HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1986-067 ORDINANCE NO. 86-67
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 23, SECTION 27
OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS BY
SPECIFYING THE REASONABLE AND PRUDENT
SPEED FOR A CERTAIN AREA TO BE DESIG-
NATED AS A SCHOOL ZONE; AUTHORIZING THE
�'�"9 ERECTION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM
OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 . 00) AND A
SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COM-
MITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH
A VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS :
Section 1 . That Chapter 23 , Section 27 of the City Code of
the City of Grapevine, Texas, 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 follows :
(A) Hall-Johnson Road from the intersection of Pool Road
500 feet east.
(B) Pool Road from the intersection of Hall-Johnson Road
500 feet north.
�H�" 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deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however, that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Texas, shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed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 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, subsection, 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 emergency 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 October, 1986 .
APPROVED:
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� Mayor
� ATTEST:
Ci y Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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