6.48.020 Truck traffic routes—Regulations.

   (a)   Whenever any law of this city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons, the City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs as “Truck Traffic Routes” for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons.

   (b)   When any such truck traffic route or routes are established and designated by appropriate signs the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other except that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons coming from a “Truck Traffic Route” having ingress and egress by direct route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor.

   (c)   The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, or to (2) any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.

   (d)   Those streets and parts of streets described in Section 6.48.050 hereof are hereby declared to be truck traffic routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons.

(Ord. 1 § 3479.1, added by Ord. 40; May 20, 1957)

6.48.030 Vehicles over six thousand pounds.

   Pursuant to the provisions of Section 713 of the California Vehicle Code, the use of California Avenue within the City of La Puente by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of six thousand (6,000) pounds is hereby prohibited. The City Traffic Engineer shall have signs posted on California Avenue at the existing limits of the city giving notice of the prohibition contained in this section.

(Ord. 1 § 3451.1, added by Ord. 111; July 27, 1959)

6.48.040 Commercial vehicles prohibited.

   In accordance with Section 6.48.010, the following streets and parts of streets are hereby declared to be streets, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 713 of the Vehicle Code: Ferrero Lane.

(Ord. 1 § 3493, as amended by Ord. 30; March 18, 1957)

6.48.050 Truck routes designated.

   In accordance with Section 6.48.020, the following streets and parts of streets are declared to be truck traffic routes, i.e., streets the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons:

   (a)   North-South Routes: Puente Avenue, Sunset Avenue, Hacienda Boulevard, Azusa Boulevard, Azusa Way.

   (b)   East-West Routes: Francisquito Avenue west of Hacienda Boulevard, Amar Road, Valley Boulevard.

(Ord. 387 § 1, 1975: Ord. 193, 1963: Ord. 40, 1957: Ord. 1 § 3495, 1956)