(a) In traveling through the City from a point outside the City to a destination outside the City, no person shall operate a commercial vehicle on any street or streets in the City other than State highways.
(b) In traveling from a point outside the City to a destination in the City, or from a point within the City to a destination outside the City, or from a point within the City to a destination within the City, no person shall operate a commercial vehicle on any street or streets in the City other than major thoroughfares as hereinafter defined, provided, however, it shall not be a violation to operate a commercial vehicle on the streets or alleys of the City other than major thoroughfares for the purpose of picking up or delivering goods at a location other than on a major thoroughfare if the operator thereof proceeds from a designated major thoroughfare of the City over the most direct and shortest route which will allow travel in the right direction on any street from the major thoroughfare to the destination and in returning to such major thoroughfare.
(c) The Mayor is hereby empowered to designate certain streets on which commercial vehicles are prohibited for the reason that the width, surface or condition of the street is such that use of the street by commercial vehicles will cause damage thereto. No operator of a commercial vehicle shall travel upon any street within the City designated by the Mayor as a street on which travel by commercial vehicles is prohibited and on which a sign is posted.
(d) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
(1) "Commercial Trucks" means any motor vehicle weighing in excess of 4,000 pounds net weight and bearing a commercial registration.
(2) "Major Thoroughfare" means State Route 309, State Route 61, State Route 19, State Route 598, and the following:
A. Winchester Road: From Harding Way West to Township Road 44 (Biddle Road).
B. Charles Street: From Cummings Avenue to East corporation limits.
C. Edward Street: From Cummings Avenue to East corporation limits.
D. Railroad Street: From South Boston Street to South corporation limits.
E. Sherman Street: From Fairview Avenue to East Street.
F. Payne Avenue: From N. Washington Street to Bloomer Street .
G. South Boston Street: From Harding Way West to South Market Street.
H. Market Street between North and South corporation limits.
I. South Street: From Harding Way East to South corporation limits.
J. Fairview Avenue: From Payne Avenue to North corporation limits.
K. Knorr Road: From Edward Street to North corporation limits.
L. King Avenue: From Sherman Street to North terminus.
M. N. Washington Street: From Harding Way East to Payne Avenue.
The foregoing local streets shall be designated as truck routes and marked as such by appropriate traffic signs.
(Ord. 89-5734. Passed 3-7-89.)
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.