HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1985-018 ORDINANCE NO. 85-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 23, SECTION 26,
OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS , BY
SPECIFYING THE REASONABLE AND PRUDENT
SPEED FOR PUBLIC STREETS AND ALLEYS
WITHIN THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE
ERECTION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO 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; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section l . City Code Chapter 23, Section 26 , Speed Limits
on Certain Public Streets . Upon the basis of an engineering and
traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the
provisions of Section 167 and 169 of Article XIX, V.T.C.S. ,
6701d, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, the following
prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are
hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and
such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated
for vehicles traveling upon the named public streets and
highways, or parts thereof, of the City, said speed limit to be
in force and effect unless otherwise limited as prescribed by the
provisions of this ordinance. The streets and highways hereby
regulated, and the maximum prima facie speed limits thereof, are
�"�t as fol lows :
� (A) On State Highway 26 from Station 286+50 .6 (southwest
city limits of Grapevine, being also the northeast city
limits of Colleyville) northeasterly 2 . 149 miles to
Station 400+00 (approximately 1, 100 ' southwest of State
Highway 114) at 45 miles per hour.
(1) School Zone - From Station 317+00 (approximately
630 ' southwest of Mustang Drive) northeasterly
0. 204 mile to Station 327+75 (approximately 445 '
northeast of Mustang Drive) at 35 miles per hour
on school days from 7 : 00 a.m. to 9 :00 a.m. and
from 2 : 00 p.m. to 4: 00 p.m. ; 45 miles per hour all
other times.
(B) On State Highway 26 from Station 400+00 northeasterly
0 . 682 mile to Station 436+00 (approximately 720 '
southwest of FM 157) at 45 miles per hour.
(C) On State Highway 26 from Station 436+00 northeasterly
0. 540 mile to Station 464+50 (intersection with Spur
103 and Main Street) at 30 miles per hour.
Section 2 . That the City Manager, or his agent, is hereby
authorized to have speed limit signs and/or stop signs erected,
constructed, and placed at such points along said highways,
�,,,r 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
contendere, 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
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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 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 16th day of April, 1985 .
APPROVED:
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Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Cit Secretar
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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