A. Any person owning and operating a terminal facility desiring to have a designated route to or from the Federally designated highway system established by the City shall submit an application, on a form provided by the City, to the City Engineer. The applicant shall also pay the requisite application fee and provide such other information as may be required by the City Engineer.
B. The City Engineer will determine if the facility constitutes a terminal and, if so, whether there exists a route over which vehicles exceeding sixty (60) feet in length may safely travel between the facility and approved ingress or egress points. In determining whether a safe route exists, the City Engineer shall consider turning radii and lane widths of ramps, intersections, highways and driveways, pavement structure, and general traffic conditions such as sight distance, speed and traffic volumes. If a route to and from a terminal is found to be safe, the applicant shall apply to the California Department of Transportation for concurrence in the route tentatively designated by the City and approval of ingress and egress points. If the California Department of Transportation approves ingress and egress points and concurs in the route tentatively designated by the City a permit shall be issued by the City.
C. The City may approve a permit conditioned upon the applicant taking certain corrective actions necessary for the route to be made safe. The applicant may apply for approval of the California Department of Transportation prior to undertaking said corrective action. No designated route shall be signed with trailblazer signs until all corrective work has been completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The cost of all corrective work, including time for review and inspection by the City and the cost of all trailblazer signs shall be borne by the applicant.
D. Should the safest route between an approved ingress or egress point involve streets or highways outside the City, no permit shall be issued unless the route outside the City has been approved by the appropriate jurisdiction.
('65 Code, § 21-18.5) (Ord. No. 85-004 § 1)