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Home My WebLink Aboutordinance.council.006-78RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves ORDINANCE NO. ~ (Series of 1978) AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC BY THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO; ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1977 EDITION OF THE "[~DEL TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES;" REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to adopt the 1977 edition of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Munici- palities for the benefit of the City of Aspen; iiOW, THEREFORE, i%E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1. Adoption. Pursuant to Title 1973 as amended, there to XXVI, inclusive, of 31, Article 16, Parts 1 and 2, ~ ~ is hereby adopted by reference Articles I the 1977 edition of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities," promulgated and published as such by the State Department of Highways, 4201 E. Arkansas Ave., Denver, Colorado 80222. The subject matter of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic control regula- tions for the City. The purpose of this Ordinance and the Code adopted herein is to provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with State law and generally conforming to similar regulations throughout the State and the Nation. Three (3) copies of the Model Traffic Code adopted herein are now filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Aspen, colorado, and may be inspected during regular business hours. The 1977 edition of the Model Traffic Code is adopted as if set out at length. Section 2. Additions or Modifications. The said adopted Code is subject to the following additions or modifications: RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (1) (2) Section 10-2. Model Traffic Code Section 10-2 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 10-2. Obedience to angle parking signs or markings. On those streets which have been approved and signed or marked for angle parking, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings; and such vehicle shall be so parked with its front right wheel no more than six (6) inches from the curb." Section 11-1. ~odel Traffic Code Section 11-1 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 11-1. Stopping, standing or parking in specified places. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the follow- ing places: (1) On a sidewalk; (2) Within 5 feet of a public or private driveway; (3) Within an intersection; (4) Within 5 feet of a fire hydrant; (5) On a crosswalk; (6) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an inter- section; (7) Within 30 feet of the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of the roadway; (8) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb imme- diately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by official signs and markings; (9) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a rail- road; -2- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when properly signposted; Alongside or opposite any street or roadway excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic; On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street or highway or within a street or highway or within a street or highway tunnel; At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing or parking. Within two (2) feet of a walkway leading to a residence where no sidewalk exists." Section 3. Penalties. The following penalties, herewith set forth in full, shall apply to this ordinance: (a) It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adopted in this ordinance. (b) Every person convicted of a violation of any provision stated or adopted in this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 4. Application. This ordinance shall apply to every street, alley, sidewalk area, driveway, park, and to every other public way or public place or public parking area, either within or outside the corporate limits of this municipality, the use of which this municipality has jurisdiction and authority to regulate. The provisions of Section 5-1, 3-2, 15-12, 21-11 and 23-3 of the adopted Model -3- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Traffic Code respectively concerning reckless driving, careless driving, unauthorized devices, eluding officer, and accident investigation shall apply not only to public places and ways but also throughout this municipality. Section 5. Validity. If any part or parts of this ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared invalid. Section 6. Repeal. Existing Sec. 22.2 covering the same matters as embraced in this ordinance is hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this ordinance. Section 7. Interpretation. This ordinance shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to conform with the State's uniform system for the regulation of vehicles and traffic. Article and section headings of the ordinance and adopted Model Traffic Code shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or extent of the pro- visions of any article or section thereof. Section 8. Certification. The city Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and make not less than three copies of the adopted Code available for inspection by the public during regular business hours. -4- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Section 9. Severability. if any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or appli- cation, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 10. Public Hearing. A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on ~_~%~c~ /~ , 1978, at 5:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, Aspen city Hall, Aspen, Colorado. INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its regular meeting held at the City of Aspen on the /~%/~ day of /~ca6y/ gt~ff~le~ I~ ~' ~ ? Mayor ATTEST: ~athryn ~ Hauter city Clerk FINALLY adopted, ATTEST: passed and approved on the /~day of , 197~~ ~ Mayor t /, ~'" / City Clerk -5- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100.'Leaves STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss COUNTY OF PITKIN ) CERTIFICATE I, Kathryn S. Hauter, City Clerk of Aspen, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing introduced, reading at Colorado, ordinance was read in full, and passed on ~ a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aspen on_~f~c~/I/ /~ , 197 ~, and publish- ed in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul- ation, puplished in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its iosue of ~~~ ~-0 , 197~, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the city Council on ~_~ /~ 197~ , and ordered published as Ordinance No. ~ , Series of 197_~__, of said City, as provided by law. IN WITk~SS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this day of ~ , 197 ~. Kathryn S/Hauter, City Clerk