(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the following meanings:
Deviating truck is a truck which leaves and departs from a truck route while traveling inside the city.
Truck is any vehicle designed or operated for the transportation of goods or property, and which has more than two axles.
Truck route is a way over certain streets as designated herein, over and along which trucks coming into and going out of the city must operate.
(b) Application of regulation.
(1) All trucks within the city shall be operated only over and along truck routes herein established and on the other designated streets over which truck travel is permitted.
(2) Exceptions. This section shall not prohibit:
a. The operation of trucks upon any street where necessary to the conduct of business at a destination point, provided streets upon which such traffic is permitted are used until reaching the intersection nearest the destination point.
b. The operation of any emergency vehicles upon any street in the city.
c. The operation of trucks owned or operated by the city, by public utilities, or by any contractor or materialman while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street improvements or street utilities within the city.
d. The operation of trucks upon any officially established detour in any case where such truck could lawfully be operated upon the street for which such detour is established.
(c) Truck routes established. All trucks entering the city for destination points outside the city shall operate only over the following designated truck routes:
(1) When entering the city from the east or the west, on U. S. Highway 80 or West Marshall Avenue, State Highway 31, FM 2208 or Alpine Road, FM 2206 or Harrison Road, Loop 281 or Interstate Highway 20 from city limits to city limits.
(2) When entering the city from the north or south, on U. S. Highway 259, U. S. Highway 149, State Highway 300, FM 2205 or Jaycee Drive, Spur 502 or Judson Road, State Highway 322, FM 1845 and Loop 281 from the city limits to the city limits.
(d) Designated streets for truck use. In addition to those streets in the city constituting a part of the truck route as established herein, the following streets and no others, running in both directions, shall be used for truck traffic:
(1) Estes Parkway from the south city limits to High Street;
(2) High Street to Judson Road;
(3) Judson Road to the north city limits on Judson Road;
(4) Mobberly Avenue from Estes Parkway to East Methvin Street;
(5) East Methvin Street from Mobberly Avenue to Sixth Street;
(6) Sixth Street from East Methvin Street to East Marshall Avenue;
(7) West South Street from the west city limits to South High Street;
(8) East Cotton Street from Mobberly Avenue to Eastman Road;
(9) Fisher Road from U.S. Highway 80 (West Marshall) to FM 2206 (Harrison Road);
(10) Enterprise Street from U.S. Highway 80 (West Marshall) to FM 1845 (Harrison Road);
(11) Hawkins Parkway from State Highway 300 (Gilmer Road) to U. S. Highway 259 (Eastman Road);
(12) Sabine Street from the city limits to South Center Street;
(13) South Center Street from Sabine Street to East Nelson Street;
(14) East Nelson Street from Center Street to High Street;
(15) West Cotton Street from Spur 63 to Center Street;
(16) East Cotton Street from Center Street to Mobberly Avenue.
(e) Truck traffic in the city.
(1) Outside origin.
a. All trucks entering the city for a destination point in the city shall proceed only over an established truck route and shall deviate only at the intersection with the street upon which such traffic is permitted, nearest the destination point. Upon leaving the destination point, a deviating truck shall return to the truck route by the shortest permissible route.
b. All trucks entering the city from multiple destination points shall proceed only over established truck routes and shall deviate only at the intersection with the street, upon which such traffic is permitted, nearest to the first destination point. Upon leaving the first destination point, a deviating truck shall proceed to other destination points by the shortest direction and only over streets upon which such traffic is permitted. Upon leaving the last destination point, a deviating truck shall return to the truck route by the shortest permissible route.
(2) Inside origin.
a. All trucks, on a trip originating in the city and traveling in the city for a destination point outside the city, shall proceed by the shortest direction over streets on which such traffic is permitted to a truck route as herein established.
b. All trucks, on a trip originating in the city, and traveling in the city for a destination point in the city, shall proceed only over streets upon which such traffic is permitted.
(f) Maintaining maps. The City Secretary shall keep and maintain accurate maps setting out truck routes and streets upon which truck traffic is permitted, which shall be kept on file in the office of the City Secretary and shall be available to the public.
(g) Violation and penalty. Any person who shall drive or any person, firm, partnership, or corporation that owns or operates a truck which permits the same to be driven on any public street in the city in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and the penalty for violation of this section shall be as provided in Section 1-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the city.
(Ord. No. 3530, 7-26-07)