HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 Ordinance No. 008
ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL NO. 2
NO. 8 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
SERIES OF 2025 MEMBER ANDERSON
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11 OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING TRAFFIC AND INCORPORATING
BY REFERENCE THE 2024 EDITION OF THE MODEL TRAFFIC CODE
FOR COLORADO NOVEMBER 2024 REVISION 1.0 AS MODIFIED BY
APPLICABLE ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS.
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 44, of the Englewood Home Rule Charter provides that
standard codes promulgated by the State of Colorado may be adopted by reference; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 42-4-110(1)(b), municipalities may, in the manner
prescribed by Parts 1 and 2 of Article 16 of Title 31, C.R.S., adopt by reference all or any part of
a Model Traffic Code to control and regulate the movement and parking of motor vehicles as
provided by state traffic laws; and
WHEREAS, since 1952, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has
published and regularly updated the Model Traffic Code for Colorado, which is modeled after the
applicable state statutes and adopted by municipalities to ensure uniformity and standardization of
traffic regulations throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted versions of the Model Traffic Code and
adopted by reference the 2020 edition of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado, as amended; and
WHEREAS, in 2024 CDOT promulgated the 2024 edition of the Model Traffic Code for
Colorado; and
WHEREAS, in November 2024 CDOT updated the 2024 edition of the Model Traffic
Code for Colorado with Revision 1.0; and
WHEREAS, the current traffic code requires amending in order to comply with changes
in state law; and
WHEREAS, in 2017 the Colorado Legislature passed House Bill 17-1162 authorizing
local governments to enforce certain violations of C.R.S. § 42-2-138; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 42-2-127(5.6) permits any municipality to elect to adopt the
provisions of C.R.S. § 42-2-127(5.5) by ordinance automatically reducing the number of points
for traffic infractions for payment made before the due date; and
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WHEREAS, uniformity between the City and state traffic code benefits officers by
allowing them to adhere to a single set of rules, thereby simplifying their duties and reducing the
risk of error; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that adoption of 2024 Model Traffic Code
November 2024 Revision 1.0 is necessary for the health, safety, welfare of the public and desires
to adopt such code by reference, as amended and set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, City Council first considered and approved this Council Bill on January 6,
2025, but this matter is back for Council consideration on a second first reading at request of
Municipal Court, to include a clarification to proposed revisions to EMC § 11-1-7 below and to
provide a delayed implementation if necessary to allow for software process and citation
amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of the Model Traffic Code. Pursuant to Section 44, Article V of the
Englewood Home Rule Charter, and Title 31, Article 16, Parts 1 and 2, C.R.S., as amended, there
is hereby adopted by reference the 2024 Edition of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado
November 2024 Revision 1.0," promulgated and published as such by the Colorado Department
of Transportation, Traffic Engineering and Safety Branch, 2829 W. Howard Place, Denver,
Colorado 80204. The subject matter of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive
traffic-control regulations for the State of Colorado, and its subject counties, cities, towns, and
home rule municipalities, including the City of Englewood (hereinafter referred to as "City"). The
purpose of this Ordinance and the Englewood Municipal Code ("EMC") adopted herein is to
provide a system of traffic regulation consistent with state law and generally conforming to similar
regulations throughout the state and nation. Two copies of the Model Traffic Code adopted herein
shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Colorado and may be
inspected during regular business hours, and one copy shall be made available at the website of
the City Clerk.
Section 2. Amendment of Title 11. Title 11, Chapter 1 to the Englewood Municipal Code
shall be amended to read as follows (new provisions underlined; and deleted provisions crossed
through):
11-1-1: Adoption of Code.
A. Pursuant to Section 44, Article V of the Englewood Home Rule Charter, and Title 31,
Article 16, Parts 1 and 2, C.R.S., as amended, there is hereby adopted by reference Articles
I and II, inclusive of the 2024 Edition of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado,"
promulgated and published as such by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Traffic
Engineering and Safety Branch, 2829 W. Howard Place, Denver, Colorado 80204. The
subject matter of the Model Traffic Code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic-control
regulations for the State of Colorado, and its subject counties, cities, towns and home rule
municipalities, including the City of Englewood (hereinafter referred to as "City"). The
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purpose of this Ordinance and the Englewood Municipal Code ("C.R.") adopted herein is to
provide a system of traffic regulation consistent with state law and generally conforming to
similar regulations throughout the state and nation. Two copies of the Model Traffic Code
adopted herein shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk for the City of Englewood,
Colorado and may be inspected during regular business hours, and one copy shall be made
available at the website of the City Clerk.
A.B. The 20240 edition of the Model Traffic Code for Colorado November 2024 Revision 1.0
("MTC") published by the Colorado Department of Transportation is adopted by reference as
if set out at length, except as specifically amended for the following amendments and
deletions as set forth below. To the extent that an MTC provision is not otherwise applicable,
it shall be interpreted to apply to the City or EMC equivalent. In any conflict, EMC provisions
shall apply.
1. Penalty Assessment. The penalty assessments for traffic violations are inapplicable to
the City. Therefore, aAll references to penalty assessments and procedures dealing
with penalty assessments as set forth within Parts 1-19 of the 20240 Model Traffic
Code Revision 1.0 are hereby expressly deleted.
