Use of designated routes required; exceptions.
Omaha Municipal Code § 36-275
in effectSec. 36-275. - Use of designated routes required; exceptions.
(a) All vehicles having a licensed gross weight in excess of 12,000 pounds shall have use of designated truck routes in accordance with all existing rules, regulations and laws.
(b) All commercial vehicles which have a licensed gross weight of up to but not exceeding 12,000 pounds shall have use of all paved city streets in accordance with all existing rules, regulations and laws.
(c) All commercial vehicles which have a licensed gross weight in excess of 12,000 pounds shall not be operated at any time upon any of the streets, highways, alleys, avenues or boulevards within the city except those which have been designated as truck routes; however, such vehicles may be operated on any paved streets, highways, alleys, avenues or boulevards, or parts of streets, highways, alleys, avenues or boulevards, within a numbered area bounded by designated truck routes for the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise, for service and repair of such vehicles, for maintenance or construction of streets and utilities, or for storage or parking of such vehicles completely enclosed in a garage or on an open storage lot within a numbered area bounded by designated truck routes, which is properly zoned for that purpose in accordance with the city's zoning ordinance. For the purpose of this section, "an area" or "a numbered area" shall mean an area or numbered area shown on the official truck route map that is bounded by designated truck routes.
(Code 1980, § 36-275)
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIMUCO_CH36TR_ARTVIISIWE_DIV2TRRO_S36-275USDEROREEXFetched: 10/28/2026