HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.023-18 ORDINANCE NO.23
Series of 2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN BY AMENDING
TITLE 24 TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES.
WHEREAS,the City Council has adopted a policy of requiring consumers and users of
the miscellaneous City of Aspen programs and services to pay fees that fairly approximate the
costs of providing such programs and services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to reduce traffic coming into town, cut
down on congestion in town, have no more than 90%parking occupancy on the streets in the
core and to encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has directed staff to implement a seasonal parking pricing
policy that results in higher commercial core parking fees during peak seasons to be determined
by parking occupancy rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLRADO:
Section 1:
Chapter 24.16,shall be amended as follows:
Sec.24.16.050. Resident permit., shall be repealed and replaced in its entirety with the following:
See.24.16.050. Resident permit.
(a) Commencing on November 15,2018,upon payment of the prescribed fee,a maximum of four(4)
resident permits and one(1)guest permit shall be issued for each residence within a residential permit-
parking zone(RPZ). Commencing on November 15,2019,and each year thereafter,upon payment of the
prescribed fee,a maxim of three(3)resident permits and one(1)guest permit shall be issued for each
residence within a residential permit-parking zone(RPZ). Permits shall be valid for one year.
(b) One(1)resident permit shall be issued,upon payment of the prescribed fee,for any one(1)vehicle
either owned by a business located within a residential-permit parking zone and holding a currently valid
City business license or owned by a qualified nonprofit institution located within a residential-permit
parking zone.
(c) An applicant for a permit shall present,(a)his/her current motor vehicle registration,and(b)a current
operator's license with the application.No permit shall be issued in the event that either the registration or
license shows an address not within the RPZ unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
City Manager or the City Managers designees that the applicant is, in fact,a resident of the RPZ and that
the vehicle is used primarily by him/her.
Section 2•
Sec 24.16.180. Time restricted parking areas in the Residential Permit Zones., shall be
amended by the addition of the following sentence at the end thereof:
In any"Time Restricted Zone"a vehicle is only allowed one visit per day during enforcement
hours.
Section 3:
This ordinance shall not have any effect on existing litigation and shall not operate as an
abatement of any action or proceeding now pending under or by virtue of the ordinances
amended as herein provided, and the same shall be constructed and concluded under such prior
ordinances.
Section 4:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional in a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and shall not effective validity of the
remaining portions hereof.
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the 8th day of October, 2018, in the City
Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law by City Council of
the City of Aspen on the 24th day of September, 2018.
Steven Sk dron, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Manning, City Cl rk
FINALLY adopted. passed and approved this 8th day of October, 2018
Steven S adron, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Manning, City Cle
Approved as to
form:
ames R True, City Attorney