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ORDINANCE NO.19—77
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 10.12
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
COLORADO,RELATING TO VEHICLE REMOVAL FROM CERTAIN
LOADING ZONES AND STORAGE CHARGES THEREFOR.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES
PARK,COLORADO:
Chapter 10.12 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado,is hereby repealed and re-enacted as follows:
Section 1.10.12.010 Removal from certain loading zones.Whenever
any police officer of the Town of Estes Park finds a vehicle parked or standing
within any of the following described loading zones between the hours of 7:00
a.m.and 12:00 Noon,such officer is hereby authorized to cause the vehicle
to be removed,and neither the officer nor anyone operating under his direction
shall be liable for any damage to such vehicle occasioned by such removal.
Section 2.10.12.020 Loading zones.Such officers shall have the
authority to so remove any such vehicles from the following loading zones
within the Town:
(1)On the North side of Elkhorn Avenue between
a point which is 278 feet East of the Bighorn
Drive intersection with Elkhorn Avenue to a
point which is 322 feet East of said intersection.
(2)On the South side of Elkhorn Avenue between
a point which is 201 feet East of the Moraine
Avenue intersection with E]khornAvenue to a
point which is 261 feet East of said intersection.
(3)On the North side of Elkhorn Avenue between
a point which is 283 feet West of the Bighorn
Drive intersection with Elkhorn Avenue to a
point which is 343 feet West of said intersection.
Section 3.10.12.030 Storage Procedure.Prior to causing any such
vehicle from being removed,the officer shall make a reasonable effort to con
tact the owner or operator of the vehicle by making inquiry within the
surrounding business area as to the location of said owner or operator.Upon
causing such a vehicle to be removed,the officer shall also cause the same
to be placed in storage at a location as designated by the Board of Trustees
of the Town of Estes Park.
Section 4.10.12.040 Appraisal.As soon as practicable,either
before or after removal of the vehicle,the officer causing the removal or
an employee of the Town shall cause an appraisal to be made of the vehicle
in order to determine the approximate reasonable market value thereof,and
for this purpose any licensed Colorado motor vehicle dealer shall have author
ity to make such appraisal.In addition,the Chief of Police of the Town of
Estes Park may appoint any member of the Town Police Department to make such
appraisals,and any appointments so made shall be reported by the Chief of
Police to the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue and to
the Colorado State Department of Highways.
Section 5.10.12.050 Towing and storage charges.Whenever any
vehicle is removed and placed in storage in accordance with this Chapter,all
expenses incurred by the Town for storage and towing shall be paid to the Town
before such vehicle is released from such impoundment.Cost of towing shall
have a minimum charge of ten dollars and a maximum charge of twenty-five
dollars,to be computed at the rate of one dollar per mile one way,plus an
additional charge of up to ten dollars if any wheeled equipment,commonly
referred to as a “dolly’,was required for towing,and storage shall be
charged at the rate of up to one dollar twenty-five cents per day for un
covered storage and up to two dollars per day for covered storage for a
maximum of sixty days.
Section 6.10.12.060 Notice and disposition.In the event the
vehicle is not reclaimed by the owner or operator within the period specified
by Colorado Revised Statutes 1973,42-4-1103,or as amended,the officer
removing the same or the Chief of Police shall prepare and forward the re
quited notices and dispose of the vehicle as set forth in the provisions of
said 42-4-1103 C.R.S.,1973,as amended.
Section 7.The Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado,herewith finds,determines and designates that this ordinance is
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,health and
safety,for the regulation of the streets within the Town effects the public
peace,health,and safety;and whereas,in the opinion of the Board of Trustees,
an emergency exists,this ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its
final passage,adoption and approval and signature of the mayor.
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PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SIGNED THIS 28th DAY OF
June ,1977.
Town of Estes Park,Colorado
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