HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-17 Amending Title 7, Chapter 3 (c) and (d) to Increase the Penalties for Certain Parking ViolationsORDINANCE NO. 17
SERIES 2016
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 3, ARTICLES C AND
D OF THE VAIL TOWN CODE TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR
CERTAIN PARKING VIOLATIONS
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail, in the County of Eagle and State of Colorado (the
"Town"), is a home rule municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Colorado and the Vail Town Charter;
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 42-4-111, the Town is empowered to regulate
and restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles within its jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XX, § 6(h) of the Colorado Constitution, the Town
is empowered to collect, enforce, and impose fines and penalties for the violation of its
local laws; and
WHEREAS, the Town has limited parking resources and needs to discourage
behavior that emboldens others to park in violation of signage and Town policies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Title 7, Chapter 3, Article C of the Vail Town Code hereby is
amended by the addition of a new Section 7-3C-2, to read as follows:
7-3C-2: MISUSE OF RESERVED PARKING:
Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 7-3C-1 of this Chapter shall
be fined or penalized according to the following schedule:
First offense:
$100.00
Second offense within six (6) months:
$150.00
Subsequent offenses within one year:
$200.00
Section 2. Section 7-3D-1 of the Vail Town Code hereby is amended to read
as follows:
7-3D-1: PENALTIES:
Every person who is convicted of, who admits liability for, or against whom a
judgment is entered for a parking violation, other than unlawfully parking in a fire
lane or in a reserved handicapped or disability parking space, shall be fined or
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penalized
town of Vail municipal court according to the following schedule:
First offense:
$50.00
Second similar offense within six (6) months:
$75.00!
Subsequent similar offenses within one year:
$150.00
Section 3. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it
would have passed this ordinance, and each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more parts, sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Section 4. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this
ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare of the Town and
the inhabitants thereof.
Section 5. The amendment of any provision of the Vail Town Code, as
provided in this ordinance, shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty
imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution
commenced, nor any other action or proceeding as commenced under or by virtue of
the provision amended. The amendment of any provision hereby shall not revive any
provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated
herein.
Section 6. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof,
inconsistent herewith are repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This
repealer shall not be construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or
part thereof, theretofore repealed.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED
PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this 19th day of July, 2016 and a
public hearing for second reading of this Ordinance is set for the 2nd day of August,
2016, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Muni ►'•. :uildin• �,j=il.; olorado.
Ordinance No. 17, Series of 2016
Read and approved on second reading and ordered published this 2nd day of August,
2016.
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