§ 31-1. Truck routes.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate a truck, trailer, or semitrailer with a registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 30,000 pounds, on any street or alley within the corporate limits of the city other than on the following designated truck routes:
(1)
U.S. Highway 24, inclusive of the street Tuttle Creek Boulevard.
(2)
Highway K18, inclusive of the street Ft. Riley Boulevard.
(3)
Highway K113, inclusive of the street Seth Child Road.
(4)
Kimball Avenue from Tuttle Creek Boulevard to Anderson Avenue.
(5)
Bluemont Avenue from Tuttle Creek Boulevard to Manhattan Avenue.
(6)
Anderson Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to the west city limits.
(7)
McCall Road from U.S. Highway 24 to Tuttle Creek Boulevard.
(b)
It shall not be a violation of this section for a person to operate a truck, trailer or semitrailer upon such streets or alleys as are required to reach a destination located off a truck route if such is necessary to accomplish the business of, or purposes related to, the truck, trailer or semitrailer. Trucks deviating from the truck routes for such business or purpose shall use the most direct route between the nearest truck route and the destination, and shall return in a similar manner. In deviating from truck routes, alleys shall only be used where they are required to reach the destination of the vehicle.
(c)
The director of public works, or his designee, shall post appropriate signs to identify the truck routes established above; however, the absence of such signs shall not act as a defense to a violation of this section.
(d)
The city clerk and the director of the Riley County Police Department shall keep and maintain accurate maps setting out truck routes on which truck traffic is permitted; the maps shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk and shall be available to the public for inspection.
(e)
The operation of authorized emergency vehicles is exempt from the requirements of this section.
(Ord. No. 4966, § 1, 3-5-96)