HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1984-064 ORDINANCE NO. 84-64
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; AMENDING CHAPTER
„�. 23 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 35 PROHIBIT-
ING VEHICLE U-TURNS AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS
DESCRIBED HEREIN; AND AMENDING CHAPTER
23 , SECTION 63 PROHIBITING PARKING AT
CERTAIN LOCATIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN;
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 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. at the following location:
On Pool Road, beginning 117 feet South of State Highway 26
� and continuing South 1 , 000 feet.
Section 2. That Chapter 23 of the City Code of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a new section,
Section 35 prohibiting vehicle U-turns, to read as follows:
(a) Vehicle U-turns are prohibited at the following desig-
nated locations:
(1) On Mustang Drive approximately two hundred (200)
feet east of Timberline Drive.
Section 3. That Chapter 23, Section 63 , of the City Code
of the City of Grapevine, Texas, is hereby amended to include the
following No Parking designation:
Dallas Road, south side, no parking between Bellaire Drive
and Church Street.
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Section 4 . 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 5 . 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deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided, however,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 6. 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 7. 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 8 . 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 4th day of September , 1984.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cit Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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