HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-O-01 - Amending Section 13.89 Code of Ordinances Truck RoutesORDINANCE NO. 1987-1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13-89 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, WHICH ORDINANCES PERTAIN
TO TRUCK ROUTES IN THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE:
Section One
That Section 13-89 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Stephenville, Texas, be and the same shall hereafter read
and be in effect as follows:
Sec. 13-89. Restrictions on operation of commercial vehicles;
truck routes.
(1) Through commercial vehicles. It shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a through ommercial 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) Local commercial vehicles. It shall be unlawful for
any person to operate any local commercial vehicle upon any
street, boulevard, alley, or avenue within the limits of the
City of Stephenville, Texas, except on a designated truck
route. A local commercial vehicle may leave any designated
truck route and travel on any street, boulevard, alley, or
avenue within the City of Stephenville for the purpose of
delivering or picking up goods, wares, materials and/or
merchandise, or returning to its established place of business
or home. When a local commercial vehicle enters a street,
boulevard, alley, or avenue as herein permitted, such vehicle
shall enter such street, boulevard, alley, or avenue at the
intersection nearest the point of pickup or delivery or its
established place of business or home and return to the truck
route by the nearest route. Where more than one pickup or
delivery is required, additional pickup or delivery may be
made, then the vehicle shall not be required to return to the
truck route after each individual pickup or delivery, but shall
return to the truck route upon the completion of all pickups
or deliveries.
(3) Truck routes established. The following streets,
roads and highways are hereby designated truck routes:
(a) U. S. Highway 377, South Loop, from city limits
to city limits, but does not include U. S.
Highway 377 business route.
(b) Farm to Market Highway 8 from city limits to
city limits.
(c)
U. S.
Highway
377,
business
route,
from east
city
limits to
U.
S. Highway
281.
(d)
U. S.
Highway
281
from city
limits
to city limits.
(e)
State
Highway
108
from south
city
limits to
junction
with
U. S.
Highway
377, South
Loop.
(f)
State
Highway
108
from north
city
limits to
Farm
to Market
Highway
8.
(g)
F. M.
Highway
988,
Northwest
Loop.
(4) Markin of truck routes. The traffic engineer shall
mark the true routes established herein by the erection of
suitable signs.
Section Two
This amendment to the above mentioned Section 13-89 shall
go into effect from and after its passage and publication as
provided by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 3iea day of February, 1987.
Mayor PAP Ta,K
ATTEST:
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City Secretary