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Introduced By Alderman Jo's'eph Donaldson
ORDINANCE NO.- 109
'Series-of 1972 - - -
TITLE: AN pFtDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC BY THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS-CDNSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND GENERALLY
CONFORMING TO SIMILAR REGULATIOM THROUGHOUT THE'STATE.AND THE
NATION: ADOPTING BY REFER_ENCE'THE 1971 EDITION OF THE "MODEL
TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES:" REPEALING-ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT-THEREWITH: AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE;
COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1._ Adoption.
Pursuant to Chapter 139, Article 34, C.R.S. 1963'asamended,
there is hereby adopted by reference Sections 1 to 26 inclusive,
of the "Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities," officially
approved, adopted, and published in 1971 as such by the State Department
of.Highways, Denver, Colorado, and hereinafter referred to asthe "Municipal
Traffic Code" of which three (3) copies are now filed in the office of
the Clerk of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado_and_may be inspected
b do ted as if set out
during regular business hours, the same Bing a p
st length.
Section 2.=:Additions or Modifications:
The said adopted Code is subject to the following additions
or. modifications:,, None
Section 3. Penalties
The fclindinq_pet lti_es, herewith set-forth in full, shall
apply to this Ordinance:
(a) It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the,
provisions stated or adapted in this Ordinance:
(b) Every person convicted of a violation of any provision
stated or adopted in'this Ordinanceshall be punished by a fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment not
exceeding ningty (90) be or by bath such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4. Applicat
This ordinance shall apply to every street, allay,sidewalk
area, driveway, park, and to every other public way or public
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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 5-1, 5-2,
15-12 and 23-3 of the adopted Model Traffic Code respectively
concerning careless driving, reckless driving, unauthorized devices,
and accident investigation shall apply not only to public places and
ways but also throughout this municipality.
Section 5. Validity.
If any part or parts of this Ordinance are for any reason
held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each part or
parts thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts
be declared invalid.
Section 6. Repeal.
Existing Ordinances or parts of Ordinances (i.e.:
Ordinance No. 4) covering the same matters as embraced in this
Ordinance are hereby repealed and all Ordinances or Parts of Ordin-
ances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the
prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed
in violation of any Ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking
effect of this Ordinance.
Section 7. Interpretation.
This Ordinance shall be so interpreted and construed
as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the local
traffic regulations contained herein. Article and section headings
of the Ordinance and adopted 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.
Section S. Short Title. -
This Ordinance may be known and cited as the Municipal
Traffic Ordinance.
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Section 9, Publication.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
Ordinance, cause notice of its contents and passage to be pub-
lished or posted, and make not leas than three copies of the
adopted Code available for inspection by the public during
regular business hours.
Section 10. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
thirty (30) days after publication.
INTRODUCED,
READ,
ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND
POSTED
on first reading
by a
voteof 5 to ❑ this 30th
day of
March
A. D., 1972.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on
second and final reading by a vote of 5 to O this 18th
day of May A. D., 1972.
E. ANDERSON
ATTE;ST:
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Louisa'.F. Turner _ City Clerk
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MAYOR
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We, Louise F. Turner-and Helen Elise McMillen hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 109 was duly posted-by us
following first reading on the 7th day of April
1972 at the following locations within the City of Wheat
Ridge: _
Wheat Ridge Post Office
Wheat Ridge-Branch Library
Westridge Sanitation District Office.
Columbia Heights School
Prospect Valley Fire Department
Wheat Ridge City Office
Wheat Ridge Council Chambers
We, Louise F. Turner and Helen Elise McMillen hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 109 wasduly posted by us
fallowing second reading on the 26th day of May
1972 at the following locations within the City of Wheat
Ridge listed above. ,
tai~ise F. Turner-
City Clerk