Alhambra Municipal Code Ch. 11.16 Heavy and Oversized Vehicles

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or propel any commercial vehicle or to cause or allow any commercial vehicle to be driven or propelled, the weight of which, together with its load, exceeds the weight of 6,000 pounds, on all streets in the city, except on any of the following streets or portions thereof:

(1) Atlantic Boulevard. From the southerly city boundary line to the northerly city boundary line;

(2) Fremont Avenue. From the southerly city boundary line to the northerly city boundary line;

(3) Garfield Avenue. From the southerly city boundary line to Mission Road, and from Atlantic Boulevard to the northerly city boundary line;

(4) Garvey Avenue. From the southerly city boundary line to Ramona Road;

(5) Hellman Avenue. From Fremont Avenue to Elm Street;

(6) Huntington Drive. From the westerly city boundary line to the easterly city boundary line, and from the northerly city boundary line to Main Street;

(7) Main Street. From the westerly city boundary line to Fremont Avenue;

(8) Marengo Avenue. From Common-wealth Avenue to Valley Boulevard;

(9) Mission Road. From the westerly city boundary line to the easterly city boundary line;

(10) New Avenue. From the southerly city boundary line to Valley Boulevard, except the service road from Norwood Place to the southerly end of such service road;

(11) Palm Avenue. From Main Street to Mission Road;

(12) Ramona Road. From the westerly city boundary line to Garvey Avenue (southerly roadway);

(13) Raymond Avenue. From Common-wealth Avenue to Mission Road;

(14) Valley Boulevard. From the westerly city boundary line to the easterly boundary line.

(B) The operator of any commercial vehicle as above defined shall not drive on any other street except when necessary to reach a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading and then only by the most direct route.

(C) The Director of Public Works shall cause to be erected on each street upon which heavy vehicles are prohibited, at its intersection with each street upon which heavy vehicles are allowed, and on each street upon which heavy vehicles are prohibited at its intersection with the boundary line of the city, an appropriate sign.

('86 Code, § 11.16.010) (Ord. 2479, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3763, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4062, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4113, passed - - )

Penalty, see § 11.16.160

(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

FIVE-AXLE TRUCK. Any vehicle with five axles, or more, commonly known as an "18-wheeler." The term vehicle shall have the same definition as set forth in the California Vehicle Code.

(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or propel any five-axle truck, or any vehicle in excess of 15,000 pounds, or to cause or allow any such five- axle truck or vehicle in excess of 15,000 pounds to be driven or propelled, on the following streets, or portions thereof:

(1) Fremont Avenue. From Valley Boulevard South to the city limit.

(2) Hellman Avenue. From Fremont Avenue to Elm Street.

(C) The Director of Public Works shall cause to be erected on each street upon which any five-axle truck or vehicle in excess of 15,000 pounds is prohibited, at its intersection with each street upon which such five-axle trucks or vehicles in excess of 15,000 pounds are allowed, and on each street upon which such five-axle trucks or vehicles in excess of 15,000 pounds are prohibited at its intersection with the boundary line of the city, an appropriate sign.

(D) This section shall not apply to any vehicle which is subject to Cal. Pub. Util. Code §§ 1031 to 1036, inclusive (vehicles used in conjunction with a passenger stage corporation).

(E) This section shall not apply to any commercial vehicles making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets described herein, or only accessible via the restricted streets described herein, or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted street, or only accessible via the restricted streets described herein, for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(F) This section shall not apply to any vehicle owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility.

Ord. 4397, passed 8-27-01)

(A) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any of the following vehicles to drive the same in any business district between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., of any day except Sunday:

(B) Any vehicle so loaded that any part of its load extends more than three feet to the front or more than ten feet to the rear of such vehicle.

('86 Code, § 11.16.020) (Ord. 2479, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 11.16.160

The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to establish over an appropriate street and to designate by appropriate signs, through traffic routes for the movement of vehicles of three or more tons capacity designed for carrying merchandise, freight or material. When any such through traffic route is established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle mentioned in this section shall have on such route and none other except when it is impractical to do so or when necessary to traverse another street to a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading, but then only by such deviation from the nearest through route as is reasonably necessary.

('86 Code, § 11.16.030) (Ord. 2479, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4062, passed - - )

The provisions of §§ 11.16.050 through 11.16.180 shall apply to all streets within the city except those which are a part of the state highway system.

('86 Code, § 11.16.040) (Ord. 3103, passed - - )

Except as otherwise provided in §§ 11.16.060 through 11.16.180, it shall be unlawful to move any overweight, overheight, overwidth, or overlength load, including a house, except as provided in Cal. Veh. Code Division 15.

('86 Code, § 11.16.050) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 11.16.160

The Director of Public Works is authorized, if good cause appears, to issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to do any of the following:

(A) To operate or move a vehicle or combina-tion of vehicles or special mobile equipment, including a house or building, of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in the California Vehicle Code.

(B) To use corrugations on the periphery of the movable tracks on a traction engine or tractor, the propulsive power of which is not exerted through wheels resting upon the roadway but by means of a flexible band or chain.

(C) Under emergency conditions, to operate or move a type of vehicle prohibited under the California Vehicle Code upon any city streets subject to the provisions of §§ 11.16.050 through 11.16.180.

