Request of the Context Sensitive Streets Standards Committee

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 804(JACKSONVILLE TRAFFIC CODE) CREATING A NEW PART 15(TRUCK ROUTE REGULATIONS),ORDINANCE CODE; CREATING A NEW SECTION 804.1501 (PURPOSE AND INTENT), ORDINANCE CODE; CREATING A NEW SECTION 804.1502 (DEFINITIONS), ORDINANCE CODE; CREATING A NEW SECTION 804.1503(TRUCK ROUTE CRITERIA), ORDINANCE CODE; CREATING NEW SECTION 804.1504(DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES AND MAPS), ORDINANCE CODE; CREATING A NEW SECTION 804.1505 (SIGNAGE); CREATING A NEW SECTION 804.1506 (EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR DEVIATION; ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES);PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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   Provide safe roadways for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians;
   
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   Provide truck routes that follow the guidance contained in the City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan;
   
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   Designate acceptable routes for trucks to access the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) and State Highway System (SHS) in order to complete extended distance travel;
   
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   The City Traffic Engineer to erect signage designating the truck route system;
   
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   Provide for the transportation of heavier products on roads (truck routes) best designed to handle the additional pavement stress in order to minimize the amount of maintenance and repair costs required on Jacksonville streets;
   
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   Restrict the gross vehicle weight of vehicles traveling on non-truck route roads except where the use of these roads is necessary to travel from the point of origin within the City to the nearest truck route, or from a truck route to a destination point within the City;
   
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   Limit the number of truck routes to minimize the number of streets that require additional pavement construction and frequent maintenance work;
   
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   Protect residential neighborhoods from:
   

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   Excessive truck traffic creating greater hazards to pedestrians, bicyclists, and children;
   
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   Increased congestion and noise pollution from truck traffic; and
   
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   Pavement pot holes, raveling, rutting, or other pavement distress conditions that cause hazards to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians;
   

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   Procedures for enforcing truck route violations;
   
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    During emergency situations, the Director of Public Works or his/her designee shall have the authority to further restrict loads or create detours for vehicles traveling on City roads.
    

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   Designed primarily for purposes of transportation of property or is a derivation of such a vehicle; or
   
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   Designed primarily for transportation of persons and has a capacity of more than 12 persons; or
   

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  Class 5- Two-Axle, Six-Tire, Single Unit Trucks: All vehicles on a single frame including trucks, camping and recreational vehicles, motor homes, etc., having two axles and dual rear wheels.
  
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  Class 6- Three-axle Single unit Trucks: All vehicles on a single frame including trucks, camping and recreational vehicles, motor homes, etc., having three axles.
  
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  Class 7- Four or More Axle Single Unit Trucks: All trucks on a single frame with four or more axles.
  
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  Class 8- Four or Less Axle Single Trailer Trucks: All vehicles with four or less axles consisting of two units, one of which is a tractor or straight truck power unit.
  
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  Class 9- Five-Axle Single Trailer Trucks: All five-axle vehicles consisting of two units, one of which is a tractor or straight truck power unit.
  
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  Class 10- Six or More Axle Single Trailer Trucks: All vehicles with six or more axles consisting of two units, one of which is a tractor or straight truck power unit.
  
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  Class 11- Five or Less Axle Multi-Trailer Trucks: All vehicles with five or less axles consisting of three or more units, one of which is a tractor or straight truck power unit.
  
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  Class 12- Six-Axle Multi-Trailer Trucks: All six-axle vehicles consisting of three or more units, one of which is a tractor or straight truck power unit.
  
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  Class 13- Seven or More Axle Multi-Trailer Trucks: All vehicles with seven or more axles consisting of three or more units, one of which is a tractor or straight truck power unit.
  

1) Land Uses/Truck Trip Generators. The future land use designation may indicate current and future trucking dependent development such as industrial uses and/or heavy commercial uses, seaports, and airports. Industrial and commercial development may routinely generate truck traffic, either for deliveries or as part of their regular business activities. While not practical to exclude trucks from all residential neighborhoods, regular truck routes should avoid areas which are predominantly residential, particularly single family neighborhoods, or areas where there is high pedestrian activity.

2) Street_Classifications.'>Street Classifications. Designated routes should reflect current truck access patterns and should not attract additional trucks to streets not currently used by trucks. Maps T-1 through T-1D depict the existing state and local roadway facilities masked with the designated truck route system for Jacksonville. Table T-1 provides a list of the street segments designated as part of the City of Jacksonville truck route system. Based on function, mobility, land access, and daily traffic, roadways are functionally classified in very general terms as arterials, collectors, or local roads.

3) Lane Widths. In order for roadways to be compatible with large trucks they must have lanes that are wide enough to accommodate such vehicles. Lane width on truck routes may be 12 feet, however 11 feet is acceptable when truck volume is less than 10%.

4) Bridge Locations. The amount of weight a bridge can handle dictates whether a road has the ability to serve as a truck route. The bridges within Duval County on local roads are maintained by the City of Jacksonville. The FDOT Office of Maintenance provides data on bridges throughout the state, and according to the FDOT Trucking Manual, the weight restrictions on trucks are as follows:

a) As some routes contain bridges of insufficient capacity for trucks to traverse, these routes are not used or limited for truck traffic due to age, condition, or design. As illustrated, posted load limit signs will indicate the maximum allowable weight for all vehicles, or the maximum allowable weight for different classes of vehicles.

5) Speed Limits. The speed limit of a roadway tends to reflect the character of the roadway. Roads with higher speed limits are, generally, free flowing and have fewer access points. Roadways with lower speed limits are less free flowing, and have a greater number of access points. Those roadways with greater speed limits indicate that a roadway fits the desired characteristics of a truck route while the roadways with lower speed limits dictate further analysis.

Form Approved:

Office of General Counsel