Farmington council votes to publish proposed truck‑route ordinance

The Farmington City Council voted 3‑0 to publish notice of a proposed ordinance that would establish a formal truck‑route system, prohibit heavy trucks on a block of downtown Main Street and set length and empty‑weight thresholds for prohibited vehicles. The motion to publish the notice was made by Councilor Tequila and carried unanimously by members present.

City staff presented the proposal as an update to the city’s current truck‑route language. “Right now, our current ordinance, section 25‑3‑51 truck routes… consists of one sentence: hazmats… shall use 64 or Murray Drive with the exemption of local delivery,” staff presenter Demetrius Henry said, summarizing the existing rule and why the city wants a clearer ordinance.

The proposed ordinance would explicitly define a “prohibited truck” as any vehicle 45 feet or longer or with an empty weight over 20,000 pounds. That change would replace the current 2‑ton threshold in the city code, Henry said, and would focus enforcement on semi‑trailers, tractor‑trailers…