Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 10.56 Restricted Use of Certain Streets
Riverside Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Riverside
Cite as: Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 10.56 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.56.010 - Commercial vehicles exceeding 6,000 pounds (3 tons) gross weight prohibited…¶
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any commercial vehicle exceeding the 6,000 pounds (3 tons) gross weight at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets listed below, except that such vehicle may be operated thereon for the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise or the performance of services in connection with and in aid of a property in the block, and then only by entering such street at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter, and except as provided in Section 10.56.030:
Exceeding 6,000 pounds (3 Tons) Gross Weight :
| Name of Street | Limits of Prohibition |
|---|---|
| Fairmount Boulevard | Fairgrounds Street to Strong Street |
| Fifth Street | Comer Avenue and 460 feet east of Commerce Street |
| Fourth Street | Comer Avenue and 300 feet east of Commerce Street |
| Marymount Street | Columbia Avenue to Jenkins Lane |
| Park Avenue | Third Street and Mission Inn Avenue |
| Shamrock Avenue | Main Street to Fairmount Boulevard |
| Sixth Street | Comer Avenue and 440 feet east of Commerce Street |
| Stansell Drive | Main Street to Fairmount Boulevard |
| Stoddard Avenue | Main Street to Fairmount Boulevard |
| Strong Street | Main Street to Fairmount Boulevard |
| University Drive | Canyon Crest Drive to Sycamore Canyon Boulevard |
| Witt Avenue | Main Street to Marymount Street |
(Ord. 7161 § 1, 2012; Ord. 7062 § 1, 2009; Ord. 6859 § 1, 2006; Ord. 6833 § 1, 2005; Ord. 6599 § 1, 2002; Ord. 6594 § 1, 2002; Ord. 6577 § 1, 2001; Ord. 6562 § 1, 2001; Ord. 6561 § 1, 2001; Ord. 6558 § 1, 2001; Ord. 6332 § 1, 1996; Ord. 6221 § 2, 1995; Ord. 2940 § 15.1, 1961; Ord. 7441, § 1, 10-9-2018)
10.56.020 - Commercial vehicles exceeding 10,000 pounds (5 tons) gross weight…¶
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any commercial vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds (five tons) gross weight at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets listed below, except that such vehicle may be operated thereon for the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise or the performance of services in connection with and in aid of a property in the block, and then only by entering such street at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter, and except as provided in Section 10.56.030:
Exceeding 10,000 pounds (five Tons) Gross Weight:
| Name of Street | Limits of Prohibition |
|---|---|
| Arch Way | Central Avenue and Sierra Street |
| Bandini Avenue | Magnolia Avenue and Olivewood Avenue |
| Barton Street | Van Buren Boulevard and Orange Terrace Parkway |
| Beatty Drive | Brockton Avenue and Palm Avenue |
| Beechwood Place | Magnolia Avenue and Ramona Drive |
| Brockton Avenue | Seventh Street and First Street |
| Burge Street | Magnolia Avenue and Starlight Court |
| Casa Blanca Street | Jefferson Street and Madison Street |
| Castle Reagh Place | Magnolia Avenue and Ramona Drive |
| City College Drive | Ramona Drive and Olivewood Avenue |
| Cochran Avenue | La Sierra Avenue and Jones Avenue |
| Columbia Avenue | Main Street and the westerly end of the street |
| Comer Street | University Avenue and Third Street |
| Coyote Bush Road | Van Buren Boulevard to Aptos Lane |
| Cranford Avenue | University Avenue and Everton Place |
| Diana Avenue | Hughes Alley to Myers Street |
| Elmwood Court | Elmwood Drive and Olivewood Avenue |
| Elmwood Drive | Magnolia Avenue and end of street |
| Evans Street | Madison Street and Jefferson Street |
| Fairhaven Drive | Arlington Avenue to Ainsley Avenue |
| Fair Isle Drive | Sycamore Canyon Boulevard and Lochmoor Drive (North) |
| Fifteenth Street | Market Street and Main Street |
| Firethorn Avenue | City limits to Irving Street |
| Fillmore Street | Indiana Avenue to southerly City limits |
| First Street | Pine Street and Market Street |
| Fourteenth Street | Palm Avenue and Miramonte Place |
| Franklin Avenue | Third Street and University Avenue |
| Fremont Street | Mt. View Avenue and Jurupa Avenue |
| Green Orchard Place | Kingdom Drive and Crystal View Terrace |
| Harrison Street | Magnolia Avenue to Diana Avenue |
| Harrison Street | Victoria Avenue and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad tracks |
| Jones Avenue | Magnolia Avenue and Cochran Avenue |
| Knoll Way | W. La Cadena Drive and Mulberry Street |
| Larchwood Place | Magnolia Avenue and Ramona Drive |
| Linden Street | Kansas Avenue and Chicago Avenue |
| Main Street | Fourteenth Street and Fifteenth Street |
| Meridian Way | Fairhaven Drive to Cadbury Drive |
| Muir Avenue | Magnolia Avenue to Primrose Drive |
| Mulberry Street | Columbia Avenue and Knoll Way |
| Myers Street | Magnolia Avenue to Diana Avenue |
| Ninth Street | Park Avenue and 550 feet westerly |
| Ninth Street | Market Street and Orange Street |
| Omar Street | Hughes Alley to Halsted Street |
| Orange Street | First Street and Spruce Street |
| Orange Street | Fourteenth Street and Prospect Avenue |
| Orange Street | Highway 60 and the northerly City limits |
