(A) All trucks passing through the city, not making pick-ups, deliveries or service calls on side streets, shall use only Harrison Avenue, North Bend Road, Glenmore Avenue south of Harrison Avenue, Bridgetown Road and Westwood Northern Boulevard for purposes of entering and leaving the city. The side streets shall not be used except for pick-up, delivery and service call purposes, or when special permit is authorized and given by the Safety-Service Director.
(B) It shall be unlawful to operate any commercial four axle truck or other commercial vehicle or vehicle train having four or more axles on the following streets in the city: Harrison Avenue, North Bend Road, Glenmore Avenue south of Harrison, Bridgetown Road and Westwood Northern Boulevard for the purpose of passing through the city, not making pick-ups, deliveries or service calls within the city.
(C) Any street or thoroughfare not specifically listed in division (B) of this section shall not be traversed by commercial trucks or commercial vehicles in excess of 20,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. (Gross vehicle weight includes total weight of both vehicle and load.)
(D) Divisions (A), (B) and (C) of this section shall not preclude pick-ups, deliveries and service calls including multiple pick-ups, deliveries and service calls within the city. Nor shall this section preclude pick-ups, deliveries and service calls including multiple pick-ups, deliveries and service calls within the immediate proximity of the city, providing that the vehicle used in performing said service shall be operated over the most direct and reasonable route.
(E) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, it shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle of any type on Bruestle Avenue and Meyerfeld from Wardall to the Post Office in excess of five tons except when special permit is given by the Safety-Service Director.
(F) This section shall not apply to commercial buses and school buses traveling on a fixed or regular route and shall not apply to municipal and utility vehicles.
(G) As utilized in this section, SERVICE CALL shall mean the performance of work at a site, and the movement to or from that site by vehicles normally used in the performance of the work, or in transporting materials, equipment, tools, and personnel to and from the site, and shall include the dispatch from and the return of such a vehicle to the location at which is it stored, serviced or awaits assignment.
(H) The Safety-Service Director is hereby directed to place signs adequately indicating the restrictions contained in this section.
(I) This section shall apply to both the owner and operator of any commercial vehicle. Any owner or operator of any vehicle violating this section shall be fined upon conviction of not more than $100 plus court costs for a first offense. For any subsequent offense, the owner or operator of any vehicle which violates this section shall be fined upon conviction of not more than $1,000 plus court costs.
(J) Whenever a driver has been arrested or cited for a violation of any provision of this section, the officer making such arrest shall immediately notify, in writing, the person, firm, association, or corporation in whose name the vehicle is registered of the fact of such arrest or citation. Such notification shall describe the vehicle involved, the name of the driver or operator thereof, and the time, place, and nature of the offense committed. The police department shall keep a separate file with respect to all citations and warning citations issued under this section.
(Ord. 1502, passed 3-5-91) Penalty, see § 70.99