HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1816 ORDINANCE NO. 1816 , NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING SECTION 11.04.650 BY
PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF LARGE COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 5:00 P. M. AND 9:00 A. M.: WITH EXCEPTIONS.
WHEREAS, the investigation of the Traffic Authority has
disclosed that the parking of large, unlighted trucks and trailers
upon the City's streets during the nighttime is a hazard to the
motoring public, and
WHEREAS, large trucks and trailers by virtue of their
size hinder the free flow of traffic and obstruct the view of
intersecting drivers when said trucks or trailers are parked upon
City streets so as to be a further hazard to the motoring public
particularly during congested, rush-hour traffic, and
WHEREAS, the existing truck route ordinance permits the
parking of trucks and trailers on designated truck routes within
the City, and
WHEREAS, this ordinance Will except certain streets
within the City whereupon trucks may park on the roadway for the
purpose of attaining food and/or lodging.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION I
Section 11.04.650 (truck routes established) be amended
by redesignating Subsection (e) as Subsection (f) and adding a
new Subsection (e) as follows:
(e) No operator or owner of a vehicle or trailer used
primarily' for 'carrying merchandise, freight, or material weighing
in excess of three tons or being in excess of ninety inches or more
in width, shall park or be permitted to park along any designated
truck route within the City of Bakersfield between the hours of
5:00 P. M. and 9:00 A. M., except for a reasonable period of time
necessary for the actual loading or unloading of merchandise,
freight or materials. Said prohibition shall not apply to Union
Avenue south of 21st Street, Golden State Highway, Pierce Road or
Oak Street within the City of Bakersfield.
SECTION II
This ordinance shall become effective thirty days from
and after the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 4th day of August, 1969, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN BLEECKER, HEISEY, REES, ~, STIERN, VETTER, WHITTEMORE
NOES: COUNCILMEN: ~ ~ ~. J
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ABSTA,N,No COUNC,LMEN~ ~') ,~
Council of the City of Bakersfield
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APPROVED:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,~
County of Kern J ss.
MARl,aN S. IRVIN, being dUly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and
that on ............. ..A..u...g...u.?...t.....5_ .................................................... 19..6..9.... she posted on the Bulletin Board
at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
at a meeting thereof duly held on .......... ..A..u.t~..u..s...t.....4.. ................................... 19..6...9..., which ordinance
was' numbered ............ .1...8..1...6.. ................. New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING SECTION 11.04. 650 BY
PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF LARGE COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 5:00 P. M. AND 9:00 A. M.: WITH EXCEPTIONS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
...6-..t..h......day of ........... .A...u.~.u..s...t. ....................... 19...6...9...
Notary Public in and for the County of Kern, State of California
I~IOTA~y PUBLIC-CALIFORNIA PRINC!PAL OFFICE IN
KERN COUNTY
My Comm;ssion Expires A'-'~'_':; 20, 1t)~r2