HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Ordinance No. 015a0
ORDlNAIO: NO. Is A
SERIES OF 1990--
BY A\1I'HOR1TY
10 (d)
COONCIL BILL NO. 21
INlmxx:ED BY CXXJNCIL
MEl•!BER WIG.INS
l\N CIIDlNIIOCE AMENDING TITLE 11, Clll\PTER l , SECTICN l, ENGLElI'.XJD MUNICIPAL CXXlE
1985, RELI\TING 'IO THE MODEL TRAFFIC CODE, LI/.IITATICNS CN BAO<ING l·m'OR
VEHICLES.
l'IHEREAS, E))glewood City Council adopt ed the ~!:idel Traffic Code for
Colorado Municipalities by Ordinance with certain exceptions; and
WHEREAS, section 42-4-112 Colorado Revised Statutes was recently anended
to apply limitations en backing noter vehicles to certain types of private
;:>rO!"'..rtY as well as to public streets; and
WHEREAS, th!! present traffic ordinance of this City >mich applies to
backing bY noter ve.'licles en ?Jblic streets, should also be applied to certain
types o f private prcperty;
NC111, TIIEREFCF.E, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF I::NGI..EH'.XD, COUJRADO, n!AT:
section l Title 11, Olapter 1, Secti on 1B Englewood Municipal Code 1985,
is herebY amended by adding a new subsection B. 7. as follows :
11-1-1: AOCPl'lCN OF CXXlE:
B. 7 . SECTICN 20-6 ARTICLE XX f,()[)EL ':'PNFIC CODE IS D.ELE:l'ED.
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$s.cticn 2 Title 11 , C.ap':.er 1, Sect inn l Er.gla-.,ood Municipal Code 1985
i • hereby .,.,.,ncl<ed by o1ding a r.,aw su!:secticn 9.8. as follows :
B.6 . T.L'UT.~TI OOS ON BACK il~.
THE DRIVER OF .'\ VEHICLE MAY 9!\CK THE SAME 00 /JJ,IY, STREET OR
HIGl!l-1!\Y THAT 15 NO!' A ro,.'TROLLEJ)-J\CCESS RCW:MI\Y CR CN PRIVl\TE
PROPERTY W"rlICH IS USED BY THE GENERAL 'UBLIC FOR PARKING
PURPOSES, c,:,n.y WHEN SUCH l·l:JVEl·!El.'1' 15 ~1' DE wrrnour INTERFERING
WITH C7I'IIER TRAFFIC l·IHICH IS SO CLOSE '/\'j 'IO CCNSTITU'l'E 'AN
Il•1-IED1!\TE HAZARD.
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Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading a1 the 3rd day of
April, 1990.
Published u a Bill for an ordinance on the 5th day of April, 1990.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 16th day of April,
1990.
Published by title a. Ordinance No. 15", Serie■ of 1990, on the 19th day
of April , 1990.
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_.. SUsan Van ,
Attest:
~/4$-~ Patrica H. Crow,Cty Clerk
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk of the City of Engle,o:,od, Colorado,
hE:reby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the ordinance passed on
final reading and published by title as ordinance No.~, series of l.990.
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Patricia H. Crow
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DATE
April 3, 1990
INITIATED BY
STAFF SOURCE
ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED
COUNCIL COlllftJNICATION
AGENDA ITEM
12 (d)
SUBJECT Municipal Ordinance
amending the Unsafe
Backing Ordinance
David C. Miller, Pol Ice Division Chief
Division Chief Miller
The Model Traffic Code has been adopted by the City of Englewood, and Is currently
used to enforce all traffic laws relating to city streets, as well as some private
property . The Model Traffic Code currently only allows us to enforce certain
traffic violations on private property. In 1989, the State of Colorado amended
state laws to allow "unsafe backing" to be charged on private property. The
proposed crdlnance addition amends the Hodel Traffic Code to allow our officers to
charge unsafe backing citations into Englewood Municipal Court.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
None.
STAFF ANALYSIS
A majority of our private property accidents involve unsafe backing. Our current
option, without the proposed ordinanc e change, only allows us to cite violators
charged with unsafe backing into Arapahoe County Court. The proposed ordinance
change would allow our officers to cite violators into Englewood Municipal Court
wh -re any fines collected would go directly to the city .
FINANCIAL
Passage of the ordinance should have minimal financial impact. It will increase
fines collected vh the municipal court when this violation 1s charged on private
property accidents. The ordinance change should also decrease, to a small degree,
officer overtime for court purposes.