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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2010-017 ORDINANCE NO. 2010-17 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 TRANSPORTATION CODE, SECTION 545.356 UPON TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY NO. 121, 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, Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, provides 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 Transportation Code, Section 545.356, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles on the attached Exhibit "A" (strip map) are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: "State Highway 121 Frontage Road Control Section 364-02: (a) on southbound SH 121 frontage road from the Grapevine / Coppell City Limits Line, Mile Post 0.625 to the Tarrant / Dallas County Line, Mile Post 1.959, a distance of 1.334 miles ..................................................................55„ Section 2. That from and after the date of the passage of this speed zone ordinance, no motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon referenced segment of Texas State Highway No. 121 within the corporate limits of the City of Grapevine in excess of speeds now set forth in Section 1 and Exhibit "A". Section 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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 6. That 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 7. That 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 4th day of May, 2010. ORD. NO. 2010-17 2 APPROVED: ee�a 1Flilliam D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Linda Huff City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: E\ John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney ORD. NO. 2010-17 3 EXH181T,-L TO �.N JO-/? SH 121 FRONTAGE ROADS Paola DEVELOPMENT UNDEVELOPED AL UNDEVELOPED RES. SIGHT DISTANCE BALL BANK OR ADVISORY SPEE • CURVES OVER 2• GRADES OVER 3% SEEp SURFACE WIDTH AND TYPE BELOW R.O.W. AND RDBO. WIDTH ACCIDENTS ZONE LENGTHS (MILES) 1.334 0.202 ZONE SPEEDS (M.P.H.) 55 55 rn In w OT j ��_.�..�..- GRAPEVINE 1 J � In r J I J F- r �. 38$9B$fl w SITE #5 °r1E` TARRANT CO z SIT8E9•#4SITE #6 ca TOWARD w o a W wJ w < a z a g3 a a c� O LL J-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- C7 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— - E r - - - - - C.L. 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SIGHT DISTANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL UNDEVELOPED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT: DALLAS COUNTY: DALLAS MINUTE NO. : __________ DATE HIGHWAY: SH 121 CITY: GRAPEVINE/COPPELL REPLACED REPLACES : 5 PERCENTILE SPEED DATE OF STUDY 10-01-09 SCALE ]-- • 0.3 MILES CANCELLEOBBY�: DATE / / Q® 81tOP SPEED MEACARSURED CHECKED SPEED ZONE LIMITS OF ZONE SECTION ONE LENGTH _ MILES SECTION TWO LENGTH _ MILES 0 FATAL ACCIDENT CONT. 0364 SEC. 02 STA. OR M.P. CONT. AND SECT.1 PROJECT STA. OR M.P. CONT. AND SECT.. PROJECT 0 PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT Texas DepnrtmeY of Tronsportotlon BEGINS t ) BEGINS • --_ ___( 1 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT Af MP STA. OR M.P. ICONT. AND SECT.1 JECT STA. OR M.P. ICONT. AND SECT. PROJECT INDICATES SECTION ZONED SPEED STUDY ENDS __.__( _ ) ENDS. ___ - __ t __ ) BY COMMISSION MINUTE DALLAS COUNTY Nip p SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION SH 121 FRONTAGE ROADS DESIGN f 'ECDIVZj FEDERAL AID PROJECT N0. SKEET W. TRIAL RUN W STATE STATE COUNTY ='20: DIST.W. A 3AA•H� B� h �Iy� [NECKED NO. J NOA E IC II�LIN0. CS:SEi.• ° SH 121 FRONTAGE ROADS � '� -�- ��' i��' "�- �� DEVELOPMENT UNDEVELOPED RES. SIGHT DISTANCE Y BALL BANK OR ADVISORY SPEE CURVES OVER 20 GRADES OVER 3% SEE r SURFACE WIDTH AND TYPE BELOW R.0.9. AND RDBD. WIDTH ` ACCIDENTS ZONE LENGTHS (MILES) 0.202 ZONE SPEEDS IM.P.H.) 55 8 M N V O COPPELL a 1 Mpg'� LL� .....eSB TOWARD s TARRANT CO LL u Y --------- - �— i _ - - - _ C.L. BEARINGS �f - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -.- - - - - - - O -4 - - - - - - -�-- - - - - - -�- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -'- - - - -- - - z TOWARD -------p j DENTON > COPPELL ZONE SPEEDS tM.P.H.) 55 ZONE LENGTHS (MILES) 1.536 ACCIDENTS R.O.W. AND RDBO. WIDTH 480' ROW SURFACE WIDTH AND TYPE 3 LANES CONCRETE GRADES OVER 3% CURVES OVER 2• BALL BANK OR ADVISORY SPEE RES. SIGHT DISTANCE DEVELOPMENT I UNDEVELOPED DISTRICT: DALLAS COUNTYt DALLAS MINUTE NO. : ---------- DATE HIGHWAYS SH 121 CITY: GRAPEVINE/COPPELL REPLACES : _ ________ DATE CANCELLEDREPLACED BYDATE / / ® T05P DATE PSPEEDTMEASURED S P E E D Z O N E DATE OF STUDY 10-01-09 SCALE I.- ■ 0,1 MILESILE SPEED a LIMITS OF ZONE NUMBER OF CARS CHECKED SECTION ONE LENGTH MILES SECTION TWO LENGTH _ _ MILES 0 FATAL ACCIDENT CONT. 0364 SEC. 02 STA, OR Y.P. CONT. AND SECT. PROJECT STA. OR M.P. ICONT. AND SECT.1 PROJECT 0 PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT BEGINS __ TBxOS QepOrtm Of Tronsportotl0n Q _ - ___ ( ) BEGINS _ ' -- __ _ ( ) O PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT , STA. OR M.P. COHT. AND SECT. PROJECT STA. OR M.P. CONT. AND SECT. PROJECT - INDICATES SECTION ZONED SPEED STUDY ENDS ____ • _ __ __( __ ) ENDS • __ _ - __ _ __c _ ) er cowl SIGN MINUTE DALLAS COUNTY SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION SH 121 FRONTAGE ROADS '• 1 DESIGN TEAM DIT.% IEDERAL.ID PROJECT ND.I SKEET No. > TRIAL RUN ••:: •.J STATE STATE COUNTY DIST.NO. 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