1994-059E:\~PDOCS\ORD\TRUCROUT.ORD
ORDINANCE NO. qf'a ?
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING PORTIONS OF
CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 2 RELATING TO TRUCK ROUTES; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLES USED EXCLUSIVELY TO TRANSPORT
READY-MIX CONCRETE; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN ROUTES FOR VEHICLES
POSSESSING A STATE-ISSUED OVERWEIGHT PERMIT; ADDING A PORTION OF
PRAIRIE STREET TO THE TRUCK ROUTE; PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF ANY
ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY PRO-
VISION; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $200.00
FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Sec. 18-56(c) of Chapter 18 the Code of
Ordinances, Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Vehioles used exclusively to transport ready-mix con-
crete shall be operated in accordance with the provisions
of Texas Revised civil Statutes Annotated article 6701d-12,
Section 2 (Vernon 1977, Supp. 1991), as amended.
(1) No vehicles regulated by this paragraph shall
carry a tandem-axle load which exceeds forty
thousand (40,000) pounds, a single-axle load which
exceeds sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds, and a
gross load which exceeds fifty-six thousand
(56,000) pounds.
(2) Vehicles regulated herein when travelling
upon city streets shall travel exclusively on
streets designated under Sec. 18-53 of Chapter 19
of the Code of Ordinance, except when travelling
to or from a truck terminal, garage, place of
repair, place of performing a service, or a place
of loading or unloading. Any route travelled in
accordance with this paragraph shall be over the
shortest distance from the point of origin or
destination to the closest street designated under
Sec. 18-53. The operator of any such vehicle
shall have in his possession for inspection of
police officers, his log book, delivery slips, or
other evidence of his destination and point of
origin to justify the presence of the vehicle on a
street other than a designated truck route and
shall present said evidence on demand of any
police officer for this exception to apply.
(3) Vehicles regulated herein exceeding the
weight requirements as specified in (1) above
shall be operated exclusively upon State-designat-
ed roadways and pursuant to all regulations of
State law.
SECTION II. That Sec. 18-52 of Chapter 18 of the Code of
Ordinances, Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate or cause to be
operated upon any public street within the corporate limits
of the city any commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor,
trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer or any combination
thereof except on such street or streets as are designated
as truck routes. The provisions of this paragraph shall
not apply:
(1) To a vehicle travelling to or from a truck
terminal, garage, place of repair, place of per-
forming a service or a place of loading or un-
loading, over the shortest practical route to a
point on a truck route. Any such vehicle shall be
permitted to proceed from one point not on a truck
route to another such point without returning to a
truck route if to return would unreasonably in-
crease the distance to be traveled between such
points. The operator of any such vehicle shall
have in his possession for inspection of police
officers, his log book, delivery slips, or other
evidence of his destination and point of origin to
justify the presence of the vehicle on a street
other than a designated truck route and shall
present said evidence on demand of any police
officer for this exception to apply.
(2) To an emergency vehicle operating in response
to any emergency call.
(3) To a vehicle operated by a public utility
while cruising in an assigned area for the purpose
of inspecting the facilities of such public utili-
ty or providing maintenance service to such facil-
ities.
(4) To a city-owned vehicle operated for the col-
lection of solid waste.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter, any
vehicle operated pursuant to an overweight permit issued by
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the State of Texas shall travel exclusively on streets within
the incorporated limits of the City over the shortest distance
from the point of their origin or designation to the closest
State highway.
SECTION III. That Sec. 18-53 of Chapter 18 of the Code of
Ordinances, Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to include the
following new provision for inclusion to truck routes:
Metro Street from Interstate 35W Service Road to its end.
Prairie Street from Bell Avenue to Elm Street.
SECTION IV. That Sec. 18-51 of Chapter 18 of the Code of
Ordinances, Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to include the
following definition:
State-designated roadway shall mean any interstate highway,
U.S. highway, F.M. highway, or loop.
SECTION V. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force
when the provisions of this ordinance become effective which are
inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained
in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such
conflict.
SECTION VI. That the provisions of this ordinance are separa-
ble, and the invalidity of any phrase or part of this ordinance
shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remainder of
the ordinance.
SECTION VII. That any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon first conviction shall be fined a sum of not less than Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00),
and on a second or subsequent conviction a sum of not less than
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
SECTION VIII. That this ordinance shall become effective four-
teen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the city Secretary
is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official news-
paper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage.
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BOB'CASTLEBERRY, MAYOR/
ATTEST: /
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
A~P~v~D A,/TO LEGAL FO~.
DEBRA A. DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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