('86 Code, § 11.16.060) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - )

Each application for a permit shall be made in writing upon a form prescribed by the Director of Public Works and shall include the following information:

(A) Name and address of applicant;

(B) Specific description of the vehicle and load to be operated or moved;

(C) Designation of proposed route for which permit is requested;

(D) Date or dates for which permit is requested;

(E) Statement as to whether permit is requested for one trip or for continuous operation; and

(F) Such other information as may be required by the Director of Public Works.

('86 Code, § 11.16.070) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - )

(A) Permit preparation fee. Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in an amount to be set by City Council to defray the expense to the city for preparing the permit.

(B) Inspection and repair fee. Each application for a permit shall also be accompanied by a non-refundable inspection and repair fee in an amount to be set by City Council for each trip covered by the permit. If the total cost of inspection and street repair exceeds the fee for such trip, the permittee shall be liable for the unpaid balance of such cost and shall, upon receipt of the city's invoice, immediately pay the same.

(C) Deposit for cost. In the event such permit is requested for continuous operation, the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to require that sum of money estimated by him to be sufficient to cover the payment of the fees set forth in divisions (A) and (B) hereof to be deposited with the city as guarantee of payment of such fees and, upon expiration of such permit, the city shall refund to or bill the party making such deposit the difference between the amount of the deposit and the amount of such fees.

('86 Code, § 11.16.080) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - )

The Director of Public Works is authorized to issue or withhold such permit in his discretion, or if the permit is issued, to authorize an indefinite number of trips, to limit the number of trips or to establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicle or vehicles or loads described may be operated or moved, or may otherwise limit or prescribe conditions of operation of the vehicle or vehicles or loads when necessary to assure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces or structures. Each permit issued shall specify the exact route authorized to be used under the permit.

('86 Code, § 11.16.090) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - )

Under no circumstance shall any permit issued pursuant to this chapter be valid for more than one year from the date of its issuance.

('86 Code, § 11.16.095) (Ord. 3732, passed - - )

Each permittee shall be liable and responsible for all damage to public streets or public property, for all damage to public utilities, for all damage to private property, and for all injury to person or persons, caused by the permittee's activities in making any such permitted operation or movement. Each permit issued shall contain a condition that no such operation or movement shall commence until after the permittee has submitted to the city a certificate of insurance for oversized-overweight vehicle permits and oversized, overweight permit endorsement in the amount of $10,000 and in a form satisfactory to the city, insuring the city and all public utilities and all owners of private property against any damage thereto caused by the activities of the permittee under such permit, and also insuring against injury to any person caused by the activities of the permittee under such permit. Any such insurance shall cover the trip or trips or the period of time authorized by the permit.

('86 Code, § 11.16.100) (Ord. 3237, passed - - )

Every permit issued under the provisions of §§ 11.16.040 through 11.16.180 shall be carried in the vehicle, or combination of vehicles, to which it refers and such permit shall be open to inspection by any peace officer, traffic officer, authorized agent of the City Engineer and Street Superintendent or any other officer or employee charged with the care or protection of the streets of the city.

('86 Code, § 11.16.120) (Ord. 3103, passed - - )

(A) Any person to whom a permit is issued shall notify the Director of Public Safety and the Director of Public Works not less than 24 hours in advance of the time any such operation or movement is to commence.

(B) If the load is a house move originating or terminating in the city, the permittee shall also, not less than 24 hours in advance of the commencement of any such operation or movement, notify the Southern California Edison Company, the Southern California Gas Company, the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, and any other public utility affected by such proposed operation or movement. If required by the Director of Public Works, the permittee shall also, before commencing any such operation or movement, together with representatives of the utility companies affected, inspect the proposed route in order to determine possible hazards or obstructions and to ascertain means of avoiding same.

('86 Code, § 11.16.130) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4062, passed - - )

The movement of a dwelling house or other building over any city street shall be authorized only between the hours of 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.

('86 Code, § 11.16.140) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4062, passed - - )

Operations or movements which are permissible only under the provisions of a special permit under the provisions of §§ 11.16.040 through 11.16.180 shall be made by a pilot car or truck carrying approved and appropriate warning devices, including signs, flags and lights. Such warning devices as are required by the Director of Public Works shall be deemed appropriate for this purpose.

('86 Code, § 11.16.150) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - )

It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to operate or move any overweight, over-height, overlength or overwidth load, or to operate or move any type of equipment or vehicle or load requiring a special permit hereunder unless and until such a valid and unrevoked special permit shall have been obtained. It shall be unlawful and a mis-demeanor for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of any such special permit.

('86 Code, § 11.16.160) (Ord. 3103, passed - - )

Noncompliance with any of the provisions of §§ 11.16.040 through 11.16.180 shall be cause for the immediate revocation of any permit issued here-under and for the immediate stopping of any such operation or movement. The Director of Public Works shall have the power to revoke such permit and order the stopping of such work without previous notice.

('86 Code, § 11.16.170) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - )

The Department of Public Works of the state of California and the Director of Public Works of the city may, with respect to such streets and highways which traverse any area within the boundaries of the city, agree to the issuance by either authority of a single permit authorizing the operation or movement of a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, or load, or special mobile equipment, in the same manner as if each such authority had issued separate permits therefor.

('86 Code, § 11.16.180) (Ord. 3103, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3732, passed - - )