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Home My WebLink About2004 Ordinance No. 017• • • ORDI NANCE NO . LJ'_ SERIE S OF 2004 BY AUTHORITY COUNC IL BILL NO . 13 INT RODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW AN ORDINANCE AMENDI NG TITLE 11 , CHAPTER I. SECTION I, SUBSECTION B OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 , BY THE INSERTION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH 7, WHICH ADDS A NEW SUBSECTION (d) TO SECTION 220 (1), OF THE MOD EL TRAFFIC CODE 19 95 , PERTAI NING TO HELM ETS RF.QU IRED FOR PERSO NS WITHOUT A DRIVERS LIC ENSE WHILE RIDING GOPEDSIMOTORIZED SCOOTERS . WHEREAS , the City Council of the Cit y of Englewood , Co lo:ado ha s a proposed Counc il Bill 12, Series of 200 4 which would modi fy the Engl ewood Municipal Co de to all ow 1h c use of gopcds /motor izc d scoo ters in th e public right-of-wa y: and WHEREAS , goped s/motorized scooters arc not de sig ned to provide an y pro tect ion for the operators of thes e vehicles; and WH EREAS, operators of gopeds /motorized scoo ters "'" not required to ha ve dri ve r's licen ses but arc required to co mply with th e mi es of the road : and WHEREAS , ope rat ors th at do not ha ve a va li d driver 's licen se sho uld ha ve some additio nal prmc cti on that is provided by wearing a helmet when the se gop cds/moto ri zc d scco tc!s arc used in the public right-of-way; NOW, THEREFORE , l!E IT ORDAINED BY TH E CIT Y COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, THAT : ~. Title 11, Chapter I, Sect ion I, Sub sectio n B, of th e Er.glew ood \,tunicipal Code ;ooo , is hereby amended by the in se rt ion of a new Paragraph 7, whi ch adds a new Subsecti on (d) to Section 220 (I), of the Model Traffic Code I 995. This new Paragra ph 7 shall be placed in numeri cal order and the remainder shall be renumbered . Th e new Subsec tion shall read as follow s: B. J Jhuc9uircm cn1s of Pan 2 Sec ti on 220 Olldl of 1hc Mode l. fufflLl&llc 199 5 titled "Motorized bicvclcs --motor-driven cvclc s --light equipm ent -department control us e and ope ration s" addi tional equipmen t requi red fo r operators of gop ed/motonzcd sc ooter Any per son operat ing a go P£_d/mot ori zc d scoo icr on~ stre ets withou t a driv ers licen se is rc3uired 10 ws;ar a securely fas te11 ed helm et de signed for use un de r thi s Se cti on 1 1 b iv ~ Safety C)oy scs . The Ci 1y Co uncil hereby finds. de1ermin es. and declare s 1hu1 1his Ordinance is prornulgale under 1h e general police power of 1he Ci1 y of Englewo od. 1ha1 ii is prornutga1ed for 1he health , safely. and welfare of 1he public . and 1h a1 1hi s Ordinance is ne cessary fo r lh c preservation of health and safe1 y and for the prot ec 1ion of public convenience and welfare . The Cit y Council fort hcr determines that 1h c Ordinance bear s a rati onal relat io n 10 the prope r legislati ve object soug ht 10 be obtai ned . ~ Sevcrabj)i1y . If any clau se. scnlcnee , para gra ph , or part of thi s Ordinance or 1hc applica1io11 thereof 10 an y person or circumstances shall for any reaso n be adjudged by a court of cornpeteni jurisdic ti on invalid, such j udgrnem shall not affec t, im pair or invalida te the remainder of thi s Ord ina nce or it app lication to oth er perso ns or circu mstances . ~-Jn con sisten t Ordinances . A II other Ord inances or po nions 1hcrcof inconsis tent or conflicting wi th thi s Ordi nJnce or any portion hereof arc hereby repealed to the extent of such incon siste nc y or co nfli ct. ~-Effect of repeal or modificmion . The repea l or modification of any provi sion of th e Code of the City of Engle wood by this Ordina nce shall not relea se. ~x tinguish , alter , modify , or change in whole or in part any penalt y. forfeitu re, or liabilit y, either civil or criminal , which shall have been inc urred under such provision. and each provision shall be treate d and held as st ill remai nin g in force for 1he purpo ses of sus taining any and all proper action !:, sui ts, proceedings, and prosecutions fo r the en :vrcernenl of th e pena lt y. forfeitu re. or liabi lity. as well as for •h e purpose of sustai nin g any judgment. decree . or ord er whi ch can or may be rendered. entered. or made in such actions, sui ts , proceedings, or prosecutions . ~-fu'lllY, Th e Penalty Prov is ion of Section t .4 . t EMC shall ar.p ly 10 each and every violation of this Ordinanc e. Introduced, read in full, and pa ssed on first reading on th e Isl da y of March , 2004 . Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 5th day of March, 2004. Read by title and passe d on final reading on !he 15th day of March, 2004 . Publi shed by 1i1l e as Ordinan ce No . f/_. Series of 2004 , on the 19'' da y of Ma rch , 2004. _,// -2- • • • • I, Loucrishia A. Ellis , City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado , hereby cenify that the above and fo regoing is a true copy of the Ordinance assed on final reading and published by title as Ordinance No . 'l7 Series of 200 . ~~____::_:._:___lu{! -C!fo . toucrishia A. Ellis • COUNCIL COMMUNICATIC1N Date Age nda Item ,\,\arc h I , ~004 11 a iv INITI ATE D BY D epa rtment of Public W orks Subject O rd inance amen ding Titl e 11 , Chapter I , of th e Engl ewood Munic ipal Code to require operato rs o f gopeds and m otorized scooters in th e p ublic rig ht- of-way wear helm ets if th ey do n ot p ossess a valid dri ve rs licens e. I STAFF SOURCE Ke n Ross, Direc lor of Public W o rk s COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION A t it; Marc h 1, 2004 m ee ting, City Council is cons id erin g Ordinance No. 1 2, w hi ch will m odify th e En glewood Municipal Code to all ow the us e of gopeds and m ol o rized scooters in the public right-of-way. RECOMMENDED ACTION Th e Public W orks Departmenl re commends th at City Council approve an ordi nan ce to am end Titl e 11, Chapter I o f th e Engl ewood Municipal Code to require operators of gope ds and mo toriz ed scooters in th e public right-o f-way wea r helmets if th ey do not poss es s a valid drivers license . • BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED • Gopeds and m otorized scooters are n ot des ign ed to provide any protecti on fo r opera tors of thes e vehicles . When th e City passed th e ordina nce to all ow th ese vehicles to be used on public st ree ts, there was no age restri cti on and th ere was no req ui rement fo r dri ve rs tests to make sure that operators ha ve a good understandin g o f the ru les of th e road . The City has allowed the use of go peds and motori zed scoot ers by mino rs believing that th e p arents and guardian s will di sc us s and assur e themselves ih at their c hildren hav e a good understandin g of safe ope rator behavior and th e rul es and regula tions Jhat operators must obey in order to sa fe ly occupy a portion of roadway thal is des ign ed fo r cars, buss es, and Jru cks. TI,is o rdinance mandates that op erat o rs tha t d o not ha ve a vali d drivers li cens e sho uld have some additional protection that is provided by wearing a bicycle helm et. As Mark Twain once said -"Good judgment comes from experi ence, and w here does expe ri ence come fr o m? Experi ence com es from bad judgment." Thi s o rdin ance attempts to provide some margin of sa fety for yo unge r op erators to gain "experience ". FINANCI AL IMPACT o fin anc ial impact has been identified. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Th e Propose d O rdinance