ORD 243ORDINANCE NO. 243
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 the City Council finds it appropriate to establish maximum gross weights on certain streets
to prolong service life of the pavement and to enhance the quality of life in residential neighborhoods,
and
WHEREAS Title 12.56 of the Municipal Code does not currently designate certain streets for truck use
nor does it establish specific gross weight limits for certain streets vulnerable to damage due to thin or
aged pavement sections,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. City of La Quinta Municipal Code Title 12.56 is hereby amended as follows:
1) Add Section 12.56.011 Truck Routes Designated, see attached Exhibit "A";
2) Amend Section 12.56.030 (A) Truck Routes - Exemptions, see attached Exhibit "B";
3) Delete Section 12.56.040 Commercial vehicles prohibited from using certain streets,
see attached Exhibit "C";
4) Add Section 12.56.040 entitled Weight Restricted Streets Designated. see attached
Exhibit D.
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 this City.
Ordinance No. *k 243
The foregoine Ordinance w-L�, approved and adopted at a meeting of the City Council held on the
1st day of February 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bangerter, McCartney, Perkins, Sniff
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Mayor Pena
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JOHt4IPERA, M �r
City of La Quinta, California
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SAUNDRA L. JUHOL`A, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAWN HONEYWELL, City Attorney
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
In its entirety through the City
Airport Boulevard
In its entirety through the City
Avenida Bermudas
Avenue 52 south to Eisenhower Drive
Avenue 48
In its entirety through the City
Avenue 50
In its entirety through the City
Avenue 52
Avenida Bermudas east to City Limits
Avenue 54
In its entirety through the City
Avenue 58
In its entirety through the City
Avenue 60
In its entirety through the City
Calle Sinaloa
Eisenhower Drive east to Avenida Bermudas
Calle Tampico
Eisenhower Drive east to Washington Street
Dune Palms Road
Miles Avenue south to Avenue 48
Eisenhower Drive
In its entirety through the City
Fred Waring Drive
In its entirety through the City
Jefferson Street
In its entirety through the City
Madison Street
In its entirety through the City
Miles Avenue
In its entirety through the City
Monroe Street
In its entirety through the City
Washington Street
In its entirety through the City
Westward Ho Drive
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.
EXHIBIT "B"
12.56.030 Truck routes - Exemptions.
The provisions of Sections 12.56.010 and 12.56.020 shall not apply to:
A. Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission or, gublicly
funded and operated transit vehicles; or
B. Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation
or repair of any public utility; or
C. Any vehicle delivering street construction materials for street construction or repairs. (Ord.
10 § 1 (part) 1982)
EXHIBIT "C"
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EXHIBIT "D"
12.56.040 Weight Restricted Streets Designated.
The following streets and portions of streets are designated as streets where use is prohibited to
;any vehicle in excess of five tons gross vehicle weight:
Name of Street Portions Affected
Dune Palms Road Miles Avenue north to Star Flower Trail
Westward Ho Drive Dune Palms Road east to Jefferson Street
The City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by
-. s ordinance. Such signs shall be erected at the ingress point of the restricted street, and at all
?ersections of designated truck routes, or the boundary lines of the city, or the terminus of the
restricted street.
The City will allow overweight trucks to pass over restricted streets only when necessary for the
purpose of making pickups or deliveries as provided in Section 12.56.020, except however, emergency
response vehicles while responding to an emergency are exempt from this code requirement.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, 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. 243 which was introduced
on the 18th day of January, 1994 and was adopted at a regular meeting held on the 1st day of
February, 1994 not being less than 5 days after date of introduction thereof.
_ I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the City of
La Quinta as specified in a resolution of the City Council.
AUNDRA L. JUHOL , ity Clerk
City of La Quinta, Cali ornia
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing ordinance was posted on February 4, 1994 pursuant to City Council
SAUNDRA L. JUIA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California