(1)
The purpose of this title is to provide a system of traffic regulations
consistent with State law and generally conforming to similar regulations
throughout the State and the nation.
(2)
Penalties for violations of this title may include fines, points, incarceration, useful public service and driver education, as determined by the Judge of the Municipal Court. Every person convicted of a violation of any provision stated or adopted in this title shall be punished pursuant to and not in excess of the penalties specified in GJMC § 10.04.1701.
(3)
Section headings of this title shall not be deemed to govern, limit,
modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or extent of the
provisions of any section thereof.
(4)
This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to conform to the State’s uniform system for the regulation of vehicles and traffic. As such, the City has followed and shall retain the section and numbering system as set up in Title 42, Article 4, C.R.S. Not all sections, paragraphs, subsections, or subparagraphs have been adopted and any changes or deletions are reflected in the language of the code.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
As used in this title, unless context otherwise requires:
means a speed-change lane, including tapered areas, for the
purpose of enabling a vehicle entering a roadway to increase its speed
to a rate at which it can more safely merge with through traffic.
means a street or highway intended to provide access to the
rear or side of lots or buildings in urban areas and not intended
for the purpose of through vehicular traffic.
means a piece of equipment that is affixed or attached to
a motor vehicle or trailer and is used for a specific purpose or task,
including awnings, support hardware, and extractable equipment. Appurtenance does not include any item or equipment that
is temporarily affixed or attached to the exterior of a motor vehicle
for the purpose of transporting such vehicle.
means such vehicles of the Fire Department, police vehicles,
ambulances, and other special-purpose vehicles as are publicly owned
and operated by or for a governmental agency to protect and preserve
life and property in accordance with State laws regulating emergency
vehicles; said term also means the following if equipped and operated
as emergency vehicles in the manner prescribed by State law:
means such highway or traffic maintenance vehicles as are
publicly owned and operated on a highway by or for a governmental
agency the function of which requires the use of service vehicle warning
lights as prescribed by State law and such other vehicles having a
public service function, including, but not limited to, public utility
vehicles and tow trucks, as determined by the Department of Transportation
under § 42-4-214(5), C.R.S. Some vehicles may be designated as both an authorized emergency
vehicle and an authorized service vehicle.
means a three-wheeled motorcycle that does not use handlebars or any other device that is directly connected to a single front wheel to steer and in which the driver and each passenger ride in a fully or partly enclosed seating area that is equipped with safety belts for all occupants that constitute a safety belt system, as defined in GJMC § 10.04.237(1)(b). For purposes of this subsection, partly enclosed seating area means a seating area that is
entirely or partly surrounded on the sides by the frame or body of
a vehicle but is not fully enclosed.
means any motor vehicle.
means a vehicle propelled by human power applied to pedals
upon which a person may ride having two tandem wheels or two parallel
wheels and one forward wheel, all of which are more than 14 inches
in diameter.
means the territory contiguous to and including a highway
when within any 600 feet along such highway there are buildings in
use for business or industrial purposes, including but not limited
to motels, banks, office buildings, railroad stations, and public
buildings which occupy at least 300 feet of frontage on one side or
300 feet collectively on both sides of the highway.
means the 12 calendar months beginning January 1st and ending
December 31st of any year.
means an item of mounted equipment, weighing more than 500
pounds, which when temporarily or permanently mounted on a motor vehicle
adapts such vehicle for use as temporary living or sleeping accommodations.
means a wheeled vehicle having an overall length of less
than 26 feet, without motive power, which is designed to be drawn
by a motor vehicle over the public highways and which is generally
and commonly used for temporary living or sleeping accommodations.
means every person who is employed for the principal purpose
of operating a motor vehicle and every person who drives a motor vehicle
while in use as a public or common carrier of persons or property.
means any owner of a motor vehicle, truck, laden or unladen
truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer used in the business of transporting
persons or property over the public highways for profit, hire, or
otherwise in any business or commercial enterprise.
means a vehicle used to transport cargo or passengers for profit, hire, or otherwise to further the purposes of a business or commercial enterprise. This definition shall not apply for purposes of GJMC § 10.04.235 and 10.04.707(1).
means an intersection of a roadway that is controlled by
either a stop sign or a traffic control signal.
