ORDINANCE NO. 9383

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER XVII, ARTICLE 1, CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, BY AMENDING SECTION 17-101 PERTAINING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS CITIES, AND REPEALING EXISTING ORDINANCE 9282 AND ORDINANCE 9373.

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

SECTION 1: Chapter XVII, Article 1, Section 17-101 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-101            STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE INCORPORATED.

There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating             traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the "Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, Edition of 2016 2017, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, save and except such articles, sections, parts or portions as are omitted, deleted, modified or changed by this Ordinance or by Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015  Edition, and amendments thereto.  At least one      copy of the Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 9282 9383,” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omission or change and to which shall be attached a copy of the incorporating ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.

SECTION 2: Section 17-101 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed, it being the intent that the provisions of this ordinance supersede the repealed Code sections.

SECTION 3: Ordinance 9282 is hereby repealed, it being the intent that the provisions of this ordinance supersede the repealed Code sections.

SECTION 4:  Ordinance 9373, pertaining to seatbelts, is hereby repealed, it being the intent that the provisions of this ordinance supersede the repealed Code sections.

SECTION 5: 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 6: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and publication as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of August 2017.

APPROVED:

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Leslie Soden

                                                                                    Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler                                                        

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.