HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1975-009 ORDINANCE NO. 75-9
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 3 OF THE
CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY REGULATING THE
SPEED OF VEHICLES ON CONTROL 363-01 & 364-01
SH-121 (BUSINESS) TARRANT COUNTY ;
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� PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCE
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PROVISIONS AND FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS;
PROVIDING FOR SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR A PENA LTY;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AI�rD DECLARING AN
EMERG ENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'II-i E CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Title 9, Chapter 3 of the City Code of Grapevine,
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Texas, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
"SpePd greater than the designated ( ; miles ner hour
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on designated streets not reasonable and prudent. "
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation submitted to
the City Council, the City Council hereby finds and determines that a maximum
prima facie speed limit heretofore set for a public street, roadway or high�vay
set forth below in the City of Grapevine, Texas, is not rea sonable or prudent
under the conditions found to exist in the City of Grapevine, Texas, at said
location, therefore, the City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that
� when no special hazard exists that requires a lower speed for compliance with the
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provisions of this ordinance andJor the laws of the State of Texas, no person
shall operate or drive any vehicle on the public streets, roadways or high�vays
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set forth below in the City of Grapevine, Texas, at a greater speed than
fifty-five ( 55 ) miles per hour, unless otherwise provided by this
ordinance or subsequent ordinance, and any speed in excess of fifty-five
( 55 ) miles per hour, unless otherwise provided by this ordinance or subsequent
ordinance, shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or
prudent and is unlawful,
SECTION 2. �[-his ordin�i�ce i-cp��als those provis�ons, and only those
pro��isions, of all ordii� nces and scctions of the City Code of G 1-:�pcvin�, 1-exas,
in conflict wit�h tl�e �rovisions hereof, but sl�all in no �i�ay repeal any provisions
of any ordinance or section ��f the (;ity Co�;je of Grapc�ri»e, Texas, establishing
"'�"� a "���h��r�l 7o��e" in an area cover�d by this or�3ii�ance, �
�.� S1;C`I-ION 3. The City Manager is hereby directed to cause appropriate
signs to be posted at reasonable intervals to appt�ise the public of the speed
limit and give them notice thereof. �
SECTION 4, Any person violating or failing to comply ��vith any provisions
of this ordinance shall be fined upon conviction not less than One Dollar
(�l. 00) nor more than T��ao Hundred Dollars ($200. 00).
,�, � SEC"1-ION S. It is hereb}T declared to be the iniention of the City Council
of the City of Grapevine, Te�as, that the sections, paragraphs, sen�ences,
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clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section hereof should be declared UT]CnrlStit��tinn�l, s��ch
� �_mconstitutionality or invalidity s�all ilot affect any of the r�:n,zin�i�o phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragrapl�s or sections of this ordinance, since the sai�ne
�x�c�.�ld have been enacted by �he Gity Council ��ith�ut the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such uncoi�stitutional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section,
SECTION 6. The fact that._that the City Code of Grapevine, Texas,
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ar7d o�her ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are
inadequate to conti-ol the speed of vehicles within the corpoi-ate limits of the
"�'""' City of Grapevine, Texas, creat�s an emergency for the immediate preseivation
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(a) Prom Statlon 286-�50,6 (Sou;hwest Ci�y Li���its of Grupevine) north-
easterly 2. i49 miles to Station 400;-00 (App�ox, ilOG' Soutnwest
oi S:i-li4) at 55 miles per hour.
(b) Frcm Statibn 4G0��-GO northeasteriy 0.682 ;.�ile �o Station 436-;-00
(Approx. 720� SGi1�114?C'S� Oi i''::-157jL�- ��5 I:iliCS i�t� �1GllY.
(c) P-rcm 5�.� _�on 4�;-��0 ncrtl,c,-,stc;-�_� 0. ��,0 ;;�:.le to S�aiion 464-s-50
�II1tC:C�. _� � . .. . � ��� �ii:1 �_U,i � + , �il S�._Ci;i:� dL .i�l il1iC'S per hour.
(d) Frc:7 St�,��on ���.' ,�� :��r��.�e�ly 0.472 ,� ile to Station 10o8-i-50 - �
� �li�Ll'.LJI-CLlO� W1LC1 i..00�J ..�i82�, cit 3� miies .per i70ll�,
. (e) Fra;� S�ation 1063+50 nor�heasteriy G.�81 miie to S�ation 11:5-i-00
at 35 r�,iles yer hour. .
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. Scnool S:�eec'. 'I_o;�e
(1) . . c,�;, Sc«�io:. iGBv�-GO (A�,�rox. 300' t•;est of Dooley Stree�) .
� :�o:t,�e�s���ly 0. 114 mile to Stution 1080-��0 (Approx. 300`
;�as� o� Dooley S�-reet) at 30 miles per nour when so sioned
- ivt SChG01 Ci"OSS111`�; 35 TiiC'S �C'r :101i� ail Oi.[18Y �iTTI(.'S.
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�L� '.'i0;, S�ni.10i1 111Jt'Q� :�OL�,.�aSt�Y'ly �..��9 ii111e t0 S�o�lOil Zl..i� ��
�r,t��YOX: 1315 � SOUi.ii472S� Oi l,Yc�eViT1G I.HICe iZG. � o� 45 I1l��CS T�eY i.011Y.
(�) F-rml Station 11',S�G no�theasterly. 2.269 r,.iles to S�ation 1254�80
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' � � ' �i�Oii.IIC.'�SL CiJ..l.y 1.ii�lll.$ Oi Grap�v�ne - a�so 1di�aiil.�TJalin$ C.�l11lLy '
line) at 55 miles p�r nour.
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of the public business, property, health, safety, and gcneral welfare of the
public which z-equires that this ordinance shall become effective from and after
the date of its passage as provided by the Charter of the City of Grapevine,
Texas, and it is accordingly so ordained.
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Grapevine,
Texas, this the 18th day of MARCH , 19 75
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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