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TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
10.69.010 Traffic duties of Police Department.
10.69.020 Records of traffic violations.
10.69.030 Investigation of traffic accidents.
10.69.040 Traffic accident studies.
10.69.050 Traffic accident reports.
10.69.060 Annual traffic-safety report.
10.69.070 Title of traffic engineer.
10.69.080 Duties and powers of traffic engineer or other
designated traffic official.
10.69.090 Division of authority over streets which are state
highways.
10.69.100 Special permits.
10.69.010 Traffic duties of Police Department.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and other agents of the Police Department
to enforce the provisions of this title and the state vehicle laws applicable
to traffic in this municipality, to make arrests for traffic violations, to
investigate traffic accidents, to cooperate with the traffic engineer and/or
other officials of this municipality in the administration of this title and
in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out
those duties specially imposed by this title. (Ord. O-94-34 § 35, 1994;
Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part), 1974).
10.69.020 Records of traffic violations.
A. The Police Department or the traffic violations bureau shall keep a record
of all violations of the traffic ordinances of this municipality or of the state
vehicle laws of which any person has been charged, together with a record of
the final disposition of all such alleged offenses.
B. The record shall be so maintained as to show all types of violations and
the total of each.
C. The record shall accumulate during at least a three-year period and from
that time on the record shall be maintained complete for at least the most recent
three-year period.
D. All such records shall be public records. (Ord. O-94-34 § 36, 1994;
Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part), 1974).
10.69.030 Investigation of traffic accidents.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department to investigate traffic accidents
occurring within this municipality either by investigation at the time of or
at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses,
to issue summonses and complaints or notices for traffic violations in connection
with traffic accidents, and to assist in the prosecution of those persons charged
with violations of law or ordinance causing or contributing to accidents. (Ord.
O-94-34 § 37, 1994; Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part), 1974).
10.69.040 Traffic accident studies.
Whenever the accidents at any particular location or along any particular street
or highway within this municipality become numerous, the Police Department shall
cooperate with the traffic engineer or other designated official responsible
for traffic operations in conducting studies of such accidents and determining
remedial or corrective measures. (Ord. O-94-34 § 38, 1994; Ord. O-74-44
§ 1 (part), 1974).
10.69.050 Traffic accident reports.
A. The Police Department shall obtain from the State Department of Revenue standard
forms for accident reports required by state law, and thereon shall report sufficiently
detailed information to disclose, with reference to a traffic accident which
has been investigated by said department or concerning which said department
has received notification, the contributing circumstances, conditions then existing
and the persons and vehicles involved.
B. Every traffic accident report required to be made in writing shall be made
on a form approved and furnished by the Department of Revenue.
C. The Police Department may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an
accident of which written report must be given as provided by law to give additional
information concerning the accident, whenever the information originally obtained
is insufficient in the opinion of the department, and may require witnesses
of accidents to give information concerning the accident.
D. The Police Department shall maintain a suitable system of filing copies of
investigators' traffic accident reports with reference to drivers and accident
locations and shall make such reports available to the traffic engineer and
other officials having use of the records for accident prevention purposes.
(Ord. O-94-34 § 39, 1994; Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part), 1974).
10.69.060 Annual traffic-safety report.
The Police Department shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be
filed with the City Manager and shall contain information on traffic matters
in this municipality as directed by the City Manager. (Ord. O-94-34 § 40,
1994; Ord. O-74-14 § 1 (part), 1974).
10.69.070 Title of traffic engineer.
The title of traffic engineer is established. At such times that the traffic
engineer or his designee is unavailable to perform the duty of the traffic engineer,
said duty shall be vested in the Director of the Department of Public Works
or his designee. (Ord. O-94-34 § 41, 1994; Ord. O-91-55 § 15 (part),
1991; Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part), 1974).
10.69.080 Duties and powers of traffic engineer or other
designated traffic official.
A. It shall be the general duty of the traffic engineer or other official vested
with the responsibility for traffic as provided herein to determine the installation
and proper timing and maintenance of official traffic- control devices, to insure
that all traffic-control devices required hereunder are uniform as to type and
location as required by state law, to conduct analyses of traffic accidents
and to devise remedial or corrective measures, to conduct investigations of
traffic conditions, to plan the operation of traffic on the streets and highways
of this municipality, and to cooperate with other municipal officials in the
development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out
such additional powers and duties as are imposed by this title.
B. The traffic engineer or other official vested with the office as provided
for herein is empowered and authorized, consistent with the provisions of this
title, state law and the discretion vested within the Department of Planning,
Permits and Public Works, to take whatever action the traffic engineer determines
necessary for the proper regulation, control and facilitation of traffic in
this municipality. (Ord. O-91-59 § 18, 1991; Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part),
1974).
10.69.090 Division of authority over streets which are
state highways.
All traffic and parking restrictions on streets which are a part of the state
highway system shall be regulated and enforced by this municipality, except
that pursuant to Section 43-2-135(1)(g), Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, as
amended, such regulations on said streets shall be subject to the approval of
the State Department of Highways. (Ord. O-82-62 § 1, 1982; Ord. O-78-79
§ 16, 1978; Ord. O-77-86 § 37, 1977; Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part),
1974).
10.69.100 Special permits.
Whenever any special permit is required or permitted by the terms of this title
for curb-loading operations, the movement of vehicles having excess size or
weight, parades or processions, or otherwise, any person, corporation, organization,
partnership or association of persons desiring such a special permit shall make
application to the City Clerk for such permit, furnishing to the City Clerk
with such application all information relating to the applicant, place, terms
and limitations of the permit desired, and such further information as may be
required by the City Clerk. Any such application for special permit shall be
accompanied by a nonreturnable application fee in accordance with the fee schedule
established by the City Manager; provided, however, that civic or charitable
groups or organizations desiring parade permits for charitable, civic or patriotic
purposes need not pay such application fee. Immediately upon the receipt of
such application the City Clerk shall advise the City Manager, or Police Department,
or traffic engineer, or two or more of them as the same may be involved according
to the type of application, and the City Clerk shall issue or deny such permits
as may be recommended by the City Manager, Police Department or traffic engineer,
as appropriate, after investigation by those persons and agencies, or any or
all of them. (Ord. O-94-34 § 42, 1994; Ord. O-74-44 § 1 (part), 1974).
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