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dRDINANCE NO ~ 2
SER~~`S OF 196$
"AN ORDINA~fCE CONCERNING THE OPEF~ATION AND REGULA~'ION
OF TRAFFIC A1ND PARKING AND PROVIDtIVG PENALTIES IN~LUI~ING
THE IMP4UN~IN~ OF 'VEHICLES FDR THE VIOLATfON THEREOF"
BE IT 4RDAIN~'b BY THE BbA.RD b~' TRUSTEES Off' THE TOWN OF VAZL,
COLORADO f
Section 1. Parking nod to obstx'uct traffic or maintenance,
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street ar at
any other place within this municipality in such a mannex or under such
conditions as to interfere with the free movement of vehicular traffic or
proper street or highway maintenance.
Section 2. Obedience to stopping, standing or parking regulations.
On any street or at any place within this municipality,
including without limitation within municipally owned or operated parking
Lots, where official signs axe posted giving notice of stopping or standing
restrictions or pxohibitions, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
in any xra.anner in violation of the provisions contained on such sign or signs
except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in corrspli-
ance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control
device .
Section 3. Authority to ixnpound vehicles.
Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle, attended or
unattended, standing upon any portion of a street or upon any place within
this municipality in such a manner as to constitute a violation of any
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section of this arc~inance or left unattended for a period of 24 hours or
more and preautned to be abandoned under the eonditians ptescribed by
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13-5-71 C. R. 5. 19b3 as amended, such officer e~hl~11 xequire such vehicle
to be rerx~.oved or cause the same to be removed and placed in storage in
the nearest garage or other place of safety designated or maintained by
this municipality, and the charges far said impounding and storage shall
be charged to the owner of said vehicle.
Section 4. Busses.
Busses or other vehicles carrying the public shall be
perrxiitted to stop and engage and discharge passengers only at points
designated by the Town Marshal,
Section 5. Penalties.
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not mare than $300, 00,
provided that each separate act in violation of the provisions of this
ordinance or each and every day or poxtion thereof during which any sep-
orate act in violation of this ordinance is committed, continued, or per-
muted shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 6. Repeal.
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Ordinance No. 2, Series of 19b7, is hereby repealed.
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Section 7. Emer~encv•
It is declared that an emergency c~cists and that this
Ordinance is necessary to the irx~rrxediate pteservatian of the public peace,
health, safety and genexal welfare, and shall be in force and effect Five
(5) days aftex publication.
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