Amending Chapter 20 Truck Routes

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• • W , , ORDINANCE NO. 7923-88 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "TRUCK ROUTES" STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council and the City administration has determined that an amendment is necessary to the Truck Route Ordinance. The following bill incorporates the amendment which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of South Bend. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED. BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I . Chapter 20, Article 8, Section 20-106 is amended to read as follows: Section 20-106. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms shall mean: (a) "Truck" as the term is used in this Section, is a vehicle having three ( 3 ) axles with-an-eves}}-Iength-ef-twenty-4-29}-feet-mere; er-ever-ene-fi}-ten-eapaeity; or a vehicle over ten thousand ( 10,000) gross vehicle weight, and includes semi-trailer trucks and either the tractor pulling the same, or the trailer itself. Truck includes every self-propelled commercial vehicle designed, used or maintained for the commercial transport of goods or property.'-desefbed-as-feiiews- (b) "City block" as the term is used in this Section is that portion of a public street bounded by the highest and lowest numbers within any sequence of 100s, such as 200 to 299, 300 to 399, etc. fa}--Frew-a-paint-outside-the-Eity-through-the-Ety-te-a-paint etttside-the-eity; f»}--Fran-a-paint-outside-the-city-te-a-paint-within-the-Bity IimIts,-er- fe}--From-a-paint-within-the-Ety-iimits-te-a-paint-outside-the Bty-I4mits7 fd}--From-a-paint-within-the-Eitp-}units-te-a-paint-within-tie eity-Iimits- (c) This Article also applies to any vehicles manufactured, assembled or modified on a commercial or military basis and transported or operated on/in the streets of the City of South Bend. Such vehicles must be so operated on truck routes in accordance with this ordinance. This shall include any and all vehicles manufactured, assembled, modified, transported or operated singularly or in quantity by any business operating in or through the City of South Bend.