Legal Documents of Maryville

No truck, trailer or other vehicle shall be driven or moved on any streets, roads, alleys or public ways within the City of Maryville, Tennessee, unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom.

Any vehicle hauling sand, gravel, asphalt or any other similar material within the City of Maryville shall be loaded so that any loose material transported therein remains at least four inches (4") below the walls of said vehicle bed as measured at the front, back and sidewalls; but such load may be piled higher in the center of the bed of the truck.

Loose materials shall include any substance which could spill, drop off, or blow away from the bed when the vehicle is in operation.

For the purpose of this code section, the City of Maryville Engineering and Public Works Department and the Tennessee Department of Transportation shall be authorized to deposit sand, salt, or other material necessary for snow and ice removal, and shall be authorized to spray water on city streets for purposes of sanitation.