Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Elk Grove Municipal Code Ch. 10.42 Truck Lengths
Elk Grove Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Elk Grove
Cite as: Elk Grove Municipal Code Chapter 10.42 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.42.010. Limits established.¶
For purposes of this chapter, a “semitrailer truck” is defined as a truck tractor-trailer combination or truck tractor-semitrailer combination.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
§ 10.42.020. Signs to be placed.¶
The Director shall place and maintain appropriate signs giving notice of the truck length limit at all entrances to the restricted part of the road, and no regulations for that part of the road shall be effective until the signs are in place.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
§ 10.42.030. Violation prohibited.¶
No person shall operate a vehicle in violation of the signs limiting truck length, as provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
§ 10.42.040. Exemptions.¶
This chapter shall not apply to:
A. Authorized emergency vehicles as defined in Division 1 of the Vehicle Code.
B. Trucks or semitrailer trucks which enter the restricted area for the purpose of providing services, making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise or delivering construction materials to sites within the restricted highway segment that have no other means of access.
C. Oversize vehicles for which a permit has been issued by the Public Works Department pursuant to Article VI of Chapter 5 of Division 15 of the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
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