COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE:
08-05-02 |
SUBJECT: FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE Amending Chapter XI, Truck Traffic, Division 2, Truck Routes, Section 19-410 Truck Routes Designated, of Chapter 19, of the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances by deleting Jefferson Street (west bound only) as a truck route between IH 35 and Santa Isabel Avenue. |
INITIATED BY: STAFF SOURCE: |
Larry Dovalina Roberto Murillo, Traffic Safety Director City Manager Juan Morales, Superintendent Vehicles for Hire/Permits
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: The designation of the truck route map for the City of Laredo was adopted in 1980 and amended periodically. On July 1, 2002, city council directed that Jefferson Street be eliminated as a truck route, and an ordinance was prepared and introduced at the July 15, 2002 city council meeting.
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BACKGROUND: On June 28, 2001, a presentation was presented to the Transportation and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee for their recommendation on the possible removal of Jefferson Street as a designated truck route. The committee received information on traffic counts, 3 year traffic accident profile, truck driver survey and disadvantages/advantages of removal of Jefferson Street as a designated truck route. If Jefferson Street is eliminated as a truck route, based on our traffic count an average of 206 trucks will be seeking alternate routes to reach the warehouses along Jefferson Street, and based on our truck driver survey 55 % will be using Scott Street as their alternate route, thereby adding traffic to an already congested truck route. Scott Street also had 50 % more truck accidents than did Jefferson Street. The Transportation and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee and staff recommended that Jefferson Street not be eliminated as a truck route.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Disapproval |
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Jefferson Street not be eliminated as a truck route. |
CITY OF LAREDO ORDINANCE NO. 2002-O-169
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XI, TRUCK TRAFFIC, DIVISION 2, TRUCK ROUTES, SECTION 19-410 TRUCK ROUTES DESIGNATED OF CHAPTER 19, THE CITY OF LAREDO CODE OF ORDINANCES BY DELETING JEFFERSON STREET
WESTBOUND ONLY FROM IH 35 TO SANTA ISABEL AVENUE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the truck transportation industry is one of the largest industries in the City of
Laredo, and therefore, there is an immense amount of trucks on streets, bridges and throughout
the City of Laredo; and
WHEREAS, minimizing the impact of commercial traffic on local streets is in the public interest;
and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO THAT:
Section 1. Chapter 19, Article XI Division 2, Section 19-410, of the City of Laredo Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 19-410. Truck Routes Designated.
The following streets and sections of streets within the City of Laredo are established and
designated as “truck routes”.
TRUCK ROUTES
1. F.M. 3464 from F.M. 1472 (Mines Rd.) To IH-35.
2. F.M. 1472 (Mines Rd) from IH-35 to F.M. 255/Dolores Blvd.
3. F.M. 255/Dolores Blvd. from F.M. 1472 (Mines Rd.) to the Columbia/Solidarity
Bridge.
4. Santa Maria Rd. from F.M. 1472 (Mines Rd.) to Markley.
5. West Calton Rd. from Anna to IH-35.
6. Mann Rd. from Santa Maria Rd. to IH-35.
7. U.S. 59 (Saunders St.) from the corporate city limits to IH-35.
8. Scott St. westbound only from IH-35 to Santa Isabel Ave. (Exceptions See 8 A.)
8.A. Scott St. eastbound from Santa Isabel Ave. to IH 35 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to
10:00 a.m. with a City of Laredo licensed oversize vehicle escort.
[ 9. Jefferson St. westbound only from IH-35 to Santa Isabel Ave.]
9. Santa Isabel Ave. from Lafayette St. to Pedregal
10. Anna Ave. from Jefferson to West Calton Rd.
11. (U.S. 83) westbound only from S.H. 359 to IH-35.
12. (U.S. 83) eastbound only from IH-35 to S.H. 359.
13. S.H. 359 from the corporate limits to the intersection with U.S. 83.
14. U.S. 83 from the corporate limits to S.H. 359.
15. Loop 20 from U.S. 83 to the World Trade Bridge.
16. IH-35 from the corporate limits to the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge (Bridge No. 2).
17. Jefferson St. from Santa Isabel to Anna.
18. Killam Industrial Blvd. from the intersection of F.M. 1472 (Mines Rd.) to IH-35.
19. Airpark Dr. from US 59 to Bustamante St.
20. Bustamante St. westbound to Maher Ave.
21. Maher Ave. northbound only to Hillside Rd.
22. Hillside Rd. westbound only to Thomas Ave.
23. Thomas Ave. and Gale St. from between Hillside Rd. and McPherson Rd.
24. Thomas Ave. southbound only from Hillside Rd. to Pappas St.
25. Pappas St. westbound only from Thomas Ave. to Daugherty Ave.
26. Daugherty Ave. southbound only from Pappas St. to Bustamante St.
27. Bustamante St. southbound only from Daugherty Ave. to US 59.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published in a manner provided by Section 2.09 (D) of the
Charter of the City of Laredo.
SECTION 3. The ordinance shall become effective as and from the date of publication specified in Section 2.
SECTION 4. Severability
If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to any person or set of circumstance is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, void, invalid or for any reason unenforceable, the validity of the remaining
portion of this ordinance or its application to other person or sets of circumstances shall not be
affected thereby, it being the intent of the City Council of the City of Laredo in adopting this
ordinance that no portion hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall become
inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, voidness or invalidity, and all provisions
are declared severable for that purpose.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON THIS ________
DAY OF , 2002.
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ELIZABETH G. FLORES
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JAIME FLORES
CITY ATTORNEY
BY: ALLAN W. McGRAW
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY