Los Gatos Municipal Code Div. 5 Weight Limits

Except as hereinafter provided, no commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's rated gross vehicle weight exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds shall be operated on any street, highway or public way within the Town, other than those streets and highways described in section 15.30.410. This section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the operator of any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's rated gross vehicle weight exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds coming from a street or highway designated in section 15.30.410 from having ingress and egress by direct route to and from streets restricted by this section ("connector streets") when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure 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, structure or facility upon such restricted streets for which a building or other permit has previously been obtained therefor or for the purpose of delivering or removing dirt, soil, rock, debris or other materials from the site.

(Code 1968, § 16-90; Ord. No. 1895, § II, 3-16-92)

(a) Except as provided in Division 6 of this chapter, the following streets and highways or portions thereof within the Town are hereby designated truck routes and are authorized for use by operators of vehicles which exceed a maximum gross weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds:

Blossom Hill Road.

Lark Avenue.

Los Gatos-Almaden Road.

Los Gatos Boulevard, any portion situated north of its intersection with Saratoga Avenue.

North Santa Cruz Avenue, any portion situated north of its intersection with Saratoga Avenue.

Saratoga Avenue.

Winchester Boulevard.

(b) Nothing in this division shall be interpreted to regulate commercial vehicular use of State Highway Nos. 17 and 85.

(Code 1968, § 16-91; Ord. No. 1895, § III, 3-16-92)

The Town Engineer shall, not later than thirty (30) days after the designation of any street or portion of a street as a truck route, erect and install appropriate signs designating those streets and highways or portions thereof as such.

(Code 1968, § 16-92)

Editor's note— Section IV of Ord. No. 1895, adopted March 16, 1992, repealed former § 15.30.420, relative to application and filing fee for permits for movement of heavy vehicles, which derived from Code 1968, § 16-93.

Editor's note— Section V of Ord. No. 1895, adopted March 16, 1992, repealed former § 15.30.425, relative to grounds and issuance of permits for movement of heavy vehicles, which derived from Code 1968, § 16-94.

The Town Engineer shall not issue a permit to move a building or structure until all construction and grading permits have been issued and all other Town approvals have been obtained for the project.

(Code 1968, § 16-95)

Nothing in this division shall limit use of Town Streets by vehicles owned or operated by the Town or a licensed contractor while necessary in the use in the construction, installation or repair of any Town facility, vehicles subject to Public Utilities Code Sections 1031 to 1036 inclusive, vehicles owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessary in the use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility or other provisions of the Town Code.

(Ord. No. 1895, § VI, 3-16-92)

Editor's note— Section VII of Ord. No. 1895, adopted March 16, 1992, repealed former § 15.30.435, relative to appeals against denial of issuance of permits for movement of heavy vehicles, which derived from Code 1968, § 16-96.