Fresno Municipal Code Art. 13 Restricted Use of Certain Streets

(a) No person shall operate any of the following vehicles in the central business district between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. of any day except on state highways:

(1) Any freight vehicle more than eight and one-half feet in width, with load, or any freight vehicle so loaded that any part of its load extends more than twenty feet to the front or rear of said vehicle;

(2) Any vehicle carrying building material that has not been loaded, or is not to be unloaded at some point within the central business district;

(3) Any vehicle or combination of vehicles with an over-all length exceeding thirty-five feet;

(4) Any vehicle conveying refuse, rubbish, garbage, or dirt except materials being conveyed from a construction project within the district;

(5) Any animal drawn vehicle;

(6) Any vehicle carrying liquid petroleum gas;

(7) Any funeral procession, except those originating within the central business district.

(b) The vehicles listed in subsection (a) may, however, operate over official truck routes lying within the central business district.

(c) The Chief of Police may, by written permit, authorize the operation of any vehicle listed in subsection (a) for the purpose of making necessary emergency deliveries to or from points within the central business district. (Rep. and Added Ord. 6130, 1962, based on former Sec. 10-1401).

No person shall operate or drive any vehicle used for advertising purposes or any advertising vehicle equipped with a sound-amplifying or loudspeaking device upon any street or alley at any time within the central business district. (Rep. and Added Ord. 6130, 1962; based on former Sec. 10-1402).

(a) The Council by ordinance may designate streets as truck routes for the movement of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of twelve thousand pounds.

(b) When such truck route or routes are designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle exceeding the maximum gross weight limit provided in Subsection (a) of this section shall drive on such route or routes and none other, provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding a said gross weight limit coming from or going to a truck route having ingress and egress by direct route considering origin and destination of trip, to and from restricted streets when necessary for, the purpose of making pickups and deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any property located on such restricted streets; 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 such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained; or for the actual and bona fide repair or servicing of the vehicle; or delivery of said operator to or from a motel or hotel at which he takes overnight accommodations.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

(1) Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, or operated by governmental agencies, or

(2) Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessary in the use or the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility.

(3) Any vehicle operated by the City of Fresno, or any other governmental agency, or any employee thereof in the course of official business or any vehicle operated by a contractor of the city or any other governmental agency while such vehicle is used in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a street, storm drain in a street, or any similar street structure or such vehicle is upon a direct route to or from such work location.

(4) Any vehicle of military or naval forces of the United States, or the duly authorized militia of this State, in the proper performance of their duties.

(d) The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to erect, post, and maintain on all streets designated in this article as truck routes, appropriate signs to carry out the provisions of this article. All signs and marking shall be as specified in, erected and placed pursuant to the California Vehicle Code.

(e) There is hereby established an official city "List of Truck Routes". Whenever the Council has designated a street as a truck route, the City Traffic Engineer shall cause the designated truck route to be placed on the said list. The City Traffic Engineer shall keep a record of all ordinances hereafter adopted designating truck routes and shall cause notation of such records and such streets to be placed on said list in his office. Whenever any truck route is hereafter amended, deleted, or changed, the City Traffic Engineer shall cause such fact to be recorded upon the pertinent list in the appropriate place. Said list and the notation and contents therein as they may from time to time be kept and amended pursuant to this section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and legality of the designation of said streets as truck routes and the legality of placing appropriate signing thereat as hereinafter provided. Said list, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein. (Rep. and Added Ord. 6130, 1962, based on former Sec. 10-1404; Am. Ord. 6383, 1964; Rep. and Added Ord. 73-14, 1973; Am. Ord. 73-104, § 1, eff. 8-6-73; Am. Ord. 73-130, §§ 1, 2, eff. 9-30-73).

(a) Whenever any resolution of this city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the City Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by such resolution.

(b) Those streets and parts of streets so established by resolution of the Council are hereby declared to be streets, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. (Rep. and Added Ord. 6130, 1962, based on former Sec. 10-1405).

Except as provided in Public Utilities Code Sections 1031—1036, Vehicles exceeding 6 tons, gross weight are prohibited from traveling on the following city streets:

1. Martin Luther King Boulevard between North Avenue and Jensen Avenue;

2. Clinton Avenue between West Avenue and Blackstone Avenue.

Commercial vehicles exceeding 6 tons gross weight coming from an unrestricted street having ingress or egress by direct route to and from a restricted street may travel upon the restricted street when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted street 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 for which a building permit has previously been obtained. (Added Ord. 98-12, § 1, eff. 4-3-98)