2. Part 1, Section 103, MTC, is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection
(2)(c), which shall read as follows:
103. Scope and effect of Code — exceptions to provisions.
(2) (c) Provisions of these Parts 1—19 of tThe MTC as adopted herein shall apply to
all public highways, roadways, streets, alley ways, and upon private property
made available for public use where the City has contracted to provide traffic and
parking enforcement., and any such contract shall be a waiver of any objection the
owner may assert concerning enforcement of this section and the MTC by peace
officers authorized and empowered to enforce this Code, provisions of law to the
contrary notwithstanding.
3. Part 1, Section 106, who may restrict right to use highways - is hereby amended to read
as follows:
106. Right to restrict right to use highways.
a) The use of certain streets and roadways by trucks or other commercial vehicles,
bicycles, and horse-drawn vehicles or other non-motorized traffic shall be
restricted or prohibited when authorized by the City Traffic Engineer and when
official signs giving notice thereof are erected.
b) For the purposes of road construction and maintenance any street or portion
thereof may, by action of the City or by agreement with other concerned road
agencies, be temporarily closed to through traffic or to all vehicular traffic during
the work project, and the traffic affected shall be along appropriate detours or
alternative routes by official traffic control devices.
c) When signs are so erected giving notice of restrictions or prohibitions upon the
use of streets, no person shall disobey the directions or instructions stated on such
signs.
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d) The provisions of subsection (a) above shall not be construed to prohibit the
drivers of any excluded vehicle(s) from traveling over such restricted or
prohibited streets, other than controlled-access roadways, for the purpose of
delivering or picking up materials or merchandise or reaching destinations which
occur on these particular streets, provided such excluded vehicles enter such
streets at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and proceed
thereon no further than the nearest intersection thereafter.
4. The Title of Part 1, Section 109, Low-power scooters, animals, skis, skates, and toy
vehicles, on highways is hereby amended as follows:
109. Operation of low-power scooters, animals, skis, skates, toy vehicles and electric
golf cars.
5. Sections (1) and (13) of Part 1, Section 109, Low-power scooters, animals, skis, skates,
and toy vehicles, on highways - are hereby amended to read as follows, and a new
subsection (14) is added as follows:
109. Operation of low-power scooters, animals, skis, skates, toy vehicles and electric
golf cars.
(1) A person riding a low-power scooter upon a roadway where low-power scooter
travel is permitted shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of
the duties and penalties applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle as set forth in
the E.M.C. and the MTC, except those provisions of the E.M.C. or MTC that by
their very nature, can have no application. Said riders shall also comply with the
special rules set forth in this section and in Part 2, Section 220(1)(b) and (1)(c) of
the MTC and when using streets and highways within the City of Englewood, and
shall comply with any other applicable local ordinances regulating the operation
of golf cars or low-power scooters. Whenever the word "vehicle" is used in any of
the driving rules applicable to golf cars and low-powered scooter riders as set
forth within Title 11, Chapter 1, of the EMC, such term shall be interpreted to
include golf car and low-power scooter.
(13) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (13), any
person who violates a provision of this section commits a class B traffic
infraction.
(b) Any person who violates subsection (6.5) of this section commits a class A
traffic infraction.
(14) Operation of an Electric Golf Car within the City of Englewood.
a) A golf car used on City streets or roadways, must meet the definition stated
in Section 42-1-102 C.R.S. and be powered by electricity.
b) Golf cars will be allowed on the streets and roadways of the City with the
following restrictions:
i) Golf cars shall be allowed on City roadways with a maximum
speed of thirty (30) miles per hour.
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ii) Golf cars shall be prohibited on sidewalks and pedestrian or
bicycle pathways.
iii) Golf cars shall not be permitted continuous travel on the following
roadways within the City:
Evans Avenue
Dartmouth Avenue
Highway 285
Logan Street
Broadway Downing Street
South Santa Fe Drive
University Boulevard
Federal Avenue
Belleview Avenue
Nor on sections of:
Navajo, from Quincy to Oxford
Windermere, from Oxford to Kenyon
iv) With the exception of South Santa Fe Drive, golf cars may cross
the roadways listed above, or other roadways with a speed limit of
greater than thirty (30) miles per hour if they do so at marked
intersections.
c) All golf cars used on the streets or roadways of the City shall have the
following operational equipment:
i) Head lamps.
ii) Front and rear turn signals.
iii) Tail lamps.
iv) Stop lamps.
v) Reflex reflectors; one red on each side as far to the rear as
practicable and one red reflector on the rear of the golf car.
vi) An exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle or an
interior mirror.
vii) A windshield, or the driver must be wearing state approved
goggles.
viii) Seat belts (type one or two) at all seat positions. Wearing seat belts
is recommended but not required.
ix) Parking brake.
x) Display slow-moving vehicle emblem per MTC, Section 234.
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xi) Display Englewood golf car permit sticker on the rear.
d) Permits required.
i) Golf Car Vehicle Permit. The golf car shall be inspected for safety
and required equipment by the Englewood Police Department
every three years and issued a permit sticker. A vehicle driver must
provide proof of current vehicle permit when requested by any
enforcing officer.
ii) Vehicle owners must provide proof of a current driver's license and
complying insurance at the time of permitting and at all times
when operating the golf car on the City's roadways.
iii) Fees for the inspection and City permit shall be set by Council
Resolution and incorporated within the City's Rate and Fee
Schedule.
e) A golf car driver shall have in his or her possession a current valid driver's
license or minor driver's license and proof of insurance for the golf car.
i) A golf car driver shall possess insurance consistent with Motor
Vehicle Insurance limits required by State Statute.
f) Unauthorized use of golf cars.
i) An unlicensed driver of a golf cart shall not carry a passenger who
is under twenty-one years of age.
ii) A person under sixteen years of age may not operate a golf cart.
