(A) It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle upon any street, except those streets and portions thereof listed in Traffic Schedule IX in the city when the gross weight of the vehicle on the surface of the road exceeds 10,000 pounds, except for the purpose of making deliveries or picking up a load, in which case the vehicle may be driven upon the streets for not more than the minimum distance necessary for such purposes; or if the owner of the vehicle resides on the street and has no other access to his or her property, but, in no event, may the vehicle be parked on the street; or if an emergency exists which prevents the use of the streets and highways designated as truck routes in Traffic Schedule IX.
(`90 Code, § 9.15.010) (Ord. 76-22, passed - -; Am. Ord. 80-3, passed - -)
(B) (1) It shall be lawful for school buses to operate upon any street within the city for the purpose of picking up or delivering school children, and during such times, the school buses shall be exempt from the weight limits set forth in division (A) above.
(2) Vehicles, exceeding the above weight limit, which are owned or operated by the city or its various departments, or which are acting pursuant to authority of the city, or which are county sanitation vehicles and are being operated on the streets for legitimate governmental purposes shall be exempt from the weight limits set for in division (A) above.
(`90 Code, § 9.15.015)
(C) The Street Commissioner of the city is hereby directed to cause signs to be posted and maintained at each intersection of the streets listed above and upon all entrances to the corporate limits of the city which clearly indicate the load limits and truck routes provided for in this section.
(`90 Code, § 9.15.050) (Ord. 76-22, passed - -; Am. Ord. 80-3, passed - -)
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any semi-tractor, semitrailer, truck exceeding five tons, or any school bus, recreational vehicle, boat or boat trailer on any street within the corporate limits of the city.
(`90 Code, § 9.15.060) (Ord. 82-9, passed - -)
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, firm, partnership, business or other entity to locate or place any dumpster, temporary office trailer, building or any other obstruction on any street, alley or sidewalk within the corporate limits of the city unless a written permit is issued by the Street Commissioner, Chief of Police or Board of Public Works and Safety of the city. When obstructions are located on a street or sidewalk, the perimeter shall be clearly marked by a warning barrier from sunrise to sunset and by amber lights from sunset to sunrise. The permit will not be issued for a period to exceed two weeks duration unless approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety. The permittee shall execute an indemnity and assumption of the risk agreement which shall indemnify, hold harmless and relieve the city, its employees and agents, from any and all liability which might arise from the location, placement or maintenance of the obstructions.
(`90 Code, § 9.15.070) (Ord. 94-9, passed - -)
(F) (1) It shall be unlawful to operate any semi-tractor, semi-trailer, or any motor vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of five tons or more on any portion of Chestnut Street between its intersection with U.S. Highway 231 South and its intersection with Sixth Street (State Road 64).
(2) The following motor vehicles shall be exempted from the prohibition of division (F)(1) above:
(a) Service vehicles making deliveries, picking up loads, or rendering services along Chestnut Street between its intersection with U.S. 231 South and 6th Street, provided that such vehicle may be driven upon such street for not more than the minimum distance necessary for such purposes;
(b) School buses operating for the purpose of picking up or delivering school children;
(c) Emergency services vehicles;
(d) Vehicles owned by the city and its various departments while engaged in official businesses of the city or any of its departments; and
(e) Vehicles whose owner resides along Chestnut Street between its intersection with U.S. 231 South and Sixth Street and who have no other access to their residence.
(Ord. 2002-39, passed 10-24-2002) Penalty, see 10.99
Cross-reference:
Municipal violations bureau and civil penalties, see Ch. 34