Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Portola Valley Municipal Code Ch. 10.32 Restricted Use of Streets
Portola Valley Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Portola Valley
Cite as: Portola Valley Municipal Code Chapter 10.32 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.32.010 - Advertising vehicles prohibited.¶
No person shall operate or drive any vehicle used for advertising purposes or any advertising vehicle equipped with a sound-amplifying or loud-speaking device upon any street or alley at any time.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.1), 1969)
10.32.020 - Horse-drawn vehicles restricted.¶
No person shall drive any animal-drawn vehicle into or within the commercially zoned business districts between the hours of four-thirty p.m. and six p.m. of any day.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.2), 1969)
10.32.030 - Truck routes—Designation and signing.¶
Whenever any provisions of Chapter 6, Part Three of Division 3 of the county code, adopted by Ordinance No. 1964-14, codified in Section 9.04.010, as amended, or any resolution of this town designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is limited or restricted in any way, or is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons, the town traffic engineer is authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs as "truck routes" or in any other authorized manner for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons, or any other regulations of the town.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.3 (a)), 1969)
10.32.040 - Truck route restrictions—Exceptions.¶
When any such truck route or routes as provided for in Section 10.32.030 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 Sections 10.32.030 through 10.32.060 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. Whenever any other ordinances or regulations of the town are applicable thereto, the operator of any vehicle shall comply with the provisions of the ordinances or regulations.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.3 (b)), 1969)
10.32.050 - Truck route restrictions—Exemptions.¶
The provisions of Sections 10.32.030 through 10.32.060 shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, or to any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.3 (c)), 1969)
10.32.060 - Truck route restrictions—Establishment by council resolution or ordinance.¶
Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are declared to be truck routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons. Those streets and parts of streets designated as limited truck routes by Chapter 6 of Part Three of Division 3 of the county code, adopted by Ordinance No. 1964-14, codified in Section 9.04.010, as amended, shall be restricted to the extent indicated in Chapter 6.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.3 (d)), 1969)
10.32.070 - Commercial vehicle prohibition—Signing.¶
Whenever any resolution of this town designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the town traffic engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by such ordinance.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.4 (a)), 1969)
10.32.080 - Commercial vehicle prohibition—Exemption.¶
Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are declared to be streets, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle. The provisions of Sections 10.32.070 through 10.32.090 shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.4 (b)), 1969)
10.32.090 - Limited truck routes restricted for commercial vehicles.¶
Those streets and parts of streets established as limited truck routes pursuant to Chapter 6 of Part Three of Division 3 of the county code, adopted by Ordinance No. 1964-14, codified in Section 9.04.010, as amended, shall be restricted or limited for the operation of vehicles in the manner provided therein.
(Ord. 1968-93 § 1 (3723.4 (c)), 1969)
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