6. Part 1, Section 111, Powers of Local Authorities - is hereby deleted.
7. Part 1, Section 113, Appropriations for administration of article - is hereby deleted.
8. Part 1, Section 118, Establishment of wildlife crossing zones - is hereby deleted.
9. Part 2, Section 203, Unsafe Vehicles - Spot Inspections - is hereby deleted.
10. Part 2, Section 221 is hereby amended to include reference to electric scooters to read
as follows:
221. Bicycle and personal mobility device equipment.
(1) No other provision of this part 2 and no provision of part 3 of this Code shall
apply to a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter or EPAMD or to
equipment for use on a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter or
EPAMD except those provisions in this Code made specifically applicable to such
a vehicle.
(2) Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter or EPAMD in use at the
times described in section 204 shall be equipped with a lamp on the front emitting
a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front.
(3) Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter or EPAMD shall be
equipped with a red reflector of a type approved by the department, which shall be
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visible for six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower
beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
(4) Every bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter or EPAMD when in use
at the times described in section 204 shall be equipped with reflective material of
sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides for six hundred feet
when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle or,
in lieu of such reflective material, with a lighted lamp visible from both sides
from a distance of at least five hundred feet.
(5) A bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter or EPAMD or its rider may
be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by subsections
(2) to (4) of this section.
(6) A bicycle, electric scooter or electrical assisted bicycle shall not be equipped with,
nor shall any person use upon a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle, any siren or
whistle.
(7) Every bicycle, electric scooter or electrical assisted bicycle shall be equipped with
a brake or brakes that will enable its rider to stop the bicycle or electrical assisted
bicycle within twenty-five feet from a speed of ten miles per hour on dry, level,
clean pavement.
(8) A person engaged in the business of selling bicycles, electric scooter or electrical
assisted bicycles at retail shall not sell any bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle
unless the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle has an identifying number
permanently stamped or cast on its frame.
(9) (a) On or after January 1, 2018, every manufacturer or distributor of new electrical
assisted bicycles intended for sale or distribution in this state shall permanently
affix to each electrical assisted bicycle, in a prominent location, a label that
contains the classification number, top assisted speed, and motor wattage of the
electrical assisted bicycle. The label must be printed in the Arial font in at least
nine-point type.
(b) A person shall not knowingly modify an electrical assisted bicycle so as to
change the speed capability or motor engagement of the electrical assisted
bicycle without also appropriately replacing, or causing to be replaced, the
label indicating the classification required by subsection (9)(a) of this
section.
(10) (a) An electrical assisted bicycle must comply with the equipment and
manufacturing requirements for bicycles adopted by the United States consumer
product safety commission and codified at 16 CFR 1512 or its successor
regulation.
(b) A class 2 electrical assisted bicycle must operate in a manner so that the
electric motor is disengaged or ceases to function when the brakes are
applied. Class 1 and class 3 electrical assisted bicycles must be equipped
with a mechanism or circuit that cannot be bypassed and that causes the
electric motor to disengage or cease to function when the rider stops
pedaling.
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(c) A class 3 electrical assisted bicycle must be equipped with a speedometer
that displays, in miles per hours, the speed the electrical assisted bicycle is
traveling.
(11) A person who violated this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
11. Part 2, Section 227(3)(b), Tinted Windows - is hereby deleted.
12. Part 2, Section 235, Minimum Standards for Commercial Vehicles - is hereby amended
to read as follows:
235. Minimum standards for commercial vehicles
The City hereby incorporates by reference the Department of Public Safety Rules and
Regulations Concerning Minimum Standards for the Operation of Commercial
Vehicles as adopted by the Colorado Code of Regulations (C.C.R.) or as same shall be
amended which incorporates the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, or as same
shall be amended.
413. Part 2, Section 236(7)(b), Child Restraint Systems, regarding fine for a minor driver -
is hereby deleted.
514. Part 5, Section 511, Permits Standards - is hereby deleted.
615. Part 6, Section 603, Obedience to Official Traffic Control Devices - is hereby amended
by the addition of a new paragraph (6) which shall read as follows:
603. Obedience to Official Traffic Control Devices.
(6) Obedience to Official Truck Traffic Control Devices. Nor operator or driver of a
truck or commercial vehicle shall disobey any official traffic control devices
relating to or concerning truck routes or vehicle weight restrictions within the City
of Englewood., except as provided by Section 11-1-1(B)(2), (4) E.M.C.
16. Part 6, Section 616, Wildlife Crossing Zones — increase in penalties for moving traffic
- is hereby deleted.
17. Part 7, Section 711, Driving on Mountain Highways - is hereby deleted.
18. Part 7, Section 714, Requirement To Yield To A Bicycle In A Bicycle Lane - is hereby
added as follows:
714. Requirement To Yield To A Bicycle In A Bicycle Lane.
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a bicyclist or other
authorized user of a bicycle lane.
(2) "Bicycle Lane:" means a portion of the roadway that has been designated by
striping, signage, or pavement markings for the exclusive use of bicyclists and
other authorized users of bicycle lanes. "Bicycle Lane" includes an intersection if
the bicycle lane is marked on opposite sides of the intersection.
