San Diego Municipal Code § 82.25 Interstate Trucking Regulated

The purpose of this section is to establish procedures for terminal designation and truck route designation to terminals for interstate trucks operating off the federally designated highway system. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an interstate truck upon any street within The City of San Diego outside of an interstate truck service area that has not been designated and marked in accordance with this chapter, unless the vehicle is exempt from the restrictions on interstate trucks pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 35401.5(c). (“Interstate Trucking Regulated” added 4–22–1985 by O–16405 N.S.)

(a) Any interested person requiring terminal access for interstate trucks from the federally designated highway system shall submit an application, on a form as provided by the City, together with such information as may be required by the City Engineer and appropriate fees to the City of San Diego.

(b) Upon receipt of the application, the City Engineer will cause an investigation
to be made to ascertain whether or not the proposed route is adequate to
accommodate interstate trucks. Determination of route capability will include,
without limitation, a review of adequate turning radii and lane widths of
ramps, intersections and highways and general traffic conditions such as sight
distance, speed and traffic volumes. No access off a federally designated
highway system will be approved without the approval of CALTRANS.

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(c) Should the requested route pass through the City of San Diego to a terminal
located in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall comply with the
jurisdiction’s application process. City of San Diego route designation
approval will be required for those portions of the route located within the
City. Costs for trailblazer signs shall be as provided in Section 82.25.2(b)
below.
(“Application” added 4–22–1985 by O–16405 N.S.)

(a) The applicant shall pay a non–refundable application fee, as established by the City, sufficient to pay the cost of the review of the terminal designation and the review of the route and alternate route.

(b) Upon the approval of the terminal designation and route by the City and by
CALTRANS, the applicant shall deposit with the City of San Diego sufficient
funds as estimated by the City Engineer to pay for the purchase and
installation of terminal trailblazer signs. Trailblazer signs will be required at
every decision point in the City on the route to the terminal. Upon completion
of the installation of the signs, the actual cost shall be computed and any
difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or
refunded to the applicant, whichever the case may be. No terminal or route
may be used until such signs as may be required are in place. Costs for
trailblazer signs may be proportioned in accordance with the procedures in
Section 82.25.3(c).
(“Fees and Costs” added 4–22–1985 by O–16405 N.S.)

(a) If all feasible routes to a requested terminal are found unsatisfactory by the City Manager, the applicant may request retrofitting the deficiencies. All costs of engineering, construction and inspection will be the responsibility of the applicant. Except when the retrofitting of the deficiencies is within the jurisdiction of CALTRANS, the actual construction will be done by the City or pursuant to a public improvement permit. (Sections 62.0201 et seq. of the San Diego Municipal Code.)

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(b) When the work is to be done by the City, the applicant shall deposit with the
City of San Diego the estimated cost of retrofitting. Adjustments between the
estimated and actual cost shall be made after completion of the work and any
difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or
refunded to the applicant as the case may be. When the work is done by the
applicant, the applicant may file with the City Manager, on a form satisfactory
to the City Manager, a statement detailing the actual costs of the retrofitting.

(c) If at any time within five years from the date of completion of the retrofitting
by the applicant, should any applicant seek terminal approval which would
use the route upon which such retrofitting was accomplished, any such
applicants’ fee may include that applicants proportionate share of the
retrofitting, as determined by the City Manager, which fee shall be disbursed
by The City of San Diego to the applicant who paid for the original
retrofitting as well as to any applicant who contributed to the cost of
retrofitting under this subsection. Nothing herein shall require the payment of
a proportionate fee if the applicant doing the work failed to file the applicant’s
report of costs with the City Manager as described in subsection (b) above.
(“Retrofitting” added 4–22–1985 by O–16405 N.S.)

The City Engineer may revoke any approved terminal or route if the terminal or route becomes a traffic safety hazard for vehicular traffic. A safety hazard includes the inability of interstate trucks to negotiate the route or if interstate trucks create unsafe driving conditions for other vehicular traffic or pedestrians. (“Revocation of Route” added 4–22–1985 by O–16405 N.S.)

If the City Engineer denies terminal designation, route feasibility or revokes a previously approved terminal or route, the applicant/terminal owner, within ten working days following the date of receipt of the decision of the City Engineer may appeal the decision in accordance with the procedures in Section 62.0116 of the San Diego Municipal Code. (Amended 10–1–1990 by O–17534 N.S.)

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The City Engineer may mark and sign proposed service routes as necessary to provide routes for interstate trucks to interstate truck service areas in the vicinity of interstate highways. (“Interstate Truck Service Route Designation” added 4–22–1985 by O–16405 N.S.)