South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code Art. VI Commercial Routes

Each, every and all of the streets of the city be and they are hereby divided and classified into four groups, and shall henceforth be known as and regulated as to heavy traffic by, the name of such four groups, together with the regulations appertaining thereto as set forth in this article. Such four groups are hereby designated as: unrestricted streets, intermediate commercial routes, light commercial routes, and restricted streets.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-49)

All streets not otherwise classified in this article shall be unrestricted streets and the city imposes no weight restriction or regulation thereon, except as is contained in the Vehicle Code of the state.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-50)

Whenever signs are erected giving notice hereof, it shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating any motor vehicle or truck-trailer combination exceeding a maximum gross weight of 20,000 pounds to drive or propel the same or to cause or permit the same to be driven or propelled at any time upon, over or across any of the streets hereinafter in SLTCC § 4.25.550 designated as an intermediate commercial route.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-51)

Whenever signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating any motor vehicle or truck-trailer combination exceeding a maximum gross weight of 12,000 pounds to drive or propel the same or to cause or permit the same to be driven or propelled at any time upon or across any of the streets hereinafter in SLTCC § 4.25.560 designated as a light commercial route.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-52)

Whenever signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating any commercial motor vehicle or truck-trailer combination exceeding a maximum gross weight of 8,000 pounds to drive or propel the same or to cause or permit the same to be driven or propelled at any time upon or across any of the streets hereinafter in SLTCC § 4.25.570 designated as restricted streets.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-53)

The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to post appropriate signs on any street in the city which signs shall state and declare a load limit established by this article.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-54)

Any police officer shall have authority to require any person driving or in control of any vehicle proceeding over a street to proceed to any public or private scale within a radius of five miles for the purpose of weighting and determining whether the provisions of this article have been complied with.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-55)

The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

A. Prohibit any vehicle making deliveries of any kind; provided the most direct route to complete such delivery is taken.

B. Prohibit any vehicle or truck-trailer combination exceeding the prescribed maximum gross weight limit, coming from an unrestricted or less restricted street, having ingress and egress by direct route to and from such restricted streets 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 for which a building permit has previously been obtained; but then only by such deviation from the nearest unrestricted or less restricted street as is reasonably necessary.

C. Any vehicle operated by the city, or a private operator under contract with the city, as part of its municipal transit system.

D. Any vehicle operated by the city, or a private contractor under contract with the city, while engaged in street maintenance, construction, or related activities.

E. Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility facility.

F. Emergency vehicles of the city.

G. School buses under the jurisdiction of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.

H. Clearly and distinctly marked vehicles of a weight equal to or less than that of municipal transit vehicles utilized for the purpose of providing shuttle and transit services to ski resorts on routes approved by the public works director, when used to pick up and/or discharge passengers.

I. Other local transit vehicles when picking up and/or discharging passengers along Pioneer Trail.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 450 § 1; Ord. 678 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Ord. 766 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-56)

In accordance with SLTCC § 4.25.490, the following streets or portions of streets are hereby designated and classified as intermediate commercial routes, and the regulations prescribed in SLTCC § 4.25.490 shall appertain thereto:

A. Pioneer Trail, from the city limits northerly and easterly to its intersection with Lake Tahoe Boulevard (U.S. Highway No. 50);

B. Glenwood Way;

C. Tahoe Keys Boulevard;

D. Sierra Boulevard;

E. Ski Run Boulevard;

F. Al Tahoe Boulevard;

G. Fifteenth Street;

H. Fairway Avenue from Highway 50 to Glenwood Way;

I. Johnson Boulevard.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 766 § 2; Code 1997 § 16-57)

In accordance with SLTCC § 4.25.490, the following streets or portions of streets are hereby designated and classified as light commercial routes and the regulations prescribed in SLTCC § 4.25.500 shall appertain thereto:

A. That portion of D Street from its intersection with U.S. Highway 50/California Highway 89, to its intersection with Industrial Avenue.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 372 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-58)

In accordance with SLTCC § 4.25.510, the following streets or portions of streets are hereby designated and classified as restricted streets and the regulations prescribed in SLTCC § 4.25.510 shall appertain thereto: None.

(Ord. 166 § 1; Ord. 748 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-59)