Belmont Municipal Code Div. 2 Truck Traffic Routes

The following streets are hereby declared to be truck traffic routes for the movement of' vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight, including load, of eight (8) tons, hereinafter called "trucks," and the city manager is hereby authorized and directed to designate such streets by appropriate signs as "truck route." Such streets are particularly designated as follows:

(a) All of Old County Road within the city.

(b) O'Neill Avenue from its intersection with Old County Road to its intersection with Kedith Street.

(c) All of Ralston Avenue within the city except that the maximum gross weight of any truck and load moving along or on Ralston Avenue is limited to thirteen (13) tons.

(Ord. No. 1010, § 1, 10-25-05)

Whenever any provision of any ordinance designates or describes any street or streets or portions thereof as a street or streets the use of which is permitted by any commercial vehicle or by any vehicle exceeding the maximum gross weight of eight (8)tons, the city manager is hereby authorized to designate such street or streets or portions thereof by approaching signs as "truck traffic routes" for the movement of commercial vehicles and vehicles exceeding the maximum gross weight limit of eight (8) tons. No such ordinance shall be effective with respect to any highway which is not under the exclusive jurisdiction of the city or, in the case of any state highway, until such proposed ordinance has been submitted by the city council to and approved in writing by the department of public works of the state.

(Ord. No. 1010, § 1, 10-25-05)

No person shall operate any truck having a gross weight, including load, in excess of thirteen (13) tons on Ralston Avenue west of El Camino Real in the city or in excess of eight (8) tons on any other street in the city, except on those streets specified in section 14-46, subject to the exceptions hereinafter provided. For the purpose of this section, the word "truck" shall include the words "motor truck," "truck-tractor" and "trailer" as such terms are defined in Sections 410, 655 and 630 of the Vehicle Code of the state. Notwithstanding any provision of this article, no person shall operate a tractor-trailer dump truck on any residential street of twenty-four (24) feet or less in width, or a ten (10) wheeler dump truck on any residential street of twenty (20) feet or less in width.

(Ord. No. 1010, § 1, 10-25-05)

(a) Outside destination. All trucks entering the city for a destination point outside the city shall operate only over a truck route as established by section 14-46.

(b) Inside destination point. All trucks entering the city for a destination point in the city shall enter the city only on an established truck route and shall proceed only over an established truck route and shall deviate only at the intersection with the street nearest to the destination point. Upon leaving the destination point the deviating truck shall return to the nearest truck route by the shortest route.

(Ord. No. 1010, § 1, 10-25-05)

All trucks entering the city for multiple destination points shall enter the city only on established truck routes, shall proceed only over established truck routes and shall deviate only at the intersection with the street nearest to the first destination point. Upon leaving the first destination point a deviating truck shall proceed to all other destination points by the shortest route. Upon leaving the last destination point the deviating truck shall return to the nearest truck route by the shortest route.

(Ord. No. 1010, § 1, 10-25-05)

(a) To outside destination point. All trucks on a trip originating in the city and traveling in the city for a destination point outside the city shall proceed by the shortest route to the nearest truck route as herein established.

(b) To inside destination point. All trucks on a trip originating in the city and traveling in the city for destination points in the city shall proceed to such destination points by the shortest route.

(Ord. No. 1010, § 1, 10-25-05)

Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to any truck coming from a truck traffic route as defined in section 14-46 having ingress and egress by direct route to and from streets on which truck traffic is restricted as herein provided when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on streets other than truck traffic routes 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 a street other than a truck traffic route for which a building permit has previously been obtained or to any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility or to any school bus or any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Section 165 of the Vehicle Code of the state or to any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Sections 1031 and 1037 inclusive in the Public Utilities Code of this state or to any vehicle owned or operated by the city while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street improvements or public utilities.

(Ord. No. 1010, § 1, 10-25-05)