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TRUCK ROUTES

Colorado Springs City Code ch. 10, art. 21
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Colorado Springs City Code § 10.21.101 DEFINITIONS

10.21.101: DEFINITIONS: DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTE: A street or roadway designated by the Traffic Engineer upon which through travel by trucks is permitted. IMMEDIATE AREA OF OPERATION: A location where picking up or delivery of a load occurs. PROHIBITED ROUTE: A street or roadway that is not a designated truck route. RESTRICTED ROUTE: A street or roadway upon which travel is limited to vehicles or loads of certain weight or size. TRUCK ROUTE ZONE: The area contained within the perimeter created by the closest continuous truck routes as set forth on the City's truck route map. In areas not completely enclosed by truck routes, the truck route zone shall be the area contained within the perimeter created by the combination of the closest continuous truck routes and the City corporate limits, as set forth on the City's truck route map. (1968 Code §6-21-1; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 85-263; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 09-132)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.21.102 SCOPE AND EFFECT

10.21.102: SCOPE AND EFFECT: A. In accord with a City Council approved truck route plan, the Traffic Engineer shall have the authority to designate all or portions of those streets, highways, public ways and roadways upon which trucks shall operate. The Traffic Engineer shall have the additional authority to restrict truck route operations. The designation and restrictions shall be based upon Traffic engineering investigations and studies, public safety, environmental considerations, economic factors affecting trucking and the trucking industry, desires of the inhabitants and neighborhood characteristics of affected areas. B. The Traffic Engineer shall maintain in the Traffic Engineer's office maps designating truck routes. Copies of the maps shall be made available to trucking interests and the public through the internet and the Office of the Traffic Engineer. Any change to truck routes shall be published by the Traffic Engineer. C. The Traffic Engineer shall post with appropriate signs those routes that are restricted. The Traffic Engineer may also post designated truck routes with appropriate signs. Truck route maps shall be made available to all persons upon request. The posting of signs shall not be required for enforcement. (1968 Code §6-21-2; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 85-263; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.21.103 TRUCK ROUTE COMMITTEE

10.21.103: TRUCK ROUTE COMMITTEE: A. As the need arises, City Council may appoint an Ad Hoc Truck Route Committee to coordinate with the Traffic Engineer and prepare and recommend a truck route plan to Planning Commission and City Council for approval. This Committee shall comply with all Charter and City Code provisions pertaining to Council appointed advisory committees. B. In the best interests of the public health, safety and welfare, the Truck Route Committee shall monitor, review and recommend actions concerning truck operations and related traffic flow within the City. The primary objective of the Committee shall be to develop short and long range recommendations for achieving the best possible balance among economical and efficient movement of truck traffic, public safety, environmental protection against noise and air pollution relating to truck traffic, and protection of neighborhood values and characteristics. The Truck Route Committee may, from time to time, recommend legislation to the City Council concerning truck operations. C. The discretion to handle signage, day to day operation of truck routes and long term implementation of the Council approved truck route plan is reserved to the Traffic Engineer. (1968 Code §6-21-3; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.21.104 OPERATION OF TRUCKS

10.21.104: OPERATION OF TRUCKS: A. Through truck travel shall be unlawful upon prohibited routes. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a truck upon a prohibited route without an origin or destination in the immediate area of operation. B. Upon the designation of truck routes, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a truck upon any other street, highway or other public way. Trucks may deviate from truck routes while traveling to or from a truck terminal, garage, place of repair, place of performing a service or place of loading or unloading. When traveling to a destination located within a truck route zone, a truck shall take the shortest direct travel path from any point along the perimeter truck routes to the destination. Subsequent trips from that destination either back to the truck route system or to other destinations within the same truck route zone shall be made from destination to destination or from destination to the truck route system by the shortest direct route. C. Any person operating a truck upon all or any portion of a street, highway, public way or roadway that is not a truck route, or upon a prohibited route, shall have in the person's possession a log book, manifest, delivery slip or other evidence of the point of origin and destination to justify the presence of the vehicle upon the route. Failure to produce evidence upon request of a police officer shall be unlawful. (1968 Code §6-21-4; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 85-263; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 09-132)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-18459Fetched: 11/1/2026

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