Sec. 19-57. Driving through safety zone or on sidewalks.

(a)   The driver of a vehicle shall not at any time drive through or over a safety zone.

(b)   No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or temporary driveway.

(c)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-48; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-160.

Sec. 19-58. Driving on play streets.

(a)   The traffic engineer may declare any street or part thereof a play street and place appropriate signs in the roadway indicating the play street. When so declared and indicated, no person shall drive a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof, except drivers of vehicles having business or whose residences are within such closed area and then any such driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon any such street or portion thereof.

(b)   On those days when conditions are suitable for coasting on snow or ice, no person shall drive a vehicle upon any street or parts of streets when signs are erected giving notice thereof. This subsection shall not prevent the use of any streets by drivers of vehicles having business or whose residences are within such reserved areas, but any such driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon any such street or portion thereof at any such time.

(c)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-50; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-59. Parking oversize vehicles on streets.

(a)   It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle as described in subsection (b) of this section on any city system streets within the city.

(b)   A vehicle to which this section shall be applicable shall be a truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or bus which has a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds or which has a length in excess of 270 inches overall or a width in excess of 96 inches.

(c)   The city manager or his designee is hereby authorized to permit temporary parking of vehicles as described in subsection (b) of this section on city system streets as he may deem appropriate in connection with construction-related activities.

(d)   This section shall not be applicable to the following vehicles:

(1)   A vehicle in the process of being loaded, unloaded or in the performance of service to or for property located on or adjacent to the public street.

(2)   A vehicle temporarily rendered inoperable by mechanical difficulty for such time necessary to effect necessary repairs, but in no event to exceed three hours.

(e)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-51; Ord. No. 1697, § 1, 6-28-88; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-60. Trucks on residential streets.

(a)   Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Gross vehicle weight (GVW) means the weight of any single axle, tandem axle or axle group of a vehicle or combination of vehicles plus the weight of any load thereon.

Truck means a vehicle that has any of the following characteristics:

(1)   Gross vehicle weight (GVW) rating of 10,000 pounds or more.

(2)   Tandem axle or tri-axle vehicle.

(3)   Tractor and tandem vehicles when pulling semitrailers or tandem semitrailers.

(b)   Prohibition. All trucks within the city shall be prohibited from travelling upon designated residential streets as enumerated in the city's traffic schedule printed herein as appendix C.

(c)   Signs. The city shall clearly post the R5-2 sign, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, along the designated prohibited streets. Such sign shall be as follows:

R5-2

(d)   The above prohibition is subject to the following exceptions:

(1)   Trucks are hereby allowed to travel upon any street which is the exclusive means/route to their point of destination.

(2)   Trucks are hereby allowed to travel upon any street which is part of a city authorized detour.

(3)   Authorized emergency vehicles, as such as defined in section 28-1 of this article, are hereby allowed to travel upon any street necessary in the exercise of their duties.

(4)   Trucks which are owned, operated by or under contract to a public utility, electric, cablevision or telephone corporation or the City of Asheville are hereby allowed to travel upon any street necessary in the installation, restoration or emergency maintenance of utility services.

(5)   Wrecker vehicles which are towing a disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles in an emergency are hereby allowed to travel upon any street which is en route to the nearest feasible point for parking or storage of the disabled vehicles(s).

(6)   Vehicles used primarily for the transportation of passengers, provided that said vehicle is traveling upon an established bus route, or has on board passengers for hire.

(Code 1965, § 28-52; Ord. No. 1638, § 1, 6-30-87; Ord. No. 1652, § 1, 9-15-87; Ord. No. 1668, § 1, 12-15-87; Ord. No. 1702, § 1, 8-3-88; Ord. No. 1757, § 1, 3-21-89; Ord. No. 1759, § 1, 4-4-89; Ord. No. 1858, § 1, 6-26-90; Ord. No. 2106, 5-17-94; Ord. No. 2330, § 1, 11-12-96)

Sec. 19-61. Trucks on designated streets.

(a)   Prohibition. all trucks within the city shall be prohibited from traveling upon designated streets as enumerated in the city's traffic schedule printed herein as Appendix C. Further, such trucks shall be subject to the same provisions of section 19-60 herein.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Ord. No. 3242, § 1, 6-14-05; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Secs. 19-62—19-80. Reserved.

ARTICLE III. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES 1

 

Notes

1	State law reference(s)—Authorization of local authorities to control vehicles with reference to highways under their jurisdiction, G.S. 20-158, 20-169.