Chapter 6.10
TRUCK ROUTE
Sections:
6.10.010 Short Title.
6.10.015 Definitions.
6.10.020 Trucks on Certain Roads Prohibited.
6.10.025 Exemptions.
6.10.030 Defenses.
6.10.035 Weigh-in.
6.10.040 Liability.
6.10.045 Penalties.
6.10.010 Short Title.
BC 6.10.010 through 6.10.045 shall be known and may be cited as the “Truck Route Ordinance.”
6.10.015 Definitions.
As used in BC 6.10.010 through 6.10.045, the following terms have the following definitions:
“Truck” – means a motor vehicle that is primarily designed or used for carrying loads other than passengers and that has either (a) three or more axles or (b) a registration weight exceeding 20,000 pounds The term “truck” includes a combination vehicle consisting of a truck tractor and one or more truck trailers.
“Registration Weight” – means the loaded weight required under ORS 803.430 to be declared and established as the maximum loaded weight at which certain vehicles may be operated on public roads.
“Truck Route” – means the following roadways and portions of roadways designated in the Comprehensive Plan within the City limits:
US 26 – Sunset Highway
Oregon Highway 217 – Beaverton-Tigard Highway
Oregon Highway 8 – Tualatin-Valley Highway and Canyon Road
Oregon Highway 10 – Farmington Road and Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Scholls Ferry Road
Murray Boulevard between Sunset Highway and Scholls Ferry Road
Cornell Road south of Sunset Highway
158th Avenue and Merlo Road between 170th Avenue and Cornell Road
170th Avenue between Merlo Road and Oregon Highway 10
Jenkins Road between Murray Boulevard and the west City limits
Western Avenue
Allen Boulevard: Oregon Highway 217 to Scholls Ferry Road
Hall Boulevard: Oregon Highway 217 east to City limits
Oleson Road
“Road” – means any public way that is used or intended to be used by the general public for vehicular traffic. [BC 6.10.015, amended by Ordinance No. 4059, 9/15/99; Ordinance No. 4113, 6/26/00]
6.10.020 Trucks on Certain Roads Prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in BC 6.10.025, no person shall move or drive a truck on any road other than on a truck route.
6.10.025 Exemptions.
BC 6.10.020 shall not apply to:
A. Trucks owned by a federal, state or local government while being used for a public purpose.
B. Trucks operated as emergency vehicles, as defined in ORS 801.260.
C. Trucks operated on a detour approved by the City Engineer, Traffic Engineer or Public Works Director.
6.10.030 Defenses.
It is a defense to a charge of violation of BC 6.10.020 if the person so charged can establish any of the following:
A. That the person was going to a destination to make a pickup or delivery and could not reach the destination by using a truck route, but had used a truck route to reach the intersection closest to the destination.
B. That the person was coming from a destination described in subsection A of this section and was directly headed to the closest truck route from the destination.
C. That the person was coming from a destination described in subsection A of this section and was directly headed to another destination to make another pickup or delivery, and that the second destination was located closer to the first destination than the first destination was located to the closest truck route.
6.10.035 Weigh-in.
Any peace officer may require a truck driver moving or driving a truck on [a] road other than a truck route to proceed to any available public or private scale for the purpose of weighing the truck.
6.10.040 Liability.
In addition to any penalty that may be imposed under this ordinance, the owner and driver of a truck using a road in violation of this ordinance shall be jointly and severally liable to the City for all damages done as a result of the violation.
6.10.045 Penalties.
Violation of BC 6.10.020 is punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. [BC 6.10.010 through 6.10.045, amended by Ordinance No. 3707, 2/26/90]