HomeMy WebLinkAbout014 - 02/19/1985 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE MODEL TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES, 1977 EDITION sN •
ORDINANCE NO. 14, 1985
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 114-2 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE "MODEL
TRAFFIC CODE FOR COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES" , 1977 EDITION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS:
Section 114-2 (amendments) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 1 . Section 114-2A is amended to set out the following
additionaT—amendments to the provisions of the Model Traffic Code, in
numerical sequence with previous amendments:
Section 12-2, Obedience to stopping, standing or parking regulations,'
subsection (a) , is amended to read as follows:
(a) On any street or at any place within this municipality
where official signs are posted or markings are present giving
notice of stopping, standing or parking restrictions or prohibi-
tions as authorized in section 23-9 of this Code and described in
traffic control schedules as provided in section 23-12, no person
shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any manner in violation of
the provisions contained on such sign or signs or indicated BY
such markings except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or official traffic control device or except for the purpose
of loading or unloading passengers when such standing does not
obstruct, impede or endanger any traffic.
Section 22-20, Authority to impound vehicles, subsection (c) , is
hereby added as follows and the existing subsections (c) and (d) shall be
relettered as (d) and (e) :
(c) No person shall abandon any vehicle upon any part of a
street or highway right-of-way within this municipality or upon
property within this municipality other than public rights-of-way
without the consent of the owner or lessee thereof. Any vehicle
so left on property other than public rights-of-way shall be
presumed to be abandoned unless prior arrangements with the
owner or lessee of said property have been made. Any vehicle
left on any portion of a public right-of-way shall be presumed
to be abandoned under the conditions set out in subsection (a) ,
above.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub-
lished this 5th day of February , A .D . 1985, and to be presented for
final passage on the 19th day of February, A.D. 1985.
May-or
ATTEST:
City C er
Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of February, A.D.
1985.
Mayor
ATTEST:
-city Clerk
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