San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 4 Restrictions on Commercial Vehicles

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated upon any highway located in an unincorporated residential or subdivision area, any commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight of Fourteen Thousand (14,000) pounds.

(Ord. 2413)

Section 10-2300 of this Code shall not apply to the following:

(a) Any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1031) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code.

(b) Any highway, any portion of which is also under the jurisdiction of a city, unless the consent of the governing body of the city is first obtained.

(c) Any commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted highway having ingress and egress by direct route to and from the restricted highway when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted highway 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 the restricted highway for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(d) The operation of ambulances or hearses.

(e) Any vehicle owned, operated, controlled or used by a public utility in connection with the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of any public utility facilities.

(f) Any state highway, until the proposed ordinance has been submitted by the Board to, and approved in writing by, the Department of Transportation in accordance with the requirements of the Vehicle Code.

(g) Vehicles operated as an incident to any industrial, commercial or agricultural enterprise conducted within the boundaries of the unincorporated residential or subdivision areas.

(Ord. 2413)

Section 10-2300 of this Code shall have no force or effect until appropriate signs are erected indicating either the highways affected by the ordinance or the highways not affected as the Director of Public Works may determine will best serve to give notice of the ordinance.

(Ord. 2413; 3117)

This Board hereby designates as alternate routes for the use of vehicles, which routes shall remain unrestricted by any local regulations as to commercial vehicles so long as the restrictions contained in Section 10-2300 of this Code shall remain in effect, the following highways:

(a) Those highways delineated as TRUCK ROUTES, upon the following map entitled "San Joaquin County Truck Routes, Stockton Unincorporated Area":

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All streets, avenues, and ways delineated on said map which are inside the corporate limits of the City of Stockton, are hereby declared to be shown for information purposes only.

(b) Portions of Harlan Road, Lathrop Road, McKinley Avenue and Louise Avenue, which are delineated as truck routes upon the following map entitled, "San Joaquin County Truck Routes, Lathrop Unincorporated Area":

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It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any commercial vehicle having a manufacturers gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more upon any street, or portion thereof, in a residential district. However, this section shall not be effective with respect to any commercial vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets or highways 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 the restricted streets or highways for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(Ord. 2413)

The following definitions shall apply to this chapter only:

(a) Commercial vehicle shall mean a vehicle or a combination of vehicles of type required to be registered under the Vehicle Code, used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit, or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

(b) Residential district shall mean that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto, (1) upon one (1) side of which highway, within a distance of a quarter (¼) of a mile the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by thirteen (13) or more separate dwelling houses or business structures, or (2) upon both sides of which highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter (¼) of a mile the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by sixteen (16) or more separate dwelling house or business structures. A residential district may be longer than one-quarter (¼) of a mile if the above ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway exists.

(c) Residential or subdivision area shall mean that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto, (1) upon one (1) side of which highway, within a distance of a half (½) of a mile the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by seven (7) or more separate dwelling houses or business structures, or (2) upon both sides of which highway, collectively, within a distance of half (½) of a mile the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by twelve (12) or more separate dwelling houses or business structures. A residential or subdivision area may be longer than one-half (½) of a mile if the above ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway exists.

(d) Sign shall mean a rectangular sign not less than eighteen (18) inches by twelve (12) inches indicating the commercial vehicle traffic route.

(Ord. 2413; 3766)

(a) Pursuant to the authority of Section 35717 of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate upon any street, road, or highway listed in subsection (b) of this section, any commercial vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds.

(b) Based upon the recommendation of the Department of Public Works upon evaluation of accepted engineering standards, it is hereby determined that the following streets, roads, or highways cannot support vehicles weighing in excess of the maximum gross weight provided for in, and shall be subject to, subsection (a) of this section:

(1) Shelton Road beginning at Bridge No. 1878 over the Calaveras River and running northerly to Wimer Road.

(2) Wimer Road beginning at Shelton Road and running westerly and northerly to State Highway Route 26.

(3) Bird Avenue beginning at the north right-of-way line of Main Street, northerly to the south right-of-way line of Marsh Street.

(4) Repealed.

(5) Tretheway Road, from Kettleman Lane northerly to State Highway Route 12.

(Ord. 2595; 2629; 2657; 2747; 2873; 3070; 3314)

Section 10-2350 of this Code shall not apply to the following:

(a) Any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1031) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code or any farm labor truck or farm labor bus.

(b) Any street, road or highway which is not under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Board, except as otherwise provided in Section 35719 or, in the case of any state highway, until such proposed ordinance has been submitted by the Board to and approved in writing by the Department of Transportation. In submitting such a proposed ordinance to the department for approval, the Board shall designate therein an alternate route or routes for the use of such vehicles which shall remain unrestricted by any local regulations as to weight limits or types of vehicles so long as the ordinance proposed shall remain in effect. The approval of such proposed ordinances by the Department of Transportation shall constitute an approval by the department of such alternate route or routes so designated.

(c) Any commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted street, road or highway having ingress and egress by direct route to and from such restricted streets, roads and highways 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, roads or highways 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 street, road or highway for which a building permit, if required, has previously been obtained therefor, or vehicles, machinery, or construction equipment used in connection with, the construction, repair or maintenance of such restricted street or public work projects located thereon.

(d) Any vehicle operated as an incident to any industrial, commercial or agricultural enterprise conducted upon any such street, road or highway.

(e) Any vehicle owned, operated, controlled, or used by a public utility or licensed contractor in connection with the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of any public utility facilities or public works projects.

(f) The operation of ambulances or hearses.

(Ord. 2595)

Section 10-2350 shall have no force or effect until appropriate signs are erected indicating the streets, roads, or highways affected by said section.

(Ord. 2595)

No street, road, or highway shall be restricted as provided for in Section 10-2350 of this Code, except upon notice and hearing in the manner prescribed by Section 35721 of the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 2595)