There is hereby established a system of truck
routes in the Borough of Leonia.
[Amended 3-21-1983 by Ord. No. 959; 7-7-2003 by Ord. No.
12-03; 10-20-2003 by Ord. No. 25-03]
A.
All commercial motor vehicles, trucks, tractors, trailers,
semi-trailers or combination thereof having a total combined gross
weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four tons shall be excluded
from all streets in the Borough of Leonia, except Fort Lee Road eastbound,
and westbound only west of Grand Avenue; Grand Avenue going north
and south; Broad Avenue going north and south; and Leyland Drive going
east and west, these being the only through streets in the Borough
of Leonia. Trucks making pickups and deliveries of materials from
restricted streets or parts thereof shall be excluded from the aforementioned
restrictions.
B.
All commercial motor vehicles, trucks, tractors, trailers,
semi-trailers or combination thereof having a total combined gross
weight of vehicle plus load in excess of 27.5 tons shall be excluded
from Broad Avenue going north and south in the Borough of Leonia.
Trucks making pickups and deliveries of materials from restricted
streets shall be excluded from the aforementioned restrictions.
C.
Fines. The owner or operator of any truck found to be in violation of Subsections A or B of this section shall be subject to the following fines:
[Added 11-14-2005 by Ord. No. 18-05;
amended 3-17-2008 by Ord. No. 11-08]
|
Type of offense
|
Minimum Fine
|
Maximum Fine
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
First
|
$400.00
|
$800.00
| |
|
Second
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,500.00
| |
|
Third or subsequent
|
$1,500.00
|
$2,500.00
|
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent trucks or other vehicles referred to in § 194-12 hereof from making deliveries of merchandise or other property along streets from which said trucks are excluded nor to prevent any trucks of public utilities companies from using excluded streets in connection with the construction, installation, operation or maintenance of public utility facilities.
