|
Truck Routes |
Roadways indicate Through Routes
Roadways indicate Delivery Routes
All other Roadways are not for Truck use
Article III. Truck Routes
Sec. 13-88 Definitions
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretations and enforcement of this article:
(1) Commercial vehicle: Every vehicle which is described as a truck tractor, pole trailer, semi-trailer as described below:
(a) Pole Trailer: Every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
(b) Semi-trailer: Every vehicle without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
(c) Trailer: Every vehicle without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
(d) Truck Tractor: Every vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
(2) Through Commercial Vehicle: Any commercial vehicle whose origin and destination is other than the city.
(3) Local Commercial Vehicle: Any commercial vehicle whose origin and/or destination is within the city, and any locally operated commercial vehicle.
(4) Truck Routes: A street, road or highway designated by the city council upon which it shall be lawful for all through commercial vehicles and local commercial vehicles to travel.
Sec. 13-89 Truck Routes
Truck Routes: The following streets roads, and highways are hereby designated commercial vehicle truck routes for through routes within the city limits of Stephenville:
(1) State Highway 281: Entire extent within corporate limits.
(2) State Highway 377: Entire extent within corporate limits.
(3) State Highway 67: Entire extent within corporate limits.
(4) Highway 8: Entire extent within corporate limits.
(5) FM 988: Intersection with Highway 8 to intersection with State Highway 67/377.
(6) East Washington (Spur 195): State Highway 281 to east city limits.
(7) FM 914: State Highway 67-377 to city limits.
(8) State Highway 108: North from State Highway 8 to the corporate limits and south from US Highway 377 to corporate limits.
(9) Farm to Market Road 205: The entire extent within the corporate limits.
Sec. 13-90 Truck Delivery Routes
Truck Delivery Routes: Shall mean the operation of a Commercial vehicle on a city street for the purpose of loading, unloading or weighing at a location off a designed truck route and return to nearest Truck Route.
(1) Bates Street: From Highway 8 to end of roadway.
(2) Race Street: Highway 8 to Vanderbilt Street.
(3) Paddock Street: Highway 8 to Sloan Street.
(4) Vanderbilt Street: Race street to Paddock Street.
(5) Floral Street: East Washington to Tarleton Street.
(6) Washington Street: State Highway 281 to State Highway 67/377.
(7) Graham Street: State Highway 67/377 to Highway 8.
(8) Green Street: Floral Street to Graham Street.
(9) Hurbert Street: Race Street to Columbia Street.
Sec. 13-91 Restrictions
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a through commercial vehicle upon any street, boulevard, alley or avenue within the limits of the City of Stephenville, Texas, except that such commercial vehicle may travel or be operated upon any street, boulevard, or avenue designated as a truck route.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any local commercial vehicle upon any street except those streets designated as truck delivery routes.
A local commercial vehicle may leave a truck delivery route for the purpose of delivery or picking up materials or goods at a location not on a truck delivery route but then return to nearest truck delivery route or truck route to exit the location.
If additional deliveries or pickups are required the vehicle doesn't need to return to truck route after each individual delivery but shall return to truck route upon completion of the deliveries/pickups.
(3) Local commercial vehicles may exit delivery routes either direction as long as it intersects with a through route or truck delivery route. The only exception is turning at the Court House square from Graham to Washington or Washington to Graham Streets.
Sec. 13-92 Signs
The City of Stephenville will erect truck signs on all streets within the corporate limits of Stephenville other than State of Texas maintained roadways.
The Texas Department of Transportation will erect such signs as they deemed necessary on all state roadways which are maintained by their agency.
Sec. 13-93 Penalty
If any person violates any of the provisions of this ordinance, that person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00); Each day of each said violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
© 2000 Officer Sha King