Gustine Municipal Code Art. 7 Trucks or Commercial Vehicles

(a) Whenever any ordinance of the city 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 six tons, the chief of police is hereby authorized to designate such street by appropriate signs as a "Truck Route" or "Truck Traffic Route" for the movement of all such vehicles.

(b) Whenever any ordinance of the city designates and describes any street, or portion thereof, as a street the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the chief of police shall erect or cause to have erected and maintained appropriate signs on those streets affected by such ordinance.

(Code 1966, § 4-3.1204)

State Law reference— Local reduction of weight limits, Vehicle Code § 35701 et seq.

The following streets and portions of streets shall be designated and described as "truck routes" in the city:

East Avenue—North city limits to south city limits

Railroad Avenue—South Avenue to south city limits

South Avenue—Fourth Street to East Avenue

Second Street—Second Avenue to North Avenue (Hwy 140)

Third Street—North Avenue (Hwy 140) to Third Avenue

First Avenue—Fifth Street to Fourth Street

Second Avenue—East Avenue to alley west of Second Street

Third Avenue—East Avenue to Fourth Street

Fourth Avenue—Alley one-half block west of Fourth Street to Fourth Street

Fifth Avenue—Alley one-half block west of Fourth Street to railroad tracks

Sullivan Road—Highway 33/140 to Hunt Road

(Ord. No. 434, § 1, 1-16-2007; Ord. No. 466, § 1, 10-7-2014)

In any prosecution under this section, a showing that such vehicle was parked at a location, whether there appears to be no access other than via a public roadway, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the vehicle was operated in violation of this article.