Chapter 10.32
TRUCK ROUTES
Sections:
10.32.010 Designation—By resolution— Authority.
10.32.020 Designation—Sign erection— Authority.
10.32.030 Trucks to travel on designated routes—Exceptions.
10.32.040 Towing vehicles on streets other than truck routes prohibited.
10.32.060 Weighing vehicles—Purpose— Authority.
10.32.070 Penalty for violations.
10.32.010 Designation—By resolution— Authority.
The city council is authorized to determine and designate by resolution, truck traffic routes or truck routes, which designation shall become effective when appropriate signs are in place giving notice of the designations to the public. (Ord. 259 § 6, 1974).
10.32.020 Designation—Sign erection— Authority.
Whenever any resolution duly made and passed hereunder designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a truck route, the superintendent of streets is authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs as “TRUCK TRAFFIC ROUTES” or “TRUCK ROUTES” for the movement of vehicles. (Ord. 259 § 1, 1974).
10.32.030 Trucks to travel on designated routes—Exceptions.
When such truck traffic routes or truck routes are established and designated by appropriate signs, it is unlawful for the operator of any moving van, dump truck, tank truck, used or designed for the purpose of transporting petroleum products, or any vehicle designed or used for the transportation of commodities or materials which vehicle exceeds a maximum gross weight of ten thousand pounds to operate the vehicle upon any street other than upon and over a truck traffic route or truck route for any purpose other than to make a pickup or delivery, or to service or secure repairs to the vehicle. In traveling to or from the: point of delivery, pickup service to or repair of the vehicle, the operator of the vehicle shall drive as far as possible upon and over a truck traffic route or truck route. (Ord. 259 § 2, 1974).
10.32.040 Towing vehicles on streets other than truck routes prohibited.
It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to tow or pull or push any other vehicle on any street of the city other than upon a truck traffic route or truck route for any distance greater than is absolutely necessary. (Ord. 259 § 3, 1974).
10.32.050 Interpretation.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the driving and operating of fire apparatus upon any streets of the city, nor shall this chapter, by its terms, prevent equipment owned by the city from being operated upon any of the streets of the city. Neither shall this chapter by its terms be construed to apply to the moving of houses, buildings or structures upon and over the streets of the city where the permits required by Sections 15.24.010 through 15.24.070 of this code, or any amendments thereto, have been first obtained. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. Passenger buses, under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission;
B. Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility. (Ord. 259 § 4, 1974).
10.32.060 Weighing vehicles—Purpose— Authority.
Any police officer shall have the authority to require any person driving or in control of any vehicle not proceeding over a truck traffic route or a truck route to proceed to any public or private scales available for the purpose of weighing and determining whether this chapter has been complied with. (Ord. 259 § 5, 1974).
10.32.070 Penalty for violations.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 259 § 7, 1974).