A. Director Review Process; General:
1. Upon receipt of a completed application for designation of a terminal facility and/or terminal facility access route within the city and the required application charge, the director shall consult with, and forward a copy of the terminal facility access route plan(s) to Caltrans, district 06 office. The director shall seek approval, in writing, of the proposed access off the national network before further evaluation of the application is undertaken by the director. Information forwarded to Caltrans shall include a plan describing the proposed terminal facility access route and alternate route, the proposed terminal facility, and the location of the anticipated connection to the national network.
2. Upon the written approval of access off the national network from Caltrans, district 06 office, the director shall determine the application's conformance with the requirements of this chapter, and if found adequate, shall determine the capability of the proposed access routes and/or secondary routes within the city as established through the review of plans submitted in conformance with subsections 7-8-4A and B of this chapter.
3. Further, it shall be the duty of the director to evaluate the application and issue a permit when it appears that the operation or movement of interstate trucks along a proposed or secondary access route can be accomplished with safety and without serious inconvenience to the public and without undue damage to road foundations, surfaces or structures.
B. Examination And Field Check: Pursuant to the provisions of the Vehicle Code and this chapter, the director shall make such detailed examination of applications for terminal facilities and/or terminal access routes, and such field check, if any, as may be necessary to make the required designations.
C. Director Evaluation; Report:
1. The director shall determine the application's conformance with the intent of this chapter based upon the following review criteria for establishment of a terminal facility:
a. Full load consignments can be loaded or off loaded;
b. Freight can be consolidated for consignment; and
c. The proposed terminal facility will be a maintenance, storage or manufacturing facility for interstate trucks;
d. The use for the property on which the terminal facility is proposed to be located conforms to the provisions of title 10 of this code for a truck terminal facility.
2. The director shall also review the application and maps against any such other information deemed necessary to determine the conditions upon which the terminal facility permit and/or terminal facility access permit may be issued, to include, but not limited to, the following:
a. The capability of proposed access route and secondary routes, to include adequate turning radii and lane width of ramps, intersections, channelization and highways; and
b. The general traffic conditions such as sight distance, speed and traffic volumes for safe operations.
3. If the director finds that the proposed terminal facility is in compliance with subsection C1 and C2 of this section, the director shall:
a. List recommended conditions for approval of the application;
b. Upon the applicant's compliance with such conditions, issue to the applicant a terminal facility and/or terminal facility access permit in accordance with section 7-8-9 of this chapter. (Ord. 681, 2-19-1985)