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Home My WebLink AboutItem 08 - Grapevine Middle School School ZonesMEMO TO FROM MEETING DATE SUBJECT RECOMMENDATION: nTm # 8 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER#, JULY 17, 2001 SCHOOL ZONES FOR NEW GRAPEVINE MIDDLE SCHOOL City Council consider adopting an ordinance amending Section 23-27, Speed Limits — Schedule of Additional School Zones, as follows: Dove Road from 500 feet north of the intersection of Worthington Drive to 350 feet south of the intersection of Worthington Drive Lucas Drive from 300 feet south of the intersection of Worthington Drive to 300 feet north of the intersection of Worthington Drive Scribner Street from 300 feet south of the intersection of Banyan Drive to 300 feet north of the intersection of Banyan Drive Worthington Drive from the intersection of Dove Road to 250 feet east of the intersection of Lucas Drive, and take any necessary action. BACKGROUND: The new GCISD Middle School will open this fall with new busing boundaries. As a result, the City has undertaken sidewalk improvements on Lucas Street, Worthington Street and Dove Road. The proposed school zones are based on anticipated high pedestrian volume routes. A significant number of school children are expected to cross at the following intersections: Dove Road at Worthington Drive, Worthington Drive at Lucas Street, and Scribner Street at Banyan Street. Staff proposes a school zone extending along Dove Road, Worthington Street, Lucas Street and Scribner Street to reduce speeds during these high pedestrian volume times. The school zones will have a 20 mph speed limit during school opening and closing times (7:30 am -8:30 am and 2:30 pm -3:45 pm). July 10, 2001 (12:58PM) A crossing guard will be assigned to the crossing at Dove Road and Worthington Street. n' A crossing guard will also be assigned to the crossing at Scribner Street and Banyan Street if necessary. 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Udo 10 cn � wvi ® Z _ � w do svom cL ,_ Q 0/ c� o z yo 0 N ORDINANCE NO. u AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC, SECTION 23-27 SCHEDULES OF ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ZONES, 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 23-27 Schedules of additional School Zones 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 by the addition of a new subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) The City Manager shall have 20 miles per hour speed limit signs installed in the designated school zones listed below, which are hereby designated 20 miles per hour zones during the times herein stated. The signs shall indicate that the 20 mile per hour speed limit will be in effect on school days during the hours of 7:30 a.m. through 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. through 3:45 p.m. Dove Road from 500 north of the intersection of Worthington Drive to 350 feet south of the intersection of Worthington Drive Lucas Drive from 300 feet south of the intersection of Worthington Drive to 300 feet north of the intersection of Worthington Drive Scribner Street from 300 feet south of the intersection of Banyan Drive to 300 feet north of the intersection of Banyan Drive Worthington Drive from the intersection of Dove Road to 250 feet east of the intersection of Lucas Drive" Section 2. 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 3. 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 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 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 5. 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. ORD. NO. 2 Section 6. 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 17th day of July, 2001. ---• 8 ATTEST: ORD. NO. 3