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HomeMy WebLinkAbout010 - 03/11/1975 - AMENDING CHAPTER 114 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC 1 ORDINANCE NO 10 1975 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 114 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS i That Section 114-142 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and the same hereby- is amended to read as follows i "s 114-142 School bus lights and markings "A Every school bus other than a small passenger- I type vehicle having a seating capacity of not more than nine used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible and legible signs con- taining the words ' SCHOOL BUS" in letters not less than eight (8) inches in height shall display four (4) visual signal lights which shall be two alternating flashing red lights visible to the drivers of vehicles approaching from the front of said bus and two alternating flashing red lights visible to the drivers of vehicles approaching from the rear of said bus and may also display four (4) additional visual signal lights which shall be yellow signal lights mounted near each of the four (4) red lights and at the same level but closer to the veritcal centerline of the bus and which shall be alter- nately flashing with two visible to the front and two visible to the rear Said visual signal lights shall be mounted as high as practicable shall be as widely spaced laterally as practicable and shall be located on the same level Said lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight "B When a school bus is equipped only with red visual signal lights they shall be actuated by the driver of said school bus whenever such vehicle is stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children and at no other time but such lights need not be actuated when any said school bus is stopped at locations where the traffic regulatory authority of this munici- pality shall have by prior written designation declared such actuation unnecessary �r Y "C When a school bus is equipped with alternating flashing yellow lights in addition to the red lights and when the use of a signal light system is required the yellow lights shall be actuated at least 200 feet prior to the point at which such bus is to be stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children, and I the red lights shall be actuated only at the time the bus is actually stopped On and after January 1 1976 all school buses required to be equipped shall be equipped with such visual signal light systems as provided in this section "D In the case of small passenger-type vehicles operated as school buses having a seating capacity of not more than nine no such visual signal lights need be displayed or actuated "E Every school bus used for the transportation of school children except those small passenger- type vehicles described in subsection D of this section may be equipped and on and after January 1 1976 shall be equipped with a stop signal arm mounted outside the bus on the left alongside the driver and below the window Such stop signal arm shall be a flat octagon with the word "STOP" printed on both sides in such a manner as to be easily visible to persons approaching from either direction The stop signal arm shall contain two alternately flashing red lamps which are connected to the alternating flashing signal light system described in subsection A of this section and the stop signal arm shall be extended only when the red visual signal lights are in operation " Introduced considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 18th day of February A D 1975, and to be presented for final passage on the llth day of March A D 1975 ATTEST D Mayor' / ` (Cif'r Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this llthday of MaxchL A D 1975 ATTEST ' City Clerk C E R T I F I E D R E C O R D of proceedings of THE CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF FORT COLLINS LARIMER COUNTY COLORADO relating to its SEWER REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS SERIES 1975 IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $3 155 000 DATED MARCH 1 1975 /I STATF OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LAPIMER ) ss CITY Or FORT COLLINS ) The City Council of the City of Iort Collins Colorado met in regular session in full conformity with law and the ordinances and rules of the City at the City Fall being the regular meeting place of the Council on Tuesday the 4th day of February 1975 at 5 30 o ' clock P M There were present and answering at roll call Mayor J W N Fead Assistant Mayor Nancy P Cray Councilmen Charles D Bowling Mabel Preble Margaret E Ree-, es Jack Russell Earl Wilkinson Also present City Manager Robert L Brunton City Clerk Verna Lewis Director of Finance Charlie D Cain City Attorney Arthur March Jr Absent Thereupon the following Ordinance copies of which were available in the office of the City Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the date of said meeting in accordance with the charter of said City was considered and read by title only which is as follows 1