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PRESENTED August 14, 2001
ORDINANCE NO. 2001-0-15 ADOPTED August 14, 2001
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING SECTION 10-114 OF THE TOWN CODE PERTAINING
TO CERTAIN THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC PROHIBITED
WHEREAS, a public hearing to consider prohibiting certain through truck traffic was
held on July 24, 2001; and
WHEREAS, three (3) citizen's spoke in favor of the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, all VDOT requirements were followed, notification to the trucking industry
was provided, proper signage was posted, and an origin and destination study of Lawson Road
was performed; and
WHEREAS, the traffic study revealed there is a need to prohibit certain through truck
traffic on Lawson Road.
THEREFORE ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. Section 10-114 should be amended to read as follows:
Section 10-114. Motortrucks prohibited upon streets of town except where specifically
permitted.
(a)
No motortruck shall be operated in the town upon the following streets or street
intersections except when necessary for the purpose of receiving loads or making
deliveries upon the following streets.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
King Street (Route 15 Business) between Battlefield Parkway and
Catoctin Circle
Market Street (Route 7 Business) between Liberty Street and East
Loudoun Street
Loudoun Street between Dry Mill Road and East Market Street
Dry Mill Road between Catoctin Circle and Loudoun Street
Harrison Street between Catoctin Circle and East Market Street
Edwards Ferry Road between Plaza Street and East Market Street
AN ORDINANCE:
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AMENDING SECTION 10-114 OF THE TOWN CODE PERTAINING
TO CERTAIN THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC PROHIBITED
(7) Lawson Road between Battlefield Parkway and Tuscarora Creek
(b)
The operation of a motortruck on any of the above-designated streets or street
intersections shall be considered necessary for the purpose of receiving loads or
making deliveries within the town only when the place of receipt or delivery
many be accessed only by travel upon such street or street intersection and then
only to the minimum extent that travel upon such street or street intersection is
necessary for ingress-egress to the place of receipt or delivery.
(c)
For the purpose of this section, "motortruck" is defined as (1) every motor vehicle
designed to transport property on its own structure independent of any other
vehicle and having a registered gross weight in excess of seven thousand five
hundred (7,500) pounds, and (2) every motor vehicle designed and used primarily
for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a
part of the load and weight of any vehicle attached thereto.
(d) Paragraph (a) above does not apply to the follows:
(1)
The operation of emergency vehicles upon any street or highway within
the town;
(2)
The operation of motortrucks or vehicles owned or operated by the town,
or agents of the town, public utilities, or motortrucks owned or operated
by the Virginia Department of Transportation Or its agents;
(3)
The operation of motortrucks or vehicles upon any official established
detour within the town;
SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
PASSED this 14th day of August 2001.
ATTEST:
ncil
B.J. W6gb, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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