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ORDINANCE No.1o
Series of 1995
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
TO AMEND SECTION 22-2 OF THE ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE MODIFYING THE
MODEL TRAFFIC CODE BY IMPOSING AN ABSOLUTE SPEED LIMIT AS THE
MAXIMUM LAWFUL SPEED LIMIT ON CITY STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF
ASPEN.
WHEREAS, section 42-4-1101(7), C.R.S., authorizes municipalities to adopt by
ordinance absolute speed limits as the maximum lawful speed limits within their jurisdiction;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the health, safety, and welfare of
its citizens, residents, and guests require that the speed limits for vehicles within the City
limits should be no greater than twenty five miles per hour unless special hazards require
lower speed limits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1
Section 22-2 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, is hereby
amended by the addition of a new section 22-2 (b)(5) which section shall read as follows:
(5) Section 4-1. Model Traffic Code Section 4-1 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 4-1. Basic Rule - (a) No person shall drive a vehicle on a city street
within this municipality at a speed greater than reasonable and prudent under
the conditions existing, and in no event greater than twenty five miles per
hour.
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(b) Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed, and except
as otherwise provided herein, a speed not in excess of twenty five miles per
hour shall be lawful.
Section 2
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
repealed of amended as herein provided, and the same shall be construed and concluded
under such prior ordinances.
Section 3
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 affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the...?~ day of a ;UA-J. ,
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1995, in the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
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INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law by the
City Council of the City of Aspen on the -d- day of c2ur ' 1995.
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