§ 21-191.2. Hazardous material truck routes.

(a)

Compliance.

(1)

No person shall knowingly transport hazardous materials or knowingly cause hazardous material to be transported upon any public street within the corporate or territorial limits of the City of Irving other than on a designated hazardous material truck route.

(2)

No person shall knowingly transport hazardous materials or knowingly cause hazardous material to be transported upon any public street within the corporate or territorial limits of the City of Irving in a vehicle unless hazardous placards, as designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation specifications, are attached or displayed as required and are the correct designation for the load.

(3)

For purposes of prosecution under this section, it is presumed that a transportation vehicle contains hazardous materials if it displays a hazardous material placard.

(4)

For purposes of prosecution, both the City of Irving Police Department and Fire Department are expressly authorized to enforce the provisions of this section.

(b)

Designated hazardous truck routes . Loop 12 (Walton Walker Boulevard) located within the corporate or territorial limits of the City of Irving is designated as a hazardous truck route.

(c)

Notice. The city manager or such other person designated by the city manager may erect signs and markings to designate the truck route provided in this section. Such signs and markings shall be in accordance with applicable federal law and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

(Ord. No. 2016-9794 , § 1, 4-14-16)