Ordinance 2000-1542ORDINANCE NO, 00-1542
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA.
AMENDING ALL OF CHAPTER 22_ TRAFFIC AND MO f012
VEHICLES. ARTICLES I AND 11. DELETING THE WORDS 'POLICE
CHIEFAND REPLACING WITH 'PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR
AND DELETING THE WORDS -POLICE DEPARTMENT" AND
REPLACING WITH "POLICE DIVISION AND AMENDING SEC.
5. BY RESTRICTING COMMERCIAL V EH ICLES TO 12.000
POUNDS GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT ON SPECIFIC MUNICIPAL
STREETS. PRO\'I DING FOR CONFLICTS. SEVERABILITY, AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Longwood City Commission has der .,m,,d it is in the best
s of heelTlt safwy end welfare ofiD citi-ts to standerdize the gros vehicle
weight limit far comm_ial vehicles traveling throu¢h the City of Longvood on specific
mu is l streets; and
WHEREAS. The Lougwoad City Commission ha, detenninal that commotcinl
vehicles with gross vehicle—ghT m excess of 12,000 pounds shall be prohibited from
traveling of —'aln sheets within the City limbs,and
WHEREAS, The City Coderequiresa NPdmonl Tn ren-The chvnges mvdo by
the C,ty Commission whon it a,—d a Department of Public Safety, headed by a public
Safely Director, with a Division of Police. headed by a INHie Chief:
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: prat all of Chapter 22, Articles I and ll, be amended to
delete the woNs "Police Chief' and replace with "Public Safety Ditenor'
wherever they may appear_ and
SECTION_^: Tbatallof Chapter22.Arliclelandll.bcemendcdto
deletethe words "Police NrtmeaT` and mplaee with "Polka Diviaioii'
wherver they may appear; vad
SECHON3: T1tnt Scetion 22-5 of the City Code shall be antundcd as
follows
Ordi-- N. W-I542/hge 2
See 22-5. No trneks ieirb gross s'ehiele Weight over (M110.12 001)paunds.
When a sign posted Silm- notice therw4 no person shall drive any
cial vehicle or snick, Which vehicle or puck has a gross vehicle weight m
sent Welve 1hoasand(12.00o1 pounds, upon the
foll_Ir gposted roads et —or public Nomaghfares
Rengeli ne Road
Gast and West Church Avenue
South Mil— Street
Gst Wnrre A — ,I,
West Wmren Avenue
Georgia A--(tkom N. C—Iy Road 42p to N. Oram Snent)
East Orange Avenoe
Fast Maino Avenue
Eas Marvin A--
WildniereAvenue
Waymon Shvet
Highland St sll
South Gram Street
North Gram Sneet
North Oleander Street
North Wilma Street
Ravon Avenue (from the City limit)
This restriction shall not apply to fire or emergeatey vehicles, city maintained
racks vehicles making leeeEpid, ups or deliverios p tli n he C v of Lon —I, and
thosetrucks or commercial vehicles having prior written peon io do so bythe
pslieeehiefpibfe Safety j>i eg,r�r dnr gthetime ofnational emergenucs or by wnsam
oftlie city commission.
SECTION 4, All ordinanwa or pans of ordinanus herewith. be and same ere
hereby repealed m the extwt of—h contia.
SECTIONS. Slhould any seetioa pamgrapli, sentence-- d oCthis Ordinance
or die application tM1eroof to any pare"' or circumstance be held to be invalid_ ihoi
invalidity shall not oC(eat oilier saaions or words or application". Ihis Ordinance.