HomeMy WebLinkAbout06020ORDINANCE NO. 6020
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8 OF CHAPTER 1 OF
TITLE XV OF THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING
TO THE MODEL TRAFFIC CODE, REGULATING
OBSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC WAY AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES THEREFOR
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (Brackets indicate matter
deleted, underscoring indicates matter added.)
SECTION 1
Section 8 of Chapter 1 of Title XV of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by the
addition of a new subsection 15 -1 -8(31) thereto, to read as follows:
15 -1 -8 31 : SECTION 20 -19 OBSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC WAY
Ca) A person commits the offense of obstruction of a public way if without legal
privilege he intentionally, knowingly or recklessly obstructs a street, highffay. sidewalk or
sidewalk area.
(h) For the purpose of this subsection, obstruct means to render impassable or
to render passage or use unreasonably inconvenient or hazardous. Any object of sufficient
size to pose any degree of danger whatsoever to the travelling public which occupies a street,
highway, sidewalk or sidewalk area between the hours of sunset and sunrise is deemed to be
hazardous if the object or any barricade surrounding the object does not have adequate
illumination or adequate retroreflective material so as to make the object or barricade visible
from all directions at night.
SECTION 2
Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this Ordinance declared to be a
municipal offense shall be punished as provided by § 15 -1 -6 of the Code of Ordinances, as amended.
SECTION 3
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
INTRODUCED: October 10 , 1995
By_ Samuel Corsentino
Councilperson
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President of the City Council