HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1975-010 ORDINANCE NO. 75-10
AN ORDINANCE AMFNDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 3 UF THE
CITY CODE OF GRAPFVINE, TEXAS, BY REGULATING THE
SPEED OF VEHICLES ON control 364-01 & 353-03
SH-121 (Bypass) Tarrant County �
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PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCE
PROVISIONS A ND FOR THE REPEA L OF CONFLICTING
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PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE OF GRAPEVINE, TFXAS;
PROVIDING FOR SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR A PENA LTY;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN
EMERG ENCY,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'IE-I E CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1, That Title 9, Chapter 3 of the City Code of Grapevine,
� Te�as, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
"SpePd ;reater than fifty-five (55� miles per hour
� � 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 reasonable 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
provisions of this ordinance andJor the laws of the State of Teaas, no person
�� shalI operate or drive any vehicle on the public streets, roadways or high�vays
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,
Street Portion of street Speed Limit
(Name of str�et) Between Station 215+83.68 55 M. P. H.
SH-121 (Bypass) (beginning of Airport Control) northerly 2.367 mi.
and Station 90+96.40 (Intersection with
. SH-121 Business)
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SECTION 2. This ordinance repeals those provisions, and only those
� provisions, of all ordir� nces and sections of the City Code of Grapevine, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions hereof, but shall in no way repeal any provisions
of any ordinance or section of the City Code of Grapevine, Texa s, establishing
a "School Zone" in an area covered by this ordinance,
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hFreby directed to cause appropriate
signs to be posted at reasonable intervals to apprise the public of the speed
limit and give them notice thereof.
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SECTION 4, Any person violating or failing to comply with any provisions
of this ordinance shall be fined upon conviction not less than Qne Dollar
lerk���=r
(�1. 00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200. 00).
SECTION 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
of the City of Grapevine, Texas, that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section hereof should be �3Pclared unc�nstit��r;nnal, s��ch
unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this ordinance, since the same
,�.0 wculd have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause, ser.tence,
,�,� paragraph or section,
SECTION 6. The fact that..that the City Code of Grapevine, Texas,
and other ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are
inadequate to control the speed of vehicles within the corporate limits of the
City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation
of the public business, property, health, safety, and general welfare of the
public which requires that this ordinance sl�all become effective from and after
the date of its passage as provided by the Charter of the City of Grapevine,
Texa s, a nd it i s a ccordingly so orda ined,
"'�" PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Grapevine,
Texas, this the 18 day of MARCH , 19 75 ,
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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