means:
A plea of guilty or nolo contendere;
A verdict of guilty;
An adjudication of delinquency under Title 19, C.R.S.; and
The payment of a penalty assessment under GJMC § 10.04.1701 if the summons states clearly the points to be assessed for the offense.
means the Municipal Court, County Court, District Court,
or any court having jurisdiction over offenses against traffic regulations
and laws.
means that portion of a roadway ordinarily included within
the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at
intersections or any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for
pedestrian crossing by lines or other marking on the surface.
means a speed-change lane, including tapered areas, for the
purpose of enabling a vehicle that is to make an exit to turn from
a roadway to slow to the safe speed on the ramp ahead after it has
left the mainstream of faster-moving traffic.
means the Colorado Department of Revenue acting directly
or through its duly authorized officers and agents.
means a highway with separated roadways usually for traffic
moving in opposite directions, such separation being indicated by
depressed dividing strips, raised curbings, traffic islands, or other
physical barriers so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic or
otherwise indicated by standard pavement markings or other official
traffic control devices as prescribed in the City traffic control
manual.
means every person engaged in the transporting of vehicles
which are sold or to be sold and not owned by such transporter, by
the drive-away or tow-away methods, where such vehicles are driven,
towed, or transported singly, or by saddlemount, towbar, or fullmount
methods, or by any lawful combination thereof.
means every person, including a minor driver under the age
of 21 years, who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
means a self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, designed
to transport only one person, that is powered solely by an electric
propulsion system producing an average power output of no more than
750 watts.
means:
means a vehicle having two or three wheels, fully operable
pedals, and an electric motor not exceeding 750 watts of power. Electrical
assisted bicycles are further required to conform to one of three
classes as follows:
Class 1 electrical assisted bicycle
means an electrical assisted bicycle equipped with a motor
that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that
ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20
miles per hour.
Class 2 electrical assisted bicycle
means an electrical assisted bicycle equipped with a motor
that provides assistance regardless of whether the rider is pedaling
but ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed
of 20 miles per hour.
Class 3 electrical assisted bicycle
means an electrical assisted bicycle equipped with a motor
that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that
ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 28
miles per hour.
means the weight of any motor vehicle or trailer or any combination
thereof, including the operating body and accessories, as determined
by weighing on a scale approved by the Department.
means any engine retarding brake system, transmission brake,
or any other retarding brake system that alters normal compression,
including but not limited to dynamic brake, Jake brake, Jacobs brake,
C-brake, PACCAR brake, or any other make or model of engine braking
system, or other braking system(s) that is (are) activated or operated
to alter the normal compression of the engine and subsequently release
that compression.
means all integral parts and body parts, the removal, alteration,
or substitution of which will tend to conceal the identity or substantially
alter the appearance of the vehicle.
means any substance so defined by the Code of Federal Regulations,
Title 49, Chapter 1, Parts 173.50 through 173.389.
means every implement of husbandry designed and used primarily
as a farm implement for drawing plows and mowing machines and other
implements of husbandry.
means any liquid which has a flash point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit
or less, as determined by a Tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test
device.
means every motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which
is brought into Colorado otherwise than in the ordinary course of
business by or through a manufacturer or dealer and which has not
been registered in Colorado.
means a vehicle which is mounted completely on the frame
of the first vehicle or last vehicle in a saddlemount combination.
means any public building or place of business for the storage
or repair of automobiles.
means a self-propelled vehicle not designed primarily for
operation on roadways and that has:
means the entire width between the boundary lines of every
way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of
the public for purposes of vehicular travel or the entire width of
every way declared to be a public highway by any law of the City or
State.
where used in this title and on official signs shall in addition
to Sundays mean New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day,
Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Columbus Day, General Presidential Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving
Day, and Christmas Day.
means a natural person in the vehicle with immediate access
to controls for steering, braking, and acceleration.
means a person who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
On and after July 1, 2000, implement of husbandry means every vehicle that is designed, adapted, or used for agricultural
purposes. It also includes equipment used solely for the application
of liquid, gaseous, and dry fertilizers. Transportation of fertilizer,
in or on the equipment used for its application, shall be deemed a
part of application if it is incidental to such application. It also
includes hay balers, hay stacking equipment, combines, tillage and
harvesting equipment, agricultural commodity handling equipment, and
other heavy movable farm equipment primarily used on farms or in a
livestock production facility and not on the highways. Trailers specially
designed to move such equipment on highways shall, for the purposes
of this title, be considered as component parts of such implements
of husbandry.
