§ 9.46.410. Trucks prohibited on certain streets; use of truck routes.

A.

No local or neighborhood collector street, as designated on the official streets and highways plan of the municipality, shall be used by any commercial vehicle with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or greater, except where required to make deliveries or pickups, or to provide business service at a specific location where the vehicle is required as an essential part of the service, and then only by the most direct route requiring the least amount of travel upon such local or residential collector streets.

B.

No street within the central business traffic district of the municipality, as described in section 9.04.010, may be used by vehicles having more than two axles, or having an overall length of 29 feet, excluding a power lift gate, except on the streets designated in section 9.46.400; however, a vehicle required to observe the established routes within the central business traffic district may deviate from such routes to provide cargo delivery or pickup, or in performance of a business service for which the vehicle is required as an essential part of the service. Such deviation from the established routes to any location not on the route shall be by the most direct route reasonably available. No vehicle may be loaded or unloaded or perform any service on any street or part of a street where usable off-street space is available, provided that the provisions governing stopping, standing and parking as contained in this title shall be complied with. This exception shall not apply between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

C.

The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of any street, alley or other area by vehicles of any government agency or any public utility company while in the performance of official or normal duties. This exception does not apply to Alaska Railroad vehicles which are engaged in competitive cartage of goods.

D.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses operated under the authority of the state transportation commission or the transportation commission of the municipality.

E.

When it becomes necessary to temporarily close a street which traffic regulated under this section would normally use, the traffic engineer may authorize the detouring of traffic over other streets. Such detours shall be appropriately signed as approved by the traffic engineer, and such vehicles as described in subsections A and B of this section shall be required to travel over such designated routes.

F.

The traffic engineer may grant an exception, in writing, to the prohibitions of subsections A and B of this section, when an unusual nonrecurring situation arises which justifies such an exception and which is in the best interest of the municipality.

G.

Any provision of this section which affects state street routes is subject to approval of the state department of transportation and public facilities.

H.

Whenever a police officer or peace officer, including an authorized employee of the department of public works, determines that a vehicle is using a street as prohibited by subsections A and B of this section, such officer is authorized to issue the driver a citation for any such violation.

(CAC 9.46.410; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 84-60; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 154, 11-22-11, eff. 12-22-11)

Cross reference

Business licenses and regulations, tit. 10; streets and rights-of-way, tit. 24.