Chapter 10.16 — WEIGHT LIMITS AND TRUCK ROUTES

No truck or other vehicle described in Section 10.16.020 of this chapter shall travel or be propelled along, over or upon any street within the City of Mill Valley except over the courses or routes described in Section 10.16.040. (Ord. 360 § 1, June 15, 1949)

The vehicles referred to in Section 10.16.010 of this chapter include and are all those trucks, trailers, wagons and other vehicles which shall exceed in weight 6,000 pounds, or a maximum gross weight limit of three tons. (Ord. 360 § 2, June 15, 1949)

The courses or routes along which vehicles exceeding the weight limits hereinabove specified may travel, are as follows:

A. Any highway which is a part of or is within the State Highway System.

B. Commencing at the easterly limits of the City of Mill Valley where the same is intersected
by Miller Avenue, thence northwesterly along said southwesterly Miller Avenue to
Throckmorton Avenue, thence northeasterly along Throckmorton Avenue to East
Blithedale, thence southeasterly along East Blithedale Avenue to Millwood Street, thence
southwesterly along Millwood Street to Miller Avenue.

C. Commencing at the intersection of East Blithedale Avenue and Millwood Street, thence
southeasterly along East Blithedale Avenue, to Sycamore Avenue intersection.

D. Commencing at the intersection of Miller Avenue and Sunnyside Avenue, thence easterly
along Sunnyside Avenue to East Blithedale Avenue.

E. Commencing at the intersection of Miller Avenue and Throckmorton Avenue, thence
southwesterly along Throckmorton Avenue to Creek Lane intersection.

F. Commencing at the intersection of Madrona Street and Throckmorton Avenue, thence
northwesterly along Madrona Street to intersection of Lovell Avenue, thence northeasterly
along Lovell Avenue to Corte Madera Avenue, thence southeasterly along Corte Madera
Avenue to Throckmorton Avenue.

G. Commencing at the intersection of Throckmorton Avenue and Bernard Street, thence
northwesterly along Bernard Street to Lovell Avenue.
(Ord. 360 § 3; Ord. 365, December 14, 1949)

Notwithstanding anything herein contained all vehicles not prohibited by state law from traveling upon other streets of the City, may travel upon and may use other streets of said City when actually engaged in picking up or delivering all or a portion of its load to a residence or place of business which cannot be reached by traversing the routes described in Section 10.16.030 hereof. (Ord. 360 § 4, June 15, 1949)

The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to erect appropriate signs along and upon the routes described in Section 10.16.030 hereof designating said streets as "Truck Routes" and giving notice of this chapter. It is hereby found and determined, as provided in Section 713 of the Vehicle Code of California, that such signs upon said routes will best serve to give notice of this chapter. Said signs shall be plainly visible by drivers of motor trucks operating such vehicles along and upon said streets and shall be of such size and makeup of letters as to be plainly visible to them from the street while such vehicles are being operated thereon at lawful speeds. (Ord. 360 § 6, June 15, 1949)