HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5339Amends ORD 4328
CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.5339
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 10-12-26,TRUCK ROUTES,OF CHAPTER 12 OF
TITLE X (TRAFFIC)OF ORDINANCE NO.4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON"
BY ADDING NEW STREETS AS DESIGNATED.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.Chapter 12,Traffic Code,of Title X (Traffic),of Ordinance No.4260
entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City ofRenton,Washington"is hereby amended by
adding the following section:
Section 10-12-26:Truck Routes.
A.Designated Truck Routes:Trucks over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight are
restricted to operating over one of the following designated truck routes when traveling within
the City of Renton:Rainier Avenue N.and S.;S.and S.W.Grady Way;Main Avenue S.
between Grady Way S.and Bronson Way S.;Airport Way;N.6th Street between Logan Avenue
N.and Park Avenue N.;Park Avenue N.and N.E.Park Drive between Bronson Way N.and
Sunset Blvd.N.B.;N.E.Sunset Boulevard;Sunset Boulevard N.;Duvall Avenue, N.E.;N.B.3rd
Street;N.B.4th Street east of Jefferson Avenue N.E.;Maple Valley Highway;Benson Drive S.;
S.W.Sunset Boulevard;Bronson Way N.;Houser Way S.between Main Avenue S.and Bronson
Way N.;Logan Avenue N.between Airport Way and N.6th Street;S.2nd Street;S.3rd Street,
Houser Way Bypass -Houser Way N from Sunset Blvd.to N 8th Street;N 8111 Street from
Houser Way n to Logan Avenue N;Logan Avenue N from n 6TH St to Park Avenue N.
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ORDINANCE NO.5339
Trucks which need to make deliveries off the designated routes shall take the most direct
arterial route to or from one of the designated truck routes when making their deliveries.When
more than one delivery off the designated truck routes can be combined so as to limit multiple
intrusions into residential neighborhoods,then there is an obligation to combine such trips.
This section shall not apply to buses operated by the Renton School District,other
schools,or other public or charitable institutions on designated routes,public transit on
designated routes,garbage trucks,city maintenance vehicles and emergency vehicles.
B.Penalty:Violation of this section shall be traffic infraction.
C.Severability:If any provision of this section or its application to any person or
circumstance is held invalid,the remainder of this section or the application of the provision to
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
SECTION II.This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,approval,and thirty
days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 4th day of February,2008.
Bonnie I.Walton,City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 4th da~0:::1Yzr;B.
Denis Law,Mayor
Ap~ed as to form:
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Lawrence J.Warren,City Attorney
Date ofPublication:2/9/2008 (Summary)
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