(a) Definitions.
(1) “Inter-City truck” means every self-propelled vehicle used for the transportation of goods and having a manufacturer’s rating of one-ton capacity or more (except those carrying passengers for hire) operating:
A. From a point outside the City through the City to a point outside the City, or
B. From a point outside the City to a point within the City limits, or
C. From a point within the City limits to a point outside the City limits.
(2) “Intra-City truck” means every self-propelled vehicle used for the transportation of goods and having a manufacturer’s rating of one-ton capacity or more (except those carrying passengers for hire), operating from a point within the City limits to another point within the City limits. The term “self-propelled vehicle” includes any trailer or semitrailer propelled by truck or tractor.
(b) Inter-City Traffic to Use U.S. and State Routes. In order to further regulate the traffic in the City all through buses and inter-City trucks, as defined in subsection (a)(1)A. hereof shall travel exclusively on the marked United States and State highway routes in the City.
(c) Routes to be Followed.
(1) Inter-City trucks, as defined in subsection (a)(1)B., hereof shall enter the City and proceed to the point within the City which is their destination by following the marked State or Federal highways to the street intersection on such route nearest their point of destination and then following the established truck routes and such other street or streets by the shortest practicable route to their destination. Such trucks shall not be driven upon any other public street of the City at any time except upon the direction of a City or State police officer or to follow a marked and established detour.
(2) Inter-City trucks, as defined in subsection (a)(1)C. hereof shall proceed from the point within the City which is their starting point, by such street or streets as shall constitute the shortest distance from their starting point to a marked State or Federal highway or an established truck route, and shall then follow such routes to the City limits and shall not drive upon any other public street of the City at any time except upon the direction of the City or State police officer, or to follow a marked and established detour.
(3) Intra-City trucks as defined in subsection (a)(2) hereof shall proceed from the point of beginning by the shortest distance to an established truck route or marked State of Federal highway and shall follow such routes to the street intersection nearest the point of destination and shall then follow such other street or streets by the shortest practicable route to their destination. If such truck is to make several pickups or deliveries during the same trip, such truck may continue from place to place, using truck routes and State and Federal highways when practical, until the last pickup or delivery is made, then return by the shortest practicable route to the truck route, to return to the point of beginning. Intra-City trucks hauling such materials as dirt, gravel, slag, ready-mixed concrete, asphaltic concrete, or other like material, from a central supply source or to a point where such materials are used, which points are not on or near a truck route, and which hauling requires frequent trips over a period of hours or days, shall be required to follow such street or streets as shall be designated by the Director of Public Safety and Service; and the Director with the advice of the City Engineer and the Chief of the Police Department, is hereby authorized to designate the route or routes to be traveled by such trucks, based upon the condition and width of the streets, the traffic condition thereof, the type of truck to be used and any and all conditions then and there existing.
(Ord. 248(06-07). Passed 11-15-07.)
(Ord. 248(06-07). Passed 11-15-07.)
(d) Established Truck Routes. Truck routes on streets other than marked and State and Federal highways in the City are hereby established as follows:
Gilman Street from the Washington Street Bridge to North corporation line, Westview Avenue from Gilman Street to corporation line, Seventh Street from Greene Street to Glendale Road, Second Street from Putnam Street to Greene Street, Greene Street from Second Street to Third Street, and Butler Street from Front Street to Third Street.
(Ord. 131(14-15). Passed 9-18-14.)
(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.
(Ord. 248(06-07). Passed 11-15-07.)