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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 12-19ORDINANCE NO.12-19 AN ORDINANCE REVISING CHAPTER 10 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC 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 certain sections 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:Section 10.04 Model Traffic Code of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the following. 10.04.010 Model Traffic Code Adopted.The Model Traffic Code for Colorado, Revised 2018,published by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT),Traffic &Safety Engineering Branch,2829 W.Howard Place,Denver,Colorado 80204.The subject mailer of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic control regulations for the Town.The purpose of this Ordinance and the Code adopted herein is to provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with the state law and generally conforming to the similar regulations throughout the state and the nation.The 2018 edition of the Model Traffic Code is adopted herein by reference as a primary code as if set out at length herein,subject to the additions and modifications set forth in this Ordinance. 10.04.020 Violation (a)It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provision stated or adopted in the Model Traffic Code. (b)Every person convicted of a violation of any provisions stated or adopted in the Model Traffic Code shall be punished as set forth in Section 1.20.20. (c)The Town’s Parking &Transit Manager 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. 10.04.030 Parking Prohibited.No person shall park a vehicle in any of the following places: (a)Any location adjacent to red curb. (b)Any location within a hatch-painted no parking area. (c)Any location in a public parking lot where a parking space is not designated with painted markings. (d)Any parking space designed RESERVED or POLICE RESERVED with painted markings. (e)Parking for longer than 30 minutes is prohibited within any loading zone (designated with signs,yellow curb,or painted hatch marking)between the hours 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.Parking is permitted in a designated loading zone between the hours of 6:00 pm and 6:00 am. (f)No vehicle shall park on the pavement of any public street except where on-street parking spaces are designated with painted markings or signs installed by the Town or CDOT. (g)No vehicle shall park within more than one parking space designated by painted lines.Vehicles pulling trailers,recreational vehicles,and buses are permitted to occupy two linearly contiguous spaces or spaces designated OVERSIZED VEHICLE with painted markings. (h)Vehicles less than 20’in length are prohibited from parking in spaces designated OVERSIZED VEHICLE with painted markings. 10.04.040 Overnight Parking Prohibited.No person shall park a vehicle,trailer or recreational vehicle in any Town-owned parking lot or street right-of-way overnight or longer than 18 hours during daylight hours except where authorized by a Town-issued parking permit or Revocable Encroachment Permit issued by the Town’s Public Works Department. 10.04.050 Time-limited Parking. (a)It is unlawful for any person to park or direct another person to park a vehicle in an on-street space or public off-street parking space for a length of time greater than the time limit indicated on the posted signage during the hours of 9am to 5pm during the months of May thru September. (b)Prior to,or upon expiration of,the initial time-limited parking period,and unless permission from authorized Town personnel has been granted,a vehicle shall be removed from the parking space.No person,after vacating a time-restricted parking space,shall return and park or direct another person to return and park the same vehicle in the space or any other parking space within 500 feet for a minimum of three hours after such vehicle has been moved. 10.04.060 Speed Regulation.Except where a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed,or speed limit signs are present to establish a different maximum lawful travel speed,no person shall drive a vehicle in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 mph)on any public street in Estes Park. Section 2:Section 10.16.010 Regulations of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the following. (a)No recreational vehicle,as the same is defined in Chapter 13 of the Estes Valley Development Code,shall be parked on any of the streets,alleys, highways,parking lots or other public ways of the Town in violation of any parking regulation of the Town.Parking of a recreational vehicle on a street,alley,or highway in the Town for a period no longer than forty- eight (48)hours may be permitted by issuance of a Revocable Encroachment Permit from the Town’s Public Works Department. Section 3:Section 10.20 Parking Violations of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the following. 10.20.010 Violation;fine.The penalties for conviction of traffic and parking offenses contained in Part 17 of the Model Traffic Code are deleted.Any person convicted of a traffic or parking violation under the provisions of the Model Traffic Code shall be fined as set forth in Section 1.20.020. 10.20.020 Authority to Collect fines.The Town is authorized to procure the services of an independent contractor for the administration and collection of parking fines on behalf of the Town of Estes Park. Section 4:This amendment to the Estes Park Municipal Code shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30)days after its adoption and publication. PASSED 4D ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado this Ii day of ..Suytc ,2019. TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO By: _________________ Mayor ATTEST: -pTjClerk I hereby certify that the above Ordirjnce was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on the II”’day of ____________, 2019 and publishqd in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,on the j4’èay of Nuft9 ,2019,all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.