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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1992-008 ORDINANCE NO. 92-08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23, SECTION 23-27 BY SPECIFYING THE REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEED FOR A CERTAIN AREA TO BE DESIGNATED AS A SCHOOL ZONE; AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A ' PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200. 00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That Chapter 23, Section 23-27 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting that portion which reads "Pool Road, beginning 117 feet south of State Highway 26 and continuing south 1, 000 feet" . Section 2 . That Chapter 23, Section 23-27 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by designating a twenty (20) mile per hour speed limit to be in effect on school days during the hours of 7: 00 a.m. through 9: 00 a.m. and 2 : 00 p.m. through 4: 00 p.m. as indicated on the attached Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes and as follows: "Pool Road, beginning 117 feet south of State Highway 26 and continuing south 1, 575 feet" . Section 3 . That the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to have the proper traffic 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 regulations. Section 4 . That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are ,fK, a deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas, shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding of not guilty, nolo contendere or dismissal. Section 5. Any person, firm, or corporation violatinq any of i 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 each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues. ' : Section 6. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by � a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the ' City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining ; portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it � would have passed such remaining portions of this ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. � Section 7 . The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, do not adequately ; regulate the traffic within the City creates an emergency and the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare requires that this ordinance take effect immediately from and after the date ' � of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 18th day of February , 1992 . � i APPROVED: � Will � am D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Li da Huff r�,,�, City Secretary a� APPROVED AS TO FORM: �.N� John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney ��.�� 3