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Home My WebLink About1990 Ordinance No. 027OODINANCE NO. .,a.J_ SERIES OF 1990 B'i AtmlORITY COONCIL BILL NO. 30 IN1'ROOUCED B'i CXX!NCIL MEMBEr"I H.l\THAWl\'i AN OODINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER l, SEX:'l'ICN lB, ENG!.J:.WOClll MUNICIPAL CODE 1985 B'i DELE.TING SEX:'1'100 12-3 OF ARTICLE XII OF nlE foa>El, TRAFFIC CODE AND SEX:TICN 25-Sh OF ARTICLE 'ION CF THE foa>El, TRAFFIC CODE AND ADDING ~ P.ROVISICNS AS TITLE 11, CJW>l'EI". l, SEx:TICN 12 AND 13 PERrAINING TO DEFINING HANDICAPPED PERSOOS, SIGNED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES, AND PUNISHMENr OF VIOLATORS, WHEREAS, The Englewood City Council adopted the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities by Ordinance 8, Series of 1986, with certain exceptions; and WHEREAS, Sections 42-4-1109 Colorado Revised Statutes were reenacted effective January l, 1990 requiring official signs designating handic apped parking spaces and increasing penalties for violators; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Englewood recognizes that the Englewood Municipal Code pertaining to handicapped parking should be brought up to date ; 10 (c) NCM, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED B'i THE CITY CF ~. COLCRADO, THAT: 5ec:tial 1. That Title 11, Chapter l, Section l of the Englewood Municipal Code 1985 be and hereby is an-ended by adding a new subsection B. 9. to read as follo.,s : 11-1-1: ADOPTICN OF CODE : B.9 . SEX:TICN 12-3 OF ARTICLE XII IS DEJ:,ETED, ~ ~ a p~ pH' ..... ,_ cl>e handic FE .... ali>Lc:Ja. -wHh 11i&1;~!1 lei.-a ,..-..-a11 ichati~~ ~""'4-- i:ta.MeiHiiluJ t!Mt! t!itl8 98Clll4i"ilA~ el -AiW, ~-~ JlpaRiliaA~ ~~.---11e...~,... ..... -...~<IEtM&•~ Iii¥ ba P""'°N al.QA<j pil,;l,;,a &I;-H!JM!I.W & Nl!f ~ ~"" iRf,aee~ ~ ~ ~ up:a~ ~_.._..-. "'"'"'~ \IIH ....... ~~~-~--..,_.........., ,+i+ ~~-p~ af aa-.,elli•~-.o.. ~i-.all a~; ffi ~ epaai&l ~illll)' lie-,....... eo, -a-. ~ 1:9 nMtiiewed.......,. apeeiffe.~ ...... --~ ....,_. 1;>. woaaasdal,e lleev! l!Nffie, -l - Sectioo 2. That Title 11, Chapter 1, &!Ct ion 1 Municipal Code 1985 be and liereEyTs arrended by adding a new subsection B.10. to read as follc.<s: B.10. SEX:'l'IOO 25-S(h) OF ARTICLE XXV IS DELETED . sectioo 25-5 Misoellanoous definitiais ~-WMft-~V )v,--4 •~ ~-9e'l'l!l'eiy hnmtieni...-') -"8"'1 ..... law---fM,WW~~-lil>eM48' ;a, ~Glal ~ Sectial 3. 'nlat Title 11, Chapter 1 of the Englewood Municipal Code 1985 be 'iiiia!iereoy is "" nded by adding a new Section 12 to read as follc.<s: 11-1-12 PAAK ING PRIVILEXiES FOR THE HANDICAPPED: A. Definitions: 1. HANDICAPPED PERSOO MEANS A PERSOO SO SEVERELY HANDICAPPED THAT HE IS UNABLE TO MOVE FRCM PLACE TO PLACE WITHoor THE l\ID CF A MEO!ANICAL DEVICE CR WHO HI\S A PHYSICAL IMPl\IRMENl' VERIFIED BY DISTINGUISHED VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES CR A CURRENT IDENl'IFYING PLJ\Cl\RD ISSUED BY THE COLORADO DEPJ\R'lM':NI" OF M:m:lR VEHICLES l\l,ll DISPLAYED AS REWIRED BY THE COLORAllO REVISED SI"l\T!11'ES. 2 • HANDICAPPED PERSOOS FRCt·! STATES OI"IIER THAN COLORADO SHALL BE AI.La-lED TO USE Hl\NDICAPPED PAAKING SPJ\CES rn .ENGLlMXD SO LOIG AS SOC!! PERSruS HAVE CURREl\'I" HANDICAPPED LICENSE PLATES 00 PI.I\CARDS FRCM THEIR H<l-lE STATE. B. DESIGNJ\TIOO OF HANDICAPPED PJ\RKING SPACES: 1. EACH PJ\RKING SPACE RESERVED FOR USE BY THE HANDICAPPED, WHEn'IIER 00 PUBLIC PROPER'I"Y CR PRIVATE PROPE!'.TY, SHALL BE MARKED WITH AN OFFICIJ\L UPRIGHT SIGN IDENl'IFYrnG SOC!! PARKrnG SPACE AS RESERVEI: FOR USE BY THE HANDICAPPED. THIS SIGN SHALL BE STATIOOARY. 