Atlanta |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. CODE OF ORDINANCES—GENERAL ORDINANCES |
Chapter 150. TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES |
Article VI. VEHICLE SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD |
§ 150-240. Certain trucks prohibited on certain streets.
(a)
Any truck or truck tractor operated separately or in combination with any trailer or semitrailer which has either two axles with six tires or three or more axles shall be designated for the purpose of this section as a small truck. No such truck shall be operated on any street or portion of a street where signs are posted prohibiting the trucks, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. Signs may be posted to prohibit the trucks from operation on a single street or a group of streets so as to form a closed area.
(b)
A vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section may be operated on a street or in an area where prohibited by signs, if the vehicle has more than six wheels (excluding buses) and is being operated off an established truck route as provided for in section 150-237.
(c)
A vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section which has more than six wheels (excluding buses) may be operated on a street or in an area where prohibited by signs, under the following conditions:
(1)
When making a delivery of cargo, when proceeding to a location to pick up a load or to perform a service and the location of the delivery, loading or service is on a prohibited street or in a prohibited area.
(2)
Ingress and egress from the location is made by traveling the most direct route between the locations and the nearest:
a.
Street segment on which the vehicle is not prohibited; or
b.
Designated truck route.
(d)
The driver of any truck as defined in subsection (a) of this section shall be prepared to present to police officers for inspection the driver's log books, delivery slips and other written evidence of the driver's destination and the point of origin to justify, under subsection (c) of this section, the presence of the truck on a section of street from which the truck would otherwise be prohibited under subsection (a) of this section.
(Code 1977, § 13-2381(a)—(d); Ord. No. 2018-24(18-O-1513), § 2, 11-14-18 )