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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.057-85 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves ORDINANCE NO. ~)~___ (Series of I AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 22-12.1 OF THE A~PEN MUNICIPAL CODE PROVIDING FOR THE WAIVER OF PARKING LIMITATIONS AND THE ISSUANCE OF PARKING PERMITS WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Aspen, its inhabitants and visitors to repeal and reenact Section 22-12.1 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen to facilitate the issuance of special parking permits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1 That Section 22-12.1 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows: "Sec. 22-12.1. ~a__iz~_9~_Ra__r~!~ limitations. (a) All vehicular traffic is prohibited within the pedes- trian mall (as defined in Ordinance 20, Series of 1973) and within Alley 89; provided that the chief of police may permit service and delivery vehicles, vehicles of medical personnel and of those desiring access to pri- vately-owned parking areas, to enter into areas of the pedestrian mall and Alley 89, and to park therein, for such periods and under such conditions as he may deter- mine (taking into consideration the need for such ser- vices, deliveries and access, the level of traffic con- gestion within the area, and the public safety). (b) The provisions of subsection (a) to the contrary not- withstanding, all fire-fighting equipment, ambulances, police vehicles, other emergency vehicles, private vehi- cles carrying the injured or ill, public vehicles, and public utility vehicles may enter into the pedestrian mall and Alley 89 and park therein when necessary to render medical, police, utility or other public ser- vices, or aid to an injured or ill person, but only at such times, and for such periods as necessary to render such services. (c) The police chief shall issue parking permits waiving parking limitations under the following conditions: (1) Medical Personnel Physicians and operating room personnel who are required by Aspen Valley Hospital to maintain "on call" status shall be issued per- mits allowing a waiver of timed parking limitations within Aspen. These permits shall be renewable on a yearly basis. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (2 Handicapped Persons - Temporary permits waiving timed parking limitations shall be issued to per- sons requiring limited body movement who are employed in a timed parking area. Written verifi- cation of these conditions must be submitted by the person's physician ~ employer. These permits shall be valid for the duration of the handicap. (3) Senior Citizens - Permits waiving timed parking limitations shall be issued to residents of the City of Aspen 62 years of age or older. A valid Colorado driver's license shall be required as proof of age and residence. (4) Service Vehicles - Permits waiving timed parking limitations shall be issued to service vehicles that require extended parking in timed parking areas. The permit shall extend the timed limit to two hours beyond the posted limit. A City of Aspen Business License shall be required. These permits shall be renewed on a yearly basis. (5) Construction Vehicles - Permits waiving time park- ing limitations shall be issued to the general con- tractor for the duration of construction activity within a timed parking area. A maximum of five (5) permits shall be issued. A City of Aspen Business License shall be required. (6) Official Vehicles - Federal, State and local government officials who are required by their employer to use their private vehicles on official business in timed parking areas shall be issued a permit waiving timed parking limitations. These permits shall be renewed on a yearly basis. (7) Delivery Vehicles - Vehicles used to make regular deliveries of goods to businesses in Aspen shall be issued a permit allowing parking in loading zones during expeditious loading and/or unloading. A City of Aspen Business License shall be required. These permits shall be renewed on a yearly basis. (8) A processing fee of $20.00 per permit transaction shall be levied for all permits, excepting those in subsections (3 and (6)." Section 2 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or _por- tion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconsti- tutional 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. 2 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the _~_/___ day of ___~ .......... , 1985, in the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall~ Aspens Colorado. INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law of the City Council of the City of Aspen on the d~ day of ....... ~ .......... , 1985. W~ 1~-~7-~-~¢¢~ ..... ATTEST: FINALLY adopted, passed and approved this ........ day of ...... ~ ............ , 1985. ATTEST: 2D 3 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves STATE OF COLORADO CERTIFICATE COUNTY OF PITKIN I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aspen on ~~~-"-~ , 1985, and published in the A_~, a weekly newspaper of ~eneral circulatio~ publishe~ in the City of Aspen,Colorado, in/~ ~- ,~ ~ ~/ 1ts issue of ~Jc-w~-~ ~{ 1985, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on ~~? // , 1985, and ordered published as £ Ordinance No. ~_~__, Series of 1985, of said City as provided by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado this_________~ day of t - ' '. Kathryn S.j~6ch, City Clerk SEAL Deputy City Clerk