All through traffic by motor trucks, with or without trailers, having a licensed gross vehicle weight rating (G.V.W.R.) in excess of 10,000 pounds is prohibited on any and all streets or alleys within the city with the exception of:
A.
Pacific Highway East;
B.
20th Street East from 54th Avenue East to 20th Street Drive;
C.
54th Avenue East from 20th Street East to the north city limits;
D.
Valley Avenue East from 82nd Avenue East (Freeman Road) to 70th Avenue East;
E.
20th Street Drive;
F.
Alexander Avenue East north of Pacific Highway East, southbound at all hours and northbound between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
G.
Industry Drive;
H.
Port of Tacoma Road;
I.
Frank Albert Road;
J.
70th Avenue East;
K.
North Levee Road east of the west edge of 66th Avenue East (Milroy Bridge);
L.
North Levee Road west of 66th Avenue East (Milroy Bridge): the weight limit is 26,000 pounds licensed gross vehicle weight rating (G.V.W.R.);
M.
20th Street East from 54th Avenue East to 70th Avenue East: the weight limit is 14,000 pounds licensed gross vehicle weight rating (G.V.W.R.);
N.
Valley Avenue East from 70th Avenue East to 54th Avenue East: the weight limit is 14,000 pounds licensed gross vehicle weight rating (G.V.W.R.);
O.
54th Avenue East from Valley Avenue East to 20th Street East: the weight limit is 14,000 pounds licensed gross vehicle weight rating (G.V.W.R.);
P.
20th Street East from 70th Avenue East to the east city limits;
Q.
Freeman Road East from the north city limits to Valley Avenue East;
R.
26th Street East from 70th Avenue East to the east city limits;
S.
34th Avenue East from Pacific Highway East to the north city limits; and
T.
12th Street East from the west city limits to 34th Avenue East.
(Ord. 441 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1309 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1315 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1334 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1717 § 2, 2010; Ord. 1913 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1967 § 3, 2017; Ord. 2024 § 1, 2020)
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Code reviser's note: Section 4 of Ord. 1717, as amended by Section 2 of Ord. 1779, provides:
Review of Weight Restriction on Levee Road. After all of the following improvements have been made to the segment of North Levee Road from 66th Avenue East (Milroy Bridge) to Frank Albert Road, the City Council shall, after a public hearing, consider whether or not to repeal the amendments made in Section 2 of this Ordinance No. 1717 as to such segment:
1. All lanes of travel shall be 11 feet wide or wider;
2. All shoulders shall be four feet wide or wider on each side of the road; and
3. All intersections shall be improved so as to permit WB-62 trucks to turn directly into the intended lane of travel without entering any other lane except to cross it.
The public hearing shall be held within 90 days after completion and acceptance by the City of all of the improvements set forth above.
