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City staff to draft rewrite of truck-route rules to keep non‑destination trucks off residential streets
Summary
After complaints about commercial vehicles using residential streets, staff will draft a rewrite of overlapping truck-route and restricted-streets ordinances to restrict non-destination trucks from residential districts and avoid constant street-by-street updates.
Nicholasville staff told the commission Oct. 14 they will draft revised truck-route language to address complaints about large trucks cutting through residential neighborhoods.
Staff reported two existing ordinance sections—Chapter 19 (truck routes) and Section 22 (restricted streets)—have overlapping language and inconsistent enforcement. "Our suggestion is to rewrite both of these to where we say that trucks may travel on federal and state highways and in business districts, and then restrict trucks that are not having their destination within residential districts to stay off residential streets," a staff member said. The draft will define commercial vehicles (including a weight threshold of 26,000 pounds) and clarify exemptions for utility or service vehicles.
Commissioners highlighted specific problem streets (Bethel Arbors Way, Orchard Drive, Edgewood) and asked staff to draft language that uses district-based rules (business vs. residential) instead of listing streets individually, which requires frequent changes when annexations or developments alter the street network. Staff will prepare a proposed ordinance for the next meeting for commissioner review and potential vote.
The rewrite aims to give enforcement officers consistent legal authority to address large commercial vehicles using residential cut-throughs while exempting utility and other necessary service vehicles.
