San Juan Capistrano Municipal Code Art. 8 Truck Routes (CA)

§ 4-6.801. Commercial vehicles prohibiting from using certain streets.¶

Pursuant to Section 35701 of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or cause to be operated, any commercial vehicle exceeding 12,000 pounds gross weight at any time upon any of the following streets:

(a) Calle Arroyo from Avenida Siega to Rancho Viejo Road;

(b) Camino Capistrano from Junipero Serra Road to Del Obispo Street;

(d) Ortega Highway from Del Obispo Street to Camino Capistrano;

(e) Rancho Viejo Road from Junipero Serra Road to Calle Arroyo;

(f) San Juan Creek Road from Valle Road to its easterly terminus;

(g) Avenida Siega from Ortega Highway to Calle Arroyo; and

(h) Sundance Drive from Ortega Highway to Calle Arroyo.

The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply to the following:

(a)	Common carriers issued certificates of public convenience and necessity pursuant to Section 1031 of the Public Utilities Code of the State;
(b)	Commercial vehicles coming from an unrestricted street having ingress and egress by a direct route to and from a restricted street 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 street 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 street for which a building permit has been previously obtained; and
(c)	Commercial vehicles owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility.

(a)

Common carriers issued certificates of public convenience and necessity pursuant to Section 1031 of the Public Utilities Code of the State;

(b)

Commercial vehicles coming from an unrestricted street having ingress and egress by a direct route to and from a restricted street 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 street 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 street for which a building permit has been previously obtained; and

(c)

Commercial vehicles owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility.

(Art. 8-11, Ch. 8, Ord. 295, as added by Ord. 332, as amended by § 1, Ord. 407, eff. July 18, 1980, § 1, Ord. 464, eff. August 19, 1982, § 1, Ord. 473, eff. November 4, 1982, and § 1, Ord. 571, eff. June 19, 1986)

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