Section 7-2-1. Title. The provisions of this article 2 of Chapter 7 of the Municipal Code shall be a part of and shall be known and cited as a part of the Northglenn Traffic Ordinance.

[Source: Ord. 274, 1973]

Section 7-2-2. Definitions. As used in the provisions of this article and this ordinance:

The definitions contained in Section 7-1-3 of the Municipal Code, and in the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities, 1977 edition, shall apply to the provisions of this article unless otherwise provided herein.

The term "owner" as applied to any public or private real property in the City of Northglenn, means and includes the owner of record, any person having the right to immediate possession and control of such property by reason of ownership, tenancy, or employment as agent or manager for the owner or tenant of record.

"Private dwelling" means a single-family residence or two-family residence, but does not include an apartment house or condominium apartment building.

"Public property" means the property of the City of Northglenn, the State of Colorado, or any agency, political subdivision, school district or quasimunicipal corporation of the State of Colorado, except streets, alleys, highways, and highway rights-of-way.

"Handicapped Person" shall mean a person so severely handicapped that such person is unable to move from place to place without the aid of a mechanical device or who has a physical impairment verified, in writing, by the director of the Division of Rehabilitation or a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state that such impairment limits substantially such person's ability to move from place to place.

"Handicap license plate" means a distinguishing license plate issued by or at the direction of the motor vehicle division of the department of revenue of this state to be displayed on a motor vehicle owned by a person with a mobility handicap.

"Identifying placard" shall mean a plate or placard issued by the motor vehicle division of the department of revenue for the purpose of identifying a vehicle owned by or operated for the benefit of a handicapped person. Such placard shall be prominently displayed on a motor vehicle used to transport a person with a mobility handicap.

"Official Sign" means a sign approved as to form and content by the traffic engineer and placed in a location authorized by the traffic engineer.

"Sign prohibiting parking" means a sign prohibiting the parking of all motor vehicles which shall comply with the traffic engineer's requirements as to form and content.

"Special mobile equipment" means a vehicle, whether or not self-propelled, that is designed primarily for operation or use on or off the public streets and highways, including snowplows, road construction or maintenance equipment, ditch digging apparatus, water well boring rigs, fire-fighting equipment, and vehicles designated as special mobile machinery under the provisions of C.R.S. § 42-1-102(93.5), as may be amended.

"Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing a semi-trailer and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.

[Source: Ord. 469, 1977; 547, 1979; 1079, 1993; 1765, 2019; 1824, 2022]

Section 7-2-3. Parking on Private Property Without Permission of Owner.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle on any private property in the City of Northglenn without permission of the owner of such property, when an official sign has been posted prohibiting such parking.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle on the premises of any private dwelling in the City of Northglenn without permission of the owner of such property.

[Source: Ord. 274, 1973]

Section 7-2-4. Use of Parking Lots. No parking area shall be used for the sale, storage, repair, dismantling, or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials, or supplies.

[Source: Ord. 1734, 2017]

Section 7-2-4.5. Repealed. (Ord. 1765, 2019).

Section 7-2-5. Exceptions. The provisions of sections 7-2-3 and 7-2-4 of this article shall not apply to a person acting at the direction of a police officer, or acting at the direction of the owner, or the agent or servant of the owner, of the property.

[Source: Ord. 274, 1973]

Section 7-2-6. Violations--Penalty. Violations of the provisions of Sections 7-2-3, 7-2-4, 7-2-4.5, 7-2-8, or 7-2-8.5 of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00).

[Source: Ord. 952, 1989; 1734, 2017]

Section 7-2-7. Presumption in Reference to Illegal Parking. In any prosecution concerning the parking of a vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of this article 2 of chapter 7 of the Municipal Code, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of the cited section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such parking the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred.

[Source: Ord. 288, 1973]

Section 7-2-8. Parking of Detached Semi-Trailer.

As used in this Section, the term "semi-trailer" shall have the meaning defined by C.R.S. § 42-1-102(89), as the same may be amended, and the term "truck tractor" shall have the meaning defined by Section 7-2-2(k) of the Municipal Code.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store any semi-trailer in or upon any public street or highway in the City of Northglenn, when such semi-trailer is not attached to a truck tractor.

