Commission Signs Off on Truck-Route Map, Urges Enforcement and Pavement Strategy

The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend City Council adopt GPA 26,005 to update the mobility element and to adopt an addendum to the General Plan EIR. Staff and consultants described a phase 2 truck-route network that focuses on minimizing cut-through truck traffic while preserving legal access for deliveries.

Consultant Jolene Hayes (Fehr & Peers) said the update is intended to reduce truck impacts and improve enforcement: "So the mobility element update... it's really focused on minimizing through truck traffic in the city." Hayes and city staff said outreach and mapping informed the route changes and turning-radius analysis confirmed where larger trucks should and should not be routed.

The presentation said the phase 2 network includes more prohibitions and a roughly 40% reduction in the roadway network available to trucks compared with phase 1, and that the update would provide signage and maps for enforcement. Hayes described the technical work on intersections and truck turning templates and said state and federal truck-size standards were modeled to ensure the designated truck routes accommodate the appropriate vehicles.

Commissioners used the public Q&A to press staff on practical implementation: when signs will be installed (staff said within the fiscal year, with implementation beginning early calendar year 2027), how enforcement will function given limited officers, and whether administrative citations are an option instead of court processing. Deputy Director Steve Loriso and the consultant said the program was funded primarily by a federal grant (staff cited about 88.57% grant funding for the study) but long-term enforcement and pavement repairs will require additional funding and Council consideration.

Commissioner (speaker 6) moved to recommend adoption of GPA 26,005 and the EIR addendum; the motion was seconded and passed 5-0. Staff said final adoption by City Council is planned for October 15.