(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively.
(1) “Commercial activity” means any activity or service undertaken as part of or in advancement of a commercial enterprise or business.
(2) “Deviating truck” means a truck which leaves and departs from a truck route while traveling inside the City.
(3) “Truck” means any vehicle that is operated for the purpose of commercial activity, is designed or operated primarily for the transportation of property, and has a gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds.
(4) “Truck route” means 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 Section. All trucks within the City shall be operated only over and along the truck routes herein established and on the other designated streets over which truck travel is permitted.
(1) Exceptions. This section shall not prohibit:
A. City truck traffic. Operation on streets of origin or destination provided such operation is in accordance with subsection (d) hereof.
B. Emergency vehicles. The operation of emergency vehicles upon any street in the City.
C. Public utilities. The operation of trucks owned or operated by the City, public utilities, any contractor or a material man, while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street improvements or street utilities within the City.
D. Detoured trucks. The operation of trucks upon any officially established detour in any case where the truck could lawfully be operated upon the street for which the detour is established.
(c) Truck Routes Established. There are established within the City the following truck routes:
(1) Springboro Pike
(2) Dryden Road
(3) Interstate 75
(4) East River Road
(5) Kettering Boulevard
(6) South Dixie Drive
(7) Stroop Road
(8) Dorothy Lane
(9) Springboro Road
(10) Northlawn Avenue (only that portion which runs between Dryden Road and Springboro Road).
(11) Main Street (only that portion which runs between Dryden Road and Springboro Road).
(12) Union Road from the north City limits approximately 1,082 feet from the intersection of Union Road and Hemple Road to State Route 4/Germantown Pike.
(13) Cardington Road.
(14) Encrete Road.
(15) State Route 4 (aka Germantown Pike).
(16) Soldiers Home-Miamisburg Road (NOTE: It is intended that such designation be temporary and will be repealed after completion of the referenced bridge construction.)
(d) Truck Traffic in the City.
(1) Outside Origin; Outside Destination. All trucks entering the City for the purpose of commercial activity from points outside the City and proceeding directly to a destination point outside the City shall operate only over the designated truck routes and shall be prohibited from using municipal streets and roadways not designated as truck routes for purposes of access to or links between truck routes.
(2) Outside Origin; Inside Destination.
A. One inside destination point. All trucks entering the City for the purpose of commercial activity from a destination point in the City shall proceed only over an established truck route and shall deviate only at the intersection nearest to the destination point. Upon leaving the destination point, a deviating truck shall return to the truck route by the shortest permissible route.
B. Multiple inside destination points. All trucks entering the City for the purpose of commercial activity which has multiple destination points shall proceed only over established truck routes and shall deviate only at the intersection nearest to the first destination point. Upon leaving the first destination point, a deviating truck shall proceed to other destination points by the shortest and most direct course. Upon leaving the last destination point, a deviating truck shall return to a truck route by the shortest permissible route.
(3) Inside Origin.
A. Outside destination point. All trucks being operated for the purpose of commercial activity, on a trip originating in the City and traveling in the City for a destination point outside the City, shall proceed by the shortest and most direct course over streets to a truck route as herein established.
B. Inside destination point. All trucks being operated for the purpose of commercial activity, on a trip originating in the City and traveling in the City for destination points in the City, shall proceed only by the shortest and most direct course.
(e) Signs. The City Manager shall cause all truck routes to be clearly sign posted to give notice that this section is in effect.
(f) Compliance Required. No person shall drive a truck over any public street within the City except upon those streets herein designated as truck routes and except upon streets providing the shortest and most direct course between truck routes and origin or destination points as herein provided.
(g) Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense. On a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and on each subsequent offense within one year of the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 1987-17. Passed 11-9-17.)