It shall be unlawful for any person, by means of parking or storing any semi-trailer in or upon any public street or highway in the City of Northglenn, to damage or destroy any street, highway or the surface of, or improvements upon such street or highway.

[Source: Ord. 288, 1973; 1765, 2019]

Section 7-2-8.5. Parking of Certain Equipment.

Except as provided herein, it shall be unlawful to park a tow truck, wrecker, dump truck, flat bed truck, stake bed truck, truck-tractor, special mobile equipment, mobile food vending and/or equipment, construction equipment, construction machinery, or any other form of special purpose vehicle or equipment on any street or public right-of-way in any zone district for any period of time.

Exceptions:

Vehicles and/or equipment, described in subsection (a) and designed for the transport of any goods, materials, vehicles or equipment, may be parked on a public street or street right-of-way while engaged in pick-up or delivery of goods, materials, vehicles or equipment.

Such vehicles and/or equipment, described in subsection (a), may be parked on the street or street right-of-way while the vehicle and/or equipment is being used for its specialized purpose at the location where it is parked.

No tow truck, wrecker, dump truck, flat bed truck, stake bed truck, truck-tractor, special mobile equipment, mobile food vending and/or equipment, construction equipment, construction machinery, church or school bus, or any other form of special purpose vehicle or equipment shall be stored or parked on any private property, unless otherwise permitted under Chapter 11 of the Northglenn Municipal Code.

It shall be permissible to park any boat with trailer, trailer, specialized trailer, travel trailer or camping trailer temporarily brought into the City by a non-resident on any street or public right-of-way for the first fourteen (14) days such vehicle is in the City, provided that it is not detached and is so located and secured against movement as to pose no threat to public safety. The fourteen (14) day limit includes the cumulative time spent on any public street, regardless of whether the location is the same or the trailer is moved to a different location.

No unenclosed commercial trailer, even if covered or otherwise enclosed, shall be stored or parked on any street or street right-of-way, except while making deliveries or otherwise loading or unloading. When not being loaded or unloaded, any unenclosed commercial trailer(s) shall be stored in a garage or behind an opaque fence not less than six (6) feet in height so as not to be visible from any other public or private property, unless otherwise permitted under Chapter 11 of the Northglenn Municipal Code.

[Source: Ord. 1734, 2017; 1765, 2019]

Section 7-2-9. Parking Privileges for Handicapped Persons.

A handicapped person as defined in subsection 7-2-2(e) may apply to the motor vehicle division of the department of revenue for a handicap license plates or an identifying placard as defined in subsection 7-2-2(f) and (g).

A vehicle displaying a handicap license plate or an identifying placard, as defined by section 7-2-2 of this article, may be parked in public parking areas on public streets, public property or private property in the City of Northglenn regardless of any time limitation imposed on parking in such area, if such vehicle is so parked either:

By the owner of any vehicle displaying handicap license plates, or

By a person engaged in the transportation, by such vehicle, of a person with a mobility handicap, or

By a handicapped person.

The parking privilege provided by section 7-2-9 (b) shall not apply to any zone or place in which:

Stopping, standing or parking of all vehicles is prohibited;

Parking is limited to emergency vehicles, police vehicles, fire vehicles, or designated official vehicles;

Signs are posted prohibiting parking in any fire lane or fire safety zone established under the provisions of article 3 of chapter 4 of the Municipal Code; or

Parking is not allowed during specific periods of the day in order to accommodate heavy traffic.

The owner of private property available for public use may, in writing, request the installation of official signs identifying parking spaces reserved for use by a handicapped person. Handicapped parking spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide in dimension.

The request shall be a waiver of any objection the owner may assert concerning enforcement of this section, by the police of the City of Northglenn.

The police department of the City of Northglenn is hereby empowered to enforce the provisions of this section.

It shall be unlawful for any person other than a handicapped person to park in a parking space on public or private property which is clearly identified by an official sign as being reserved for use by a handicapped person unless such person is parking the vehicle for the benefit of a handicapped person and unless such vehicle has attached thereto a distinguishing license plate or identifying placard as set forth in subsection 7-2-2(f) and (g).

Handicapped persons from states other than Colorado shall be allowed to use handicapped parking spaces in the City of Northglenn so long as such persons have valid handicap license plates or an identifying placard from their home state.

