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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1993-061 ORDINANCE NO. 93-61 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC, SECTION 23-27 SPEED LIMITS - SCHEDULES OF ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ZONES, BY SPECIFYING THE REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEED FOR A CERTAIN AREA TO BE DESIGNATED AS A SCHOOL ZONE; AND AMENDING SECTION 23-63 NO-PARKING ZONES, RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES, BY SPECIFYING NO PARKING ZONES DURING SPECIFIED TIMES; AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS (5200.00) 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 Traffic, Section 23-27 Speed Limits - Schedules of Additional School Zones of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: "The signs shall indicate that the twenty (20) mile per hour speed limit will 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. in the following zones: Birch Avenue, from a Point 50 feet east of Fair Oaks Drive east north to the terminus of the cul-de-sac, a distance of approximately 450 feet." Section 2. That Chapter 23 Traffic, Section 23-63 No-Parking Zones; Restricted Parking Zones of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to �. , read as follows: "Birch Avenue beginning at a point 100 feet west of the southeast corner of ��.� Lot 29, Block 2, Stone Gate III, thence east and north to the terminus of the cul-de-sac; east, west, north, & south sides of the street; no parking between the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m., on school days." 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 That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the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 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 (5200.00) 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 7th day of December , 1993. APPROVED: _ . .� �� �� � ���� ��F.,.N William D. Tate Mayor ORD. NO 93-61 2 ATTEST: . _ ` 5�� � L'nda Huff City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: .-,-'"� Stan Louwry Assist�nt City Attorney ��� ORD. NO 93-61 3