ORDINANCE NO. ______, SERIES 2019
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ? 76.03 REGARDING TRUCK TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN STREETS.
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SPONSORED BY: WITHDRAWN
WHEREAS, 49 USCA ?31114, prohibits restricting commercial motor vehicle access to interstate highways except when the restriction is based on safety considerations; and
WHEREAS, from 2014-2018 there were 116 documented vehicular crashes on Eastern Parkway, Willow Avenue, and Cherokee Parkway; and
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Council believes that restricting commercial motor vehicle access to these roads will decrease the number of safety hazards and the amount of money spent on repairs in these areas.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. LMCO ? 76.03 is hereby amended to read as follows:
? 76.03 TRUCKS RESTRICTED ON CERTAIN STREETS.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any truck which weighs more than 21,000 pounds, including the load, to use any of the following streets, except for the purpose of loading or unloading:
Street
Description
Ord. No.
Brook Street
From Jacob Street to Shipp Street
206-1960; 96-2005
Cherokee Parkway
From Willow Avenue to Grinstead Drive
Chestnut Street
From First Street to Seventh Street
206-1960; 96-2005
Eastern Parkway
From Bardstown Road to Willow Avenue
Fifth Street
From Main Street to St. Catherine
206-1960; 96-2005
First Street
From Jacob Street to Shipp Street
206-1960; 96-2005
Fourth Street
From Main Street to Broadway
206-1960; 96-2005
Garvin Place
From Zane to Ormsby
206-1960; 96-2005
Jefferson Street
From First Street to Seventh Street
206-1960; 96-2005
Market Street
From First Street to Seventh Street
206-1960; 96-2005
Muhammad Ali Boulevard
From First Street to Seventh Street
206-1960; 96-2005
South Peterson Avenue
31-1980; 96-2005
Third Street
From Main Street to Broadway
206-1960; 96-2005
Willow Av...
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