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ESTABLISHMENT OF 5-TON WEIGHT LIMIT
RESTRICTION ON SEGMENT OF
FILLMORE STREET - ORDINANCE
City Council Meeting
May 7, 2024
Public Works Department
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2 • Residents have reported cut-through truck traffic on Fillmore St. from the southerly City limits to Indiana Ave. believed to be bypassing the existing axle restriction
on the parallel segment of La Sierra Ave.
• The Public Works Department may establish weight
limit or axle restrictions to prohibit use of select streets by larger commercial vehicles.
• Proposed weight limit restrictions assist in preserving the pavement and may improve safety and reduce
noise.
BACKGROUND
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3 SITE MAP / AERIAL MAP
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4 • Public Works is proposing establishment of a 5-ton
weight limit restriction on the segment of Fillmore St. from the southerly City limits to Indiana Ave.
• The weight limit restriction is recommended based on
the residential nature of this two-lane collector
roadway which has single family
residential homes situated along the
street and encompasses Orrenmaa
Elementary School.
DISCUSSION
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5 FILLMORE STREET – STREET VIEW IMAGE
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6 1. To restrict commercial truck tr affic use of Fillmore St. that bypass the existing La Sierra Ave. axle restriction;
2. Improve safety and operations within the neighborhood and adjacent to Orrenmaa Elementary School;
3. Preserve the residential nature of the street
and condition of the pavement; and
4. Reduce resulting noise along the street
segment.
INTENT OF PROPOSED WEIGHT LIMIT RESTRICTION
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7 COLLABORATION WITH COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
• The City coordinated with the County of Riverside who has agreed to install advance signage should the
proposed weight limit restriction on the designated
segment of Fillmore St. be approved.
• The City will fabricate the advance signage which
would be installed and subsequently maintained by
the County.
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8 VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS
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9 Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
This item aligns
with each thread.
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10 • The proposal to establish a 5-ton weight limit restriction on the segment of Fillmore St. from the southerly City limits to Indiana Ave. was scheduled for Transportation Board
(Board) consideration on February 7, 2024.
• Due to lack of quorum, the February 7, 2024 Board
meeting was cancelled.
• To avoid delays in processing the proposal is being
scheduled for City Council consideration and the Board
will be notified of this action at their next meeting.
CITY COUNCIL
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11 RECOMMENDATION
• That the City Council approve establishment of the
proposed 5-ton weight limit restriction on the segment of Fillmore St. from the southerly City limits to Indiana Ave. 11