2. J\ HANOICAPPED PERSON MAY PAAK rn A PAAKrnG SPACE IDENl'IFIED AS BErnG RESE.RVED FOR USE BY THE HANDICAPPED WHETHER al PUBLIC" PROPERTY CR PRIVATE PROPER'I"Y. A CUR!IDlT l'LACJ\11D OR I.1CENSE PLATE ISSUED TO A HANDICAPPED PERSCtl SHALL BE DISPLAYED CN THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED rn SUCH PLACE. 3. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY. PERSOO OI'HER THAN A HANOICAPPED PERSCN TO PARK rn A PARK;:!\'G SPACE, 00 PUBLIC PROPER'I"Y CR PRIVATE PROPER'I"Y , WHJr:ll IS CLEARLY IDENl'IFIID BY AN OFFICIJ\L SIGN AS BErnG RESERVED FOR USE BY THE HANDICAPPED UNLESS &JCH PERSOO IS PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR BENEFIT OF !\ HANDICAPPED PERSOO. -2 - C. PROVIDING OFFICIAL HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS. 1. THE CITY TRAFFIC rnGINEER SHALL PROVIDE CRITERIA I\Nll FORMA.l" FOR OFFI CIAL HANDICAPPEr PARKING SIQIS. D. VlJLI\TIOOS : 1. ANY I.AW ENFORCD!ENT OFFICER OR AUTHORIZED HANDICAPPED Pl\RK.ING ENFORCDIENI' OFFICIAL MAY CHEX:K THE IDENrIFICATICN OF ANY PERSOO USING A HANDICAPPED LICENSE PLI\TE OR PLACARD Dl ORDER TO DETERMINE WHE:lllER SUCll USE IS Al1l'HORIZED. CURRENl' DI STINGUISHING LICENSE PLATES OR IDmrIFYING PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE COLORADO DEPAR'IMENl' OF M:7l'ClR VEHICLES, AND DISPLAYED AS Pf.OVIDED rn SB'.:TICN 42-4-1109 COLORADO REVISED STA'IVl'ES, ARE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE DRIVER OR CXX:tlPAm' IS A BCNI\ FIDE QUALIFIED HANDICAPPED PER.500. 2. IT SHALL BE A VIOLATIOO OF TIUS CODE FOR ANY PERSOO WHO IS NOr A l!Al\'DICAPPED PERSOO OR TRANSPORTING A HANDICAPPED PERSOO TO =ISE THE PRIVILEXiES l\LLaiED BY SB'.:TIOOS 11-1-12 AND 11-1-13 . 3 . NO PERSOO WHO IS NOr A HANDICAPPED PERSOO, OR IS NOl' TRANSPORTING A HANDICAPPED PERSOO, SHALL USE A LICENSE PLATE OR PL.I\CI\RD ISSIJlll TO A HANDICAPPED PERSOO rn ACCORDANCE WITH THE COLORADO REVISED STA'IVl'ES TO REX:EIVE THE BENEFITS OR PRIVILEXiES A\ll\ILI\BLE TO A HANDICAPPED PER.500 UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. Sec:tioo 4. That Title 11, Olapter 1 of the Englewood Municipal Code 1985 be and hereby is anended by adding a new Section 13 to read as folla.,s : 11-1-13 : PARKING PRIVILEXiE FOR THE HANDICAPPED: A VEHICLE WITH DISTINGUISHING LICENSE PLI\TES OR I\N lDENrIFYING PLACARD rnDICATDlG THAT THE CXX:tJPAm' OF SAID VEHICLE IS A PERSOO WITH A HANDI CAP, AS DEFrnED rn SEx::TICN 11-1-12 A.l. OF TIUS CODE, MAY BE PARKED ALONG PUBLIC STREEl'S RfXiARDLESS CF ANY '1'IME LIMITATIOO IJolPOSED BY OFF'ICIAL SIGNS UPCN PARKING rn SUCll AREA; EXCEPT THAT SUCll PRIVILEXiE SHALL NOl' ~PLY TO ZOOES Dl ~11ICH: (1) STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING CF ALL VEHICLES IS PROHIBITl:ll AT ALL TIMES; (2) CNLY SPECIAL VEHICLES MAY BE PARKED; OR ( 3) PARKING IS Nor ALLalED lXJRING SPECii'IC PERIODS OF THE DAY rn ORDFR TO ACCa-MJOATE HEAVY TRAFFIC . -3 - Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading oo the 4th day of June, 1990. Published as a Bill for an Ordinance oo the 7th day of June, 1990. Read by title and passed on final reading oo the 18th day of June, 1990. Publ l.shed by title as Ordinance No.a, Series of 1990, on the 21st day ~ -. "~-/74.~ ~ Attest: &{;c.~~-i.#. {jtk,,J Patricia H. Cra.,, City Clc,xk I, Patricia H. era,,, City Clerk of the City of Engleo.ood, Colorado . hereby certify that the above and foregoing i s a true cq,y of the Ordiuance passed on final reading and published by title as Ordinance No. 4.J_, Series of 1990. a &.t . . · . .,/ /i -4 - -~<<,t... o;v . u~-1.,...,, Patricia H. era,,