Atlanta |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. CODE OF ORDINANCES—GENERAL ORDINANCES |
Chapter 150. TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES |
Article VI. VEHICLE SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD |
§ 150-243. Commercial cut-through truck traffic prohibited on certain portions of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard.
(a)
All vehicles having more than six wheels (excluding buses) shall be prohibited from traveling on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard north of I-20, unless a vehicle fitting that description is specifically having a point of destination within the residential neighborhood with a manifest to prove it.
(b)
A fine of $500.00 shall be established for violators of this prohibition.
(c)
The department of public works/transportation services shall post prominent signs at both ends of the northern segment of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, with the signs to read:
"NO TRUCKS" at the top of the sign.
The center of the sign depicting the international symbol for prohibiting truck traffic.
(which is a picture of a truck with a circle drawn around it and a line drawn through it).
"Having more than 6 wheels" at the bottom of the sign.
"$500 FINE FOR VIOLATORS" being the last statement on the sign.
(Ord. No. 1998-23, §§ 1—3, 4-29-98; Ord. No. 2017-85(17-O-1775), § 1, 12-13-17 )