| Orange Grove Avenue | Fourteenth Street and Prospect Avenue |
| Orange Terrace Parkway | Van Buren Boulevard and Trautwein Road |
| Primrose Drive | Van Buren Boulevard to Harrison Street |
| Prospect Avenue | Olivewood Avenue and Orange Street |
| Railroad Avenue | Madison Street and Casa Blanca Street |
| Ramona Drive | Magnolia Avenue and Olivewood Avenue |
| Rancho Drive | Kansas Avenue and High Street |
| Rivera Street | Market Street and Allstate Drive |
| Riverside Avenue | Bandini Avenue and Ramona Drive |
| Riverside Avenue | Jurupa Avenue to Central Avenue |
| Roosevelt Street | Magnolia Avenue to Primrose Drive |
| Ross Street | Magnolia Avenue to the southerly terminus |
| Sierra Street | Palm Avenue and Streeter Avenue |
| Shirley Street | Hughes Alley to the easterly terminus |
| Skofstad Street | Magnolia Avenue and Cochran Avenue |
| Spring Garden Street | W. La Cadena Drive and Mulberry Street |
| Spruce Street | Mulberry Street and Main Street |
| Sycamore Canyon Boulevard | El Cerrito Drive and University Drive |
| Taft Street | Magnolia Avenue to Primrose Drive |
| Third Street | Redwood Drive and Market Street |
| Victoria Avenue | University Avenue and La Sierra Avenue |
| Washington Street | Lincoln Avenue and Hermosa Drive |
| Watkins Drive | Central Avenue and Spruce Street |
| Winstrom Avenue | Indiana Avenue and Railroad Avenue |
(Ord. 7665, § 1, 2024; Ord. 7583 § 1, 2022; Ord. 7579, § 1, 2022; Ord. 7455, § 1, 2019; Ord. 7412, § 1, 2-6-2018; Ord. 7405 § 1, 2017; Ord. 7389 § 1, 2017; Ord. 7370 § 1, 2017; Ord. 7075 § 1, 2010; Ord. 7062 § 1, 2009; Ord. 7039 § 1, 2009; Ord. 7024 § 1, 2009; Ord. 7011 § 1, 2008; Ord. 6982 § 1, 2008; Ord. 6957 § 1, 2007; 6501 § 1, 1999; Ord. 6403 § 1, 1997; Ord. 6332 § 1, 1996; Ord. 6221 § 3, 1995; Ord. 5082 § 1, 1983)
10.56.030 - Weight limit and axle limit signs required.¶
Whenever the use of a street or portion thereof, or bridge, is prohibited for any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the amount specified in either Sections 10.56.010, 10.56.020, or 10.56.060, or an axle limit as specified in Section 10.56.050, the City Traffic Engineer shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 7153 § 2, 2012; Ord. 7125 § 2, 2011; Ord. 6332 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2940 § 15.2, 1961)
10.56.040 - Exceptions to weight limits and axle limits on certain streets.¶
The provisions of Section 10.56.010, Section 10.56.020, and Section 10.56.050 shall not apply to:
A. Any passenger bus or other passenger stage under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission on franchised by the City;
B. Any vehicle owned by the City or by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any City facility or any public utility; or
C. Any refuse vehicle either owned, franchised or under contract with the City for the collection of solid waste.
Any vehicle used in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public works project.
(Ord. 7125 § 3, 2011; Ord. 7062 § 1, 2009; Ord. 6332 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2940 § 15.3, 1961)
10.56.050 - Commercial vehicles exceeding three (3) axles prohibited from using certain streets.¶
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any commercial vehicle exceeding three axles at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets listed below, except that such vehicle may be operated thereon for the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise or the performance of services in connection with and in aid of a property in the block, and then only by entering such street at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter:
Exceeding Three Axles:
| Name of Street | Limits of Prohibition |
|---|---|
| Alessandro Boulevard | Central Avenue to Trautwein Road |
| Arlington Avenue | Horace Street to Chicago Avenue |
| Central Avenue | Fremont Street to Brockton Avenue |
| Central Avenue | Alessandro Boulevard to State Route 91 |
| Chicago Avenue | Arlington Avenue to Central Avenue |
| Iowa Avenue | Spruce Street to Blaine Street |
| Jurupa Avenue | Fremont Street to Brockton Avenue |
| La Sierra Avenue | Southerly limits to the SR-91 Freeway |
| Madison Street | Indiana Avenue and Victoria Avenue |
| Main Street | Columbia Avenue and the SR-60 Freeway |
| Placentia Lane | Center Street and Orange Street |
| Sycamore Canyon Boulevard | Fair Isle Drive to Central Avenue |
| Trautwein Road | Alessandro Boulevard to Van Buren Boulevard |
| Van Buren Boulevard | Coyote Bush Road to Dauchy Avenue |
(Ord. 7749, § 1, 2025; Ord. 7710, § 1, 2025; Ord. 7651 § 1, 2023; Ord. 7622 § 1, 2023; Ord. 7583 § 2, 2022; Ord. 7437, § 1, 2018; Ord. 7422 § 1, 2018; Ord. 7125 § 4, 2011)
10.56.060 - Commercial vehicles exceeding weight limits prohibited from using certain bridges.¶
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any commercial vehicle exceeding the following gross weight limits: 30,000 pounds (15 tons) per truck; 40,000 pounds (20 tons) per semi-trailer combination; and 48,000 pounds (24 tons) per truck and full trailer, at any time upon any of the bridges or parts of bridges listed below, except if vehicle is used in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public works project:
Exceeding Weight Limit:
| Name of Bridge/ |
Limits of Prohibition |
|---|---|
| Santa Fe Avenue | Crossing of University Avenue |
(Ord. 7153 § 3, 2012)
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