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ORDINANCE # `113
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING TRUCK ROUTES THROUGH THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Batesville, Arkansas:
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any firm, company, corporation,
person or persons to drive or cause to be driven any motor vehicle, truck,
tractor or tractor -trailer rig with a rating larger than two (2) tons upon
or across any public street, public road, public right of way and/or public
alley within the corporate limits of the City of Batesville, Arkansas except
those streets, roads or highways that are designated herein as truck routes
within the City of Batesville, Arkansas.
SECTION 2. The following streets, roads and highways are hereby desig-
nated as truck routes within the City of Batesville, Arkansas.
a.) All federal and state highways within the corporate
limits of the City of Batesville, Arkansas.
b.) Lawrence Street, west of the intersection of Lawrence
and St. Louis to the intersection of Lawrence and
Central Avenue.
c.) Central Avenue, north of the intersection of Lawrence
Street and Central Avenue to the intersection of Central
and Boswell Streets.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall not apply to trucks or vehicles two
ton or larger operated by or for any public utility, nor to any truck or
vehicle engaged in or responding to any need or requirement for emergency
services, care or repairs nor to any truck or vehicle owned or operated by
the City of Batesville or other governmental agency.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall not apply to trucks or other vehicles
engaged in delivery, loading or unloading to be done at a location within
the corporate limits of Batesville, Arkansas not located on a truck route,
provided that, the otherwise prohibited vehicle must be driven the shortest
distance possible on the public streets and roads of Batesville, Arkansas
not designated as truck routes and the maximum distance possible on the
designated truck routes within the corporate limits of Batesville, Arkansas.
SECTION 5. The Chief of Police or some other person designated by him
is hereby directed to place and locate upon the above said truck routes
appropriate signs or other devices at the proper places designating said
truck routes and the weight limitations.
SECTION 6.
Any person, firm or corporation convicted of the violation
of any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of t
of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than ten he commission
more than one hundred ($10.00) dollars nor
($100.00) dollars.
SECTION 7. An ordinance or
Any part of any ordinance in conflict herewith
is hereby repealed.
SECTION8• If any section, sentence or portion of this ordinan
for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional b Ce is
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed aseparate,yany court of competent
pendent provision and such holding shall not affect
distinct and inde-
fect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
Passed and approved this !I da of
y /,- 1979.
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P yton Golden, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Larry Williams, City Clerk