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HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
BRUNO IZUMBELOW, ACTING CITY MANAGER b,
JULY 05, 2005
SPEED LIMIT CHANGES
City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending Section 23-26, Speed Limits -
Schedule for Certain Public Streets and Ways, of the City Code of Ordinances to
remove conflicting or outdated speed limits on specific streets, set new speed limits on
other streets and remove portions of the code pertaining to streets that no longer exist.
BACKGROUND:
Section 23-26 references streets that no longer exist, streets with conflicting speed limits
and other inconsistencies. Section 23-26 is being revised to address these items.
Streets for which new speed limits are needed.
• Northwest Highway from Grapevine-Southlake city limits to 950 feet west of Ruth
Wall Street - the current posted speed limit (40 mph) does not match the speed
limits in the code (45 mph from Grapevine-Southlake city limits to Lucas Street;
35 mph from Lucas Street to Boyd Street and 45 mph from Boyd Street to Ruth
Wall Street).
A new speed limit survey was conducted, and based on this survey, a 40 mph
speed limit is recommended on the section between the Grapevine-Southlake city
limits and Dooley Street and a 45 mph speed limit between Dooley Street and
950 feet west of Ruth Wall Street. East of this section, the speed limit is already
set at 45 mph.
• Park Boulevard - this street has two conflicting speed limits over the same
section, one for 35 mph and one for 45 mph. There is no speed limit survey to
support either one of these speed limits. The posted speed limit is 35 mph. A
new speed survey indicates an 85th percentile speed of 40 mph. Therefore, a 40
mph speed limit is recommended.
Streets for which the speed limit should be changed.
• SH 114 (from Grapevine-Southlake City limits to Grapevine -Irving City limits):
TXDOT recently conducted a new speed survey and is recommending a 60 mph
to replace this section which currently has a speed limit of 55 mph.
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Streets for which Section 23-26 needs to be modified for clarification.
• Anderson Gibson Road: Has three separate segments (old and new segments) in
the code with the same speed limit of 25 mph. The code will be rewritten to
indicate that the entire section of Anderson Gibson Road will have a speed limit of
25 mph.
• Bethel Road between State Highway 26 and Coppell city limits: The street name
needs to be changed to Bass Pro Drive to reflect the correct street name.
• Dallas Road from William D. Tate Avenue to Loop 382: The reference to "Loop
382" should be removed and replaced with "Texan Trail."
• Hall -Johnson Road: The code references two street sections (one from Pool
Road to Parr Road and one from Parr Road to State Highway 121) that both have
the same speed limit of 35 mph. The code will be rewritten to indicate that the
entire section between Pool Road and State Highway 121 has a speed limit of 35
mph.
• Parr Road: The code references a 20 mph speed limit for a section of Parr Road
that runs east -west (from the intersection of Parr Lane and Parr Road to the east
terminus of the street). This street is not actually Parr Road but Parr Lane. The
ordinance will be modified to make this change.
• Spur 103, Control 363-4: The limits for this street make reference to State
Highway 121, which is now, Hudgins Street. The code will be changed to reflect
the correct street name.
• Spur 382 (Northwest Highway): This refers to the east -west portion of Northwest
Highway between Grapevine/Southlake City limits and Ruth Wall Street and the
north -south portion of Northwest Highway between Ruth Wall Street and State
Highway 114 (Business 114/ Texan Trail). The east -west portion will be replaced
with a newer speed limit based on the speed survey and can be removed from
this section of the code. There are also references to school zones that need to
be deleted since there are no school zones on Northwest Highway. In addition,
references to Loop 382 will be deleted and replaced with Business 114L.
Streets for which Section 23-26 contains conflicting speed limits.
• Dove Road between Cimarron Trail and Park Boulevard: there are two speed..
limits in the code for the same street section — an outdated 30 mph speed limit
and the current 35 mph speed limit. The 30 mph speed limit will be removed.
• Loop 382, Control 353-7: this is the portion of Northwest Highway between
Grapevine-Southlake city limits and State Highway 114. This is an outdated
speed limit and will be removed from the code.
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Mustang Drive from State Highway 121 frontage road to South Main Street: there
are two speed limits in the code for the same street section- an outdated 35 mph
speed limit and the current 45 mph speed limit. The 35 mph speed limit will be
removed.
William D. Tate Avenue (SH 121 Service Roads) from Glade Road to 500 feet
north of Mustang Drive: The section of William D. Tate Avenue between Glade
Road and Mustang Road has been replaced with a newer speed limit of 50 mph.
The older speed limit of 40 mph speed limit will be removed. The street section
between Mustang Drive and State Highway 114 (approximately 1,000 feet long)
will still have a 40 mph speed limit.
Streets to be removed from Section 23-26.