Effective July 1, 2013, for purposes of this section, implements of husbandry includes personal property valued
by the County Assessor as silvicultural.
means the area embraced within the prolongation of the lateral
curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways
of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right
angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different
highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict. Where a
highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, every crossing
of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway
shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting
highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, every crossing
of two roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
The junction of an alley with a street or highway does not constitute
an intersection.
means the portion of a roadway for the movement of a single
line of vehicles.
means a highway the roadway of which is divided into two
or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic.
means every county, municipal, and other local board or body
having authority to adopt local police regulations under the constitution
and laws of this State.
means:
A self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for use on the roadways
with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, no manual
clutch, and either of the following:
Low-power scooter does not include a toy vehicle,
bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, wheelchair,
or any device designed to assist people with mobility impairments
who use pedestrian rights-of-way.
means:
A vehicle that is not a motor vehicle;
A low-power scooter;
A low-speed electric vehicle;
A toy vehicle that is exclusively human-powered; or
An electric personal mobility device or EPAMD, or a device that
would be an electric personal assistance mobility device or EPAMD
but for the fact that it has fewer or more than two wheels or has
tandem wheels.
means a vehicle that:
means all lines, patterns, words, colors, or other devices,
except signs, set into the surface of, applied upon, or attached to
the pavement or curbing or to objects within or adjacent to the roadway,
conforming to the State traffic control manual and officially placed
for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
means all tires the surface of which in contact with the
highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.
means a vehicle designed to provide temporary living quarters
and which is built into, as an integral part of or a permanent attachment
to, a motor vehicle chassis or van.
means any self-propelled vehicle that is designed primarily for travel on the public highways and that is generally and commonly used to transport persons and property over the public highways or a low-speed electric vehicle; except that the term does not include electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, low-power scooters, wheelchairs, or vehicles moved solely by human power. For the purposes of the offenses described in GJMC § 10.04.1401 for farm tractors and off-highway vehicles, as defined in § 33-14.5-101(3), C.R.S., operated on streets and highways, motor vehicle includes a farm tractor or an off-highway vehicle that is not otherwise
classified as a motor vehicle.
means an autocycle or a motor vehicle that uses handlebars
or any other device connected to the front wheel to steer and that
is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with
the ground; except that the term does not include a farm tractor,
low-speed electric vehicle, or low-power scooter.
Motorscooter and motorbicycle mean every motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three
wheels in contact with the ground, except any such vehicle as may
be included within the term farm tractor as defined in this section and any motorized bicycle as defined in subsection (2) of this definition, which motor vehicle is powered by an engine of not to exceed six-brake horsepower.
Motorized bicycle means a vehicle having two
or three wheels, a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 C.C. and an
automatic transmission which produces a maximum design speed of not
more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface.
means any item weighing more than 500 pounds that is permanently
mounted on a vehicle, including mounting by means such as welding
or bolting the equipment to a vehicle.
means a wheeled vehicle, without motive power, that is designed
to be drawn by a motor vehicle over the public highways. A multipurpose trailer is generally and commonly used for
temporary living or sleeping accommodation and transporting property
wholly upon its own structure and is registered as a vehicle.
means a truck, or unladen truck tractor, operated singly
or in combination with a trailer or utility trailer or a motor home,
which truck, or unladen truck tractor, or motor home is used exclusively
for personal pleasure, enjoyment, other recreational purposes, or
personal or family transportation of the owner, lessee, or occupant
and is not used to transport cargo or passengers for profit, hire,
or otherwise to further the purposes of a business or commercial enterprise.
means every person who is not a resident of Colorado.
shall have the same meaning as set forth in § 33-14.5-101(3), C.R.S.
means all signs, signals, markings, and devices, not inconsistent
with this title, placed or displayed by authority of a public body
or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning,
or guiding traffic.
means any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically
operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to
proceed.
means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle; or
if a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale
or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the
conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of
possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee or if a mortgagor
of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee
or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of
this title. The term also includes parties otherwise having lawful
use or control or the right to use or control a vehicle for a period
of 30 days or more.
means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
other than very briefly for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in loading or unloading property or passengers.