(3) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a class A traffic
infraction.
19. Part 8, Section 802(3), Pedestrians' Right-of-Way in Crosswalks - is hereby amended
to read as follows:
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802. Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks.
(3) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and ride a
bicycle, ride an electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, walk, or run into the
path of a moving vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
20. Part 10, Section 1011, Use of Runaway Vehicle Ramps - is hereby deleted.
21. Part 11, Section 1101(1), Speed limits - is hereby amended to add the following
subsection(1)(a):
1101(1) Speed limits.
(1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable
and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle on a street or highway within the City at a
speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then
existing. Except when a special hazard exists that requires a lower speed, any
speed in excess of the posted speed at any location shall be prima facie
evidence that the speed at which the vehicle is being operated is not
reasonable or prudent for the conditions and is being operated in an unlawful
manner.
722. Part 11, Section 1101(2), Speed Limits - is hereby amended to read as follows:
1101(2) Speed limits.
(a) Fifteen (15) miles per hour in any alley.
(b) Twenty-five (25) miles per hour in any business district, unless otherwise
posted.
(c) Twenty-five (25) miles per hour in any residential district, unless otherwise
posted.
23. Part 12, Section 1202, Parking or Abandonment of Vehicles - shall be amended to read
as follows:
1202. Parking or abandonment of vehicles.
(1) No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, either attended or
unattended, outside of a business or a residential district, upon the paved or
improved and main-traveled part of the highway. Nothing contained in this
section shall apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the
paved or improved and main-traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to
such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such
disabled vehicle in such position, subject, when applicable, to the emergency
lighting requirements set forth in Section 230.
24. Part 12, Section 1203, Ski Areas to Install Signs - is hereby deleted.
25. Part 12, Section 1204, Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places -
is hereby amended to read as follows:
1204. Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, no person shall
stop, stand, or park a vehicle, including electric scooters, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police
officer or an official traffic control device, in any of the following places
826. Part 12, Section 1205(2) and (3), Parking at Curb or Edge of Roadway - are hereby
amended to read as follows:
1205. Parking at curb or edge of roadway.
(2) Except as authorized by the City's Traffic Engineer or designee, every vehicle
stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel
to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement,
with its right-hand wheels within twelve (12") inches of the left-hand shoulder or
with its left-hand wheels within twelve (12") of the left-hand curb or as close as
practicable to the left edge of the left hand shoulder.
(3) The local authority may, through its Traffic Engineer or designee, permit angle
parking on any roadway; except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any
State highway unless the Colorado Department of Transportation has determined
by resolution or order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width
to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
27. Part 14, Section 1401(1), Reckless Driving "Electric Scooter" - is hereby amended to
read as follows:
1401. Reckless driving - penalty.
(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or low-
power scooter in such a manner as to indicate either a wanton or a willful
disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. A
person convicted of reckless driving of a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall
not be subject to the provisions of Section 42-2-127, C.R.S.
28. Part 14, Section 1401(2), Reckless Driving — Penalty - is hereby deleted.
29. Part 14, Section 1402, Careless Driving — Penalty - is amended to read as follows:
1402. Careless driving - penalty.
(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric
scooter, or low-power scooter in a careless and imprudent manner, without due
regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of the streets and
highways and all other attendant circumstances, is guilty of careless driving. A
person convicted of careless driving of a bicycle, or electrical assisted bicycle, or
electric scooter shall not be subject to the provisions of C.R.S. §Section 42-2-127,
C.R.S.
(2)(a)Failed to Yield Right-of-Way to Bicyclist or Other Authorized User in Bicycle
Lane Caused Crash is hereby added. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs
(b) and (c) of this subsection (2), any person who violates any provision of this
section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
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(b) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of bodily injury to another, such
person commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(c) If the person's actions are the proximate cause of death to another, such person
commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(3) Failed to Yield Right-of-Way to Bicyclist or Other Authorized User in Bicycle
Lane Caused Bodily Injury, is hereby added.
(4) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or low-
power scooter in a careless and imprudent manner, without due regard for the
width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of the streets and highways and all
other attendant circumstances, is guilty of careless driving. A person convicted of
careless driving of a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall not be subject to
the provisions of Section 42-2-127, C.R.S.
(5) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2
misdemeanor traffic offense, but, if the person's actions are the proximate cause of
bodily injury or death to another, such person commits a class 1 misdemeanor
traffic offense.
30. Part 14, Section 1402.5 Vulnerable Road User is hereby added.
1402.5 Vulnerable road user - prohibition.
(1) Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires,
"vulnerable road user" means:
(a) A pedestrian;
(b) A person engaged in work upon a roadway or upon utility facilities along a
roadway;
(c) A person providing emergency services within a right-of-way;
(d) A peace officer who is outside a motor vehicle and performing the peace
officer's duties in a right-of-way;
(e) A person riding or leading an animal; or
(f) A person lawfully using any of the following on a public right-of-way,
crosswalk, or shoulder of the roadway:
(i) A bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, tricycle, or other pedal-
powered vehicle;
(ii) A farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for farm use;
(iii) A skateboard;
(iv) Roller skates;
(v) In-line skates;
(vi) A scooter;
(vii) A moped;
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(viii) A motorcycle;
(ix) An off-highway vehicle;
(x) An animal-drawn,
wheeled vehicle;
(xi) Farm equipment;
(xii) A sled;
(xiii) An electric personal assistive mobility device;
(xiv) A wheelchair;
(xv) A baby stroller; or
(xvi) A nonmotorized pull wagon.
