Except as provided in Section 11.32.055, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
A. Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of California, and school buses;
B. Any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Section 165 of the Vehicle Code of California, or as hereafter amended;
C. Any vehicle owned, leased, operated or controlled by:
(i) The City of Cupertino,
(ii) A contractor retained to provide street sweeping within the City of Cupertino but only while its truck are operating on an established route or traveling to and from an established route,
(iii) A public utility or licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, or in repair of any public utility, within the City,
(iv) The holder of a franchise issued by the City for the removal of garbage, solid waste, or recycling but only while its trucks are operating on an established route or traveling to and from an established route; and
(v) An employer providing transportation to its employees, provided such vehicles deviate from a truck traffic route or unrestricted highway only by way of a direct
route to and from a restricted street and only when necessary for the purpose of picking up or dropping off passengers.
(Ord. 15-2134, § 4, 2015; Ord. 833, § 9, 1977)