Ordinance prohibits heavy vehicles on Loretta Street south of State Route 76.

CITY OF OCEANSIDE ORDINANCE ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 26OR01231 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARTICLE XII, SECTION 12.3 OF THE OCEANSIDE TRAFFIC CODE BY THE ADDITION TO THE SECTION ESTABLISHING PROHIBITIONS OF HEAVY VEHICLES FROM USING CERTAIN STREETS (Heavy Vehicle Prohibition on Loretta Street south of State Route 76.) WHEREAS, Section 35701 of the California Vehicle Code authorizes a city to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use of a street by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight; and WHEREAS, the City of Oceanside desires to prohibit such vehicles from certain streets. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Oceanside, California, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Oceanside Traffic Code, Section 12.3, Subsection (a), is amended to add the following streets: (20) Loretta Street south of State Route 76 SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be codified in the Oceanside Traffic Code. SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of Oceanside is hereby directed to publish this ordinance, or the title hereof as a summary, pursuant to state statute, once within fifteen (15) days of its passage in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Oceanside. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth (30th) day from and after its final passage. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Oceanside, California held on the 25th day of March, 2026 and thereafter, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Oceanside, California, held on the 8th day of April 2026, by the following vote: AYES: Sanchez, Joyce, Figueroa, Robinson, Weiss NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None /s/ Esther C. Sanchez MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE ATTEST: /s/ Zeb Navarro CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ Barbara Hamilton CITY ATTORNEY San Diego UnionTribune Published: 4/15/26