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Dubuque, IA Code of Ordinances
CITY CODE of DUBUQUE, IOWA
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TITLE 1 ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND TAXATION
TITLE 4 BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
TITLE 5 TRANSIT SYSTEM
TITLE 6 HEALTH, HOUSING, SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENT
TITLE 7 POLICE, FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
TITLE 8 EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
TITLE 9 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 10 PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
TITLE 11 RIGHTS-OF-WAY
TITLE 12 AIRPORT
TITLE 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
TITLE 14 BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 15 PLANNING AND ZONING
TITLE 16 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
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DIVISION 1. NOISE
9-16-321.800: VEHICULAR NOISE:
   A.   It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause any disturbing, excessive, or offensive noise which results in discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitivity by means of any radio, compact disk player, stereo, speakers, cassette tape player, or similar sound device in a motor vehicle.
   B.   The operation of any radio, compact disk player, stereo, speakers, cassette tape player, or similar sound device in such a manner so as to be audible at a distance of two hundred feet (200') from the motor vehicle shall constitute evidence of a prima facie violation of this section.
   C.   The scheduled fine for a violation of this section shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)
DIVISION 2. TRUCKS AND/OR MACHINERY
9-16-321.805: ENGINE BRAKES AND COMPRESSION BRAKES:
   A.   It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate or cause to be used or operated within the city, any engine brake, compression brake, or mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking or deceleration of any vehicle that results in excessive, loud, unusual, or explosive noise from such vehicle.
   B.   The usage of an engine brake, compression brake, or mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in braking or deceleration in such a manner so as to be audible at a distance of three hundred feet (300') from the motor vehicle shall constitute evidence of a prima facie violation of this section.
   C.   The scheduled fine for a violation of this section shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)
9-16-321.806 - 9-16-321.899: RESERVED:
(Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)
9-16-321.900: OPERATION OF VEHICLES WITH CATERPILLAR WHEELS OR HEAVY LUGS RESTRICTED:
Tractors or other machinery moving on caterpillar wheels or having heavy lugs shall not be permitted to be moved over any of the streets without first securing a route from the city manager and it shall be unlawful to move such vehicle over any street other than shown in such routing instructions. (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)
9-16-321.901: MOTOR TRUCK ROUTES:
   A.   For purposes of this section a "marked highway" shall mean: Highway 20, Highway 151, Highway 61, the Northwest Arterial, the Southwest Arterial, Kerper Boulevard, Seippel Road, and Chavenelle Road.
   B.   Motor trucks registered for a gross weight limit exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds (5 tons) must travel over marked highways when operating in the city and may not depart from such marked highways, except that any motor truck whose destination is in the city may depart from such highway at that point on the highway nearest to its destination and then proceed directly to such destination.
   C.   Motor trucks whose trips originate within the city must travel by the most direct route to that point on a marked highway nearest to such point of origin.
   D.   Motor trucks entering the city on an unmarked highway must proceed to the nearest marked highway by the most direct route and then proceed to their destination.
   E.   Motor trucks registered for a gross weight limit exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds (5 tons) must not travel over the following streets:
         Ice Harbor Drive, from 1st Street to the 3rd Street Overpass.
         Main Street, from 5th Street to 9th Street.
   F.   Motor trucks originating in Dubuque County or with a destination located in Dubuque County shall be authorized to drive on Central Avenue and White Street.
   G.   The city manager is authorized to designate and establish by appropriate signs alternate motor truck routes and to post signs limiting motor trucks registered with a gross weight limit exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds (5 tons) from operating on nonhighway streets and the streets designated in subsection D of this section.
   H.   The provisions of this section governing the travel of motor trucks on residential streets do not apply to public or private carriers of passengers on tour, fixed demand response, or dial-a-ride routes or school or church buses.
   I.   The scheduled fine for a violation of this section is fifty dollars ($50.00). (Ord. 19-13, 4-1-2013; amd. Ord. 30-20, 8-3-2020; Ord. 1-23, 1-3-2023; Ord. 55-23, 12-18-2023)
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