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INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCIUolAN SOVERN
BY AUTiiORITY
ORDINANCE NO. ~ , SERIES OF 1974
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XIV, OF THE 1969 E .M.C. BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1, THEREOF AND ADDI NG A NEW SECTION TO
CHAPTER 2 TO BE KNOtv"N AS SECTION 11, TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION
OF "VEH.ICLE" CO NT/\! NED IN THE MODEL TRAFFIC CODE SO THAT
BICYCLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION.
WHEREAS, the existing definition of "vehicle" as
contained in the Mod e l Traffic Code read together with other
provisions of said Cod ~, give rise to conflicting inter-.
pretations as to which provisions apply to bicycles; and
WHEREAS, such conflicts are not conducive to fair
administration of justice; and
WHER EAS, som e compelling interpretations leave
bic yc l e r i de r s un p r o t c t d · in certain critical traffic
situations on the streets of the City of Englewood .
. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows:
Section 1.
Title XIJ, Chapter 1, Section 1, ~f the 1969 E.M.C.
is hereby amended to r e ad as follows:
14-1-1: Adoption
(a) There is hereby adopted as a part
of the Englewood Municipal Code, with
the same force and effect as though
the same ware set forth in full herein,
that certnin code known as "Model
Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities,
1966" (hereinafter referred to as "Model
Traffic Code") as of~icially approved •
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Section 2.
adopted and published by the Colorado
Highway Safety Council, by Resolution
thereof dated February 17, 1966,
except the following articles and
sections thereof, which are declared
to be inapplicable to this municipality
artd are hereby expressly deleted:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Section 2-1 of Article II thereof;
Section 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-5 and , ' ' ' 4-7 of Article IV thereof;
Section 6-6 of Article VI thereof;
Section 10-1 of Article X thereof;
Section 15-5 (f) of Article XV
thereof;
Section 17-9 of Article XVII there-
of;
Section 25-2 (ff) of Article XXV
thereof;
(8) All of Articles XXII, XXIII, XXIV,
XXVI and XXVII thereof.
(b) Wh e never any provision of the Model
Traffic Code makes reference to any
of the provisions thereof appearing
.in those portions of the Model Traffic
Code set forth in subsection (a) (1)
through (8), the same shall be taken
to refer to the substituted provisions
therefor, if any, contained within this
Title.
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Title XIV, Chapter 2, of the 1969 E.M.C. is he~cby
amend ed by the addition thereto of a new Section 11, which
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shall read as follows:
14-2-11: Definition of Vehicle
Ip lieu of the provisions of §25-2
(ff) of' the Mode 1 Traffic Code, the fol-
lowing provisions are hereby adopted:
(ff). Vehicle
Any device which is capable of moving itself
or of being moved from place to place upon
wheels or endless tracks, including a·
bicycle, but such term shall not mean or
include any farm tractor or implement of
husbandry designed primarily or exclusively
for use and used in agricultural operations
or any device moved exclusively over station-
ary rails or tracks or designed to move pri-
marily through the air .
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading
on the 3rd day of June, 1974.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 6th
day of June, 1974.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 17th
day of June, 1974.
Published by title as Ordinance No . ..:?O
1974, on the 20th day of June, 1974.
ATTEST:
ex officio City Clerk-T,as\rer
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sha ll read as follows:
14-2-11: Definition of Vehicle
In lieu of the provisions of §25-2
(ff) of · the Model Traffic Code, the fol-
lowing provisions are hereby adopted:
(ff). Vehicle
Any device which is capable of moving itself
or of being moved from place to place upon
wheels or endless tracks, including a ·
bicycle, but such term shall not mean or
include any farm tractor or implement of
husbandry designed primarily or exclusively
for use and used in agricultural operations
or any device moved exclusively over station~
ary rails or tracks or designed to move pri-
marily through the air •
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading
on the 3rd day o f June, 1974.
Pub l i s hed as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 6th
day of June, 1974.
Read by title a nd passed on final reading on the 17th
day of June, 1974.
Published by title as Ordinance No. ~O
1974 , on the 20th day of June, 1974.
Mayor
ATTEST:
ex offic i o City Clerk-T as\rer
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I, Karl Nollenberger, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy
of the Ordinance, passed on final reading and published by
title as Ordinance No. ¢0 , Series of 1974.
,tjT/\/~
ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer
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