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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2002-1248 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Mancinelli Council Bill No, 14-2002 Ordinance No, 1248 Series of 2002 TITLE' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF LAWS SECTION 26- 603(2) CONCERNING SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE STANDARDS WHEREAS, Section 26-603(2) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws governs standards for sight distance triangles at street intersections, and WHEREAS, the Council wishes to provide for specific sight distance triangle standards for the intersection of collector and arterial streets with one another; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO Section 1. Wheat Ridge Code of Laws 26-603 IS hereby amended by the addition of two new subsections 2.e and 2 f to read. 2 Sight distance triangle requirement a. e, At signalized intersections, where both streets are either collectors and/or arterials, the required sight distances shall be governed by the standards set forth in the most current edition of the Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) . L For other signalized intersections involving local streets, the director of Public Works (or his/her designee) is authorized to permit modifications to the sight triangle requirements for special circumstances in accordance with the standards set forth in the most current edition of the Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Section 2. Safety Clause, The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general 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 GED\53027\40786601 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 attained, Section 3. Severabilitv; Conflicting Ordinances Repealed. If any section, subsection or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after final publication, as provided by Section 5," of the Charter, INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to o on this 22nd day of April , 2002, 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 May 13, 2002 , 2002, at 7:00 o'clock p,m, in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 7 to , this 111"h day of M",y , 2002. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 21st day of May ,2002. '-.. ,.,.~ "1 "-~~,/').' I". " \ . ," ATTEST' I / First Publication. Apri 1 25. 20..D.L.... Second Publication. -1une _13, 2002 Wheat Ridqe Transcript Effective Date June 28, 2002 GED\53027\40786601 2