(2) Prohibition. A person who drives a motor vehicle in violation of Section 1402 of
the MTC and whose actions are the proximate cause of serious bodily injury, as
defined in Section 1601, to a vulnerable road user commits infliction of serious
bodily injury to a vulnerable road user.
(3) Violations and penalties.
(a) Infliction of serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user is a class 1 traffic
misdemeanor.
31. Part 14, Section 1407.5, Splash Guards (3)(g) - is hereby amended to read as follows:
1407.5.(3) Splash guards - when required.
(3) This section does not apply to:
(a) Passenger-carrying motor vehicles registered pursuant to Section 42-3-
306(2), C.R.S.;
(b) Trucks and truck tractors registered pursuant to Section 42-3-306(4) or (5)
C.R.S., having an empty weight of ten thousand pounds or less;
(c) Trailers equipped with fenders or utility pole trailers;
(d) Vehicles while involved in chip and seal or paving operations or road
widening equipment;
(e) Truck tractors or converter dollies when used in combination with other
vehicles;
(f) Vehicles drawn by animals; or
(g) Bicycles, electric scooters or electrical assisted bicycles.
32. Sections (1), (2), (4)(a), and (6) of Part 14, Section 1409, Compulsory Insurance - are
hereby amended to read as follows:
1409. Compulsory insurance - penalty - legislative intent.
(1) No owner of a motor vehicle or low-power scooter required to be registered in this
municipality shall operate the vehicle or permit it to be operated on the public
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highways of this municipality when the owner has failed to have a complying
policy or certificate of self-insurance in full force and effect as required by law.
(2) No person shall operate a motor vehicle or low-power scooter on the public
highways of this municipality without a complying policy or certificate of self-
insurance in full force and effect as required by law.
(4) (a) Any person who violates the provision of subsections (1), (2), or (3) of this
section commits a traffic offense.
(6) No person charged with violating subsections (1), (2), or (3) of this section shall
be convicted if he or she produces in court a bona fide complying policy or
certificate of self-insurance in full force and effect as required by law at the time
of the alleged violation.
33. Part 14, Section 1410.5, Sections (2) and (3), providing false evidence of proof of
motor vehicle insurance — penalty - are hereby deleted.
34. Part 14, Section 1412, sections (1) to (13), Operation of bicycles and other human-
powered vehicles - are hereby amended as follows:
1412. Operation of bicycles and other human-powered vehicles.
(1) Every person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters
shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle
under this Code, except as to special regulations in this Code and except as to
those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Said riders shall
comply with the rules set forth in this section and Section 221, and, when using
streets and highways within incorporated cities and towns, shall be subject to local
ordinances regulating the operation of bicycles, electric scooters and electrical
assisted bicycles as provided in this Title 11, Chapter 1 and C.R.S. Section 42-4-
111.
(2) It is the intent of the general assembly that nothing contained in House Bill No.
1246, enacted at the second regular session of the fifty-sixth general assembly,
shall in any way be construed to modify or increase the duty of the department of
transportation or any political subdivision to sign or maintain highways or
sidewalks or to affect or increase the liability of the state of Colorado or any
political subdivision under the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act," Code 10
of Title 24, C.R.S.
(3) No bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters shall be used to carry
more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed or equipped.
(4) No person riding upon any bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric
scooters shall attach the same or himself or herself to any motor vehicle upon a
roadway.
(5) (a) Any person operating a bicycle or an electrical assisted bicycle or electric
scooters upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic shall ride in the
right-hand lane, subject to the following conditions:
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(i) If the right-hand lane then available for traffic is wide enough to be
safely shared with overtaking vehicles, a bicyclist shall ride far
enough to the right as judged safe by the bicyclist to facilitate the
movement of such overtaking vehicles unless other conditions
make it unsafe to do so.
(ii) A bicyclist may use a lane other than the right-hand lane when:
(A) Preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private
roadway or driveway;
(B) Overtaking a slower vehicle; or
(C) Taking reasonably necessary precautions to avoid hazards or
road conditions.
(iii) Upon approaching an intersection where right turns are permitted
and there is a dedicated right-turn lane, a bicyclist may ride on the
left-hand portion of the dedicated right-turn lane even if the
bicyclist does not intend to turn right.
(b) A bicyclist or electric scooter rider shall not be expected or required to:
(i) Ride over or through hazards at the edge of a roadway, including
but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked or moving
vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow
lanes; or
(ii) Ride without a reasonable safety margin on the right-hand side of
the roadway.
(c) A person operating a bicycle or an electrical assisted bicycle or electric
scooters upon a one-way roadway with two or more marked traffic lanes may
ride as near to the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as judged safe by
the bicyclist, subject to the following conditions:
(i) If the left-hand lane then available for traffic is wide enough to be
safely shared with overtaking vehicles, a bicyclist shall ride far
enough to the left as judged safe by the bicyclist to facilitate the
movement of such overtaking vehicles unless other conditions
make it unsafe to do so.
