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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCiL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO
AMENDING TITLE 24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 24.24
ENTITLED "HYBRID VEHICLE PARKING PROGRAM"
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide an incentive to owners of Hybrid Vehicles that
meet Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standards (SULEV) to promote low emission vehicle
ownership in the City of Aspen.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO. THAT
Section I,
Title 24 of the Municipal Code, which chapter relates to Traffic and Motor Vehicles, shall be
amended by the addition of a new Chapter 24.24 which Chapter shall read as follows:
Chapter 24.24
HYBRID VEHICLE PARKING PROGRAM
24.24.010 Hybrid Vehicle PARKING Program.
There is hereby created a Hybrid Vehicle Parking Program within the City of Aspen to
encourage the ownershipof low emission vehicle ownership in the City of Aspen.
24.24.020 Qualifications, Administration, and Parking Privileges.
(a) Thc following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Resident of the City of Aspen" shall mean any person who resides in the City of Aspen
during the calendar year for which a Hybrid Vehicle Parking Program Permit is sought.
For purposes of this ordinance "Hybrid Vehicle" shall mcan a vehicle that meets the
definition of the Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Standards (SULEV) promulgated by the
California Air Resource Board (CARB), and that meets the definition of "Hybrid Vehicle" per
the U.S. Department of Energy (www.ott.do¢.gov/hev).
(b) Any resident of the City of Aspen who is the owner of Hybrid Vehicle that meets
the then-applicable SULEV standards, may apply for a Hybrid Vehicle Parking Program Permit
every year so long as this Chapter shall be in force on such forms as provided by the Director of
Parking. The Hybrid Vehicle Parking Program Permit shall allow qualifying Hybrid Vehicles to
park in any Residential Permit Zone or High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Zone space. Vehicles
that display a valid Hybrid Vehicle permit will be exempt from the two-hour parking restriction
in Residential Permit Zones and will not be required to display an additional permit in High
Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Zone spaces.
(c) The application for a Hybrid Vehicle Parking Program Permit shall be reviewed
by the City's Parking Department to determine the ownership and type of vehicle for which an
application is made. All applicants may prove their resident status by evidence that they are
registered voters of the City of Aspen during the year for which the rebate applies. Any resident
who is barred from registering to vote due to non-citizenship or due to other disqualification may
shall provide alternative proof of residency, as may be required by the Director of Parking.
(d) The Director of Parking shall administer this Chapter 24.24 and shall prepare such
forms and adopt such regulations consistent with this Chapter, as he or she deems necessary to
implement the same.
24.24.30 No Exemption Created,
Display of a Hybrid Vehicle Parking Program Permit shall not exempt a vehicle from the
provisions of Title 24 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Traffic and Motor Vehicles.
Display of permit does not convey any privileges other than that of exceeding the posted time
limit in Residential Permit Zones or of parking in High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) parking areas
without a valid HOV parking permit. It does not authorize parking in any other restricted or
prohibited zone or parking space. It does not authorize exemption from the seventy-two (72)
hour parking limitation (Section 24.08,010(5), nor any other parking limitation or prohibition
posted on an official sign (Section 24.08.010(4).
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 any ordinance repealed
or amended as herein provided, and the same shall be construed and concluded under such prior
ordinances.
Section 3.
The provisions of this ordinance are severable and the invalidity of any section, phrase,
clause or portion of the ordinance as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not
affect the validity or effectiveness of the remainder of the ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND/OR
POSTED ON FIRST READING on the day of ,2003.
Helen Kalin Klanderad, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
INTRODUCED and FINALLY ADOPTED AFTER PUBLIC HEARING on the
__ day of ., 2003.
Helen Kalin Klandemd, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
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