COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Charlotte City Code ch. 14, art. IV, div. 2

in effect

Charlotte City Code § 14-156 Posted truck restrictions.

Sec. 14-156. - Posted truck restrictions. It shall be unlawful to operate, drive, stop, stand, or park a large commercial vehicle as defined in Article 2-3 of the Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance on a street or any portion of a street in violation of a posted truck restriction or prohibition. (Ord. No. 649, § 3, 11-13-2023)

Charlotte City Code § 14-157 Commercial trucks in residential zones.

Sec. 14-157. - Commercial trucks in residential zones. It shall be unlawful to operate, drive, stop, stand, or park a large or medium commercial vehicle upon any street in a residentially zoned district other than for the sole and exclusive purpose of loading or unloading of materials, performing work of a temporary nature, or gaining access to other streets in the area for the same purposes. This section shall not apply to the operator of a vehicle that is being used in furtherance of a governmental or public purpose. (Code 1985, § 14-183.1); Ord. No. 649, § 3, 11-13-2023)

Charlotte City Code § 14-158 Truck routes.

Sec. 14-158. - Truck routes. (a) All large commercial vehicles entering the city destined to any point outside the city and not taking on or discharging any goods, wares, or merchandise within the city limits shall travel exclusively on established truck routes and on the parts of such truck routes as shall constitute the shortest and most direct route from the point of entrance into the city and departure from the city. (b) All large commercial vehicles entering the city destined to any point within the city shall travel exclusively on established truck routes to the nearest point on such truck routes to their destination and, upon discharging their load, shall return to the nearest truck route for their movement out of the city or to some other point within the city. (c) All large commercial vehicles that leave the nearest point on an established truck route to a destination off a truck route using city streets shall have a bill of lading, a delivery slip, or evidence to show point of destination or origin. (d) It shall be unlawful for the operator of a large commercial vehicle to fail to comply with the requirements of this section. (Code 1985, § 14-22; Ord. No. 649, § 3, 11-13-2023)

Charlotte City Code § 14-159 Downtown commercial vehicle restrictions.

Sec. 14-159. - Downtown commercial vehicle restrictions. (a) It shall be unlawful to operate, drive, stop, stand or park a large or medium commercial vehicle to engage in through truck traffic on any public street located within the area bounded by I-277 and I-77 other than Graham Street, Brooklyn Village Avenue, McDowell Street, or 11th Street. (b) It shall be unlawful to operate, drive, stop, stand, or park a large or medium commercial vehicle on a public street in the area bounded by I-277 and I-77 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday without a permit issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section or in violation of the terms of a permit issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. (c) Upon request, the city may issue a downtown commercial vehicle permit to allow for a variance from subsection (b) of this section. In deciding whether to issue a permit, the city shall consider the need for the requested variance in light of the possible disruption to rush hour traffic resulting from the variance. A permit may include terms and conditions that specify, among other things, the time of day, number of days, days of the week, location, and manner of operation of the variance. The city retains the right to revoke a permit issued pursuant to this subsection at any time. (Code 1985, § 14-24; Ord. No. 649, § 3, 11-13-2023)

Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14MOVETR_ARTIVOPVE_DIV2COVEFetched: 10/27/2026