The County Council may designate, by legislation,
certain highways or alleys under the jurisdiction of the county as
restricted or prohibited to through truck traffic. Such authority
shall include the designating of adequate alternate routes for the
use of the restricted or prohibited truck traffic.
The County Executive is hereby authorized to
adopt regulations consistent with existing laws providing for the
restricting or prohibiting of through truck traffic on county highways
and alleys. Such authority shall include the designating of adequate
alternate routes for the use of the restricted or prohibited truck
traffic. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the County Executive
and the Director of the Department of Public Works from recommending
legislation for adoption by the County Council that restricts or prohibits
through truck traffic on certain highways or alleys under the jurisdiction
of the county.
[Added by Bill No. 77-30]
After the posting of a highway or alley as herein
required, no truck that has a load capacity over the three-fourths-ton
manufacturer's rated capacity shall traverse a designated highway
or alley as through traffic, except as permitted in this Article.
For the purposes of this Article, "through traffic" shall mean traffic
traversing the entire length of the prohibited or restricted portion
of a highway or alley where the purpose of the traversing is not related
to a business stop on that highway or alley.
A.
Immediately upon the effectiveness of the legislation
that restricts or prohibits through truck traffic on a certain highway
or alley, the Department of Public Works shall place and thereafter
maintain in a conspicuous place along such highway or alley appropriate
signs or markers describing the restrictions imposed by the county.
The presence along any highway or alley of such signs or markers shall
be prima facie evidence of the adoption and effectiveness of the legislation
provided for in this Article.
B.
No later than ten (10) days after the effective date
of a law that restricts or prohibits through truck traffic on a county
highway or alley, the Department of Public Works shall, in writing,
verify to the Council that appropriate signs have been erected and
that the alternate route has been designated. Noncompliance with this
section shall not invalidate the restrictions or prohibitions established
for certain designated highways or alleys.
B.
For the purposes of this article, "emergency vehicles"
include but are not limited to fire equipment, medical, ambulance
or rescue vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, utility vehicles and
other vehicles that are required to respond to situations that adversely
affect the life or property of the citizens of the county.
[Added by Bill No. 76-123; amended by Bill
No. 06-07]
A.
The following highways and alleys are restricted to
through truck traffic:
|
Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Foster Knoll Drive
|
Entire length
|
|
Garnett Road
|
Entire length
|
|
Haverhill Road
|
Entire length
|
|
Joppa Farm Road
|
From Townewood Drive to Haverhill Road
|
|
Towne Center Drive
|
Entire length
|
|
Fountain Glen Drive
|
Entire length
|
B.
Where alternate routes have been previously designated,
the Department of Public Works shall establish specifically designated
alternate routes to provide for the orderly flow of truck traffic.
[Amended by Bill No. 81-32]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
any commercial motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle for hire
on any public road right-of-way or private road right-of-way as designated
for public use on a recorded subdivision plat, in any residential
district, except when such vehicle is actually engaged in loading
or unloading passengers, merchandise or materials. At authorized terminal
stands of bus routes operating under a permit from the State Public
Service Commission, stops may be made for sufficient period of time,
not to exceed thirty (30) minutes, for the purpose of maintaining
schedules. This section shall not apply to a vehicle involuntarily
parked because of mechanical failure or other emergency, provided
that such vehicle is removed within a twenty-four-hour period of time.
It shall be unlawful for any person to perform
service or repairs on a vehicle parked on a public street, highway
or road within the county, except for emergency service or repairs,
or to store or park on any public street, highway or road any motor
vehicle left in the custody of the management of the garage, repair
shop or service facility, except for the time necessary to permit
the removal of another car from the garage, repair shop or service
facility.
