§ 10-26. Adopted; exceptions.

(a)

Pursuant to parts 1 and 2 of article 16 of title 31 and part 4 of article 15 of title 30, C.R.S., there is hereby adopted by reference Articles I and II, inclusive, of the 2003 edition of the "Model Traffic Code" promulgated and published as such by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Safety and Traffic Engineering Branch, 4201 E. Arkansas Avenue, EP 700, Denver, Colorado 80222. The subject matter of the model traffic code relates primarily to comprehensive traffic control regulations for the city. The purpose of this article and of the code adopted in this section is to provide a system of traffic regulations consistent with state law and generally conforming to similar regulations throughout the state and the nation. Three (3) copies of the model traffic code adopted in this section are filed in the office of the city clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

(b)

The 2003 edition of the model traffic code is adopted as if set out at length in this section, except for the following articles and/or sections, which are declared to be inapplicable to the city and are therefore expressly deleted: section 711, driving on mountain highways; section 1011, use of runaway vehicle ramps; section 1012, high occupancy vehicle lanes; section 1408, operation of motor vehicles on property under the control of or owned by parks and recreation districts; section 1901, school buses-equipped with supplementary brake retarders; section 1902, school bus drivers-special training required; section 1904, regulations for school buses-regulations on discharge of passengers-penalty-exception.

(Code 1961, § 17-1; Ord. No. 36-1995, 12-12-95, eff. 1-1-96; Ord. No. 19-2006, 9-26-06, eff. 10-6-06)