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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD883ORDINANCE NO.883 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE CHAPTER 12 TRAFFIC.SECTION 12-3-9 PARKING TRUCKS,TRAILERS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES ON STREETS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND SECTION 12-4-1 WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND OTHER ROADS,BY PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF CERTAIN VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THE USE OF PUBLIC STREETS TO ACCESS SUCH PARKING;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona,that: SECTION I IN GENERAL The Apache Junction City Code Article 12 Traffic,Section 12-3-9 Parking Trucks, Trailers and Similar Vehicles on Streets in Residential Zones and Section 12-4-1 Weight Restrictions Within Residential Areas and Other Roads,be amended to read as follows: Section 12-3-9 Parking Trucks,Trailers and Similar Vehicles in Residential Areas. No person shall stand or park a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of ten thousand pounds,or a tractor,semi -trailer,trailer or bus on a local or collector street in a residential area,or a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds,or a tractor,semi -trailer,trailer or bus on private property in a residential area, with the following exceptions: 1.The active loading or unloading of such vehicles while in the process of delivering goods or services to or within the residential area;or 2.The active loading or unloading of personal baggage within the residential area for a period of time no greater than one-half hour;or 3.A temporary stop for a reasonable period of time no greater than one -and- one -half hour by a vehicle owner who is stopping at his residence. Section 12-4-1 Weight Restrictions Within Residential Areas and Other Roads. I t is unlawful for any person,partnership,association,company or corporation to:(a)operate a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)in excess of ten thousand pounds on the public streets in any residential area and other roads within the corporate limits of the city,except roads as indicated in Section 12-4-2;or (b)to use such vehicles on the public streets in any residential area to access private property except for the purpose of parking within the restrictions of Section 12-3-9. ORDINANCE NO.883 PAGE 1 OF 2 SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY I f any section,subsection,sentence,phrase,clause or portion of this ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,THIS 21STDAY OF TW.C'EMFIF.R ,1993. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 5TH DAY OF JANUARY ,1991e ATTEST:CGa_xxii / f r KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk AF) GLENN SIvGIMBUT Cit'y Attorney ORDINANCE NO.883 PAGE 2 OF 2 pAN PERKINS ayor