Ord 122 ORDINANCE NO. 122
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF P(IWAY, CALTRORNIA
ESTABLISHING DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES AND A
MAXIMU~ GROSS WEIGHT LTMIT
WHEREAS, there is no existing designation of truck routes and maxima gross
weight limits within the City of Poway; and
WHEREAS, there is a nc~ to establish designated truck routes for vehicles
with rated gross weight exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) pounds in order to
protect the public interest, health, welfare and safety of the citizens of
Pow-ay.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Pf~AY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 35701 of the Vehicle Code, no person, cor-
poration, or any other organization shall use or operate any c~mercial vehicle
or any vehicle excc~ing twenty thousand (20,000) pounds rated gross vehicle
weight on or over any street, road or public right-of-way within the City except
the following streets which are designated as truck routes:
1. Poway RDad between westerly City limit and State Highway 67;
2. Pcmerado Road between north City limit and south City limit;
3. Espola Road between westerly City limit and Pow-ay RDad;
4. Oa~,~unity Road between Twin Peaks Road and Poway Road;
5. Twin Peaks Road between Pcmerado Road and Espola Road;
6. Camino del Norte between westerly City limit and Pomerado Road.
Section 2.
The provisions of this section are not applicable with respect to any vehicle
which is subject to the provisions of Sections 1031 through 1036, inclusive of
the Public Utilities Code.
Section 3.
This ordinance shall not be effective until the appropriate signs are erected
indicating those streets which are affected by the provisions of this
ordinance.
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Section 4.
This ordinance shall not prohibit any ccmm~_rcial vehicles cc~ing frcm an
unrestricted street having ingress or egress by direct route to and from a
restricted street when necessary for the purpose of raking pickups or deliveries
of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on
the restricted street 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 the restricted strut for which a building permit has
been previously obtained.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall not apply to any vehicle owned by a public utility or a
licensed contractor while necessarily in use in construction, installation, or
repair of any public utility.
Section 6.
This ordinance sb~ll take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after the date
of its passage; and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its
passage, it shall be published once with the names and members voting for and
against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a na~spaper of general circulation
published in the City of Poway.
Introduced and first read at a regular ~cting of the City Council of the
City of Powmy held the 7th day of February, 1984, and thereafter PASSED ~
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council held the 14th day of
February, 1984, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMR~.RS: ~4ERY, KRUSE, SFRPARDSON, TARZY, ORAV~C
NOES.' COUNCI~RS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIIA~i~.RS: NONE
Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk