B2 - Truck RoutesORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 12.56
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code authorizes cities to establish and
regulate maximum gross weight limits on streets under its exclusive jurisdiction,
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said authority, the City Council established a Truck
Route network in 1994 and restricted certain streets to truck use, and
WHEREAS, upon review of Section 12.56.011 Truck Routes Designated,
staff has determined that certain streets should be removed from the network to
prolong service life of the pavement and to enhance the quality of life in the
adjacent neighborhoods, and that one new street be added,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. City of La Quinta Municipal Code Title 12.56 is hereby amended as
follows:
a) Amend Section 12.56.011 Truck Routes Designated, see attached Exhibit" A";
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 3. POSTING: The City Clerk shall, within 15 days after passage of this
Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three public places designated by
resolution of the City Council, shall certify to the adoption and posting of this
Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof
of posting to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of the City of La Quinta.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
City Council held this 3rd day of December, 2013 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Ordinance No.
Section 12.56.011 Truck Routes Designated
Adopted: December 3, 2013
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DON ADOLPH, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
SUSAN MAYSELS, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. KATHERINE JENSON, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No.
Section 12.56.011 Truck Routes Designated
Adopted: December 3, 2013
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SUSAN MAYSELS, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
certify the foregoing to be a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance No. (enter
number) which was introduced at a regular meeting on the (date) day of (month),
(year), and was adopted at a regular meeting held on the (date) day of (month),
(year), not being less than 5 days after the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the
City of La Quinta as specified in City Council Resolution No. 2006-115.
SUSAN MAYSELS, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SUSAN MAYSELS, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted on , pursuant to
Council Resolution.
SUSAN MAYSELS, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
EXHIBIT "A"
12.56.011 Truck Routes Designated.
The following streets and portions of streets are designated and established as truck routes:
Name of Street Portion Affected
Adams Street
Adams Street
Airport Boulevard
Avenida Bermudas
Avenue 48
Avenue 50
Avenue 52
Avenue 54
Avenue 58
Avenue 60
Calle Sinaloa
Calle Tampico
Dune Palms Road
Eisenhower Drive
Fred Waring Drive
Highway 111
Jefferson Street
Madison Street
Miles Avenue
Monroe Street
Washington Street
Westward Ho Drive
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
Avenue 52 south to Eisenhower Drive
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
Avenida Bermudas east to City Limits
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
Eisenhower Drive east to Avenida Bermudas
Eisenhower Drive east to Washington Street
Miles Avenue south to Avenue 48
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
In its entirety through the City
Dune Palms Road east to Adams Street
The City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by
this ordinance. Such signs shall be erected at all intersections of truck routes. and at all intersections
of designated routes within the boundary lines of the city, or the terminus of the route.