Walnut Creek Municipal Code Art. 13 Restricted Use of Certain Streets

a. Whenever any ordinance of this City designates and describes any street or any portion of a street, the use of which is permitted by any commercial vehicle or by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons, the City Transportation Engineer shall direct installation of appropriate signs to designate such street or streets as "truck routes" for the movement of commercial or any vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons.

b. When any such truck route or routes are established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any commercial vehicle or any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other, except when necessary to traverse another street or streets to a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading, but only by such deviation from the nearest truck route as is reasonably possible.

c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (l) passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, (2) passenger buses operated by the City, (3) any vehicle owned by a utility or licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, or repair of any utility, (4) any vehicle owned by a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public works project.

d. The following streets or parts thereof are hereby declared to be truck routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons:

1. Ygnacio Valley Road west from the easterly City limits to the southbound on-ramp to I-680.

2. South Main Street north from the southerly City limits to Newell Avenue.

3. Newell Avenue from South Main Street west to the westerly City limits.

4. North and South California Boulevard from Newell Avenue to North Main Street.

5. North Main Street from Ygnacio Valley Road to the northerly City limits.

6. Mt. Diablo Boulevard from Camino Diablo east to North California Boulevard.

7. Olympic Boulevard from South California Boulevard west to the westerly City limits.

8. Treat Boulevard - all that portion east of North Main Street that is within the City limits.

9. Geary Road - all that portion west of North Main Street that is within the City limits.

10. Oak Grove Road from Ygnacio Valley Road to the northerly City limits.

11. State Highway 24.

12. Interstate Highway 680.

e. Pursuant to Vehicle Code §§32 and 35701, the City Council may establish new truck routes or delete existing truck routes by resolution.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978, and by § 1, Ord. 1641, eff. February 13, 1986)

a. Whenever any ordinance of this City designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the City Transportation Engineer shall direct installation of appropriate signs to designate such street or streets as closed to commercial vehicles.

b. When any street or portion thereof is established by ordinance and designated by appropriate signs as being prohibited for use by commercial vehicles, the operator of any commercial vehicle shall not drive on such street or portion thereof, except when necessary to traverse such street or portion thereof to a destination not accessible by any other street or streets not expressly prohibiting commercial vehicles, but other than a truck route, for the purpose of loading or unloading, but only by such deviation from the nearest truck route as is reasonably possible.

c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (l) passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, (2) passenger buses operated by the City, (3) any vehicle owned by a utility or licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any utility, (4) any vehicle owned by a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public works project.

d. The following streets or parts thereof are hereby declared closed to commercial vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons.

1. Cypress Street from California Boulevard to Broadway.

2. Newell Avenue from South Main Street to San Miguel Drive.

3. Broadway from Newell Avenue to Ygnacio Valley Road.

4. North and South Main Street from Newell Avenue to Ygnacio Valley Road.

5. Civic Drive from California Boulevard to Walden Road.

6. Mt. Diablo Boulevard from California Boulevard to San Miguel Drive.

7. Homestead Avenue from Ygnacio Valley Road to Walker Avenue.

8. Bonanza Street from Mt. Diablo Boulevard to Main Street.

9. Lacassie Avenue from California Boulevard to Main Street.

10. Cole Avenue from North California Boulevard to Locust Street.

11. Locust Street from Lacassie Avenue to Olympic Boulevard.

12. Olympic Boulevard from South California Boulevard to South Main Street.

13. Botelho Drive from South California Boulevard to South Main Street.

14. Walker Avenue from San Miguel Drive to Walnut Boulevard.

15. San Miguel Drive from Mt. Diablo Boulevard to Newell Avenue.

16. Las Juntas Way from Mayhew Way to Cherry Lane.

17. Walnut Boulevard from Seven Hills Ranch Road to Eckley Lane.

18. Sierra Drive from Walnut Boulevard to San Miguel Drive.

19. Buena Vista Avenue from Geary Road to Hillside Avenue.

20. Parkside Drive from Civic Drive to Hillside Avenue.

21. Hillside Avenue from Parkside Drive to the southbound on-ramp to I-680.

22. Sunnyvale Avenue from North Main Street to Putnam Boulevard.

23. Walnut Avenue from Ygnacio Valley Road to Oak Grove Road.

24. Wiget Lane from Ygnacio Valley Road to Walnut Avenue.

25. San Luis Road from the I-680 on/off ramp west of Main Street to Buena Vista Avenue.

26. Minert Road from Bancroft Road to the easterly City limits.

27. Castle Hill Road from South Main Street to Castle Gate Road.

28. Putnam Boulevard from Buena Vista Avenue to Northerly City Limit

29. South Broadway Extension from Rudgear Road to Newell Avenue

30. Almond Avenue from California Boulevard to Oakland Boulevard

31. Shuey Avenue from Bonanza Street to the west end

32. All of Sun Valley Drive

33. All of Via Del Sol

34. Newell Avenue west of California Boulevard

35. Carriage Drive from Treat Boulevard to Minert Road

36. Dorsch Road

e. The City Council may close additional streets to commercial vehicles by ordinance.

(§ 1, Ord. 1641, eff. February 13, 1986; § 1, Ord. 1670, eff. October 23, 1978; § 1, Ord. 1740, eff. June 1, 1990; § 1, Ord. 1835, eff. 3/17/1994; § 1, Ord. 1843, eff. 9/1/1994; § 1, Ord. 1914, eff. 1/15/1998; § 1, Ord. 2000, eff. 10/17/2002)