§ 78-73. Certain trucks prohibited on certain streets; posted signs.

(a)

Any truck or truck tractor operated separately or in combination with any trailer or semi-trailer which has either two axles with six tires or three or more axles shall be designated for the purpose of this section as a small truck. No such truck shall be operated on any street or portion of a street within unincorporated Fulton County where signs are posted prohibiting the trucks, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. Signs may be posted to prohibit the trucks from operation on a single street or a group of streets so as to form a closed area.

(b)

A motor vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section may be operated on a street or in an area where prohibited by signs, if the vehicle has a gross weight in excess of 36,000 pounds and/or has an overall length in excess of 30 feet and is being operated off an established truck route as provided for in section 78-66.

(c)

A motor vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section which has a gross weight of 36,000 pounds or less and has a length of 30 feet or less may be operated on a street or in an area where prohibited by signs, under the following conditions:

(1)

When making a delivery of cargo, when proceeding to a location to pick up a load or to perform a service and the location of the delivery, loading or service is on a prohibited street or in a prohibited area.

(2)

Ingress and egress from the location is made by traveling the most direct route between the locations and the nearest:

a.

Street segment on which the vehicle is not prohibited; or

b.

Designated truck route.

(d)

The driver of any truck as defined in subsection (a) of this section shall be prepared to present to police officers for inspection the drivers log books, delivery slips and other written evidence of the drivers destination and the point of origin to justify, under subsection (c) of this section, the presence of the truck on a section of street from which the truck would otherwise be prohibited under subsection (a) of this section.

State Law reference— Need for signs authorized by ordinances to be posted at entrance of roadway, O.C.G.A. § 40-6-371(20)(c).

(Ord. No. 98-1059, 8-5-98)