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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Chapter 20 Truck Routes • • ORDINANCE No. 7923°88 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana_ _ October 10, 19$$,_ Attest:: ` �`""� �' City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON -► �.� -.�, -�._=���� Attest: _ ,'resident of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana October 11, 108 City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me October 12 , 19 8 8 ' Mayor • • 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. : SECTION II. Chapter 20, Article 8, Section 20-107 is amended to read as follows: (a) No person shall operate a truck or vehicle as defined in Section 20-106 within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend, except upon the following streets and parts of streets shown upon a map entitled "Schedule A-1", incorporated herein by reference, or if the specific conditions of Section 20-108 (c) are met. At least two (2) copies of said map shall be on file in the Office of the Clerk for public inspection. Such streets and parts of streets are hereby designated as official truck routes: STREET FROM TO BENDIX CLEVELAND MEADE BRONSON MARIETTA LINCOLNWAY EAST CHAPIN (INNERBELT) SAMPLE (S.R. 23) MARION/MADISON CHIPPEWA MAIN MICHIGAN CIRCLE AVENUE WASHINGTON WASHINGTON CLEVELAND U.S. 33 U.S. 31 COLFAX WILLIAMS JACOB COLUMBIA WESTERN MONROE COOPER BRIDGE SAMPLE EDDY (S.R.23) EDDY (S.R. 23) COOPER BRIDGE SOUTH BEND AVENUE FELLOWS RUSH SAMPLE FRONTAGE RUSH MARIETTA IRELAND U.S. 31 BYPASS IRONWOOD JACOB COLFAX MCKINLEY JEFFERSON EDDY WAYNE/WESTERN JEFFERSON WILLIAMS ST. JOSEPH LAFAYETTE SAMPLE LASALLE LASALLE LWW (U.S. 20) MICHIGAN (U.S. 33) LINCOLWAY EAST MONROE IRONWOOD LOGAN/HICKORY MCKINLEY (U.S. 20) LINCOLNWAY EAST (U.S. 33) (effective 09-01-88) LWW (U.S. 20) U.S. 31 CLOVERLEAF LASALLE MAIN (U.S. 33) MICHIGAN IRELAND MARIETTA FRONTAGE BRONSON MAYFLOWER LINCOLNWAY WEST U.S. 31 MCKINLEY (U.S. 20) JACOB LOGAN MICHIGAN MONROE 200' S/O IRELAND (U.S. 31) MICHIGAN (U.S. 33) ANGELA LASALLE MONROE LAFAYETTE LINCOLNWAY EAST OLD CLEVELAND BENDIX MAYFLOWER OLIVE PRAIRIE SAMPLE OLIVE ORANGE WASHINGTON ORANGE MEADE OLIVE PRAIRIE (S.R. 23) U.S. 31 SAMPLE RUSH FELLOWS FRONTAGE SAMPLE MAYFLOWER LINCOLNWAY EAST SOUTH MICHIGAN MAIN SOUTH BEND AVENUE EDDY IRONWOOD ST. JOSEPH (U.S. 33) LASALLE MONROE U.S. 31 CLEVELAND MICHIGAN-CLOVERLEAF WASHINGTON OLIVE ST. JOSEPH (U.S. 33) WAYNE JEFFERSON WTT,T,TAMS shertest-eembinatien-ef-state-er-federal-highways;-ety trwek-reutes-as-shewn-open-a-map-enttled-uSehedule-A- }=u fe}--Traeks-travelng-from-a-paint-eatsde-the airy-te-a-paint-within-the-airy-lmits-shall-fellow state-er-national-highways;-airy-traek-routes-as-shewn en-uSehedule-A-lu-from-the-paint-upon-sueh-remotes-wheh is-nearest-te-their-paint-ef-begnning---They-shewld net-travel-span-any-ether-pablie-streets-ef-the-airy; emeept-as-presided-in-this-Artlele. fd}--Traeks-traveling-€rem-a-pant-withn-the-ary limits-te-a-pant-outside-the-airy-llmlts-shall-preeeed €rem-the-paint-wlthn-the-airy;-wheh-is-their-startng paint;-te-the-airy-limits-by-the-shortest-eembnaten ef-state-and-federal-hghways;-airy-traek-routes-shown upon-uSehedule-A-lu- fe}--Traeks-traveling-from-a-paint-wthin-the-airy limits-te-another-paint-within-the-airy-limts-shall preeeed-€rem-the-pant-wthn-the-airy-wheh-is-ther starting-paint,--te-the-nearest-traek-remote-er-state-er federal-highway;-as-shewn-upon-Sehedale-uA-l. " (b) All trucks or vehicles as defined in Section 20-106 shall follow state or national highways and City truck routes as shown on "Schedule A-i". They shall not travel upon anv other public streets of the City, except as provided in Section 20-108 (c) . SECTION III. Chapter 20, Article 8, Section 20-108 is amended to read as follows: Section 20-108. Restrictions. (a) No person shall drive anv truck or vehicle as defined in Section 20-106 upon any public streets not designated as a truck route in "Schedule A-1" of the City at any time; provided that such trucks or vehicles 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, to obtain necessary emergency mechanical repairs, or if for safety reasons upon the prior approval of the City Engineer and the Police Department. (b) All trucks and vehicles as defined in Section 20- 106 shall proceed by the shortest combination of State and Federal highways and City truck routes shown upon "Schedule A-i", and shall be prohibited from driving upon any other City streets unless said vehicle is in the process of delivering or picking up goods as further addressed in sub- section (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-i", or detour route to verify such pickup or delivery. (c) All trucks within-the-eity, as defined in this artiele 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, This-inelades-sueh-traeks whieh-have-additienal-destinat4e4s-w4th4A-*hA-a$ w- ' 3 (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) ; and (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)-fd} No person shall stop, stand or park a truck as defined in. this-artiele Section 20-106 on any street, other than for the expeditous 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 or which events the operator of such truck will have a reasonable time in which to complete his loading or unloading and move his truck. SECTION IV. Chapter 20, Article 8, Section 20-109 is amended to read as follows: 'Flee-previsiens of-this-Article-de-net-apply-te-eehieies-eperating ti pen-traeks-er-earry.ing-passengers-for-h.iie;-operating-by-er-ruder permit er-lieexse-ef-the-Publie-Serviee-eemmissien-ef-the-State-er-ef-the interstate-eemmeree-eemmissien-of-the-United-States: The provisions of this Article do not apply to vehicles ( 1) licensed to operate upon tracks, (2) licensed to carry passengers for hire, (3) municipal government vehicles operating on official business or ( 4) public utility vehicles operating on official business. SECTION V. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and legal publication. .�. i Member of t ê ommon Council flummjtt n Report 410 the Ti mm= (IIounrii of the Mfg of'outh Bend: of the Whole Your Committee to whom was referred BILL NO. 74-88 A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "TRUCK ROUTES" . Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion This bill should be recommended to the Council favorable, as amended, by substitution of a new bill, and amending that bill on page 1, paragraph (a) by adding "commercial" and on page 4 (1) by adding will have a and order upon reaching said subsequent pick-up Thomas Zakrzewski Chairman RREE PRESS ogearyo PUBLISHING CO.