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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 13-97CC?ORDINANCENO.13-97ANORDINANCEAMENDINGTHEMODELTRAFFICCODERELATINGTOSPEEDINGVIOLATIONSINHIGHWAYCONSTRUCTIONZONESWHEREAS,theBoardofTrusteesoftheTownofEstesPark,ColoradohasdeterminedthatitisinthebestinterestoftheTowntoamendSection613oftheModelTrafficCodeforColoradoMunicipalities1995Edition,hereinafterreferredtoasTheModelTrafficCode,whichhasbeenadoptedbytheTownasmorefullysetforthinSection10.04.010oftheMunicipalCode.NOW,THEREFORE.BEITORDAINEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK.COLORADO:Section1.ThatSection613oftheModelTrafficCodeforColoradoMunicipalities,1995Editionisherebyamendedtoreadasfollows:613.Designationofhighwaymaintenance,repair,orconstructionzones-signs-increaseinpenaltiesforspeedingviolations.1)Ifmaintenance,repair,orconstructionactivitiesareoccurringorwillbeoccurringwithinfourhoursonastatehighwayormunicipalstreet,thedepartmentoftransportationormunicipalauthorities,withintheirrespectivejurisdictions,maydesignatesuchportionofthehighwayasahighwaymaintenance,repair,orconstructionzone.Anypersonwhocommitsaspeedingviolationinamaintenance,repair,orconstructionzonethatisdesignatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofthissectionissubjecttoincreasedpenaltiesandsurcharges.2)Thedepartmentoftransportationormunicipalauthorities,withintheirrespectivejurisdictions,shalldesignatebyappropriatesignsamaintenance,repair,orconstructionactivityistakingplaceorwillbetakingplacewithinfourhours.Suchsignshallnotifythepublicthatincreasedpenaltiesforspeedingviolationsareineffectinsuchzone.TheDepartmentofTransportationorlocalauthoritiesshallerectorplaceasecondsignaftersuchzoneindicatingthattheincreasedpenaltiesforspeedingviolationsarenolongerineffect.Amaintenance,repair,orconstructionzonebeginsatthelocationofthesignindicatingthatincreasedpenaltiesareineffectandendsatthelocationofthesignindicatingthattheincreasedpenaltiesarenolongerineffect. CC C)3)Signsusedfordesignatingthebeginningandendofamaintenance,construction,orrepairzoneshallconformtoDepartmentofTransportationrequirements.TheDepartmentofTransportationorlocalauthoritymaydisplaysuchsignonanyfixed,variable,ormoveablestand.TheDepartmentofTransportationorlocalauthoritymayplacesuchasignonamovingvehicleifrequiredforcertainactivities,including,butnotlimitedto,highwaypaintingwork.Section2.ThisOrdinanceshalltakeeffectandbeenforcedthirty(30)daysafteritsadoptionandpublication.PASSEDANDADOPTEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADOTHIS63,cLDAYOF>dciZZJ+’,1997.-iiTOW1iFESTESPARKByMayorATTEST:TownClerkIherebycertifythattheaboveOrdinancewasiptroducedandreadatameetingoftheBoardofTrusteesonthe,QayofZcJ.,1997,andpublishedinanewspaperofgeneralcirculationintheTownofEstesPark,Colcradoonthe-dayof,1997.q’a2 00