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ORDINANCE NO. 467
WHEREAS, heavy truck traffic over certain streets
within the city causes excessive damage to the said streets; and
WHEREAS, the city council feels it necessary to protect'i
the public health and safety of the city by establishing specific]
truck routes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1.
No person, firm, or corporation shall operate any vehicle
exceeding 8,000 pounds gross weight at any time upon any street in
the City of Richland Hills, Texas except:
(1) Baker Boulevard from the West City Limits to the East
City Limits;
(2) Rufe Snow Drive from Baker Boulevard north to Grap~-
vine Highway (State Highway 26);
(3) Glenview Drive from the West City Limits to the East
City Limits;
(4) I3andley-Ederville Road from Baker Boulevard south to
the South City Limits;
(5) Midway Road from the West City Limits to the East
City Limits;
(6) State Highway 121 from the West City Limits to the
East City Limits and the access road thereto from
Handley-Ederville Road West to Scruggs Drive and the
access road to State Highway 121 from Handley-Ederville
Road East to the City Limits.
These streets, or parts of streets, shall be known as
truck routes.
2. I
Such vehicles may be operated over other streets for the
purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise and -then
only by entering such street at its nearest intersection with one of
the truck routes described above no farther than the destination of
its pick-up or delivery and return to the truck route by the nearQSt
and most direct route.
3.
It shall not be a defense to drive on a prohibited street
with a vehicle exceeding 8,000 pounds gross weight that the person
in driving to his home or place of business.
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4.
The chief of police shall cause to be erected signs upon
the streets which are not truck routes which signs shall be the type
to conform with the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices."
5.
Any person, firm, or corporation operating a vehicle with
a gross weight in excess of 8,000 pounds over any street in the City
of Richland Hills, Texas, which is not listed in Section 1 hereof as
a truck route shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not in excess
of $200.00.
6.
If any portion of this section shall be found to be invalid
for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall note
affect the remaining valid portions of the section.
7.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect, ten days
from passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed and Approved this 19th day of ,7uly,/1982.
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