§ 19-292. Truck routes; weight of loaded vehicles.

(a)

All Interstate Highway, U.S. Highway and State Highway numbered routes within the city are designated as truck routes.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any truck over 18,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight rating (or 18,000 lbs. gross cargo weight rating in the case of a truck-trailer or truck-trailer unit) to use, travel upon or be driven over any street, avenue, or highway within the city not designated as a truck route.

(c)

If the point of origin or destination, for commercial purposes only, for any truck is off the truck route, but is on an arterial street, then the truck may proceed by the shortest possible route, consisting of city arterial streets (defined for this purpose as those streets marked for two (2) or more lanes in each direction) to or from the nearest truck route. If the point of origin or destination is not on a truck route or a city arterial street, then the truck may proceed by the shortest possible route to or from the nearest numbered route or city arterial street.

(d)

No commercial motor vehicle, truck, tractor, truck-tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or other vehicle nor any combination of such vehicles shall be operated over or upon the streets, bridges, or public ways of the city, the total gross weight of which exceeds that permitted a like vehicle on the highways of the state.

(e)

Sections of the Code to the contrary notwithstanding, violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(Code 1959, § 38-62; Ord. No. 31028, §§ 1, 2, 1-9-63; Ord. No. 83390, § 1, 1-4-96)

Cross reference

Weight limited bridges, § 29-193 et seq.