Turlock Municipal Code Art. 13 Restricted Use Of Certain Streets

No person shall operate, cause to be operated, park, or leave standing any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of ten thousand (10,000) pounds upon any street, or portion thereof, other than those streets, or portions thereof, designated as truck routes in TMC 4-7-1301.1. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(760-CS, Rep&ReEn, 11/26/1991; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993; 1145-CS, Amended, 12/09/2010)

The following streets, or portions thereof, are designated as truck routes for the purposes of this Chapter, and the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to post signs indicating same:

(760-CS, Enacted, 11/26/1991)

Nothing in this article shall prohibit the operation of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of five (5) tons coming from a truck route, designated in Turlock Municipal Code Section 4-7-1301.1, having ingress and egress by direct route to and from a non-designated street, or portion thereof, for the purpose of:

(a) Making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets if verification or proof are provided. Such verification or proof may include but not is not limited to bill(s) of lading, work or purchase orders, pickup or delivery invoices or documents, and waybill(s).

(b) 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, if verification or proof are provided. Such verification or proof may include but not is not limited to bill(s) of lading, work or purchase orders, pickup or delivery invoices or documents, and waybill(s).

(c) Maintenance, repairs, or fueling if the location is a commercial business having a current business license to perform such work and the business location is within a Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1), General Commercial District (C-2), Commercial Light-Industrial District (C-M), Light Industrial District (M-1), Heavy Industrial District (M-2), or Planned Community Development District (PD); or

(d) Obtaining commercial lodging or commercial food services, if such business is within a Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1), General Commercial District (C-2), Commercial Light-Industrial District (C-M), or Planned Community Development District (P-D), and the commercial lodging or food service business is not located more than 2,000 feet from an unrestricted street.

(760-CS, Enacted, 11/26/1991)

The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

(1) Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of the State; or

(2) Vehicles owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility.

(760-CS, Enacted, 11/26/1991)