[Adopted 2-8-1993]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any street, highway, avenue, boulevard, road, byway or parking
lot owned and maintained by the Town of Simsbury.
Every commercial vehicle other than public safety, educational,
municipal/state, public utility or municipal/state purpose vehicles
designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property,
including a motor vehicle designed and used for the purpose of drawing
a semitrailer, as well as the vehicle drawing a semitrailer and the
trailer itself.
A.
No person shall operate a truck with a gross vehicle
weight (GVW) in excess of 20,000 pounds on any street on which such
trucks have been excluded by resolution of the Board of Selectmen
except while on a trip with a point of origin from or a destination
to a location on said street or on an intersecting street solely served
by said street.
B.
The Chief of Police shall cause to be erected appropriate
signs on any street(s) designated to exclude trucks with a gross vehicle
weight in excess of 20,000 pounds, which signs shall clearly spell
out that such trucks are prohibited on such street(s) in accordance
with this article.
Given that a convenient alternative route exists,
the following factors alone will be considered in the designation
of streets on which trucks in excess of 20,000 pounds GVW will be
prohibited:
A.
Whether a significant number of properties, especially
residential properties, are constructed in closer proximity to the
street line than required by the minimum front setback line;
B.
The degree to which the road does not meet engineering
standards for safety and capacity, such as width, grade, curvature
and structure;
D.
If the abutting properties contain historic buildings
or structures or a district(s) listed on the National Register of
Historic Places or the State Register of Historic Places; or
E.
Whether the average daily traffic (ADT) is greater
than the minimum specified in the subdivision regulations for the
classification of road (i.e., greater than 1,000 per day for a collector
road or 3,000 per day for an arterial road).
Any person violating the terms of this article
shall be guilty of an infraction as provided for in Connecticut General
Statutes §§ 51-164m and 51-164n. Pursuant to General
Statutes, § 51-164p, any violation of this article shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $90 for each offense.
