The Town Marshal shall have the authority to prohibit all travel by any person outside any public or private structure or building, and shall be empowered to prohibit any vehicular or pedestrian traffic within the limits of the Town whenever officials determine such travel is unsafe by reason of hazardous avalanche conditions or activities undertaken for avalanche control and prevention. (1980 Code § 11-331; amd. Ord. 2023-O-6, 8-9-2023)
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully go outside of any public or private structure within the Town or to engage in vehicular or pedestrian traffic outside of any building whenever such travel shall have been designated as unsafe and prohibited by the Town Marshal. Violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1
of this Code. (1980 Code § 11-332; amd. 2010 Code; Ord. 2023-O-6, 8-9-2023)
Interlodge restrictions shall not apply to ski patrol employees, officers of the US Forest Service, supervised Utah Department of Transportation personnel, Unified Fire Authority personnel, law enforcement personnel, or Town Marshal employees. The exemption of personnel in this section only applies to on-duty employees of the named entities acting in the scope of employment.
The Alta Ski Lift Company may authorize necessary travel with the approval of the Marshal within their special use permit area boundaries provided that they coordinate with the Town Marshal's Office and UDOT Avalanche Forecasters during explosive avalanche mitigation work. Necessary travel is defined as essential to the basic operation of facilities and not conducted as a convenience. The Alta Ski Lift Company shall maintain accountability and tracking of travel during Interlodge periods. The above exemption for the Alta Ski Lift Company is conditioned on a written indemnity agreement between the Town and Alta Ski Lift Company.
The Town Manager or Town Marshal shall also have the power to designate individuals on a one time basis as exempt from interlodge restrictions. (Ord. 2006-O-2, 3-9-2006; amd. Ord. 2023-O-6, 8-9-2023)
All owners, operators and/or managers of any building located within the Town, after receipt of notice by the Town Marshal's Office or Deputy, shall post on or near, in a conspicuous place, each unlocked exit or doorway leading to the outside of each building, a sign stating that all outdoor or interlodge travel is prohibited by order of the Town Marshal. Each sign required hereunder shall be of a nature, size and substance approved by the Town Marshal. It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or manager to willfully fail to post the approved signs in the manner required hereby.
All owners, operators and/or managers of any building located within the Town shall also register their contact information with the Marshal's Office for interlodge closure notifications and shall be responsible for confirming that interlodge travel is permitted before engaging in or allowing outdoor travel.
Violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this Code. (Ord. 2018-O-2, 8-14-2018; amd. Ord. 2023-O-6, 8-9-2023)