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- City Attorney's Office
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May 4, 2007
The Honorable Ann Campbell, Mayor
and Members of the City Council
of the City of Ames, Iowa
Re: Proposed Ordinance on Requirement to Use Headlights After Dark
Dear Mayor Campbell and City Council Members:
On the agenda before you is a proposed ordinance regarding use by drivers of headlights at night and
in low visibility conditions. Substantively, this is not a new ordinance. The City Code has had this
requirement in effect since 1956. However,the current provision of the City Code uses references to
several sections of Iowa Code which have been renumbered since the City adopted this provision.
The proposed ordinance before you revises the numerical provisions from the Iowa Code so they refer
to the current and correct sections and it mirrors the language found in the analogous provision under
Iowa Law.
Your favorable consideration of this revision is requested. I would be happy to answer any questions
you might have.
Sincerely,
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Assistant City Attorney
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