Chapter 12.56 — RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN STREETS

§ 12.56.010. Truck routes—Establishment.¶

Whenever any ordinance of this 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 three tons, the city traffic engineer is authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs as "TRUCK TRAFFIC ROUTES" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons.

(Prior code § 618-B)

§ 12.56.020. Truck routes—Use required—Exceptions.¶

When any such truck traffic route or routes are 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 or routes 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 TRAFFIC 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.

(Prior code § 618-B1.1)

§ 12.56.030. Truck routes—Exemptions.¶

The provisions of Section 12.56.010 and 12.56.020 shall not apply to:

(1) Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission;
(2) Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility; or
(3) Any vehicle delivering street construction materials for street construction or repairs. (Prior code § 618-B1.2)

§ 12.56.040. Commercial vehicles prohibited from using certain streets.¶

Whenever any ordinance of this city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the city traffic engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by such ordinance. (Prior code § 618-B2)

§ 12.56.042. Commercial vehicles prohibited from using certain streets—Designation of…¶

The following streets are designated as streets where use is prohibited as to commercial vehicles in excess of ten thousand pounds gross vehicle weight:

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City of Palm Springs, CA

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§ 12.56.042

§ 12.56.060

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Name of Street Portion Affected
1. Chino Canyon Road Via Norte west end.
2. Panorama Road Chino Canyon Road west to end.
3. Cielo Drive Panorama Road west to end.
4. Vista Drive Chino Canyon Road south to end.
5. Leonard Road Panorama Road to Chino Canyon.
6. Tuscan Road Panorama Road north to end.
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The following streets are designated as streets where use is prohibited as to commercial vehicles. The following table applies to vehicles in excess of eight tons gross vehicle weight:

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Name of Street Portion Affected
Sunny Dunes Road Sunrise Way to Calle Palo Fierro
Calle Palo Fierro Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Indian Trail Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Vista Oro Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Camino Real Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Warm Sands Court Sunny Dunes Road to Warm Sands Drive
Warm Sands Drive Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Grenfall Road Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Thornhill Road Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Calle Amigos Sunny Dunes Road to Ramon Road
Livmor Avenue Farrell Drive to Civic Drive
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(Ord. 1195 § 1, 1983; Ord. 1671 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1703 § 1, 2006)

§ 12.56.050. Railway gates.¶

No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. (Prior code § 618-B3)

§ 12.56.060. Trains not to block crossings.¶

It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to operate or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident. (Prior code § 618-B4)

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§ 12.60.010

§ 12.60.070