
If, at any time within five years from the date of completion of the retrofitting, any other applicant should seek terminal access approval which would use the route upon which such retrofitting was accomplished, any such applicant's fee may include that applicant's proportionate share of the cost of retrofitting, as determined by the transportation manager, which fee shall be disbursed by the City of Costa Mesa to the applicant who paid for the retrofitting as well as to any other applicant who contributed to the cost of retrofitting under this subsection. Nothing herein shall require the payment of a proportionate share of the fee if the applicant doing the work failed to file with the transportation manager the report cost statement required by subsection (c) above.
(Ord. No. 85-5, § 2, 3-18-85; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
The transportation manager may revoke any approved terminal or route if the terminal or route becomes a hazard to vehicular traffic. A safety hazard exists when interstate trucks are unable to negotiate the route or when said vehicles cause unsafe conditions for other vehicular traffic or for pedestrians.
(Ord. No. 85-5, § 2, 3-18-85; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a)
If the transportation manager denies an application for terminal designation or route feasibility or revokes a previously approved terminal or route, the applicant/terminal owner, within 10 days following the date of mailing of the decision of the transportation manager, may appeal said decision to the city council in writing. An appeal shall be filed with the city clerk. The appeal shall state specific facts showing an error or abuse of discretion by the transportation manager or that the decision is not supported by the evidence in the record. Within five days of the filing of an appeal, the transportation manager 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 transportation manager, the findings of the transportation manager and their decision on the application.
(b)
The city clerk shall make copies of the data provided by the transportation manager available to the applicant and to the appellant (if the applicant is not the appellant) for inspection, and may give notice to any other interested party who requested notice, of the time when the appeal will be considered by the city council.
(c)
If Caltrans, and not the transportation manager, denies or revokes terminal access from a state highway, no appeal may be made to the city council, but any appeal must be made to Caltrans as may be permitted by Caltrans.
(Ord. No. 85-5, § 2, 3-18-85; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)