2011-08RESOLUTION NO. 2011-8
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, Section 5 -203 of the Municipal Code of the City of Blair provides that the
governing body may, by resolution, designate certain streets in the municipality that commercial
trucks shall travel upon and making it unlawful for persons operating such commercial trucks to
travel upon any other streets other than those designated unless to pick up or deliver goods,
wares, or merchandise. "Commercial Truck ", for the purposes of this resolution shall be defined
as, "a motor vehicle weighing over 10,000 pounds, that is designed, used or maintained primarily
for the transportation of property or persons for hire, compensation, or profit and is designated as
a truck by the manufacturer ".
WHEREAS, the safety and general welfare of the citizens of Blair require the restriction
of commercial truck traffic to certain designated truck routes.
WHEREAS, be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Blair, that all
State and Federal Highways within the city limits of the City of Blair, Nebraska are hereby
designated as truck routes, and that pursuant to Section 5 -203 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Blair it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to operate commercial trucks on any other
streets other than those designated by this resolution as truck routes, except to pick up or deliver
goods, wares, or merchandise and in that event the operator of such commercial truck shall
return to said truck routes as soon as possible in traveling through or about the municipality.
Commercial trucks that fall within the definition of this language which are lawfully parked at or
near the owner or lessee's residence or in route directly to or from the owner or lessee's
residence are excluded from enforcement under this section.
Be it further resolved that the Director of Public Works is hereby directed to contact the
Nebraska Department of Roads and notify them of the city's policy regarding truck routes
requesting the posting of signs to reflect the same and that following the passage and publication
of this resolution, it shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the
provisions of this resolution.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WOLFF.
UPON ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHEPARD, STEWART, KEPHART, RYAN,
CHRISTIANSEN, JENSEN, WOLFF AND HALL VOTING "AYE ", AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS NONE VOTING "NAY", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING
RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 22ND DAY OF MARCH, 2011.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
A S REALPH, Mayor
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON )
BRENDA WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Cleric of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed at a
regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 22nd day of March,
2011.
BRENDA WHEELER, City Cleric