ORDINANCE NO.  8855

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING THE "STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS CITIES," EDITION OF 2012, AMENDING SECTION 17-109.1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2011 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

Section 1.         Section 17-109.1 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-109.1            AMENDMENTS TO STO; STALL PARKING.

Section 89 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby changed to read as follows:

Sec. 89. Stall Parking. Where parking stalls or spaces are marked or designated on the pavement or curb, vehicles shall be parked or stopped within such stalls or spaces in the direction of the flow of traffic or at the angle indicated by the markings. 

Sec. 89.1. Metered Parking.  Where parking stalls or spaces are metered no vehicle shall be backed into the parking stall or space.

This section shall not apply to stalls designated as Accessible Parking Spaces.

Section 2. Section 17-109.1 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed, it being the intent that the provisions of this ordinance supersede the repealed Code sections.

Section 3.         If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance.

Section 4.         This ordinance shall take effect and be in force upon its passage and publication once in the official city paper as provided by law.

ADOPTED by the governing body this _______ day of May, 2013.

                                                                                    PASSED:

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                                                                                    Michael Dever, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Jonathan M. Douglass, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:

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Toni R. Wheeler, City Attorney