means any person afoot or any person using a wheelchair.
means a natural person, estate, trust, firm, copartnership,
association, corporation, or business entity.
means:
means all tires inflated with compressed air.
means every vehicle of the trailer type having one or more
axles not more than 48 inches apart and two or more wheels used in
connection with a motor vehicle solely for the purpose of transporting
poles or pipes and connected with the towing vehicle both by chain,
rope, or cable and by the load without any part of the weight of said
dolly resting upon the towing vehicle.
means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic
or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
means every road or driveway not open to the use of the public
for purposes of vehicular travel.
means any sign, signal, or device erected by authority of
a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice
of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train.
means any vehicle which has been assembled or constructed
largely by means of essential parts, new or used, derived from other
vehicles or makes of vehicles of various names, models, and types
or which, if originally otherwise constructed, has been materially
altered by the removal of essential parts or by the addition or substitution
of essential parts, new or used, derived from other vehicles or makes
of vehicles.
means the territory contiguous to and including a highway
not comprising a business district when the frontage on such highway
for a distance of 300 feet or more is mainly occupied by dwellings
or by dwellings and buildings in use for business.
means any person who owns or operates any business in Colorado
or any person who has resided within Colorado continuously for a period
of 90 days or has obtained gainful employment within Colorado, whichever
shall occur first.
means the right of one vehicle operator or pedestrian to
proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle operator
or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed,
and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants
precedence to the other.
means any highway.
means every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other
vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon independently
or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.
means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily
used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk, berm, or shoulder
even though such sidewalk, berm, or shoulder is used by persons riding
bicycles or other human-powered vehicles and exclusive of that portion
of a highway designated for exclusive use as a bicycle path or reserved
for the exclusive use of bicycles, human-powered vehicles, or pedestrians.
In the event that a highway includes two or more separate roadways, roadway refers to any such roadway separately but not to
all such roadways collectively.
means a combination of vehicles in which a truck or laden
or unladen truck tractor tows one or more additional trucks or laden
or unladen truck tractors and in which each such towed truck or laden
or unladen truck tractor is connected by a saddle to the frame or
fifth wheel of the vehicle immediately in front of such truck or laden
or unladen truck tractor. For the purposes of this definition, saddle means a mechanism which connects the front axle of
a towed vehicle to the frame or fifth wheel of a vehicle immediately
in front of such towed vehicle and which functions like a fifth wheel
kingpin connection. A saddlemount combination may include one fullmount.
means the area or space officially set aside within a highway
for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is so plainly marked
or indicated by proper signs as to be plainly visible at all times
while set apart as a safety zone.
means a motor vehicle that is designed and used specifically
for the transportation of schoolchildren to or from a public or private
school or a school-related activity, whether the activity occurs within
or without the territorial limits of any district and whether or not
the activity occurs during school hours. School bus does not include informal or intermittent arrangements, such as
sharing of actual gasoline expense or participation in a carpool,
for the transportation of schoolchildren to or from a public or private
school or a school-related activity.
means:
A motor vehicle, including but not limited to a school bus,
that is owned by or under contract to a public or private school and
operated for the transportation of schoolchildren to or from school
or a school-related activity.
School vehicle does not include:
Informal or intermittent arrangements, such as sharing of actual
gasoline expense or participation in a carpool, for the transportation
of schoolchildren to or from a public or private school or a school-related
activity; or
A motor vehicle that is owned by or under contract to a child
care center, as defined in § 26-6-102(5), C.R.S., and that is used for the transportation of children who
are served by the child care center.
means any wheeled vehicle, without motor power, designed
to be used in conjunction with a laden or unladen truck tractor so
that some part of its own weight and that of its cargo load rests
upon or is carried by such laden or unladen truck tractor and that
is generally and commonly used to carry and transport property over
the public highways.
means that portion of a street between the curb lines or
the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended
for the use of pedestrians.
means any vehicle originally designed for highway snow and
ice removal or control or subsequently adapted for such purposes which
is operated by or for the State of Colorado or any political subdivision
thereof.
means every tire made of rubber other than a pneumatic tire.
means:
Machinery that is pulled, hauled, or driven over a highway and
is either:
A vehicle or equipment that is not designed primarily for the
transportation of persons or cargo over the public highways; or
A motor vehicle that may have been originally designed for the
transportation of persons or cargo over the public highways, and has
been redesigned or modified by the addition of mounted equipment or
machinery, and is only incidentally operated or moved over the public
highways.
