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(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)
(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.
The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to designate those intersections at which traffic shall be controlled by official traffic control signals, and he shall install such signals as shall be necessary. The traffic engineer shall also install and maintain such other traffic control devices as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Code 1965, § 28-61)
(a) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle or any pedestrian to disobey the instructions of any official traffic control device or signal placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a police officer then on duty.
(b) Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.
(Code 1965, § 28-62; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)
Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic signals exhibiting the words "go," "caution" or "stop" or exhibiting different colored lights successively one at a time, the following colors only shall be used, and such terms and lights shall indicate as follows:
(1) Green alone or go.
a. Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn; but vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection at the time such signal is exhibited.
b. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(2) Yellow alone or caution when shown following the green or go signal.
a. Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering any intersection or the nearest crosswalk at the intersection, but if such stop cannot be made in safety a vehicle may be driven cautiously through the intersection.
b. Pedestrians facing such signal are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross a roadway, and any pedestrian then starting to cross shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles.
(3) Red alone or stop.
a. Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering any intersection or the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at such other point as may be indicated by a clearly visible line and shall remain standing until green or go is shown alone. After coming to a complete stop for a red light facing the vehicle, the vehicle may make a right turn after yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles at all intersections except those designated as follows:
Cedar Street and Fairview Road.
College Street and Haywood Street.
College Street and Lexington Avenue.
Deaverview Road and Bear Creek Road
Glendale Avenue and Fairview Road.
Haywood Street and Montford Avenue.
Patton Avenue and Coxe Avenue.
Patton Avenue and North French Broad/South French Broad Avenue
South French Broad and Hilliard Avenue.
b. No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic.
(4) Red or other color with green arrow.
a. Vehicular traffic facing such signal may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, but shall not interfere with other traffic.
b. No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic.
(Code 1965, § 28-63; Ord. No. 4642, §§ 1, 2, 1-23-18)
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