The Street & Traffic Division requests that Yakima Municipal Code (YMC) Chapter 8.40 relating to Truck Routes be amended to allow for the increase in the weight of trucks designated for "Truck Routes" and to amend the violation-penalty.
The proposed amendment to YMC Section 8.40.010 would increase the rated capacity from fifteen thousand (15,000) to twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds for trucks allowed only on designated truck routes. The current rate capacity of 15,000 pounds affects most of the delivery-type trucks that are vital to the businesses in the downtown area. Increasing the capacity rated weight to 26,000 pounds would apply only to the tractor-trailer trucks in which the ordinance was originally intended; limiting their travel routes to the designated truck routes that were designed and built to accommodate the additional weight.
The proposed amendment to YMC Section 8.40.080 would eliminate the tracking of progressing violations and associated penalties; simplifying the process to a traffic infraction not to exceed $250.00 for each violation. Attached for City Council review is both a redlined and a clean version of the ordinance. |