(A) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LOCAL TRUCK. Any truck, as defined herein, other than a through truck, as defined herein.
THROUGH TRUCK. Trucks not having their origin, destination, pickup, or delivery point within the city.
TRUCK. A single-unit vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, a single-unit vehicle with tandem axles, or all truck-tractor/semitrailer combinations.
(B) Truck routes designated. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a through truck upon any street or highway within the city that has not been designated as a truck route. For purposes of this provision, the following are designated as the truck routes:
(1) US 67 (Bypass).
(2) SH 174 (Main/Caddo).
(C) Residential areas. In the event an operator of a local truck must use city-maintained streets to arrive at their destination within the city, the operator shall use every reasonable effort to select the route that will minimize the use of city-maintained streets and residential areas.
(D) Presumption regarding violations. Any person operating any of the aforesaid vehicles upon any street or highway that is not designated a truck route as provided for by this section shall have in their possession for the inspection of police officers their log book or evidence of their destination and point of origin to justify the presence of said vehicle on a street or highway other than a designated truck route. Failure to have such log book or evidence in their possession shall not be an offense, but shall create a presumption that such person is unlawfully operating one of the aforesaid vehicles upon a street or roadway that is not designated a truck route.
(E) Exemptions. The driving of a truck upon a street or highway not designated as a truck route in any of the following situations shall not constitute a violation:
(1) The pickup or delivery of merchandise at a location not situated on the designated truck route, provided the truck leaves and returns to the designated truck route by the most direct route available.
(2) Traveling to or from a service or repair shop, provided the truck leaves and returns to the designated truck route by the most direct route available.
(3) For local trucks, traveling to or from a place where a truck can be legally parked or stored while not in use, provided the truck leaves and returns to the designated truck route by the most direct route available.
(4) A truck shall not be required to enter or exit directly onto the designated truck route if such entry or exit would be unsafe from a traffic safety standpoint as determined and as so designated by the city's Director of Public Works.
(5) Operation of authorized emergency vehicles (as defined by Tex. TRANS. Code § 541.201), school buses, church buses, and municipal and utility service trucks on streets or highways that are not designated truck routes.
(6) Driving upon the Chisholm Trail Parkway in compliance with signage posted by the North Texas Tollway Authority.
(F) Signs. Appropriate signs and markings shall be maintained advising the truck operators of the designated streets and highways that constitute the truck routes
('68 Code, § 27-51(a)-(c)) (Ord. 9-1977-36, passed 9-13-77; Am. Ord. 06-2004-35, passed 6-8-04; Am. Ord. 04-2008-24, passed 4-22-08; Am. Ord. 08-2021-44, passed 8-24-21; Am. Ord. 06-2023-41, passed 6-13-23) Penalty, see § 70.99