O-2009-3123 revise existing truck routes and hazardous cargo truck routes

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4 w—1 ORDINANCE NO. 153 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE CHAPTER 70, "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES", BY AMENDING SECTION 70- 179, TO RESTRICT PARKING OF TRUCKS ALONG TRUCK ROUTES, AND SECTION 70-180, TO RESTRICT PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ON OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 70-211 "DEFINTIONS" TO AMEND CERTAIN TERMS; BY ADDING SECTION 70- 212 TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTY AND TO ELIMINATE REQUIREMENT FOR CULPABLE MENTAL STATE IN PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES; BY AMENDING SECTION 70-231 "DESIGNTION", BY ADDING CERTAIN STREETS TO DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 70-232, 70-233, 70- 234, 70-235, AND 70-237, RELATED TO OPERTION OF VEHICLES ON TRUCK ROUTES, LOCATION OF LOADING BIRTHS, LOCATION OF HAZARDOUS CARGO ROUTES AND VEHICULAR PARKING OFF HAZARDOUS CARGO ROUTES; AND AMENDING APPENDIX -B "FINES"; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Chapter 70, "Traffic and Vehicles", Article V, "Stopping, Standing and Parking", Section 70-179, "Parking time limit for trailers, semitrailers, and other types of trailers", is hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows, to -wit: "Sec. 70-179. Parking time limit for trailers, semitrailers, and other types of trailers. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave, stand or park a trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, ranch trailer, boat, house trailer, utility trailer or truck tractor, either attached or unattached to a motor vehicle, in a moving lane of traffic for any period of time. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly leave, stand or park said vehicles at any location along the truck route for any period of time, except at locations authorized to accommodate truck parking. The vehicle must only enter and exit the parking location via the truck route. In addition, it shall be unlawful for any said vehicle to be parked at a location off the truck route for any period of time with the exception of the point of origin and point of destination as described under the provisions of Section 70-233, of the Chapter. Trucks bearing a Department of Transportation (DOT) placard shall not be parked on any street for a period of time in excess of one hour. A placard vehicle shall not be parked within 2,000 feet of a school campus."