South El Monte Municipal Code Art. II STAA Trucks

For the purpose of this article the following terms, words, phrases and their derivatives shall have the meanings given in this section.

"Approved ingress or egress point"

means an exit or entrance to or from a highway in the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or a federal-aid primary highway which has been designated and signed by the State Department of Transportation for use by vehicles or combinations of vehicles exceeding the limitations of Section 35400, 35401 or 35411, or subdivisions (b) through (e), inclusive, or Section 35402 of the California Vehicle Code.

"Designated route"

means a route approved and signed by the city pursuant to this article between an approved ingress and egress point and a terminal or service facility.

"Service facility"

means a fuel, food, lodging or repair facility directly accessible from an approved ingress or egress point.

"Terminal facility"

means a facility at which freight is consolidated to be shipped and where full-load consignments may be off-loaded, or at which vehicle combinations not meeting the limitations of Section 35400, 35401 or 35411, or subdivisions (b) through (e), inclusive, of Section 35402 of the California Vehicle Code, are regularly maintained, stored or manufactured.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)

No person may operate any vehicle with a kingpin setting in excess of forty feet or an overall length greater than sixty-five feet on any street within the city except when traveling along a designated route, or as provided in Section 10.08.070.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)

No person may operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of ninety-six inches in width on any street within the city without first obtaining a moving permit pursuant to the Highway Permit Ordinance.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)

This article shall not apply to:

A. Licensed carriers of household goods if travel on streets other than designated routes is necessary and incidental to the shipment of the household goods; and

B. Persons operating vehicles traveling between an approved service facility ingress and egress point and a service facility located not more than one-half mile from an approved ingress or egress point if the city has not designated a route between the service facility and the approved ingress or egress point, and if such access is consistent with the safe operation of vehicles exceeding sixty-five feet in length.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)

A. Any person owning and operating a terminal facility desiring to have a designated route to or from the facility established by the city shall submit to the public works department an application on a form provided by the department.

B. The director of public works will determine if the facility constitutes a terminal and, if so, whether there exists a route over which vehicles exceeding sixty-five feet may safely travel between the facility and approved ingress and egress points. In determining whether a safe route exists, the public works director shall consider turning radii and lane width of ramps, intersections, highways and driveways and general traffic conditions such as sight distance, speed and traffic volumes. If routes to and from a terminal are found to be safe, the applicant shall apply to the California Department of Transportation for approval of egress and ingress points and concurrence in the route tentatively designated by the city. If the California Department of Transportation approves ingress and egress points and concurs in the route tentatively designated by the city, a permit shall be issued by the city.

C. The city may approve a permit conditioned upon the applicant taking certain corrective actions necessary for the route to be safe. The applicant may apply for approval of the California Department of Transportation prior to undertaking the corrective action. No designated route shall be signed until all corrective work has been completed to the satisfaction of the director of public works. The cost of all corrective work, including time for review and inspection by the city, shall be borne by the applicant.

D. Should the safest route between an approved ingress and egress point involve streets or highways outside the city, no permit shall be issued without a condition that the route outside the city be approved by the appropriate jurisdiction for the permit to be effective and prior to the route's being signed by the city.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)

The director of public works may revoke the designation of any route if he or she finds that the route is unsafe for use by vehicles exceeding sixty-five feet. If the designated route serves a terminal facility, the owner or operator of the terminal facility shall be notified in writing of the grounds of the revocation ten days prior to the effective date of the revocation. The effective date of the revocation shall be stayed if an appeal of the revocation is filed within the ten-day period. Service of the notice of revocation shall be effective on the date the notice is deposited in the United States Postal Service by certified mail or personally delivered to the terminal address.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)

Whenever the California Department of Transportation establishes approved ingress and egress points for access to a service facility, the department of public works shall establish a designated route between the approved ingress and egress points and the service facility. The route shall be consistent with the safe operation of vehicles or combinations of vehicles exceeding sixty-five feet in length. The director of public works shall petition the California Department of Transportation to rescind the approved ingress and egress points for access to a service facility if the director determines that no safe route exists between the approved ingress and egress points and the service facility.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)

If a permit is denied or approval of a previously designated route is revoked, any interested person may, within ten days following such denial or revocation, file a written appeal with the city council. The appeal shall specifically state the grounds for the appeal. The city council shall consider the appeal and its determination shall be final. If a permit is denied or a designated route revoked, no person may apply for a permit to serve the same terminal for a period of one year from the date of the denial or revocation.

(Ord. 727 §4, 1986; Ord. 790 §1, 1987)