(ii) A bicyclist or electric scooter rider shall not be expected or
required to:
(A) Ride over or through hazards at the edge of a roadway,
including but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked
or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface
hazards, or narrow lanes; or
(B) Ride without a reasonable safety margin on the left-hand side
of the roadway.
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(6) (a) Persons riding bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles or electric scooters upon a
roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways
set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(b) Persons riding bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles or electric scooters two
abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and,
on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
(7) A person operating a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters shall
keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
(8) (a) A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters
intending to turn left shall follow a course described in sections 901(1), 903, and
1007 or may make a left turn in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of this
subsection (8).
(b) A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters
intending to turn left shall approach the turn as closely as practicable to the
right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the
intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the
roadway edges, the bicyclist shall stop, as much as practicable, out of the
way of traffic. After stopping, the bicyclist shall yield to any traffic
proceeding in either direction along the roadway that the bicyclist had been
using. After yielding and complying with any official traffic control device
or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which the bicyclist
intends to proceed, the bicyclist may proceed in the new direction.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection
(8), the transportation commission and local authorities in their respective
jurisdictions may cause official traffic control devices to be placed on
roadways and thereby require and direct that a specific course be traveled.
(9) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (9), every person riding a
bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters shall signal the intention
to turn or stop in accordance with Section 903; except that a person riding a
bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters may signal a right turn
with the right arm extended horizontally.
(b) A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given
continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the
bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters before turning and
shall be given while the bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric
scooters is stopped waiting to turn. A signal by hand and arm need not be
given continuously if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the
bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters.
(10) (a) A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters upon
and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk
shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal
before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. A person riding a bicycle or
electric scooter in a crosswalk shall do so in a manner that is safe for pedestrians.
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(b) A person shall not ride a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric
scooters upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon
and along a crosswalk where such use of bicycles or electrical assisted
bicycles or electric scooters is prohibited by official traffic control devices or
local ordinances. A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or
electric scooters shall dismount before entering any crosswalk where
required by official traffic control devices or local ordinances.
(c) A person riding or walking a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric
scooters upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon
and along a crosswalk shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a
pedestrian under the same circumstances, including, but not limited to, the
rights and duties granted and required by Section 802.
(11) (a) A person may park a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters
on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device or
local ordinance.
(b) A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters parked on a
sidewalk shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of
pedestrian or other traffic.
(c) A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters may be parked on
the road at any angle to the curb or edge of the road at any location where
parking is allowed.
(d) A bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters may be parked on
the road abreast of another such bicycle or bicycles or electric scooters near
the side of the road or any location where parking is allowed in such a
manner as does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
(e) In all other respects, bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles or electric
scooters parked anywhere on a highway shall conform to the provisions of
part 12 of this Code regulating the parking of vehicles.
(12) (a) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2
misdemeanor traffic offense; except that Section 42-2-127, C.R.S., shall not
apply.
(b) Any person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooters
who violates any provision of this Code other than this section which is
applicable to such a vehicle and for which a penalty is specified shall be
subject to the same specified penalty as any other vehicle; except that
Section 42-2-127, C.R.S., shall not apply.
(13) Upon request, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall complete a
report concerning an injury or death incident that involves a bicycle or electrical
assisted bicycle or electric scooters on the roadways of the state, even if such
accident does not involve a motor vehicle.
35. Part 14, Section 1412.5, Local adoption of alternative regulations of bicycles and
electric scooters approaching intersections - is hereby added.
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1412.5 Alternative regulations of bicycles and electric scooters approaching
intersections.
(1) The City may adopt an ordinance regarding the following:
(a) A person riding a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter and
approaching an intersection of a roadway with a stop sign shall slow down
and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. If a stop is
not required for safety, the person shall slow to a reasonable speed and yield
the right-of-way to any traffic or pedestrian in or approaching the
intersection. After the person has slowed to a reasonable speed and yielded
the right-of-way if required, the person may cautiously make a turn or
proceed through the intersection without stopping.
(b) For purposes of this subsection (1), a reasonable speed is fifteen miles per
hour or less. The City, by ordinance, may reduce the maximum reasonable
speed at any individual intersection to ten miles per hour or raise the
maximum reasonable speed to twenty miles per hour if the City also posts
signs at the intersection stating that lower or higher speed limitation.
(c) A person riding a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter and
approaching an intersection of a roadway with an illuminated red traffic
control signal shall stop before entering the intersection and shall yield to all
other traffic and pedestrians. Once the person has yielded, the person may
cautiously proceed in the same direction through the intersection or make a
right-hand turn. When a red traffic control signal is illuminated, a person
shall not proceed through the intersection or turn right if an oncoming
vehicle is turning or preparing to turn left in front of the person.
(d) A person riding a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter
approaching an intersection of a roadway with an illuminated red traffic
control signal may make a left-hand turn only if turning onto a one-way
street and only after stopping and yielding to other traffic and pedestrians.
However, a person shall not turn left if a vehicle is traveling in the same
direction as the person and the vehicle is turning or preparing to turn left. If
the person is not turning left onto a one-way street, the person shall not make
a left-hand turn at an intersection while a red traffic control signal is
illuminated.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Electrical assisted bicycle" means the term as it is defined in Appendix —
Definitions.
3610. Part 17, Section 1701(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8), Traffic Offenses Classified —
Schedule of Fines (regarding fine schedules) - are hereby deleted.
