HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1956-010RESOLUTION NO. 56-10
RESOLUTION SETTING SPEED LIMITS ON STATE HIGHWAY 114,
STATE HIGHWAY 121, AND STATE LOOP 10 AS AUTHORIZED IN
ORDINANCE NO. 54-8, REGULATING TRAFFIC ON Mi E STREETS
OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 54-8, regulating traffic on the
streets of the City of Grapevine, Texas, authorizes the
City Council of the City of Grapevine to set the speed
limits on the streets within the said City based on en-
gineering and traffic investigations.
WHEREAS, the State highway Department, at the request of
the City Council, has made an engineering and traffic
study of State Highway 114 and 121 and State Loop 10.,
(Dallas Road) and has made recommendations as to the
speed limits in these areas.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 54-8 provides that it shall be
prima facie unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle
at a speed in excess of any speed so declared when signs
are in place giving notice of such speed limits.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CRAP EVINE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1—The following sections of streets shall be
zoned for the speed limits as indicated:
A. On State Highway No. 114 (No wthwest Highway):
1. Beginning at the west City Limits line at Dove
Road and extending eastward to the City Limits
line at the east boundary line of the W. C.
Lucas Addition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50 mph
2. Beginning at the City Limits line west of Scrib-
ner Street and extending eastward to a point
475 feet east of Scribner Street - - - - - - 45 mph
3. Beginning at a point 475 feet east of Scribner
Street and extending 1,400 feet eastward to a
point 105 feet east of N. Starnes Street - - 35 mph
4. Beginning at a point 105 feet east of N. Starnes
Street and extending 1,500 feet eastward to a
point 545 feet east of Dooley Street - - - - 40 mph
5® Beginning at a point 545 feet east of Dooley
Street and extending eastward to the City
Limits line - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 mph
B. On State Highway 121:
1. Beginning at the west City Limits line at Ball
Street and extending easterly to a point 110
feet west of Church Street 40 mph
2- Be . -inning at a point 110 feet west of Church Street
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and extending eastward and northward to the inter-
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section with State Highway 114- - - - - - - - - - - - 30 mph
C. On State Loop No. 10 ( Dallas Road):
1. Beginning at the intersection with State fii�70hway
121 and extending eastward a distance of 3,400
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feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - 40 mph
Section 2. These regulations shall become effective upon the
errection of signs indicating such speed zones.
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Section 3. This resolution, not being a penal ordinance in itself
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need not be published to be effective but shall be effective as
provided in section 2® The penal section of previously published
Ordinance No. 54-8 shall apply in this resolution,
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the of No e- 1956.
Mayor, City of Grapevine
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