(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a commercial truck upon any road, avenue, alley, highway or street within the city except on those which are designated as truck routes in Chapter 73, Schedule II.
(B) Exceptions. Division (A) shall not apply to:
(1) Vehicles traveling to and from a location which is not on the established truck route if for the purpose of unloading/delivering or loading/picking-up goods, wares, merchandise, product or other commercial materials in transit, if the operator of such vehicle has in her possession evidence of the local destination and point of origin (bill of sale, invoice, transit slip, etc.) and the route taken is the most direct possible off of and back onto a designated truck route;
(2) Emergency vehicles operating in response to an emergency call (fire, police, ambulance, etc.);
(3) Vehicles operated by a public utility or providing maintenance service to public utility infrastructure;
(4) Vehicles operated under an agreement with the city to provide a municipal/public service (garbage trucks, street repair/construction vehicles, water/wastewater vehicles);
(5) Recreational vehicles and towable recreational trailers; or
(6) School buses.
(C) Signs. The city may erect and maintain signs at such locations necessary to carry out the purpose of this section which notify the public that commercial truck traffic is prohibited. And the city may erect and maintain signs notifying the public of the designated truck routes.
(Ord. 11-07-2017-TRUCK, passed 11-7-2017)