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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 04 - One-Way RestrictionsITEM r . -4 onab } MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGERi� MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 2, 2003 SUBJECT: REMOVAL OF ONE-WAY RESTRICTIONS ON SPECIFIED STREETS RECOMMENDATION: City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending Chapter 23 Traffic, Section 23- 32, One Way Traffic, to remove one-way traffic flow restrictions on specified streets and take any necessary action. BACKGROUND: The following streets are currently listed in the municipal code as having one-way restrictions. 1. Austin Street from East Cannon Street to East Worth Street (7:30 am to 4:30 pm on schooldays) 2. East Cannon Street from Ruth Street to Austin Street (7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday — Friday) 3. Park Boulevard on the east side from Redwood Trail to Dove Road 4. Park Boulevard on the west side from Dove Road to West Northwest Highway 5. Park Boulevard on the east side from West Northwest Highway to Dove Road. 6. Ruth Street from East Worth Street to East Cannon Street. November 17, 2003 (4:30PM) These restrictions have long since been removed and all the streets currently operate as two-way streets. However, the municipal code has never been updated to reflect these changes. Staff recommends approval. JSL/RC 0:\agenda\120203\Oneway Restriction Removal November 17, 2003 (4:30PM) ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC, SECTION 23-32, ONE WAY STREETS; 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 the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23 Traffic, Section 23-32 One -Way Traffic is hereby amended in it's entirety to read as follows: "State Highway 114 East Frontage Road. From West Wall Street to Loop 382 which is located within the city limits of the city." Section 2. That the City Manager, or his agent, 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 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 of not guilty, nolo contendere, or dismissal. Section 4. That 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 each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues. Section 5. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in the 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 despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 6. 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 2nd day of December, 2003. WNN�ffl ATTEST: ORD. NO. 2