Special mobile machinery includes vehicles
commonly used in the construction, maintenance, and repair of roadways,
the drilling of wells, and the digging of ditches.
means any vehicle which has not been originally constructed
under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a generally recognized
manufacturer of vehicles.
means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
other than momentarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in receiving or discharging passengers.
means the Department of Revenue.
includes:
Railroad, which means a carrier of persons
or property upon cars, other than street cars, operated upon stationary
rails;
Railroad train, which means a steam engine,
electric, or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated
upon rails, except streetcars; and
Streetcar, which means a car other than a railroad
train for transporting persons or property upon rails principally
within a municipality.
means a semitrailer combination configuration wherein the
fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the
rearmost axle of the power unit.
means, when prohibited, any halting, even momentarily, of
a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of
a police officer or official traffic control device.
means a line which indicates where drivers shall stop when
directed by an official traffic control device or a police officer.
means every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular
traffic is given preferential right-of-way and at the entrances to
which other vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required
by law to yield the right-of-way to vehicles on such through highway
in obedience to a stop sign, yield sign, or other official traffic
control device when such signs or devices are erected as provided
by law.
means:
Any vehicle that has wheels and is not designed for use on public
highways or for off-road use.
Toy vehicle includes, but is not limited to,
gas-powered or electric-powered vehicles commonly known as mini bikes,
“pocket” bikes, kamikaze boards, go-peds, and stand-up
scooters.
Toy vehicle does not include electric scooters,
off-highway vehicles or snowmobiles.
means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and vehicles,
streetcars, and other conveyances either singly or together while
using any highway for the purposes of travel.
means the most recent edition of the “Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways,” including
any supplement thereto, as adopted by the City.
means any wheeled vehicle, without motive power, which is
designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to carry its cargo load
wholly upon its own structure and that is generally and commonly used
to carry and transport property over the public highways. The term
includes, but is not limited to, multipurpose trailers as defined
in this section.
means:
A wheeled vehicle having an overall length, excluding towing
gear and bumpers, of not less than 26 feet, without motive power,
that is designed and generally and commonly used for occupancy by
persons for residential purposes, in temporary locations, and that
may occasionally be drawn over the public highways by a motor vehicle
and is licensed as a vehicle.
Manufactured home means any preconstructed
building unit or combination of preconstructed building units, without
motive power, where such unit or units are manufactured in a factory
or at a location other than the residential site of the completed
home, which is designed and commonly used for occupancy by persons
for residential purposes, in either temporary or permanent locations,
and which unit or units are not licensed as a vehicle.
means any motor vehicle equipped with a body designed to
carry property and which is generally and commonly used to carry and
transport property over the public highways.
means any motor vehicle carrying cargo that is generally
and commonly designed and used to draw, and is drawing, a semitrailer
or trailer and its cargo load over the public highways.
means any motor vehicle not carrying cargo that is generally
used to draw a semitrailer or trailer and its cargo load over the
public highways.
means every motor vehicle which has been sold, bargained
for, exchanged, or given away, or has had the title transferred from
the person who first acquired it from the manufacturer or importer,
and has been so used as to have become what is commonly known as “secondhand”
within the ordinary meaning thereof.
means any wheeled vehicle weighing 2,000 pounds or less,
without motive power, which is designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle
and which is generally and commonly used to carry and transport personal
effects, articles of household furniture, loads of trash and rubbish,
or not to exceed two horses over the public highways.
means a device that is capable of moving itself, or of being
moved, from place to place upon wheels or endless tracks. Vehicle includes, without limitation, a bicycle, electrical
assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or EPAMD, but does not include
a wheelchair, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile, farm tractor, or implement
of husbandry designed primarily or exclusively for use and used in
agricultural operations or any device moved exclusively over stationary
rails or tracks or designed to move primarily through the air.
means a motorized or nonmotorized wheeled device designed
for use by a person with a physical disability.
