San Joaquin Municipal Code Ch. 70 Traffic Regulations

Section

Traffic Signs

Truck Routes

Speed Limits

TRAFFIC SIGNS

The City Council may, by resolution or minute order, place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained the appropriate traffic signs, signals or other traffic control devices as may be authorized under the State Vehicle Code.

(1994 Code, § 10.04.010) (Ord. 90-104, passed - -1990)

The City Council may, from time to time, designate intersections of streets within the city and streets along which stop signs shall be placed. Upon designation by the City Council by resolution, it is the duty of the Chief of Police to place along the street upon which traffic is to be controlled, and at or near the entrance into the intersection and upon the right-hand side of the street upon which traffic is to be controlled, a sign bearing the word "Stop" in plain letters.

(1994 Code, § 10.04.020) (Ord. 90-104, passed - -1990)

TRUCK ROUTES

It is unlawful for the operator of any moving van, dump truck, tank truck used or designed for the purpose of transporting petroleum products, or any vehicle designed or used for the transportation of commodities or materials, which vehicle exceeds a maximum gross weight of 6,000 pounds, to operate the vehicle upon any street other than upon and over a truck route for any purpose other than to make a pickup or delivery, or to service or secure repairs to the vehicle. In traveling to or from the point of delivery, pickup, service to or repair of the vehicle, the operator of the vehicle shall drive as far as possible upon and over a truck route.

(1994 Code, § 10.24.010) (Ord. 08-101, passed 1-9-2008) Penalty, see § 10.99

Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the driving and operating of fire apparatus upon any streets of the city nor shall this subchapter, by its terms, prevent equipment owned by the city from being operated upon any of the streets of the city. Neither shall this subchapter, by its terms, be construed to apply to the moving of houses, buildings or structures upon and over the streets of the city. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

(A) Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission and school buses; or

(B) Any vehicle owned or controlled by:

(1) A public utility or licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility; or

(2) The holder of a franchise issued by the city for the removal of garbage, waste or refuse.

(1994 Code, § 10.24.020) (Ord. 08-101, passed 1-9-2008)

The Council is authorized to determine and designate truck routes by resolution, which designation shall become effective when appropriate signs are in place giving notice of the designations to the public.

(1994 Code, § 10.24.030) (Ord. 08-101, passed 1-9-2008)

SPEED LIMITS

The city prepared an engineering and traffic survey for designated city streets and has submitted the 2023 Engineering and Traffic Survey Report (survey report) to the city. The survey report is hereby approved and incorporated by reference.

(Ord. 2023-05, passed 11-7-2023)

(A) A speed limit above 25 miles per hour as set forth in the table below is hereby established for the city streets identified below. The Council finds upon the basis of the traffic survey that these speed limits would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe.

SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL SPEED ZONES

SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL SPEED ZONES

(B) Unless a different speed is set forth in this section, the prima facie speed limit on any local street shall be 25 miles per hour or as otherwise specified in the Cal. Vehicle Code.

(C) The City Clerk shall maintain the ordinance codified herein with other city ordinances and shall retain a certified copy as the Official List of Special Speed Zones which copy shall be made available upon inquiry by a member of the public.

(Ord. 2023-05, passed 11-7-2023)