ORDINANCE NO. 8311

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 212 OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING TRUCK ROUTES AND TRUCK DELIVERY ROUTES

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

Section 1.  Chapter 17, Article 2, Section 17-212 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-212 TRUCK ROUTES AND TRUCK DELIVERY ROUTES ESTABLISHED.

(A) Truck Route and Truck Delivery Route designations shall be established by ordinance.  A listing of truck routes and truck delivery routes shall be maintained on the Schedule of Truck Routes and the Schedule of Truck Delivery Routes respectively, copies of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate a truck, trailer, or semi-trailer with a registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, on any street within the corporate limits of the City, other than on designated truck routes. 

(B) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, trucks making intra-city deliveries or providing intra-city services in which the delivery or service originates within the corporate limits of the city or the destination for the truck making the delivery or service is within the corporate limits of the city shall travel the most direct route between origin and destination using truck routes whenever possible  Trucks may leave truck routes using truck delivery routes following the most direct route to a stop and back to a truck route.  Trucks making multiple deliveries shall use truck routes whenever possible to reach their initial destination. 

Section 2.  Severability.  If any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. 

Section 3.  This ordinance shall take effect and be in force upon its passage and publication in the official city newspaper, as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ______ day of August, 2008.

                                                                        PASSED:       

                                                                        Michael Dever, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk

Approved as to form and legality

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Toni Ramirez Wheeler

Director of Legal Services