HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 21 - All Way Stop at Inland Drive and Sycamore Drive/Sycamore CourtMEMO TO:
FROM:
MEETING DATE:
SUBJECT:
RECOMMENDATION:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER 3�—
OCTOBER 21, 2014
ALL WAY STOP AT INLAND DRIVE AND SYCAMORE DRIVE/
SYCAMORE COURT
City Council consider adopting an ordinance amending Chapter 23, Traffic, Section 23-
30, Stop Intersections as follows:
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(530) Silverlake Estates
(1) On Inland Drive at Sycamore Drive/Sycamore Court northbound and
southbound
and take any necessary action.
BACKGROUND:
Inland Drive serves as the principal feeder to Spring Creek Drive which then feeds
Silverlake Elementary School from the south. This route experiences a significant
volume of traffic for a residential street and poses some issues at the recommended
intersection. Due to its close proximity to Dove Loop, approximately 125 feet to the
south, vehicles destined for the school enter the neighborhood at posted speeds of 25
mph and are upon the intersection very quickly, providing little reaction time for crossing
vehicles or crossing pedestrians.
A young student was struck at this intersection in the past three weeks while crossing
Inland Drive.
The proposed stop signs on Inland Drive provides a controlled environment at the
intersection for pedestrians and vehicles.
Staff recommends approval.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC,
SECTION 23-30 RELATIVE TO STOP INTERSECTIONS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 23 Traffic, Section 23-30 Stop Intersections, of the
Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding the following stop
intersections:
(530) Silverlake Estates
"(1) On Inland Drive at Sycamore Drive/Sycamore Court,
northbound and southbound"
Section 2. 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 highway,
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 conflictwith 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 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or
continues.
Section 5. That 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 the ordinance despite such invalidity, which
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance
become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 21st day of October, 2014.
APPROVED:
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ORD. NO. 2
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