HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1981-0435INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER BOWMAN
ORDINANCE NO. 435
Series 1980
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-1. MODEL TRAFFIC CODE--
ADOPTEDI OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE BY
INCORPORATING THEREIN ALL AMENDMENTS ENACTED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN HOUSE BILL
1242 AND HOUSE BILL 1034 RELATING TO THE REGULATIONS OF
THE LENGTH OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN OPERATED ON THE HIGHWAYS
AND THE LIMITATIONS ON THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES
OPERATING ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO:
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, by and through its
City Council, has previously adopted by reference the "Model Traffic
Code for Colorado Municipalities," 1977 Edition, which has been
codified in Section 12-1, et secs. of the Code of Laws of the City
of Wheat Midge;
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado
in 1979 enacted House Bill 1242 and House Bill 1034 relating to
the length of motor vehicles and limiting the size and weight of
vehicles;
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, acting through its City
Council, wishes expressly to adopt said amendments as a portion of
the Model Traffic Code enacted by, and in force and effect within
the corporate limits of, the City of Wheat Ridge,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado:
Section 1. The Model Traffic Code as enacted and in force
within the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby amended by the following
amendments:
Subsection 18-3(d) is amended to read as follows:
(d) No combination of vehicles coupled together shall
consist of more than 4 units, and no such combina-
tion of vehicles shall exceed a total overall
length of 70 feet. Said length limitations
shall not apply to vehicles operated by a
public utility when required for emergency
repair of public service facilities or properties,
or when operated under special permit as provided
in section 18-11 of this Code, but in respect
to night transportation every such vehicle and
the load thereon shall be equipped with a
sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides
and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any
projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions
of such load. The limitations provided in this
section shall be strictly construed and enforced.
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Subsection 18-7(b)(2) is amended to read as follows:
(2) When the wheels attached to said axle are equipped
with low-pressure pneumatic tires, 20,000 pounds.
Subsection 18-8(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:
18-8(a)(1)(i) The gross weight upon any one axle of
a vehicle shall not exceed the limits prescribed in
section 18-7.
(ii) Subject to the limitations prescribed in section
18-7, the gross weight of a vehicle having two axles
shall not exceed thirty-six thousand pounds.
(iii) Subject to the limitations prescribed in section
18-7, the gross weight of a single vehicle having
three or more axles shall not exceed fifty-four thousand
pounds.
Subsection 18-8(b) is amended to read as follows:
18-8(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
section, except as may be authorized under section
18-11 of this Code, no vehicle or combination of
vehicles shall be moved or operated on any highway or
bridge which is part of the national system of inter-
state and defense highways, also known as the
"Interstate System," when the gross weight of such
vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds the follow-
ing specified limits.
(1) Subject to the limitations prescribed in section
18-7 of this Code, the gross weight of a vehicle
having two axles shall not exceed thirty-six thousand
pounds.
(2) Subject to the limitations prescribed in section
18-7 of this Code, the gross weight of a single
vehicle having three or more axles shall not exceed
fifty-four thousand pounds.
(3) Subject to the limitations prescribed in section
18-7 of this Code, the maximum gross weight of any
vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed
that determined by the formula W equals 500
(LN divided by N-1 + 12N + 36); W equals overall
gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive
axles to the nearest 500 pounds, L equals distance
in feet between first and last axles of such vehicle
or combination of vehicles, and N equals number of
axles; but in computations of this formula no gross
vehicle weight shall exceed eighty thousand pounds,
except as may be authorized under section 18-11 of
this Code.
(4) For the purposes of this section, where a com-
bination of vehicles is used, no vehicle shall carry
a gross weight of less than ten percent of the
overall gross weight of the combination of vehicles;
except that this limitation shall not apply to spe-
cialized trailers whose specific use is to haul poles
and whose axles may carry less than ten percent of
the weight of the combination.
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Section 2. Any provision of the Model Traffic Code or
any other ordinance of the City of Wheat Ridge in conflict with
any of the provisions contained herein is hereby expressly repealed.
Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds,
determines and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under
the police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; 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
for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City
Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational
relation to these objectives.
Section 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, para-
graph 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.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect 1 day after
final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of
7 to 0 this 8th day of December , 1980; ordered
published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage set for Monday, January 12 , 1981, at 7:30 o'clock
p.m., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge,
Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED, ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading
by a vote of 7 to 0 , this 12th day of Januarv , 1981.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this itzt day of 19
Frank Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
carol F. Hampf, Cit Clerk
1st Publication Dec. 11, 1980
2nd Publication Jan. 22, 1_c-81
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective Date plan 23, 1 1~8'
APPROVED AS TO FORM
BY THE OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY:
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