Chapter 16.05
Truck Route
Sections:
16.05.040 Signs--Center Drive.
16.05.050 Signs--Interstate 5.
16.05.070 Violation--Penalties.
16.05.010 Prohibited where.
All commercial vehicles, with or without trailers, having a gross vehicle weight in excess of 14,000 pounds shall be prohibited on Center Drive from its intersection on McNeil Street to its intersection on Palisade Boulevard. (Ord. 97-582 § 1).
16.05.020 Permitted where.
All commercial vehicles, with or without trailers, having a gross vehicle weight in excess of 14,000 pounds shall be permitted on DuPont/Steilacoom Road, Center Drive from its intersection with Interstate 5 to McNeil Street, Center Drive from its intersection with DuPont Steilacoom Road to Palisade Boulevard, and the entire length of Wharf Road. (Ord. 97-582 § 2).
16.05.030 Exemptions.
Any commercial vehicle having a specific destination within a residential neighborhood and all public transit, school buses, and emergency service vehicles shall be exempt from DMC 16.05.010. (Ord. 97-582 § 3).
16.05.040 Signs--Center Drive.
The Utility Maintenance Superintendent is hereby directed to post signs giving notice that the City has established a truck route and prohibits vehicles over 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on portions of Center Drive. (Ord. 97-582 § 4).
16.05.050 Signs--Interstate 5.
The City shall coordinate with the State Department of Transportation to have appropriate signs posted on Interstate 5 designating the City Truck Route. (Ord. 97-582 § 5).
16.05.060 Copy.
The City shall send a copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter to existing businesses so that they might advise their freight carriers and suppliers of the approved truck route. (Ord. 97-582 § 6).
16.05.070 Violation--Penalties.
Penalties for violations shall be a misdemeanor as provided in DMC 16.02.010. (Ord. 97-582 § 7).
16.05.080 Temporary waiver.
The Mayor is authorized to temporarily waive the enforcement of this chapter upon a determination that it is necessary to do so as a result of substantially increased or altered traffic patterns. The Mayor shall declare any such waiver, including its beginning and, if feasible, end dates and shall, if practicable, cause appropriate alterations to be made to the signage provided for in DMC 16.05.050 through 16.05.060. Where no end date for the waiver can be specified in advance, it will continue until revoked by the Mayor. (Ord. 03-734 § 1).