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Council approves parks code amendment to expand authority against motorized damage
Summary
The council approved an amendment to the vehicular traffic code allowing the parks department to treat certain motorized uses on park property as unlawful and to coordinate enforcement with police; council debated definitions and CTAB review but ultimately approved the change 7–2.
The City Council on Nov. 10 approved an amendment to the City of Colorado Springs vehicular traffic code (article 27) to explicitly make certain motorized uses on park property unlawful and expand the parks department’s enforcement tools.
Britt Haley, director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, told council the change moves motorized‑use language to the proper code location and inserts the legal framing ("unlawful") needed to enable enforcement against damage‑causing vehicles, off‑highway vehicles,…
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