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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1986-008 ORDINANCE NO. 86-08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 23, SECTION 34, OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PROHIBITING VEHICLE LEFT TURNS AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN; �� AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO ,�,r� EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 . 00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVID- ING A SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS : Section 1 . That the City Code of the City of Grapevine, Texas, Chapter 23 , Section 34 (a) is hereby amended by pro- hibiting vehicle left-hand turns at the following designated locations : (3j No left turn from the intersection of the north parking lot driveway of Timberline Elementary School, said intersection being along the west line of the Timberline Elementary Addition (same being the eastern right-of-way line of Timberline Drive) 97 . 0 feet, more � "' or less, in a southerly direction from the northwest corner of the Timberline Elementary Addition plat, as ,;�� recorded in Volume 388-185, Page 31 , Plat Records Tarrant County, Texas. (4) No left turn from the intersection of the south parking lot driveway of Timberline Elementary School, said intersection being along the west line of the Timberline Elementary Addition (same being the eastern right-of-way line of Timberline Drive) 238 . 0 feet, more or less, in a southerly direction from the northwest corner of the Timberline Elementary Addition plat, as recorded in Volume 388-185 , Page 31 , Plat Records Tarrant County, Texas. Section 2 . That the City Manager, or his agent, is hereby authorized to have "no left turn" signs erected, constructed, and placed at such points along said highways, streets, or alleys, or portions thereof under construction, maintenance, or repair, so that travelers will be reasonably notified of said traffic regu- lations. Section 3 . That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are "���' deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, � Texas, shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding not guilty of nolo con- tendere, or dismissal. Section 4 . Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the Municipal Court, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200 . 00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs . Section 5. If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, or provisions of this ordinance shall be judged invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any portion thereof other than that portion so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional. Section 6 . The fact that the traffic regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas do not adequately regulate the traffic within the City creates an urgency and an emerqency and the �` ° preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare requires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption of said ordinance �,.� as the law and the City Charter in such cases provides. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 21st day of January, 1986. APPROVED: � Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary "�� APPROVED AS TO FORM: '�v K,� City Attorney �.,.... ��