City of Albuquerque - File #: O-05-104

• File #: O-05-104
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted and Published
• File created: 2/23/2005
• In control: President
• Final action: 5/16/2005
• Enactment date: 6/1/2005
• Enactment #: O-2005-039
• Title: Adopting Restrictions on Cruising in a Motor Vehicle in Public Rights of Way and Providing for Penalties (Loy)
• Sponsors: Craig Loy
• Indexes: Traffic

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/1/2005	City Clerk	Published
5/31/2005	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/26/2005	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
5/16/2005	City Council	Do Pass as Amended	Pass
5/16/2005	City Council	Amended	Pass
5/16/2005	City Council	Amended	Pass
5/2/2005	City Council	Postpone	Pass
4/18/2005	City Council	Request a Second Hearing
4/4/2005	City Council	Postpone	Pass
3/21/2005	City Council	Postpone	Pass
2/23/2005	City Council	Introduced
2/23/2005	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
SIXTEENTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-05-104 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Craig Loy



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Adopting Restrictions On Cruising In A Motor Vehicle In Public Rights Of Way And Providing For Penalities.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. Add the following new section to the Traffic Code, Chapter 8 ROA 1994.
“(A) SHORT TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the “Cruising on Public Streets Ordinance.”
(B) FINDINGS, PURPOSE AND INTENT. The Council finds the following: A threat to the public health, safety and welfare exists from the congestion created by the repetitive, unnecessary driving of motor vehicles, also known as cruising, at certain times on certain streets within the City of Albuquerque. Cruising has and continues to hamper sufficient access for emergency vehicles; create dangerous traffic congestion, noise, air pollution, obstruction of streets, sidewalks and parking lots, impede access to and use of property and increase automobile accidents, traffic offenses and acts of disorderly conduct. Cruising areas change from time to time creating the need for the City Council to designate and re-designate the areas that shall be posted as no-cruising areas. The purpose and intent of this ordinance is to reduce the dangerous traffic congestion, as well as the noise, air pollution, obstruction of streets, sidewalks and parking lots, impediment of access to shopping or other commercial enterprises or other buildings open to the public, interference with the use of property or conduct of business resulting from cruising, and to insure access for emergency vehicles to and through said streets.
(C) DEFINITIONS
(1) CARE, CUSTODY AND CONTROL. The person having care, custody or control of a motor vehicle means either the owner of the vehicle as stated on the vehicle registration if present in the veh...