[Source: Ord. 310, 1974; 547, 1979; 1079, 1993]

Section 7-2-10. Weight Limit on Residential Streets.

No person shall operate a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more on a street within a residentially zoned area of the City. A copy of the map of such areas may be examined during office hours at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Northglenn.

This weight limit shall not apply as follows, provided the weight and size limitations contained within Article 5 of this Chapter continue to apply unless the City has issued a permit in accordance with Article 6 of this Chapter:

To a commercial vehicle making a local delivery in compliance with Section 7-7-3 of this Code;

To a vehicle used by a resident of the City in the course of the resident's employment;

To the operation of trucks owned or operated by the State, a county, a municipality, a public utility or a contractor authorized by the City to engage in the repair, maintenance or construction of streets, street improvements or utilities upon any street in the City;

To vehicles used in the course of active construction permitted by the City;

To authorized emergency vehicles or public transportation vehicles, including school busses, operated by the City or other political subdivisions of the State; and

To implements of husbandry and farm equipment as defined in Section 42-1-102(44), C.R.S., as amended.

[Source: Ord. 547, 1979; 984, 1990; 1813, 2021]

Section 7-2-11. Violations--Penalty.

Any person who violates the provisions of Section 7-2-9(e) of the Municipal Code shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than forty-five ($45.00) and not more than three hundred ($300.00) dollars.

It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a mobility handicap to cause to be displayed on a motor vehicle in the City of Northglenn an identifying placard, as defined in Section 7-2-2 of this Article, when such vehicle is not being used for the transportation of a person with a mobility handicap.

Violations of the provisions of Section 7-2-11(b) of this Article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred ($300.00) dollars.

It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Code for any person to fail to comply with the weight limit set in Section 7-2-10 of this Article. Such violation shall be subject to the general penalty for violation of municipal ordinances provided by Section 1-1-10 of this Code but shall not be punishable by imprisonment.

[Source: Ord. 928, 1988; 1813, 2021]

Section 7-2-12. Reserved. (Ord. 975, 1989)

Section 7-2-13. Reserved. (Ord. 975, 1989)

Section 7-2-14. Reserved. (Ord. 975, 1989)

Section 7-2-15. Residential On-Street Parking Permits and Fees.

The City Manager or the City Manager's designee may determine that the parking of motor vehicles in residential areas for the purpose of accessing destinations in nearby commercial, industrial or institutional areas could:

Cause hazardous traffic conditions in the residential area;

Produce auto emissions, noise, trash and refuse;

Unreasonably burden residents of the area in gaining access to their residences; or

Damage the character of those areas as residential districts and diminish the value of the property in those areas.

Upon such determination, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee may post signs pursuant to this Chapter to limit the duration of parking; and upon application, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall issue permits to residents of such areas who own or operate a motor vehicle allowing the vehicle to be parked in the block on which the owner of the vehicle resides as if there were no time limitation restrictions on such parking. The permit shall be affixed to the lower left-hand corner of the rear window of the vehicle, or in a location on the vehicle approved by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee. This provision shall not apply to metered parking spaces.

The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is hereby authorized to determine an appropriate annual fee to be charged for each permit issued for a vehicle. The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is further authorized to determine an appropriate annual fee structure based on circumstances including, but not limited to, whether proof of residence in the appropriate block can be determined based on a current state motor vehicle registration, whether proof of residence in the appropriate block must be determined by other means, and whether the parking permit is issued for a visitor or contractor parking permit.

Additional parking permits: In addition to permits issued to residents of an area that require parking permits pursuant to subsection (b) of this section 7-2-15, each residence shall also be authorized to apply for the following additional permits:

One (1) "visitor" parking permit:

Upon approval of the City Manager or the City Manager's designee, a residence may seek additional "visitor" parking permits, which may be approved at the City Manager or the City Manager's designee's discretion, upon such conditions as may be deemed necessary and appropriate; and

One contractor's parking permit, to be effective for ten (10) calendar days, not to exceed three (3) requests per calendar year.

Permits non-transferable; Revocation: All permits issued pursuant to this section 7-2-15 are non-transferable. If a permit is transferred or otherwise used other than as authorized by this section 7-2-15, then the permit may be revoked at the city manager or the city manager's designee's discretion.

[Source: Ord. 1494, 2007]