HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 02-720
ORDINANCE NO.2-72
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
BY THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND
GENERALLY CONFORMING TO SIMILAR REGULATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE NATION;ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE THE 1971 EDITION OF THE “MODEL
TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES;”
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH;
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF;
AND AMENDING SECTION 19.1 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.Adoption.———Pursuant to Chapter 159,
Article 54,Colorado Revised Statutes 1965,as amended,there
is hereby adopted by reference Sections 1 to 25,inclusive,
of the “Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities,”
officially approved,adopted,and published in 1971 as such
by the State Department of Highways,Denver,Colorado,and
hereinafter referred to as the “Municipal Traffic Code”of
which three (5)copies are now filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado and may be
inspected during regular business hours,the same being
adopted as if set out at length save and except the following
articles and sections which are declared to be inapplicable to
this municipality and are therefore expressly deleted:
ARTICLE XXVI.
Section 2.Additions or Modifications.———The said
adopted Code is subject to the following additions or
modifications:None.
Section 5.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
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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 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 Sections 5—1,5—2,15—12 and 23—3
of the adopted Model Traffic Code respectively concerning
careless driving,reckless driving,unauthorized devices,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 Board of Trustees 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 ordinances or parts of
ordinances covering the same matters as embraced in this
ordinance are 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 make uniform the local traffic regulations contained
herein.Article and section headings of the ordinance and
adopted Model Traffic Code shall not be deemed to govern,limit,
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modify or in any manner affect the scope,meaning or extent
of the provisions of any article or section thereof.
Section 8.Short Title.———This ordinance may be
known and cited as the Municipal Traffic Ordinance.
Section 9.That Section 19.1 of the Municipal Code
of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado be and the same is hereby
amended to read:
19.1 Model Traffic Code Adopted.There is hereby
adopted,and incorporated herein by reference,for the
purpose of regulating traffic within the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado,that certain primary code known as the “Model
Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities”as approved and
published in 1971 by the Department of Highways of the State
of Colorado,
Section 10.Publication.———The Town Clerk shall
certify to the passage of this ordinance,cause notice of
its contents and passage to be published,and make not less
than three copies of the adopted Code available for inspection
by the public during regular business hours.
Section 11.Effective Date.———The Board of Trustees
herewith finds,determines and designates that this ordinance
is necessary forthe immediate preservatIon of the public
health and safety for regulation of traffic affects the
public 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 five (5)days after its final
passage,adoption and publication.
PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER PUBLIC HEARING
AND SIGNED THIS 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,1972
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Mayor
TOWN OF ESTES PARK.,COLORADO
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Town Clerk
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance No.
2-72 duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado.
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Town Administrator and Clerk
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance No.
2-72 duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado.
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SEAL
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Town Administrator and Clerk