Mountain House Municipal Code Ch. 7 Truck Routes and Parking Restrictions

This Chapter is enacted pursuant to the California Vehicle Code, Division 11, Chapters 9 and 10, commencing with Section 22500 and Division 15, Chapter 5, Article 4, commencing with Section 35700.

(Ord. 2024-27 Exh. A, 2024)

The following streets and portions of streets are designated and established as commercial vehicle truck routes:

[Reserved for future use.]

(Ord. 2024-27 Exh. A, 2024)

When truck routes are established pursuant to this Chapter and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any commercial vehicle with a maximum gross weight limit of ten thousand (10,000) pounds (five (5) tons) or more shall drive said vehicle only on such routes and none other except for the following:

(a) Commercial vehicles coming from a truck route having ingress and egress by direct route to and from a restricted street when necessary for the purpose of providing a direct service requiring the utilization of such vehicles or making pickups and deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted street or from 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;

(b) Any vehicle owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility;

(c) Vehicles as may be reasonably necessary for:

(1) The purpose of transporting farm or ranch supplies, produce, or animals to and from farms situated along a street otherwise forbidden to be used by such vehicles.

(2) The purpose of transporting a trailer used for recreation or residential purposes to and from locations along a street otherwise forbidden to be used by such vehicles.

(d) Owner/operator residing in the City and having a resident exemption permit as detailed in Section 10-2-703.

(Ord. 2024-27 Exh. A, 2024)

The City Manager or the City Manager's delegee may issue exemption permits to commercial vehicle owners/operators residing within the City for the purpose of traveling on restricted streets to and from their residence, if the following conditions are met:

(a) The permit shall be limited to one (1) commercial vehicle truck and trailer or tractor and trailer combination per legal lot;

(b) The gross weight of the commercial vehicle shall be less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds;

(c) The vehicle shall be parked on private property within a totally enclosed garage or within the side or rear yard of the residence in such a manner so as to minimize visibility from the street; to the extent not prohibited by other statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or covenants, conditions and restrictions;

(d) The applicant shall warrant that there will be no continuous operation of commercial vehicle engines or accessory generators or compressors prior to 6:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. "Continuous operation" shall be defined as operating in excess of fifteen (15) minutes cumulatively in any one (1) period between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Violation of this Section shall be grounds for revocation of this permit at the discretion of the police department;

(e) The granting of such permit will not result in damage to streets or cause a pedestrian or traffic hazard or adversely affect adjacent properties;

(f) A permit fee as established by the City is paid.

(Ord. 2024-27 Exh. A, 2024)

In order to maintain the residential neighborhood atmosphere within the community and in the interest of public safety and welfare, commercial vehicles having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight, per California Vehicle Code, Section 350, rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds (five (5) tons) or more, are prohibited from parking on any street or portion thereof not designated as a truck route, except with respect to making pickups or deliveries from or to any building or used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure located off the designated truck route. In addition, commercial vehicles having a gross vehicle rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more are prohibited from parking on private property unless otherwise permitted by use permit or design review approval per the zoning regulations. No commercial vehicle of less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight shall park on any street other than in commercial or industrial zoned areas, or on any authorized truck route.

(Ord. 2024-27 Exh. A, 2024)

A person shall not park any trailer or semi-trailer upon any highway, street, alley, public way or public place except on designated truck routes and then only if the trailer or semi-trailer is attached to a vehicle capable of moving the trailer or semi-trailer in a normal manner upon the street. This Section shall not apply to trailers or semi-trailers in the process of being loaded or unloaded, nor shall it apply to any trailer or semi-trailer which is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled trailer or semi-trailer on that portion of the highway, street, alley, public way or public place ordinarily used for vehicular parking. A disabled trailer or semi-trailer shall not be temporarily parked along a public right-of-way for more than eight (8) hours.

(Ord. 2024-27 Exh. A, 2024; Ord. 2025-05, § 2, 2025)