(Ord. 5084, 7-20-22; Ord. 5076, 6-1-22; Ord. 5075, 6-1-22; Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(1)
This title constitutes the traffic code of the City and may be referred
to as such. The provisions of the traffic code shall be applicable
and uniform throughout the City.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this title shall apply to every street, alley, sidewalk area, driveway, park, planting strip and to every other public way or public parking area, either within or outside the corporate limits of this municipality, the use of which this municipality has jurisdiction to regulate. The provisions of GJMC § 10.04.606, 10.04.1401, 10.04.1402, 10.04.1413, and 10.04.1416 respectively concerning unauthorized devices, reckless driving, careless driving, eluding officer, and unsafe backing shall apply not only to public places and ways but also throughout this municipality.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
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No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with
authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic. Any person who
violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(1)
The provisions of this title applicable to the drivers of vehicles
upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned
or operated by the United States, this State, or any county, city,
town, district, or other political subdivision of the State, subject
to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this chapter with
reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
(2)
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to
an emergency call, or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator
of the law, or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire
alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but
subject to the conditions stated in this chapter. The driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle may:
(a)
Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this title;
(b)
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing
down as may be necessary for safe operation;
(c)
Exceed the lawful speeds set forth in GJMC § 10.04.1101(2) or exceed the maximum lawful speed limits set forth in GJMC § 10.04.1101(8) so long as said driver does not endanger life or property;
(d)
Disregard regulations governing directions of movement or turning
in specified directions.
(3)
The exemptions and conditions provided in subsections (2)(a) to (d) of this section, in their entirety, for an authorized emergency vehicle shall continue to apply to § 24-10-106(1)(a), C.R.S., only when such vehicle is making use of audible or visual signals meeting the requirements of GJMC § 10.04.213, and the exemption granted in of subsection (2)(a) of this section shall apply only when such vehicle is making use of visual signals meeting the requirements of GJMC § 10.04.213 unless using such visual signals would cause an obstruction to the normal flow of traffic; except that an authorized emergency vehicle being operated as a police vehicle while in actual pursuit of a suspected violator of any provision of this code need not display or make use of audible or visual signals so long as such pursuit is being made to obtain verification of or evidence of the guilt of the suspected violator. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an emergency vehicle to make use of audible signals when such vehicle is not moving, whether or not the vehicle is occupied.
(4)
The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard
for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the
driver from the consequences of such driver’s reckless disregard
for the safety of others.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(1)
A person riding a low-power scooter upon a roadway where low-power
scooter travel is permitted shall be granted all of the rights and
shall be subject to all of the duties and penalties applicable to
the driver of a vehicle as set forth in this chapter except those
provisions of chapter that, by their very nature, can have no application.
(2)
A person riding a low-power scooter shall not ride other than upon
or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
(3)
No low-power scooter shall be used to carry more persons at one time
than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(4)
No person riding upon any low-power scooter, coaster, roller skates,
sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself or herself to
any vehicle upon a roadway.
(5)
A person operating a low-power scooter upon a roadway shall ride
as close to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising
due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the
same direction.
(6)
Persons riding low-power scooters upon a roadway shall not ride more
than two abreast.
(6.5)
A person under the age of 18 years may not operate or carry a passenger who is under 18 years of age on a low-power scooter unless the person and the passenger are wearing protective helmets in accordance with the provisions of GJMC § 10.04.1502(4.5).
(7)
Reserved.
(8)
Persons riding or leading animals on or along any highway shall ride
or lead such animals on the left side of said highway, facing approaching
traffic. This shall not apply to persons driving herds of animals
along highways.
(9)
No person shall use the highways for traveling on skis, toboggans,
coasting sleds, skates, or similar devices. It is unlawful for any
person to use any roadway of this City as a sled or ski course for
the purpose of coasting on sleds, skis, or similar devices. It is
also unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding in or by
means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device to go upon any
roadway except while crossing a highway in a crosswalk, and when so
crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall
be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians.
(10)
Every person riding or leading an animal or driving any animal-drawn
conveyance upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall
be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle
by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by
their very nature can have no application.
(11)
Reserved.
(12)
The parent of any child or guardian of any ward shall not authorize
or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any provision of
this section.
