ORDINANCE NO. 9582

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER XVII, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 17-212 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2018 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO TRUCK ROUTES AND TRUCK DELIVERY ROUTES, AND REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 17-212.

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

SECTION 1: Chapter XVII, Article 1, Section 17-212 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2018 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 the City Manager or his or her designee.  A listing map of truck routes and truck delivery routes shall be posted on the City website. maintained on the Schedule of Truck Routes and 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 the designated truck routes.

(B)       Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, trucks making deliveries or providing 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. Intracity deliveries shall be made via the most direct route between origin and destination using truck routes whenever possible. Trucks making multiple deliveries shall use truck routes whenever possible to reach their initial destination; trucks may leave truck routes using truck delivery routes following the most direct route between stops and back to a truck route.

SECTION 2: Section 17-212 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2018 Edition and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed, it being the intent that the provisions of this ordinance supersede the repealed Code sections.

SECTION 3: If any section, sentence, clause, 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 4: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and publication as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of December 2018.

APPROVED:

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Stuart Boley

                                                                                    Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney