§ 2-22-7. Commercial vehicle through traffic restrictions.  


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  • (a)

    Commercial vehicle weight limit set; streets designated. It shall be unlawful to operate any commercial vehicle as defined in Section 316.003(66), F.S., through a designated and posted county-maintained road in the unincorporated areas of the county set forth in the attached list. Excluded from the restricted vehicles are authorized emergency vehicles as defined in Section 316.003(1), F.S., vehicles owned, operated or contracted for by a governmental entity or commercial vehicles being driven to a destination on a restricted road or only accessible through a restricted road.

    Road Name Intersecting Roads
    3rd Avenue West 59th Street West to 63rd Street West
    3rd Street East 24th Avenue East and 26th Avenue West
    5th Street East 26th Avenue East to 30th Avenue East
    5th Street West 60th Avenue Terrace West to 63rd Avenue West
    7th Avenue Dr. West 51st Street West to 59th Street West
    9th Avenue West 43rd Street West to 51st Street West
    9th Street East/
    Pennsylvania Avenue
    From 63rd Avenue East to 69th Avenue East
    9th Street East Pennsylvania Avenue from Whitfield Avenue south to Nicholson Road
    9th Street East 57th Avenue East to 63rd Avenue East
    11th Avenue West 59th Street West to 62nd Street Court West
    16th Street East 53rd Avenue East (S.R. 70) to 55th Avenue Drive East
    17th Street East Memphis Road, between S.R. 683/Ellenton Gillette Road and 51st Avenue East
    18th Street West 38th Avenue West to Cortez Road (S.R. 684/44th Avenue West)
    20th Street West Cortez Road to 53rd Avenue West
    28th Street East 71st Avenue East to 28th Street Court East
    28th Street Court East Whitfield Avenue to 71st Avenue East
    28th Street Court East 28th Street East to Tallevast Road
    31st Avenue East From approximately 150 feet east of 15th Street East/S.R. 70A, to 16th Street Court East
    35th Avenue West 26th Street West to 32nd Street West
    38th Avenue West 14th Street West (S.R. 45/U.S. 41 Business) to 18th Street West
    39th Avenue West 14th Street West to the dead end
    39th Avenue West 26th Street West to 32nd Street West
    39th Street West 9th Avenue West to 17th Avenue West
    40th Avenue West 75th Street West to 79th Street West
    46th Avenue West 30th Street West to 34th Street West
    49th Avenue West 20th Street West to 26th Street West
    51st Avenue East 15th Street East and U.S. 301
    51st Avenue West 14th Street West (U.S. 41) to 5th Street West
    51st Avenue West 5th Street West to 9th Street West
    51st Avenue Drive West 9th Street West to 14th Street West (U.S. 41)
    55th Avenue Drive East 15th Street East (S.R. 683) to 16th Street East
    60th Street East
    (Parrish)
    U.S. 301 to Ft. Hamer Road
    60th Street West Cortez Road (44th Avenue/S.R. 684) to the end of public right-of-way
    63rd Avenue East 39th Street East to 45th Street East/Lockwood Ridge Road
    69th Avenue West Bay Drive from American Way to Pennsylvania Avenue
    71st Avenue East 28th Street East to 28th Street Court East
    80th Street West Cortez Road (S.R. 684) to 43rd Avenue West
    81st Street West Cortez Road (S.R. 684) to 43rd Avenue West
    82nd Street West Cortez Road (S.R. 684) to 43rd Avenue West
    Betts Road From S.R. 70 to Singletary Road
    Braden Woods Subdivision:
     99th Street East From Forrester Drive to Braden Run
     Braden Run From S.R. 70 to River Club
     Oak Hammock Drive From Linger Lodge Road to Forrester Drive
    Florida Boulevard New Jersey Street to Arizona Street
    Glenn Lakes Subdivision:
     45th Street West 43rd Street West to 50th Avenue West
     46th Street West 50th Drive West to 50th Avenue West
     47th Street West 50th Avenue West to the north side of subdivision.
     50th Avenue West 45th Street West to 47th Street West
     50th Drive West 44th Street West to 46th Street West
    Hernando Avenue From U.S. 41 to Longbay Boulevard
    Hidden River Trail Honeysuckle Trail to Lorraine Road
    Lionshead Subdivision:
     41st Street East From 57th Drive East to 59th Place East
     57th Drive East From 39th Street East to 42nd Street East
    Magellan Drive US 41 to 15th Street East
    Marlee Acres Subdivision (Palmetto):
     17th Avenue Drive East 17th Street East to 18th Street Court East
     18th Street East 16th Avenue East to 17th Avenue Drive East
     18th Street Court East 16th Avenue East to 17th Avenue Drive East
    Montgomery Avenue 14th Street West (U.S. 41) to Willow Street
    Oak Run Drive Lockwood Ridge Road to Pinehurst Drive
    Palm Aire Drive Tournament Boulevard to Whitfield Avenue
    Palm View Road U.S. 19 to U.S. 41
    Palma Sola Boulevard 27th Avenue West south to the bridge
    Palma Sola Boulevard Cortez Road (S.R. 684) to Manatee Avenue West (S.R. 64)
    Pearl Avenue U.S. 41 to Whitfield Avenue
    Pennsylvania Avenue From 69th Avenue West/Bay Drive to American Way
    Pro AM Avenue East 37th Street East to 45th Street East
    Quail Run Subdivision:
     74th Avenue East Linden Lane to Lockwood Ridge Road
     Linden Lane Tuttle Avenue to Tallevast Road
    River Club Boulevard State Road 70 to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
    Singletary Road From State Road 70 to the county line
    The Trails Subdivision:
     72nd Avenue East From Prospect Road to Tuttle Avenue
     Tuttle Avenue From 72nd Avenue East to Tallevast Road
    Tournament Boulevard North Lockwood Ridge Road to Palm Aire Drive
    West Glenn Subdivision:
     36th Street West From 52nd Drive West to 53rd Avenue West
     42nd Street West From 52nd Drive West to 53rd Avenue West
    Whitfield Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue to U.S. 41

     

    (b)

    Signs. The county public works department shall erect appropriate "NO THRU COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, 5 TONS GVWR OR OVER" signs in conspicuous places as near the paved travel way as possible and within the right-of-way of the streets designated above.

    (c)

    Violation an infraction. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have committed a traffic infraction and shall be penalized as provided by F.S., Chs. 316 and 318.

(Ord. No. 18-10 , § 1, 6-12-18)

State law reference

Power of local authorities to imposed load limits, F.S. § 316.008(l)(m).

Editor's note

Ord. No. 18-10 , § 2, adopted June 12, 2018, renumbered the former § 2-22-7 as § 2-22-8. The historical notation has been retained with the amended provisions for reference purposes.