10.57.010 Definitions

"Truck" and other "commercial vehicles" include motor buses. (Ord. 1974 §1(part), 1976: prior code §10-2-27(A)).

10.57.020 Trucks--prohibited where

1. It is unlawful and constitutes a public offense for any person to drive or operate or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or operated any truck, not involved in local service as defined in subsection B of this Section, upon the streets and avenues of the City except upon the truck routes designated as follows:
   1. Tenth Avenue South from the west City limits to the east City limits;
   2. The Northeast Bypass from the intersection at Fifty-seventh Street and Tenth Avenue South, north and then westerly to the Tenth Street Bridge;
   3. River Drive from its connection with Tenth Avenue South at or near the Warden Bridge to the First Avenue North Bridge; First Avenue North from Park Drive westerly through the First Avenue North Bridge; Central Avenue West from the west end of the First Avenue North Bridge to the west City limits on the Vaughn Highway;
   4. Third Street Northwest and Smelter Avenue from Central Avenue West to the northeasterly City limits;
   5. Second Street from the Tenth Avenue South approaches north to First Avenue South;
   6. First Avenue South from Second Street, west to Park Drive; Park Drive from First Avenue South to First Avenue North;
   7. Sixth Street Southwest from Central Avenue West to Tenth Avenue South;
   8. River Drive from First Avenue North to the Tenth Street Bridge;

2. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions and terms shall apply:

   "Truck" means any motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, which has a gross vehicle weight of over ten thousand pounds.

   "Local service" means limiting the authorized use of City streets or avenues to those trucks which have either point of origin or destination for immediate business purposes within the corporate limits of the City.

3. In any hearing in Municipal Court, unless credible evidence is produced demonstrating such immediate business purposes such as a bill of lading or routing schedule, the operation of such truck on a prohibited street or avenue shall be prima facie evidence of violation of 10.57.020.  (Ord. 2646 § (part), 1994; Ord. 1974 §1(part), 1976:  prior code §10-2-27(B) (part); Ord. 2219 1980).

10.57.040 Trucks--parking prohibited where—exception

It is unlawful and constitutes a public offense for any person to park a truck (as defined in Section 10.57.020) on any street or avenue within the City, and outside of that area which may from time to time by the City ordinance be designated as the central business district, except for an emergency or for loading and unloading purposes. (Ord. 1974 §1(part), 1976: prior code §10-2-27(D)).

10.57.050 Restriction of vehicles--determined by City Commission--signs to be erected

1. The City Commission may, by law or resolution, prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any such streets, avenues, or highways, or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any such street, whenever any street by reason of deterioration, rain, snow or other climate conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof reduced.
2. The City Commission, in enacting any such law or resolution, shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating the provisions of the law or resolution at each end of that portion of any street affected thereby, and the law or resolution shall not be effective unless and until such signs are erected and maintained. (Prior code §10-2-28).