1. FM 157 - street no longer exists
2. Fairway Detour - detour no longer exists
3. School Access Road - possibly refers to a temporary access road from Pool Road
to cross timbers middle school that no longer exists.
4. SH 114 control section 353-03 - this is a short section of SH 114 from Grapevine-
Southlake city limits to the 114/121 merge. This is an outdated speed survey and
will be replaced by the new TXDOT speed survey.
5. SH 121 Control 743-3 (Conpection B) - the street no longer exists,
6. State Highway 26, Control Section 364-6, Tarrant County — this is a short section
of Northwest Highway from 950 feet west of Ruth Wall Street to Ruth Wall Street.
This stretch of roadway is no longer called State Highway 26. Since this street
section also has a speed limit of 45 mph, it will be combined with the speed limit
for the section of Northwest Highway between Dooley Street and 950 west of
Ruth Wall Street.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC,
SECTION 23-26 SCHEDULES FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC
STREETS AND WAYS, ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 167 AND 169 OF
ARTICLE XIX, R.C.S. 6701 d, UNIFORM ACT
REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS, UPON THE
BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC
INVESTIGATION UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE AS
SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCE; AUTHORIZING THE
ERECTION OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED
COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN
OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Sections 167 and 169 of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701 d, Uniform Act
Regulating Traffic on Highways, provide that whenever the governing body of the City
shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima
facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the
conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street or
highway, with the City taking into consideration the width and condition of the pavement
and other circumstances on such portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual
traffic thereon, said governing body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe
prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an ordinance, which shall
be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such
intersection or other place or part of the street or highway.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 23 Traffic, Section 23-26 Schedule for Certain Public
Streets and Ways of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended upon the
basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the
provisions of Sections 167 and 169 of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d, Uniform Act.
Section 2. That Section 23-26 is hereby amended by deleting the following
sections:
"Bethel Road'
"FM 157, control 747-3"
"Fairway Drive detour"
"Loop 382, Control 353-T'
"Mustang Drive:
(c) from State Highway 121 frontage road to South Main
Street...35"
"Parr Road'
"School Access Road'
"SH 114, Control Section 353-03"
"SH 121, Control 743-3 (Connection B)"
"Spur 382 (Northwest Highway)"
"State Highway 26, Control Section 364-6, Tarrant County'
Section 3. That Section 23-26 is hereby amended by the addition of the
following sections:
"Bass Pro Drive, between State Highway 26 and the Coppell City
Limits ... 40"
"Northwest Highway (Business 114)
(a) from Grapevine-Southlake City limits to Dooley Street, both
directions... 40
(b) from Dooley Street to Ruth Wall Street, both directions... 45"
"Parr Lane, from the intersection of Parr Road and Parr Lane east to the
east terminus of Parr Lane ... 20"
ORD. NO. 2
"Texan Trail (Business 11L), from Ruth Wall Street to the north frontage
road of State Highway 114, both directions... 45"
Section 4. That Section 23-26 is hereby amended by amending the following
sections to read as follows:
"Anderson Gibson Road, both sides, entire section ... 25"
"Dallas Road, from William D. Tate Avenue to Texan Trail ... 40"
(b) from Cimarron Trail to Dove Loop ... 35"
"Hall -Johnson Road, from Pool Road to State Highway 121...35"
"Park Boulevard, from Dove Road to Northwest Highway, both
directions...40"
"SH 114:
(a) Eastbound lane: From station 344+23 (Grapevine-Southlake city
limits on eastbound lane) easterly 4.492 miles to station
581+39.77 (Grapevine city limits; also Tarrant -Dallas county
Y
line) ... 60
(b) Westbound lane: From station 581+39.77 (Grapevine city limits;
also Tarrant -Dallas county line) westerly 4.516 miles to station
342+94 (Grapevine-Southlake city limits on westbound lane)...
60"
"Spur 103, Control 363-4:
(a) from station 3+75 (intersection of Hudgins Street and Main
Street) southerly 0.230 mile to station 15+90...30
(b) from station 15+90 (0.230 mile south of intersection of Hudgins
Street and Main Street) southerly 0.540 mile to station 44+39
(intersection of Spur 103 with South Frontage Road of SH
114)...40"
"William D. Tate Avenue:
(a) from Ira E. Woods Avenue to the south right-of-way line of State
Highway 114...35
ORD. NO. 3
(b)from State Highway 114 south right-of-way line to Mustang
Drive...40"
Section 5. 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 6. 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 of not guilty, nolo
contendere, or dismissal.
Section 7. That 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 Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed
each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues.
Section 8. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in the 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 this ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 9. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas do not adequately regulate the traffic within the City creates an
emergency and the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare requires that
this ordinance take effect immediately from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 5th day of July, 2005.
ORD. NO. 4
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