HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1997-078 ` ORDINANCE NO. 9�-�s
�`� AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC,
SECTION 23-27 SPEED LIMITS - SCHEDULES OF
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ZONES, BY THE DELETION OF
CERTAIN SCHOOL ZONES; AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL
OF TRAFFIC REGULATION SIGNS; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00) 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
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
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Section 1. That Chapter 23 Traffic, Section 23-27 Speed Limits - Schedules of
Additional School Zones of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by the
deletion of the following school zones:
"Glade Road, beginning at a point 550 feet west of the Baze Road intersection
extending 800 feet east, ending 250 feet east of the Baze Road intersection."
"Hall-Johnson Road from the west side of Kelsy Court to the east side of Heritage
Avenue."
Section 2. That the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to have the
school zone traffic signs removed along said streets or portions thereof 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ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect provided,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pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas, shall be deemed repealed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. 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 Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day
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during or on which an offense occurs or continues.
Section 6. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in
this 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; 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. 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 August , �997�
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APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Huff
City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr. �'`
City Attorney
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