Amending Chapter 20 Truck Routes

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Route 14 Western (SR 2) from City Limits (Pine Rd) to Michigan St . Michigan St . from Western to City Limits (Johnson Road) Route 15 U.S. 31-33 (Michigan St . ) from the North City Limits (Rhodes) to the South City Limits (Johnson Road) (2) Trucks traveling from a point outside the City through the City to a point outside the City shall enter the City and proceed to the point within the City which is their destination in accordance with the shortest combination of State or Federal highways, City truck routes as shown upon a map entitled "Schedule A-1" . (3) Trucks traveling from a point outside the City to a point within the City limits shall follow State or national highways , City truck routes as shown on "Schedule A-1" from the point upon such routes which is nearest to their point of beginning . They shall not travel upon any other public streets of the City, except as provided in this article . ( 4) Trucks traveling from a point within the City limits to a point outside the City limits shall proceed from the point within the City, which is their starting point, to the City limits by the shortest combination of State and Federal highways , City truck routes shown upon "Schedule A-1 ." ( 5) Trucks traveling from a point within the City limits to another point within the City limits shall proceed from the point within the City which is their starting point, to the nearest truck route or State and Federal highway, as shown upon "Schedule A-1." 20-108. Restrictions . (a) No person shall drive truck upon any public streets not designated as a truck route in "Schedule A-1" of the City at any time ; provided that such trucks may be permitted upon such other public streets of the City, upon the direction of a City or State police officer, to follow a marked and established City detour, or to obtain necessary emergency mechanical repairs . ( b) All trucks as defined in this article shall proceed by the shortest combination of State and Federal highways , City truck routes shown upon "Schedule A-1," and shall be prohibited from driving upon any other City streets unless said vehicle is in the process of delivering or picking up goods . 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," or detour route to verify such pickup or delivery. ( c) All trucks within the City as defined in this article when finished delivering or picking up goods shall return to the nearest truck route by the most direct route . This includes such trucks which have additional destinations within the City. Shortcuts on non-truck routes are expressly prohibited . (d) No person shall stop, stand or park a truck as defined in this article 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