Temple City Municipal Code Part 2 Truck Routes

Whenever any resolution of this city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons, the city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs such as "Truck Routes" or "Weight Limit Streets" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons. (1960 Code)

No person shall park or leave standing any commercial vehicle upon any street or portion thereof which is established as a "truck route" for a period of time exceeding one hour except when necessary for the purpose of making pick ups, or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor and actual loading and unloading operations are in progress. (1960 Code; amd. Ord. 89-660)

"Truck routes" are defined as those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the city council as "truck routes" pursuant to enabling provisions of section 3-3A-10 of this article. (1960 Code)

When any such truck route or routes are established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any commercial vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other except that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any commercial vehicle exceeding a maximum gross ingress and egress by direct route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pick ups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on 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 streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor. Provided that any such commercial vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons shall not be parked or left standing on any such restricted street in excess of one hour unless actual loading or unloading operations are in process. (1960 Code; amd. Ord. 89-660)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

A. Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission; or

B. Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility. (1960 Code)

Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are hereby declared to be truck routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons. (1960 Code)

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any street when it is practicable to stop, park or leave such vehicle off such portion of the street, but in every event an unobstructed width of the street opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of the stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of two hundred feet (200') in each direction upon the street. This section shall not apply upon a street where the roadway is bounded by adjacent curbs. (1960 Code)

This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled in such a manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle on the roadway. (1960 Code)