Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 7 Terminal Routes

Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b)of Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code of the State, the County has authority to determine which routes may be determined to be terminal routes within the County. (§ 1, Ord. 985, eff. September 20, 1984)

For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this article are defined as follows:

(a) “Freeway truck” shall mean a truck defined under exemption from limitations by Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code of the State to operate on certain designated highways and freeways.

(b) “Terminal” shall be as defined in subsection (b)of Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code of the State.

(c) “Terminal route” shall mean a route which has been jointly determined by the Department of Transportation of the State and the County to meet the requirements of Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code of the State and has been included, either originally or by amendment, into Section 4-3.705 of this article and has been properly signed by the responsible agency which will permit the operation of freeway trucks. (§ 1, Ord. 985, eff. September 20, 1984)

All persons desiring a terminal route designation shall make such request in writing to the County Public Works Department.

(a) Within ninety (90) days, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, the Director of Public Works shall make a report to the Board recommending the rejection or designation of such route based upon the expected safe operation of such freeway vehicles.

(b) Concurrently, the Director of Community Development shall make a report to the Board as to the compatibility of such a designated route with existing land use intensities consistent with the County General Plan and Codes. (§ 1, Ord. 985, eff. September 20, 1984)

The Board, by enacting this article and any amendments to Section 4-3.705 of this article, may adopt such terminal routes as have been applied for and recommended by the Director of Public Works and Director of Community Development. No such route so designated shall become valid until also approved by the State Department of Transportation and adequate signing erected by the appropriate agencies. (§ 1, Ord. 985, eff, September 20, 1984)

Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b)of Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code of the State, the following routes are designated as terminal routes:

(a) Harbor Boulevard from I-80 to Industrial Boulevard;

(b) (1) County Road 17 from I-5 to County Road 99 W;

(2) County Road 99 W from County Road 17 to a point 1,500 feet south of County Road 17;

(c) County Road 21 from County Road 102 west to the eastern Woodland city limits; and

(d) County Road 102 between County Road 21 and East Main Street in Woodland. (§ 1, Ord. 985, eff. September 20, 1984, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1017, eff. August 15, 1985, and § 1, Ord. 1059, eff. October 8, 1987)

Any violation of this article shall be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code of the State. (§ 1, Ord. 985, eff. September 20, 1984)