HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 05-23ORDINANCE NO. 05-23
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE ESTES PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
ON VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, INCLUDING THE RESIDENT EXEMPTION FOR
PAID PARKING
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado has
determined that it is in the best interest of the Town to amend a portion of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Ellipses in this ordinance indicate material not reproduced as the
Board intends to leave that material in effect as it now reads.
Section 2: Sections 10.04.020, 10.06.010, and 10.06.050 of the Estes Park
Municipal Code are hereby amended, by adding underlined material and deleting
stricken material, to read as follows:
10.04.020 — Violation.
(c) The Town's parking and transit manager Public Works Director, or designee,
is authorized to reduce the amount charged for parking violation fines to
incentivize early payment of the fine amounts set forth by the municipal judge
and described in Section 1.20.020.
10.06.010 - Paid parking authorization and rates.
(a) Authorization. The Town Board of Trustees may by resolution establish
locations for which parking must be paid, the amounts and schedules required to
be paid, applicable hours, and seasonal enforcement dates. All required fees
shall be paid by any method approved by the Public Works Director. or
designated manager for parking matters parking and transit manager
("Manager", for the purposes of this Chapter), and these may include, without
limitation, paper bills, coins, credit cards, cellphone or internet payments, and
validation. The Town Board may identify a number of stalls within a lot for paid
parking, and delegate to the Manager the responsibility of designating the
specific stalls.
10.06.050— Resident 120sixty-minute exemption.
Parking by residents for brief errands downtown is essential to the Town's
livability and economy, such parking has only a de minimis impact on the Town,
and charging fees for such parking would be counterproductive to the purposes
of this Chapter. Accordingly, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Chapter,
residents within the boundaries of the Estes Park R-3 School District are eligible
to park in paid parking areas, free of charge, for up to 120 sixty (60) minutes of
cumulative use daily. To activate this exemption, these eligible residents must
register their vehicle license plate numbers with the Manager annually. The
exemption will then remain in effect for the duration of the seasonal enforcement
period established by resolution. This exemption is non-transferrable. However,
the exemption shall be automatically suspended for any residents with an unpaid
parking citation aged sixty 00 days or more until the Manager confirms that all
fines have been paid.
Section 3: This Ordinance shall take effect and beenforced thirty (30) days after
its adoption and publication by title.
PASSED AND ADOPTED bythe Board ofTrustees of the Town ofEstes Park.
Colorado this rt~°dayof 2023.
TOWN OFESTE8PARK, COLURADO
TA'nC|erk
| hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
Board ofTrustees onthe 9^~` day of %-� . 2023 and published a
n ofgeneral oimu|ationinthe Town ofEstes Park, Colorado, onthe1Aay
of_�&OJL\. 2023. all as required bythe Statutes ofthe State ofColorado.
APPROVED AST0FORM:
Town Attorney