El Cerrito Municipal Code Ch. 11.52 Restricted Use

11.52.010 - Truck routes—Designation.¶

Whenever the council designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons, the city engineer is authorized to designate such street or portion by appropriate signs as a "Truck Traffic Route" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons.

(Ord. 93-1 Divs. 1, 2 (part), 1993.)

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11.52.020 - Truck routes—Use.¶

When any truck traffic route or routes are established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other except when necessary to traverse another street or streets to a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading, but then only by such deviation from the nearest route as is reasonably necessary.

(Ord. 93-1 Divs. 1, 2 (part), 1993.)

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11.52.030 - Trucks—Prohibited streets.¶

Except for garbage collection vehicles, emergency vehicles and street and utility maintenance vehicles, the use of the following streets by vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons is prohibited:

Street	From	To
San Diego Street	West city limits	Carlson Boulevard
Lassen Street	Belmont Avenue	Carlson Boulevard
Belmont Avenue	All within city limits
Santa Clara Avenue	Central Avenue	South city limits
Yosemite Avenue	Central Avenue	South city limits

(Ord. 93-1 Divs. 1, 2 (part), 1993.)

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