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5 picking up goods or providing a service as further addressed in subsection (c) herein or is itself in the process of being delivered. A written bill of lading or similar document must be produced by the driver if stopped while driving on a City street which is not designated as a City truck route as shown in “Schedule A-1 South Bend Truck Route A-1” or detour route to verify such pickup or delivery. (c) All trucks as defined in section 20-106, when finished delivering or picking up goods within the City, shall return to the nearest truck route by the most direct route, unless the truck has a subsequent delivery or pick-up scheduled within the immediate vicinity for that day. In such cases the truck may proceed to a subsequent pick-up or subsequent delivery location(s) only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The driver has in his or her possession a written bill of lading or similar document for the next subsequent delivery or will have a pick-up order upon reaching said subsequent pick-up location(s); (2) The driver has in his or her possession a written manifest or similar document which shows in clear and plain English all of the scheduled delivery or pick-up location(s) for that day; and (3) The distance from the first delivery or pick-up location off the truck route to the next subsequent delivery(s) or pick-up location(s) is not greater than a total of nine (9) city blocks from the first delivery or pick-up location. So long as the conditions of this section are met, it is the intent of this section to permit as many subsequent deliveries or pick-ups from the initial location which was off of the designated truck route so long as such subsequent deliveries or pick-ups are within the maximum nine (9) city block distance from the initial delivery or pick-up location. It is the further intent of this section to permit subsequent deliveries or pick-ups by the truck if such subsequent deliveries or pick-ups are on the most direct route back to the designated truck route. (d) Any truck driver who is stopped by a Police Officer on a street which is not designated as a truck route, and who does not have a written bill of lading and a written manifest or similar documents as required by sub-paragraph (c) herein, shall be in violation of this section and shall be issued a citation. (e) The Board of Public Works may designate, from time to time, by proper resolution, specific streets or blocks thereof, where trucks are expressly prohibited due to safety reasons or engineering standards. The City shall post signs prohibiting trucks in such designated locations. Any truck driving in such prohibited areas shall be in violation of this section and shall be issued a citation. (f) No person shall stop, stand or park a truck as defined in section 20-106 on any street, other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of freight, except in cases of emergency when such truck is broken down and unable to move, and except also in the event a moving van is loading or unloading furniture and household goods, or the furniture and equipment and goods, wares and merchandise of a business, in either of which events the operator of such truck will have a reasonable time in which to complete his loading or unloading and move his truck. (c) Subsequent deliveries