HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1986-008 ORDINANCE NO. 86-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 23, SECTION 34,
OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY
PROHIBITING VEHICLE LEFT TURNS AT
CERTAIN LOCATIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN;
�� AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION OF TRAFFIC
REGULATION SIGNS; REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO
,�,r� EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200 . 00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL
BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING
OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVID-
ING A SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS :
Section 1 . That the City Code of the City of Grapevine,
Texas, Chapter 23 , Section 34 (a) is hereby amended by pro-
hibiting vehicle left-hand turns at the following designated
locations :
(3j No left turn from the intersection of the north parking
lot driveway of Timberline Elementary School, said
intersection being along the west line of the
Timberline Elementary Addition (same being the eastern
right-of-way line of Timberline Drive) 97 . 0 feet, more
� "' or less, in a southerly direction from the northwest
corner of the Timberline Elementary Addition plat, as
,;�� recorded in Volume 388-185, Page 31 , Plat Records
Tarrant County, Texas.
(4) No left turn from the intersection of the south parking
lot driveway of Timberline Elementary School, said
intersection being along the west line of the
Timberline Elementary Addition (same being the eastern
right-of-way line of Timberline Drive) 238 . 0 feet, more
or less, in a southerly direction from the northwest
corner of the Timberline Elementary Addition plat, as
recorded in Volume 388-185 , Page 31 , Plat Records
Tarrant County, Texas.
Section 2 . That the City Manager, or his agent, is hereby
authorized to have "no left turn" 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 regu-
lations.
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"���' deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however, that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� Texas, shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed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, subdivision, 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 emerqency 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 January, 1986.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
"�� APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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