(a)
Whenever any resolution of this city designates and describes any
street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is permitted
by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons,
the city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to designate such street
or streets by appropriate signs as "Truck Routes" for the movement
of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons.
(b)
When any such truck route or routes are established and designated
by appropriate signs the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum
gross weight limit of three tons shall drive on such route or routes
and none other except that nothing in this section shall prohibit
the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three
tons coming from a truck route having ingress and egress by direct
route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose
of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from
or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets
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 such restricted streets for which a building permit
has previously been obtained therefor.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) passenger
buses under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission; or
to (2) any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in
use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.
(d)
Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the
council are hereby declared to be truck routes for the movement of
vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons.
(Ord. 415 § 12.1, 1966)