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CC Resolution No. 7411 RESOIlJI'ION NO. 7411 A RESOIlJI'ION OF '!HE CITY CXXJNCIL OF '!HE CITY OF aJPERTlllO RE<XMoIENDmG A BAN OF MEDIUM AND HFAVY TRUCKS ON Ra1I'E 85 BEIWEEN Ra1I'E 101 m SOOTH SAN JOSE AND Ra1I'E 280 m aJPERI'INO WHEREAS, Route 85jThe West Valley Freeway goes through residential neighbortlcods; am WHEREAS, in order to preserve the ambience of those neighbortlcods; am WHEREAS, an alternate freeway route for the use by carmnercial vehicles, which shall remain unrestricted by any local regulation as to weight limits or types of vehicles, exists; am WHEREAS, Section 35722 of the Vehicle COde allows the adoption of an ordinance inp::)sÍD:J a maximum gross weight limit of 9,000 pourDs on Route 85 from state Highway Route 101 in San Jose, with the approval of the Department of Transportation; am WHEREAS, any vehicles owned by a public utility will be able to constJ:uct, operate, repair, am maintain public utility facilities along the West Valley Freeway; NCM, 'IHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of OJpertino supports the limit of 9,000 pounds for any JOOtor vehicle (other than passenger buses, recreational vehicles, am utility vehicles with business along the corridor) within its jurisdiction. BE IT FURIHER RESOLVED that the city of OJpertino encourages the adoption of a similar ordinance in each jurisdiction along the West Valley Corridor am encourages the Board of SUpervisors of Santa Clara County to submit a proposed ordinance to the Department of Transportation for approval. BE IT FURIHER RESOLVED that Routes 17, 101 am 280 are hereby designated a alternate routes for the use of such JOOtor vehicles as are prohibited the use of the West Valley Freeway, which alternate routes shall remain unrestricted by any local regulation as to weight limit or type of vehicle so long a this ordinance remains in effect. RESOIIJTION NO. 7411 PASSED AND ADOPl'ED at a regular meeting of the city Council of the city of OJpertino this 19th day of January ,1988 by the followÍD:J vote: vote Members of the City Council AYES: Johnson, Koppel, Plungy, Rogers, Gatto NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: NOne APPROVED: Isl John Gatto Mayor, City of 0Jpertin0 ATI'EST: Isl Roberta A. Wolfe Deputy City Clerk