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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT Council Meeting of October 5, 1999 TO: Honorable Mayor and CoupeWVembers APPROVAL: Henry T. Garcia, City Man e FROM: Daryl J. Parrish, Assistant City Manager 4�p SUBJECT: Ordinance of the City of Colton Amending Sections 10.04.105 of Colton Municipal Code Relating to the Parking of Trucks and Overs Commercial Vehicles on Residential Streets and Adding Secti 10.04.107 and 10.04.109 to the Colton Municipal Code Relating to Ti Routes and Truck Parking DATE: September 29, 1999 BACKGROUND: Recently there have been a series of complaints regarding the parking of large commercial vehicles on city streets for extended periods of time and large commercial vehicles consistently deviating from established truck routes in the City of Colton. While the issues are somewhat separate in nature they may be addressed uniformly by amending Section 10.04 of the Colton Municipal Code. Currently the City has addressed the truck parking issue by adopting resolutions and posting signs prohibiting the parking of trucks on specific streets. The effect of this approach has been that truck operators tend to honor the postings and not park on posted streets. Unfortunately, in reality, they tend to park on adjacent streets in essence relocating the problem rather than providing a solution. The issue of trucks regularly traveling off of designated truck routes in the community has been brought to our attention by "west end" residents and by residents in the Reche Canyon area. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Highlights of the amendments and additions to Section 10.04 of the Colton Municipal Code are as follows: The ordinance amends Section 10.04.105 of the Colton Municipal Code by adding a new subsection (b) to prohibit trailers, truck tractors with trailers, semitrailers, trucks with a load capacity of over 1 ton or commercial vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds from parking on nonresidential streets for longer than a two hour period. The ordinance maintains the current prohibitions in residential zones. Additionally, the ordinance maintains the exemptions provided in the current ordinance and state law for recreational vehicles, public utility vehicles, delivery vehicles, government vehicles and emergency vehicles. The ordinance amends the City's adoption of the Uniform Traffic Ordinance by adding Section 10.04.107 to require, in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section Item #4