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Ord 2169 - Amend Ord 1957 Truck COUNCIL BILL NO. 1708 ORDINANCE NO. 2169 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1957 (THE TRUCK ROUTE ORDINANCE) TO CLARIFY CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, Ordinance 1957 designates truck routes, prohibits the general use of trucks on other streets, and establishes an administrative procedure for enforcement of said ordinance; and WHEREAS, it has become apparent that the ordinance could be improved by clarifying certain administrative provisions; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2 of Ordinance 1957 is amended to read as follows: Section 2. Motor Truck Traffic Prohibited. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no person shall operate any motor truck upon any public street or alley within the city unless such street or alley has been designated as a truck route or truck way. (2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of Section 2(1) that the motor truck is being operated on a public street or alley for the primary purpose of engaging in one or more of the following activities: (a) Receiving or discharging goods at any location in the city; (b) Going to or from a business in the city for the purpose of fuel. service, or repair; or (c) Servicing utility facilities or construction sites in the City. (3) Motor trucks operated on a public street or alley for the primary purpose of engaging in one or more of the activities listed in Section 3(2) shall use only designated truck routes or truck ways prior to point where the activity requires a different route of travel. Section 2. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and emergency is declared to exist and this Page 1 - COUNCIL BILL NO. 1708 ORDINANCE NO. 2169 ,. -, "- 'r"' _._.. ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor. 7/ Approved as to form: /.~ /J~ !; -7 -1 6 City Attorney Date ~w_ ~j. '7 Nancy A. ~sey, Mayor May 13, 1996 APPROVED: Passed by the Council Submitted to the Mayor Approved by the Mayor Filed in the Office of the Recorder ATTEST: ~1~~en~'C~t; !:rder City of Woodburn, Oregon Page 2 - COUNCIL BILL NO. 1708 ORDINANCE NO. 2169 ....-....-. -.-.,.,. ._"..T'._....._~_.._."._._..".._.~_..~._-_..-_.M,+--...- May 14, 1996 May 14, 1996 May 14, 1996