(13)
Any person who violates a provision of this section commits a traffic
infraction.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(1)
(a)
A low-speed electric vehicle may be operated only on a roadway that
has a speed limit equal to or less than 35 miles per hour; except
that it may be operated to directly cross a roadway that has a speed
limit greater than 35 miles per hour at an at-grade crossing to continue
traveling along a roadway with a speed limit equal to or less than
35 miles per hour.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section, a low-speed electric
vehicle may be operated on a State highway that has a speed limit
equal to 40 miles per hour or cross a roadway with a speed limit equal
to 40 miles per hour to cross at-grade, if:
(I)
Such roadway’s lane width is 11 feet or greater;
(II)
Such roadway provides two or more lanes in either direction;
and
(III)
The State determines, in consultation with the City and law
enforcement, upon the basis of a traffic investigation, survey, appropriate
design standards, or projected volumes, that the operation of a low-speed
electric vehicle on the roadway poses no substantial safety risk or
hazard to motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, or other persons.
(2)
No person shall operate a low-speed electric vehicle on a limited-access
highway.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(1)
A class B low-speed electric vehicle may be operated only on a roadway
that has a speed limit equal to or less than 45 miles per hour; except
that it may be operated to directly cross a roadway that has a speed
limit greater than 45 miles per hour at an at-grade crossing to continue
traveling along a roadway with a speed limit equal to or less than
45 miles per hour.
(2)
No person shall operate a class B low-speed electric vehicle on a
limited-access highway.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, class B low-speed electric
vehicle means a low-speed electric vehicle that is capable
of traveling at greater than 25 miles per hour but less than 45 miles
per hour.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 10.04.109.8, Utility type
vehicles, expired on February 1, 2024.
(1)
Definition.
For the purposes of this section, golf cart means a four-wheel, pneumatic tired vehicle powered by a gasoline or battery driven motor that is designed for use as a transport device on a golf course, or as a means of transportation for Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College) authorized personnel, within Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College) boundaries, as defined subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(2)
A golf cart may be driven upon streets under the jurisdiction of
the City, excluding country roads, State or federal highways, in the
following designated areas:
(a)
The area bounded on the west by 26 Road, on the east by 28 Road,
on the south by Patterson Road, and on the north by H Road. Golf carts
may be driven on 26 Road, 28 Road, and H Road, but are not permitted
on Patterson Road or Horizon Drive (however, crossing Horizon Drive
at an intersection is permitted); and
(b)
The area beginning at the intersection of Shadow Lake Road and Mariposa
Road (but excluding Mariposa Road) along Ridges Boulevard to the west,
continuing along West Ridges Boulevards and inclusive of all streets
within the Redlands Mesa Planned Development; and
(c)
The area bounded on the west by Cannell Avenue, on the east by 13th
Street, on the south by North Avenue and on the north by Orchard Avenue.
(However, driving on North Avenue is not allowed.)
(3)
(a)
No person shall operate a golf cart on any public street in the City:
(I)
Unless within the boundaries set forth in subsection (2) of
this section;
(II)
Unless the golf cart is equipped at a minimum with:
(III)
Except during the time from one-half hour before sunrise to
one-half hour after sunset; however, in the designated area around
Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College), authorized
CMU personnel may operate golf carts on a 24-hour basis.
(IV)
Unless in a direct route from the operator’s residence
to a golf course, or from a golf course to the operator’s residence;
unless the golf cart operator is an authorized CMU facilities employee
driving within the designated boundaries specified in subsection (2)(c)
of this section.
(V)
Unless such person possesses, on the person of the operator,
a valid State of Colorado driver’s license.
(VI)
In a way or at a speed which impedes the normal flow of traffic;
the operator has the affirmative duty to observe traffic behind and
around him. If the golf cart is traveling at a speed which is more
than five miles per hour below the applicable speed limit, the operator
of a golf cart shall pull over to the right side of the road at the
first safe opportunity and allow vehicles to pass the golf cart.
(VII)
While under the influence of, or impaired by, alcohol; nor shall
any person operate a golf cart while under the influence of any drug.
The definition of, and proof of, intoxication or impairment shall
be as set forth in § 42-4-1202, C.R.S. The operator of a golf cart who is arrested for operating
a golf cart while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or
drugs shall submit to chemical testing as set forth in Title 42, C.R.S.
Failure to submit to a test as required shall result in the immediate
revocation of the permit issued to an operator.
(VIII)
Without first obtaining a permit from the City
Police Department, which permit shall be attached to the golf cart
at all times that such cart is being operated upon a City right-of-way.
