HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1964-008SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE #64-8
.moi ORDNANCE ALTERING THE, PRE11A FACIE, SPEED LLIIITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES U-1 DEII. THE PRO-VISIOUS OF
SECTION 8 OF ARTICLE 827a, VE INON tS TEjCAS PE1,-IAL
CODE, UPON THE BASIS OF AN E-NGIN`EE'D C AND TRAFI`IC
INVESTIG&TION UPON CERTAIN STR.E_TS tiI1D HIGI-RTAYS.,
OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LTIATI'S OF
THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TMS �, .AS SET OUT
IN THE OPUTiI-MICE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A
FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR VIOIATaON OF THIS
ORDI]MANCE .
VMREAS, Section 8 of Article 827x, Vernon's Penal Code of the
State of Teras, provides that whenever the governing body of the City
shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investi—
gation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less
than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any
intersection or other dace or upon any part of a street or highway,
with the City taking into ccnsideration the width and condition of the
pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or high-
way, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said govern body may deter-
mine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat
or thereon by the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when
appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection
or other place or part of the street or highway now therefore,
BE IT ORDA11\1EU by the City Council of the City
of Grapevine , Texas
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation
heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 8 of Article
827x, Vernon's Texas Penal Code, the following prima facie speed limits
hereafter indicted for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to
be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the
rate of speed indicated for vihicles traveling upon the named streets
and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows
F. 14 157
Tarrant County
Control 747-03
(a) From Station 0=00 (Intersection of F. M. 157 with S. H 121)3
,. Southerly 0.300 rdl.es to Station 1 00, at 40 Males Per Hour.
(b) From Station 16+00 (0*300 1,1iles South of the .n I tersection of
F. Mi. 157 with S. 11. 121), Southerly 0,322 miles to Station
33+00, at 50 Miles Per Hour.
(c) From Station 33+00 (0.622 14iles South of the Intersection of
F. 1`,4 157 with S. H. 121). Southerly 0&417 miles to Station
55+00 (2,762 miles North of Grapevine's South City Limits), at
60 Hiles Per Hour.
Section 2. Aro-person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in -any sum not more than two hundred ($200) dollars.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 19th DAY OF May,
City/Zecretary Mayor