Alameda County Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Oversize Trucks

This chapter establishes procedures for providing terminal access within the unincorporated territory of Alameda County through a permit process for oversize trucks operating on the federally designated highway system.

(Prior gen. code § 5-801.0)

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth, and if any word or phrase used in this chapter is not defined in this chapter, it shall have the meanings set forth in the California Vehicle Code; provided that if any such word or phrase is not defined in the Vehicle Code, it shall have the meaning attributed to it in ordinary usage.

"Caltrans" means the state of California Department of Transportation or its successor agency.

"Director of public works" means the director of public works of the county.

"Interstate truck" means a tractor-semitrailer or a tractor-semitrailer-trailer which meets the requirements for operation on an interstate highway.

"Oversize truck" means an interstate truck which exceeds California's overall combination length limitations as set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 35000 and following.

"Terminal" means any facility at which freight is consolidated to be shipped or where full load consignments way be loaded or off-loaded, or at which the vehicles are regularly maintained, manufactured, or stored.

(Prior gen. code §§ 5-800.0—5-800.5)

Persons requiring terminal access from the federally designated highway system shall submit to the office of the director of public works a permit application in the form provided by the county, with all information required by the director of public works.

Upon receipt of the permit application, the director of public works shall ascertain whether the proposed destination meets the requirements for an interstate truck terminal and whether the proposed route is feasible. Route evaluation shall be based on lane widths, intersection geometrics, and compatibility with existing traffic volumes. Access from a federally designated highway system may also require Caltrans approval.

Persons seeking approval of a route passing through the county to a terminal located in an adjacent jurisdiction shall comply with the application processes of both agencies.

(Prior gen. code § 5-802.0)

The director of public works may revoke any approved terminal or route if the terminal or route becomes a traffic safety issue for vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic. A safety issue includes the inability of interstate trucks to negotiate the designated route or the causing of unsafe driving conditions for other vehicular traffic or pedestrians.

(Prior gen. code § 5-802.1)

If the director of public works denies approval of a terminal designation or route designation, or revokes a previous approval of a terminal or route, the applicant or terminal owner may appeal the decision. A written appeal shall be made to the board of supervisors within ten days following the date of receipt of the decision by the director of public works and shall be filed with the clerk of the board. The appeal shall state specifically on what grounds an error or abuse of discretion by the director of public works was made or where the decision is not supported by the evidence in the record. Within seven days of the filing of an appeal, the director of public works shall transmit to the clerk of the board the permit application, sketches of the revoked route, and other relevant data along with a report from the director of public works.

The clerk of the board shall make copies of the information provided by the director of public works available to the applicant and to the appellant (if the applicant is not the appellant) for inspection. The clerk of the board may also give notice to any other interested party who requests notice of the time and location that the appeal will be considered by the board of supervisors.

(Prior gen. code § 5-802.2)