(IX)
Unless such person has, on his person, proof of recreational
vehicle or similar insurance that is current and provides coverage
for injury to persons and property.
(b)
The operator of a golf cart on public streets shall comply with the
provisions of this title.
(c)
Nothing in this section authorizes the operation of a golf cart on
rights-of-way under the jurisdiction of the County. It is the duty
of each operator of a golf cart to ascertain whether a right-of-way
is within the City limits.
(d)
The Police Chief, after having determined that the golf cart and
the operator are in compliance with requirements of this section,
shall issue a permit. Such permits shall be valid for three years
from the date of issuance unless revoked for just cause. Fees for
the permit shall be as established by resolution of the City Council.
The City Council may alter such fees by resolution.
(e)
Police officers are authorized to stop a golf cart which is being
operated on a City right-of-way, without probable cause or other reason,
at any time, to verify that the operator has a valid permit and to
inspect for required safety equipment.
(f)
The City Council shall, by resolution, establish the minimum requirements
of required insurance for operation of golf carts on City rights-of-way.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
Subject to the exception provided in GJMC § 10.04.103(2), nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as matter of right from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this title, or from otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (1)(c) of this section, a minor
driver shall not operate a motor vehicle containing a passenger who
is under 21 years of age and who is not a member of the driver’s
immediate family until such driver has held a valid driver’s
license for at least six months.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (1)(c) of this section, a minor
driver shall not operate a motor vehicle containing more than one
passenger who is under 21 years of age and who is not a member of
the driver’s immediate family until such driver has held a valid
driver’s license for at least one year.
(c)
Subsections (1)(a) and (b) of this section shall not apply if:
(I)
The motor vehicle contains the minor’s parent or legal guardian
or other responsible adult described in § 42-2-108,
C.R.S.;
(II)
The motor vehicle contains an adult 21 years of age or older
who currently holds a valid driver’s license and has held such
license for at least one year;
(III)
The passenger who is under 21 years of age is in the vehicle
on account of a medical emergency;
(IV)
All passengers who are under 21 years of age are members of
the driver’s immediate family and all such passengers are wearing
a seatbelt.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, a minor
driver shall not operate a motor vehicle between 12:00 midnight and
5:00 a.m. until such driver has held a driver’s license for
at least one year.
(b)
This subsection (2) shall not apply if:
(I)
The motor vehicle contains the minor’s parent or legal guardian
or other responsible adult described in § 42-2-108,
C.R.S.;
(II)
The motor vehicle contains an adult 21 years of age or older
who currently holds a valid driver’s license and has held such
license for at least one year;
(III)
The minor is driving to school or a school-authorized activity
when the school does not provide adequate transportation, so long
as the driver possesses a signed statement from the school official
containing the date the activity will occur;
(IV)
The minor is driving on account of employment when necessary,
so long as the driver possesses a signed statement from the employer
verifying employment;
(V)
The minor is driving on account of a medical emergency; or
(VI)
The minor is an emancipated minor.
(3)
A violation of this section is a traffic infraction, and, upon conviction,
the violator may be punished as follows:
(a)
By the imposition of not less than eight hours nor more than 24 hours
of community service for a first offense and not less than 16 hours
nor more than 40 hours of community service for a subsequent offense;
(b)
By the levying of a fine of not more than $50.00 for a first offense,
a fine of not more than $100.00 for a second offense, and a fine of
$150.00 for a subsequent offense;
(4)
“Emancipated minor”
“Minor driver”
For the purposes of this section:
means an individual under 18 years of age whose parents or
guardian has surrendered parental responsibilities, custody, and the
right to the care and earnings of such person, and are no longer under
a duty to support such person.
means a person who is operating a motor vehicle and who is
under 18 years of age.
(5)
No driver in a motor vehicle shall be cited for a violation of this
section unless such driver was stopped by a law enforcement officer
for an alleged violation of this chapter other than a violation of
this section.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
(1)
A rider of an EPAMD shall have all the same rights and duties as
an operator of any other vehicle under this chapter, except as to
those provisions that by their nature have no application.
(2)
Unless specifically prohibited otherwise in this chapter, an EPAMD
may be operated on a roadway in conformity with vehicle use.
(4)
A person who violates this section commits a traffic infraction.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
