(A) The City Council has determined that motor vehicles or trucks longer than a three-axle, single unit truck, larger than eight feet wide and 30 feet long and any vehicle with an extended trailer or a weight of over 10,000 pounds, jeopardize the public’s safety when those vehicles travel on particular streets, roads or intersections, and the City Council, desires by ordinance, to prohibit such vehicles on those streets or roads.
(B) The City Council has based its findings on evidence submitted by a qualified Engineer, including, but not limited to:
(1) The turning radius and other geometries of an intersection;
(2) The width of a street or roadway;
(3) The base of a street or roadway;
(4) The maximum length and/or weight of a truck or other motor vehicle(s) that can safely maneuver the intersection or area of the right-of-way without leaving the paved driving area;
(5) Proximity to schools and other high pedestrian use, especially with children;
(6) The speed limit in the area; and
(7) Any other deficiency that causes the public safety to be jeopardized.
(C) (1) It is necessary for public safety to limit trucks and certain other vehicles larger than three-axle, single unit, larger than eight feet wide and 30 feet long or a weight of over 10,000 pounds, to driving on the streets set forth as follows: Truck (and certain other vehicle) restricted street(s).
(2) Pursuant to § 70.01, truck (and certain other vehicle) restricted streets may be designated by resolution.
(D) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the following from traveling on a restricted street:
(1) School and mass transit buses;
(2) Trucks collecting solid wastes or recyclables within the city;
(3) Emergency vehicles;
(4) Motor vehicles that are picking up from, delivering to or servicing a location on the restricted street and travels on the restricted street or road for the shortest distance possible;
(5) Driving to and from the home of the vehicle’s owner/operator, if located on the restricted street; and
(6) Motor vehicles that are originating from or returning to their home business located on the restricted street and travel on the restricted street or road for the shortest distance possible.
(Ord. 1269, passed 10-15-2012; Ord. 1269A, passed 10-15-2012; Ord. 1343, passed 3-4-2019) Penalty, see § 70.99