§ 3.3-6. Prohibiting commercial vehicles with 3 or more axles from all streets: exceptions.

3.3-6.1

Exceptions.

a.

Except as hereinafter provided, no commercial vehicle having 3 or more axles shall be operated on any street in the Town except on a "truck route" duly-designated by the resolution of the Town Council.

b.

Exceptions. This section shall not apply to any commercial vehicle with 3 or more axles:

(1)

Making a local delivery to or pickup from a place in the Town incapable of being directly accessed from a designated "truck route". The driver must have available proof of the intended place of delivery or pickup and

(i)

If entering the Town limits, shall use the most direct practical route from a designated "truck route" to and from the place of delivery or pickup, and

(ii)

If originating from within Town limits, shall use the most direct practical route to and from the place of delivery or pickup within the Town and/or the most direct practical route to a designated "truck route" if going outside the Town limits.

(2)

Owned by or leased to the Town or any volunteer fire company or emergency response organization when engaged in official business including, by way of example, those vehicles of any fire department, any police department or agency, or to any town or state public works department or agency.

(3)

Owned by, leased to, or operated by any public utility company (or its subcontractor) while engaged in public utility operations.

(4)

Garbage and solid waste haulers in the course of their business operations.

(5)

Operated on any town street officially designated as a detour route where such vehicle could otherwise be lawfully operated upon the street for which such detour is established.

c.

Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined $50.00 for a first offense and $100.00 for each subsequent offense.