§ 6.14.160. Truck routes.

(a)

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this chapter, no commercial motor vehicle and towed units in excess of 10,000 pounds shall be operated or moved upon any public street, highway or alley within the city, except upon truck routes, as set forth in Schedule A truck routes, copies of which shall be maintained for public inspection in the office of the city clerk and the city engineer and may be amended from time to time by resolution of the city council, or upon temporary truck routes hereafter designated by the city engineer pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section, unless merchandise, freight or other supplies are to be picked up by or delivered from such vehicle or unless such vehicle is required in the performance of service, repair, construction or similar essential use; provided, however, that in such event such vehicle shall use the shortest possible route from a designated truck route to the point of pickup, delivery or essential use and shall return therefrom to the nearest designated truck route; provided, further that the following additional restrictions shall apply:

(1)

No commercial motor vehicle and towed units in excess of 10,000 pounds shall be operated or moved upon any street unless the use of such route is required in the pickup or delivery of merchandise, freight or other supplies or in some essential use at some point not served by a truck route but served by such direct route street.

(2)

No commercial motor vehicle and towed units in excess of 10,000 pounds shall be operated or moved upon any street, except truck routes, or in any residence district between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; provided, however, that the city traffic engineer or designee may, upon application in writing, issue a special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move such vehicle between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. In issuing such permit, the city traffic engineer or designee may impose conditions thereon, such as routes to be followed, time of operation or movement or other matters deemed necessary or desirable.

(3)

Streets, other than truck routes, shall not be used as through routes from one truck route to another unless pickup, delivery or essential use is required enroute.

(b)

The city traffic engineer shall have authority to designate additional, temporary truck routes for the purpose of directing and controlling traffic along necessary detours or between designated truck routes and construction projects or other areas where commercial vehicles are required to be employed over extended periods of time. Such temporary routes, when so designated, shall be posted with appropriate signs as temporary truck routes, and the use of such routes shall be subject to the same conditions as set forth in this section for permanent truck routes.

(c)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any specially designated equipment operated by a duly franchised public utility or governmental agency when such equipment is required in providing an essential public service.

(d)

The truck routes provided for in this section shall be posted with adequate signs indicating that such routes are truck routes.

(Code 1966, § 8.52.160; Ord. No. 5030, § 1, 8-17-99; Ord. No. 6052, § 3, 8-20-08)