3711. Part 17, Section 1709, Penalty Assessment - is hereby deleted.
3812. Part 17, Section 1710, Failure to Pay Penalty - is hereby deleted.
39. Part 17, Section 1716, Notice to Appear or Pay Fine-Failure to Appear-Penalty - is
hereby amended to read as follows:
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1716. Notice to appear or pay fine.
(1) For the purposes of the provisions of this Title 11, Chapter 1 (MTC) tender by an
arresting officer of the summons shall constitute notice to the violator to appear in
court or at the Violations Bureau within the times and dates specified on such
summons.
40. Part 17, Section 1717, Conviction — Attendance at Driver Improvement School - is
amended to read as follows:
1717. Conviction attendance at driver improvement school.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, whenever a person
has been convicted of violating any provision of this Code or other law regulating
the operation of vehicles on streets or highways, the court, in addition to the
penalty provided for the violation or as a condition of either the probation or the
suspension of all or any portion of any fine or sentence of imprisonment for a
violation other than a traffic infraction, may require the defendant, at the
defendant's own expense, if any, to attend and satisfactorily complete a course of
instruction at any designated driver improvement school located and operating in
the county of the defendant's residence and providing instruction in the traffic
laws of this state, instruction in recognition of hazardous traffic situations, and
instruction in traffic accident prevention. Such school shall be approved by the
court.
41. Part 18, Vehicles Abandoned on Public Property - is hereby deleted in its entirety.
CB. Appendix — Definitions, Section 102(42)(c) - is hereby amended to add the following
definitions:
(10.13) "Bicycle Lane" means a portion of the roadway that has been designated
by striping, signage, or pavement markings for the exclusive use of bicyclists and
other authorized users of bicycle lanes. "Bicycle Lane" includes an intersection if
the bicycle lane is marked on opposite sides of the intersection.
(10.25) "Bike Path or Pedestrian Path" means that part of a roadway or separate
path designed for or reserved for the exclusive use of pedestrians, bicycles or
human powered vehicles.
(28.8) "Electric Scooter" means a device weighing less than one hundred pounds,
with handlebars and an electric motor that is powered by electric motor and has a
maximum speed of twenty miles per hour on a paved level surface when powered
solely by the electric motor. Electric scooter does not include an electrical assisted
bicycle, EPMAD, motorcycle or low-power scooter.
(58) "Motor Vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle that is designed primarily for
travel on the public highways and that is generally and commonly used to
transport persons and property over the public highways or a low-speed electric
vehicle; except that the term does not include electrical assisted bicycles, low-
power scooters, wheelchairs, or vehicles moved solely by human power.
(103.5) "Toy Vehicle"
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(a) "Toy vehicle" means any vehicle that has wheels and is not designed for use
on public highways or for off-road use.
(b) "Toy vehicle" includes, but is not limited to, gas-powered or electric-
powered vehicles commonly known as mini bikes, "pocket" bikes, kamikaze
boards, go-peds, and stand-up scooters. It does not include electric scooters.
(c) "Toy vehicle" does not include off-highway vehicles or snowmobiles.
11-1-2: Application and Interpretation of Regulations.
A. Application: This Chapter shall apply to every street, alley, sidewalk area, driveway, park
and to every other Public Way, or public place, 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 1401 - careless, 1402 -
reckless, 606 - unauthorized signs or devices, and 1413 - eluding of article 1 of the adopted
Model Traffic Code, and subsection 11-1-9(B) of this Municipal Code, Investigation Of
Traffic Accidents, respectively, concerning reckless driving, careless driving, unauthorized
signs or devices, eluding police and accident investigation shall apply not only to public
places and ways but also throughout this municipality.
B. Interpretation: This Chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general
purpose to conform with the State's uniform system for the regulation of vehicles and
traffic. Article and Section headings of the ordinance are adopted. The Model Traffic Code
shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or
extent of the provisions of any article or Section thereof.
11-1-4: Vehicle Emissions. Driving Under Restraint for an Outstanding Judgment.
A. It is unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle upon any
highway of this state with knowledge that the person's license or privilege to drive, either as
a resident or a non-resident, is under restraint for an outstanding judgment. Visible
Emissions: No owner or operator of any vehicle shall cause or permit to be emitted from
any gasoline-powered engine any visible air contaminant(s). Such emissions that are a direct
result of cold-engine startup shall be exempt.
B. The municipal court shall not waive or reduce the offense's three-point penalty. State
Certification Requirements:
1. It is unlawful for any person to drive, stop, park, or for the owner or person in charge
of any vehicle to cause or knowingly permit to be driven, stopped or parked on any
street or highway within the City, any vehicle which is required under the laws of the
State to be inspected pursuant to the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment
Program, established pursuant to Sections 42-4-306.5 to 42-4-316, C.R.S., unless such
vehicle has been inspected at an authorized inspection station and has attached thereto,
in proper position, a valid and unexpired certification of emissions control, as required
by the laws of the State.
2. In any prosecution of the provisions of this Section, proof that the vehicle described in
the complaint was driven, parked or stopped in violation of this Section, together with
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proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such driving,
stopping or parking, a registered owner of the vehicle, shall constitute prima facie
evidence that the defendant was the person who drove, parked, stopped or knowingly
permitted to be driven, stopped or parked, such unattended vehicle at the place where
and for the time which such violation occurred.
11-1-5: Skateboards, Roller Skates, Roller Blades or Roller Skis.
