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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Costa
DATE: NOVEMBER 27, 1984 County
SUBJECT: PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR REGULATING INTERSTATE TRUCK TERMINALS AND TRUCK TERMINAL
ROUTES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA
Specific Requests or Recommendations & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION
Accept Report and Introduce Ordinance
BACKGROUND
The Federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act became law at the end of 1982. Most of
the attention of this law centered around the five-cent fuel tax which provided additional
revenues for the Interstate and State primary roads, as well as local transit capital
projects.
Another component of the legislation included major productivity increases for the trucking
industry, in the form of longer, heavier, and wider trucks. This legislation preempted
State laws and allowed larger vehicles to operate in California. Two conditions were
placed on these larger trucks:
1) . They be allowed to operate only on a "designated system" of State Highways which
consists primarily of access controlled freeways; and
2) These larger trucks shall be given "reasonable access" to services (food, fuel,
lodging and repair ) and terminals.
In 1983, AB 866 became law in California and directed State and local governments to
provide "reasonable access of these trucks to terminals and services." Regarding service
access, Caltrans has completed an extensive process of defining locations which have
services within a half-mile of the designated system which can be reached safely. Caltrans
is currently erecting permissive signs for this access if the local agency agrees with
their decision. This process is close to completion.
The issue of terminal access is local in nature. A local process must be established to
coordinate, review and designate terminal access routes in a local jurisdiction from the
designated highway system. This must be processed locally and enacted by an ordinance with
the cooperation of Caltrans. Without a local ordinance, the terminal access process cannot
ensue and legal challenges can be expected. The major goal is to set in motion a process
which will enable the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to enforce local terminal access
provisions on the county road system commencing on January 1, 1985. Without action by your
Board, the CHP carmot regulate the reasonable access provisions of Federal Law.
Continued on attachment: yes Signature:
Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve Other:
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: November 27 , 1984 Approved as Recommended x Other—
Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
X Unanimous (Absent j AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: Abstain:
to.res.termOrd.t10 (LLV:sj 10.31.84) Attested November 27, 1984
Orig. Div.: Public Works - traffic PHILIP BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
cc: Transportation Planning AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Maintenance Division _
Design/Construction EPUTY
County Administrator By
County Counsel K 11 R. alhoft 192