Sec. 804.1603. - Truck Route Selection Criteria and Design Characteristics.

The selection and designation of truck routes shall be based on the selection criteria as set forth in this Section. (a) Land Uses/Truck Trip Generators. The future land use designation may indicate current and future trucking dependent development such as industrial uses and/or heavy commercial uses, seaports, and airports. Industrial and commercial development may routinely generate truck traffic, either for deliveries or as part of their regular business activities. While not practical to exclude trucks from all residential neighborhoods, regular truck routes should avoid areas that are predominantly residential, particularly single family neighborhoods, or areas where there is high pedestrian activity. (b) Street Classifications. Preferred truck routes should reflect current truck access patterns, and should not attract additional trucks to streets not currently used by trucks. The City of Jacksonville Regulated Truck Route System Map depicts the existing State and local roadway facilities marked with the designated Preferred Routes (Blue) and Restricted Roads (Red) for Jacksonville. (c) Lane Widths. In order for roadways to be compatible with regulated trucks they should have travel lanes that are wide enough to accommodate such vehicles. Lane width on truck routes may be 12 feet, however 11 feet is acceptable when truck volume is less than ten percent. (d) Bridge Locations. In order for roadways containing bridges to be compatible with regulated trucks, the amount of weight a bridge can handle dictates whether a road has the ability to serve as a truck route. The FDOT Office of Maintenance provides data on bridges throughout the State and has established vehicle weight restrictions for each bridge. Truck routes may only be allowed on roads whose bridges have been rated by FDOT to support the weight limit for the expected truck type designated for that roadway. (e) Speed Limits. The speed limit of a roadway tends to reflect the character of the roadway. Roads with higher speed limits are, generally, free flowing and have limited access. Roadways with lower speed limits are generally less free flowing and have a greater number of driveways and intersections. (Ord. 2017-807-E , § 1)