A. Definitions
Private Property: Any real property not owned by any governmental entity and which no
governmental entity has any legal or equitable interest therein. It shall include any private
property which is used by the general public for parking purposes.
Roller Skates, Roller Blades, Roller Skis: A shoe with small wheels attached to it or a
runner made from wood, metal, plastic or similar material attached to a frame usually shaped to
fit the sole of a shoe or footwear, with small wheels attached used for gliding or skating on hard
surfaces, usually floors, streets, sidewalks, parking lots and similar places.
Skateboard: A short, narrow board having a set of usually four (4) roller skate wheels
mounted under it.
B. This Section shall be in addition to Section 11-1-1 of this Chapter (sections 109 and 1412 of
the 1995 Model Traffic Code).
B.C. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or ride a skateboard, roller skates or roller skis
in any of the following places:
1. On any public property where signs are posted prohibiting such use, and as prohibited
in Section 11-1-1 of this Chapter (sections 109 and 1412 of the 1995 Model Traffic
Code).
2. On private property, unless permission has been given by the owner, lessee or person
in charge of the property.
C.D. Operators of skateboards, roller skates, roller blades or roller skis shall yield the right-of-way
to other pedestrians using City sidewalks, and shall not otherwise endanger or interfere with
pedestrian traffic on those sidewalks.
11-1-7: Motor Vehicle Noise.1 Assessment of Points.
A. Mufflers, Prevention Of Noise: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or for the owner
to cause or knowingly permit the operation of, any vehicle or combination of vehicles within
this Municipality, which vehicle is not equipped with an adequate muffler in constant
operation and properly maintained to prevent any unnecessary noise, and no such muffler or
exhaust system shall be modified or used with a cutoff, bypass or similar device. No person
shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase
the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by a muffler of the type
1See Title 6, Chapter 2 of this Code.
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originally installed on the vehicle. If a person receives a traffic infraction citation for a
violation under this code, and such person pays the fine at the Violations Bureau within 30
days of issuance of the summons, the points assessed for the traffic violation shall be reduced
as specified in C.R.S. § 42-2-127(5.5). This section does not otherwise impact prosecutorial
or judicial discretion in resolving matters before the Court.
11-1-8: Miscellaneous Road Rules.
A. Permits Required For Parades Or Processions: No funeral procession or parade except the
forces of the United States Armed Services, the military forces of this State and the forces
of the Police and Fire Divisions, shall occupy, march or proceed along any street in this
Municipality except in accordance with a permit issued by the Traffic Engineer, and in
compliance with such other regulations as are set forth in this Code which may apply.
11-1-9: Traffic Administration.
A. Traffic Duties Of Police Division: It shall be the duty of the Police Division to enforce the
provisions of this Code and the State vehicle laws applicable to traffic in this Municipality,
to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents, to cooperate with the
Traffic Engineer and/or other officials of this Municipality in the administration of this
Traffic Code and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry
out those duties specially imposed by this Code.
B. Investigation Of Traffic Accidents: It shall be the duty of the Police Division to investigate
traffic accidents occurring within this Municipality either by investigation at the time of or
at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses, to issue
summonses and penalty assessment notices for traffic violations in connection with traffic
accidents, and to assist in the prosecution of those persons charged with violations of law or
ordinance causing or contributing to accidents.
11-1-10: Penalty.
The following penalty shall apply to this Chapter:
A. It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adopted in this
Chapter.
B. Every person convicted of a traffic violation shall be punished in accordance with
Section 1-4-1 of this Code.
Section 3. Effective date.
If necessary due to software or citation printing, Englewood Municipal Court may delay
implementation for a reasonable time of some or all of the provisions above until the Court’s
software is configured and/or until new citations are printed.
Section 4. General Provisions
The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and application
of this Ordinance:
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A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this
Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
B. Inconsistent Ordinances. All other Ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or
conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency or conflict.
C. Effect of repeal or modification. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Code
of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change
in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have
been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining
in force for the purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and
prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose
of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in
such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions.
D. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it is
promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary
for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare.
The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper
legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause is not intended to affect a Citizen right
to challenge this Ordinance through referendum pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47.
E. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be by reference or in full in the City’s
official newspaper, the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the first
publication by either authorized method. Manuals, Municipal Code, contracts, and other
documents approved by reference in any Council Bill may be published by reference or in full
on the City’s official website; such documents shall be available at the City Clerk’s office and
in the City Council meeting agenda packet when the legislation was adopted.
F. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by this
Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such execution by the
Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem is hereby authorized to
execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of any documents by said officials shall
be conclusive evidence of the approval by the City of such documents in accordance with the terms
thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is further authorized to take additional actions as may be
necessary to implement the provisions of this Ordinance.
G. Enforcement. To the extent this ordinance establishes a required or prohibited action
punishable by law, unless otherwise specifically provided in Englewood Municipal Code or
applicable law, violations shall be subject to the General Penalty provisions contained within
EMC § 1-4-1.
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Introduced and passed on first reading on the 18th day of February, 2025; and on second reading,
in identical form to the first reading, on the 3rd day of March, 2025.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in identical form on
first and second reading on the dates indicated above; and published two days after each passage
on the City’s official website for at least thirty (30) days thereafter. The Ordinance shall become
effective thirty (30) days after first publication on the City’s official website.
Stephanie Carlile
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