City of Colorado Springs - File #: 14-0518

• File #: 14-0518
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 8/11/2014
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/14/2014
• Final action: 10/14/2014
• Title: Ordinance No. 14-70 amending Section 218 (Signal Lamps and Devices; Street Rod Vehicles and Custom Motor Vehicles) of Part 2 (Vehicle Equipment and Inspection) of Article 22 (Vehicle Equipment and Inspection); Section 101 (Obstruction of View or Driving Mechanism) of Article 23 (Miscellaneous Rules of the Road); and Section 101 (Compulsory Vehicle Insurance) of Article 28 (Compulsory Insurance) of Chapter 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to motor vehicles and traffic

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/14/2014	2	City Council	finally passed	Pass
9/23/2014	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
9/8/2014	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 14-70 amending Section 218 (Signal Lamps and Devices; Street Rod Vehicles and Custom Motor Vehicles) of Part 2 (Vehicle Equipment and Inspection) of Article 22 (Vehicle Equipment and Inspection); Section 101 (Obstruction of View or Driving Mechanism) of Article 23 (Miscellaneous Rules of the Road); and Section 101 (Compulsory Vehicle Insurance) of Article 28 (Compulsory Insurance) of Chapter 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to motor vehicles and traffic

Body
From:
Chief Peter Carey, Colorado Springs Police Department

Summary:
The proposed ordinance makes changes to City Code pertaining to motor vehicles and traffic to conform to current State law.

Previous Council Action:
N/A

Background:
The proposed ordinance makes changes to three existing City Code sections to imitate current State law. City Code ? 10.22.218 will be amended to make reference to the correct State statute as current City Code refers to a repealed State statute. City Code ? 10.23.101 is amended to conform with State statute as it pertains to video displays in vehicles. The proposed changes to City Code ? 10.23.101 clarifies that a video display cannot be visible to the driver while the vehicle is in motion if it displays visual entertainment. Finally, State law changed in 2014 to remove the requirement that citizens sign an affirmation of insurance on their vehicle registration. As a result, City Code ? 10.28.101(F) needs to be repealed to comply with the change in State law.

Financial Implications:
N/A

Board/Commission Recommendation:
N/A

Stakeholder Process:
The Colorado Springs Police Department worked with the City Attorney's Office to draft the amended ordinance.

Alternatives:
N/A

Recommended Action
Proposed Motion:
Motion to approve the ordinance as presented.

Ordinance Language
An ordinance amending sections of C...