Monterey Municipal Code § 20-59 Restrictions on use of truck routes

When any truck route is established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons shall drive on such route and none other; except, that nothing in this Section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons coming from a truck route having ingress and egress by direct route to and from restricted 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 or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor.

a.When any truck route is established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons shall park along said designated routes and no other; except that nothing in this Section shall prohibit the parking for purpose of loading or unloading or making pickups or delivering of goods, wares and merchandise upon streets not designated as truck routes if said vehicle is in compliance with Section 20-59 above.

b.In any prosecution against the registered owner of a motor vehicle charging a violation of this Section, proof by the People of the State of California that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of this Section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of parking the registered owner of the vehicle, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, by violation occurred, but for the purposes of this Section, proof that a person is the registered owner of a vehicle is not prima facie evidence that the registered owner has violated any other provision of law. Proof of a written lease of, or rental agreement for, a particular vehicle described in the complaint, on the date and time of such violation, which lease or rental agreement includes the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is leased or rented, a copy of which was delivered to the court within 30 days, shall rebut the prima facie evidence that the registered owner was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the time and place where the violation occurred.

c.In any prosecution against the lessee or renter of a motor vehicle charging a violation of this Section, proof by the People of the State of California that the particular vehicle described in the compliant was parked in violation of this Section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of parking the lessee or renter of the vehicle, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the lessee or renter of the vehicle was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred, but for the purposes of this Section, proof that a person is the lessee or renter of a vehicle is not prima facie evidence that the lessee or renter has violated any other provision of law.