Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.08 LIMITATIONS ON TRUCKS*
10.08.010 Streets designated.
10.08.020 Excess weight prohibited on certain streets.
10.08.030 Operation provisions.
10.08.040 Point of destination exclusion.
10.08.050 Point of origin exclusion.
10.08.060 Certain delivery or pickup trucks exempted.
10.08.070 Refuse or garbage truck exemption.
10.08.080 School bus exemption.
10.08.090 Authority to have trucks weighed.
10.08.100 Violation--Penalty.
* For statutory provisions that a county may, by ordinance, prohibit the
use of any highway located in an unincorporated residential or subdivision area
by any commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight of 14,000 pounds, see Veh.
Code § 35712(a); for statutory authority for third-class counties to reduce
weight limits on certain roads to 5,000 pounds, see Veh. Code §
35712(b).
10.08.010 Streets designated.
A. The streets designated in subsection C of this section are declared to
be “truck traffic routes” for the movement of vehicles exceeding a
maximum gross weight of three tons, or six thousand pounds, within the
designated areas of the county set forth on that certain map, a copy of which is
on file in the office of the county clerk-recorder.
B. The road commissioner
of the county is authorized and directed to designate such streets by
appropriate signs as truck routes.
C. Area No. 1 as designated on the map on
file in the office of the county clerk-recorder:
1. Madera
Avenue;
2. Avenue 13.
(Ord. 273 §§ 1 and 1.1, 1963).
10.08.020 Excess weight prohibited on certain streets.
A. No person shall operate any truck having a gross weight in excess of
three tons on any street within the designated area in the county as herein
described and set forth on the map referred to in Section 10.08.010, except on
those streets specified for such designated area in Section 10.08.010, and
further except as hereinafter provided in this chapter. For the purposes of
this chapter, “truck” includes the words “truck and trailer,
or any combination thereof” and “any commercial vehicle” as
defined by the Vehicle Code of the state.
B. Except as otherwise provided in
this chapter, no person shall operate any truck having a gross weight in excess
of seven tons on any of the following described streets:
1. Avenue 10
1/2;
2. Lanes Bridge Drive;
3. Avenue 11;
4. Fig Grove
Road;
5. Rolling Hills Drive;
6. Road 432;
7. Indian Lakes Estates
subdivision, consisting of:
Road 417 East of Quartz Mountain Road (Picayune Road), Modoc Road, Modoc
Court, Cheyenne Road, Oneida Avenue, Ottawa Avenue, Chinook Road, Navajo Avenue,
Navajo Court, Huron Road, Huron Court, Seminole Avenue, Sioux Road, Erie Road,
Delaware Road, Delaware Court, Crow Road, Cherokee Road, Comanche Road, Klamath
Avenue, Miwoc Avenue, Apache Road, Apache Court, Blackfoot Road, Blackfoot
Court, Hopi Avenue, Chickasaw Road, Shawnee Avenue.
The road commissioner of
the county is authorized and directed to post appropriate signs on and about the
above-designated streets and roads giving notice of the weight restriction
provided by this subsection.
C. Alternate routes for the designated streets
and roads in subsection B of this section are as follows:
1. Avenue 10 and
Business Highway 41 are alternate routes for the streets and roads designated in
subsections (B)(1) through (B)(5).
2. Road 274 is an alternate route for
Road 432 designated in subsection (B)(6). (Ord. 273F § 2, 2004; Ord. 273-E
§§ 1 and 2, 2002; Ord. 273D § 1, 1995: Ord. 273 § 2,
1963).
10.08.030 Operation provisions.
Subject to the rules and regulations established herein pertaining to
truck routes, truck traffic may be allowed in the hereinabove designated area of
the county:
A. Truck Traffic Inside Designated Area; Outside
Origin.
1. Outside destination: All trucks entering said designated area
for a destination point outside said designated area shall operate only over a
truck route as hereinbefore established.
2. One inside destination point:
All trucks entering said designated area for a destination point in the
designated area shall enter the designated area only on an established truck
route and shall proceed only over an established truck route and shall deviate
only at the intersection with the street nearest to the destination point. Upon
leaving the destination point the deviating truck shall return to the nearest
truck route by the shortest route.
3. Multiple inside destination points:
All trucks entering said designated area for multiple destination points shall
enter the designated area only on established truck routes, shall proceed only
over established truck routes and shall deviate only at the intersection with
the street nearest to the first destination point. Upon leaving the first
destination point, a deviating truck shall proceed to all other destination
points by the shortest route. Upon leaving the last destination point, the
deviating truck shall return to the nearest truck route by the shortest
route.
B. Truck Traffic Inside Designated Area; Inside
Origin.
1. Outside destination point: All trucks on a trip originating in
the designated area and traveling in the designated area for a destination point
outside the designated area shall proceed by the shortest route to the nearest
truck route as herein established.
2. Inside destination points: All trucks
on a trip originating in said designated area for destination points in the
designated area shall proceed to such destination points by the shortest route.
(Ord. 273 § 3, 1963).
10.08.040 Point of destination exclusion.
The term “point of destination” as used in this chapter does
not include a place or point of stoppage for the purpose of parking, storing or
repairing of such trucks or vehicles. (Ord. 273 § 4, 1963).
10.08.050 Point of origin exclusion.
The term “point of origin” as used in this chapter shall not
include any place or point wherein the truck is parked, stored or repaired.
(Ord. 273 § 5, 1963).
10.08.060 Certain delivery or pickup trucks exempted.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to any truck coming
from an unrestricted street having ingress and egress by direct route to and
from streets on which traffic is restricted as herein provided when necessary
for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise
from or to any building or structure located on streets other than truck routes,
or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona
fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure
upon a street other than a truck route for which a building permit has
previously been obtained, or to any vehicle owned by a public utility while
necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public
utility, or to any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Section 50-1/4
of the Public Utilities Act, or to any vehicle owned or operated by the county
while engaged in repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street
improvements or street utilities. (Ord. 273 § 6, 1963).
10.08.070 Refuse or garbage truck exemption.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to refuse or garbage trucks
and equipment used in the collection of refuse or garbage in the areas herein
designated, which are engaged in such operation pursuant to a franchise or
permit issued by the county for the collection of such refuse and garbage. (Ord.
273-A § 1, 1964: Ord. 273 § 6.1, 1963).
10.08.080 School bus exemption.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any and all school buses
operated by a school district in the areas herein designated. (Ord. 273-B §
1, 1964: Ord. 273 § 6.2, 1963).
10.08.090 Authority to have trucks weighed.
Any police officer shall have the authority to require any person driving
or in control of any truck on any public street or highway in a designated area
of the county to proceed to any public or private scale available for the
purpose of weighing and determining whether this chapter has been complied with.
(Ord. 273 § 7, 1963).
10.08.100 Violation--Penalty.
The penalty for violations of this chapter shall be as prescribed in
Chapter 1.12 of this code. (Ord. 378 § 2(part), 1973: Ord. 273 § 8,
1963).
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