Chapter 19 · Traffic and Vehicles

ARTICLE 5. TRUCKS

Sections 19-501 to 19-506 · 6 sections

19-501 Penalty for violation of article.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined the sum of $25.00; provided, however, that any person who, within the immediately preceding 30 days, has been convicted of a violation of any provision of this article, shall be fined the sum of $100.00.

(K.S.A. 8-2002(a)(9); Code 1971, § 23-75)

19-502 Routes designated.

When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate a truck in excess of a rated capacity of 12 tons; or a truck-trailer or semitrailer load in excess of 16 tons on any street in the city, other than the following:

Lincoln Street (U.S. Highway 81);

Sixth Street, Lincoln to east city limits (K-9);

Eleventh Street, west city limits to east city limits;

Eighteenth Street, State Street to Hill Street;

State Street, Eighteenth Street to Campus Drive;

Campus Drive, State Street to Republican Street;

All streets in the central business district, an area bounded by Cedar on the west; Seventh Street on the south; Lincoln Street on the east; and Fifth Street on the north;

Fifth Street, Cedar to Davies Drive (K-9);

K-9 Highway, west city limits to Davies Drive;

Cedar Street, Sixth Street to Eleventh Street;

Broadway, Seventh Street to Eleventh Street;

Valley, Sixth Street to First Street;

First Street, Lincoln to Valley; and

Kansas, Sixth Street to First Street.

(Ord. No. 2318, 10-28-1982)

19-503 Exceptions to section 19-502 for specific vehicles.

The provisions of section 19-502 shall not apply to:

(1)Emergency vehicles, such as ambulances or fire trucks;

(2)Street, sewer, gas, electric or other utility repair and maintenance vehicles;

(3)Vehicles providing local delivery or merchandise, goods or mail;

(4)Vehicles for the purpose of collection of trash and refuse; and

(5)Vehicles enroute to parking on privately owned property.

(Ord. No. 2006-2915, §§ 1, 2, 5-17-2006)

19-504 Parking limitations and restrictions.

No person shall park any truck, trailer or semitrailer on any street in the city, other than those designated in section 19-503 for a period of more than two hours.

(Ord. No. 2318, 10-28-1982)

19-505 Night parking of trucks containing dangerous material or substances.

(a)Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or permit to stand, after sunset and before sunrise, upon any street, alley or public place within the city, any vehicles used for the transportation of flammable, explosive, toxic or other material inherently dangerous to persons or property because of the physical and chemical properties of such material.

(b)Exception. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section, while the same is actually engaged in being loaded or unloaded.

(c)Provisions supplemental. The provisions of this section shall be deemed to be in addition to, and supplemental to, any and all other regulations of the city pertaining to vehicular and truck traffic.

(Ord. No. 2319, 10-28-1982)

19-506 Certain truck traffic on Fifth Street between Kansas Street and Archer Street.

The governing body has considered and deemed it advisable to limit truck traffic on the portion of Fifth Street in the city between Kansas Street and Archer Street. From and after the effective date of this section, no person shall operate a truck in excess of a rated capacity of 12 tons; or a truck-truck or semitrailer load in excess of 16 tons on the portion of Fifth Street between Kansas Street and Archer Street; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply between June 15 and July 15 and between September 15 and November 30 of any year.

(Ord. No. 2605, 7-6-1994)