10-16-08 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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(b) Vehicles transporting hazardous materials shall not leave and/or park depart from the hazardous cargo route except to pick up or deliver from the designated pick up or delivery site. Said vehicles may not park at any location alongside, or adiacent to the truck route for any period of time except to pick up or deliver from the designated pick up or delivery site. All required loading berths shall be off-street and located on the same lots as the building or use to be served. The vehicle shall not leave the hazardous cargo route until such vehicle has reached a point which is nearest the applicable place of loading or unloading and shall return to the hazardous cargo route by the most direct and/or the shortest route. (Ord. No. 1792, S 1(25-84.1), 10-28-91; Ord. No. 97-2172, S 1,4-14-97) Sec. 70-236. Alternate routes. Whenever any street or roadway designated as a truck route is under repair, or otherwise temporarily out of use, the chief of police shall be authorized to designate alternate truck routes. (Code 1970, S 25-88) Sec. 70-237. Location of truck terminals. Truck terminals, as defined in section 70-211, shall only be located in areas directly adjacent abutting the right-of-way of the truck routes specifically designated in section 70-231. (Code 1970, S 25-84; Ord. No. 97-2172, S 1,4-14-97) Cross reference, Section 106-746 Sec. 70-238. Lane use restrictions for trucks on portions of State Highway 225. (a) That the findings contained in the preamble of Ordinance No. 2003-2618 are determined to be true and correct. As evidence thereof, documents establishing the approval described in the preamble of Ordinance No. 2003-2618 have been incorporated into this section and made a part hereof as exhibit A. (b) That, as used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this section: Authorized lanes means the two controlled access lanes on each side ofthe State Highway 225 (eastbound side and westbound side) that are most immediately to the right of the left-hand (or inner) controlled access lane. Designated portion of State Highway 225 means that portion of State Highway 225 between the point at which the corporate limits of the Cities of Deer Park and La Porte abut on the west and the intersection of Sens Road overpass on the East. Peak traffic hours means the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Truck means a "truck" as defined in Section 541.201 ofthe Texas Transportation Code that has three or more axles or a "truck tractor" as defined in Section 541.201 of the Texas Transportation Code, regardless of whether the truck tractor is drawing another vehicle or trailer. Workday means Monday through Friday, holidays observed by the closure of City of La Porte offices excepted.