HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1994-061 ORDINANCE N0. 94-61
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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 SPECIFYING THE
REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEED FOR A CERTAIN
AREA TO BE DESIGNATED AS A SCHOOL ZONE;
AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION 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,
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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
to read as follows:
"The signs shall indicate that the twenty (20) mile per hour speed limit
will be in effect on school days during the hours of 7:00 a.m. through
9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. in the following zones:
Hall-Johnson Road, beginning at the west right-of-way line of Hazy
Meadow Lane and continuing east and south approximately 1,075 feet
to the north right-of-way of Hughes Road.
Baze Road, beginning at the north right-of-way of Hughes Road and
continuing approximately 250 south to a point.
� r Hughes Road, beginning at the west right-of-way of Glen Meadows Drive
and continuing east approximately 1,400 feet to the east right-of-way
of Windswept Lane."
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Section 2. That the City Manager, or his designee, 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
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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of this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect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. 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 (5200.001 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 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 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 znd day of Aupust , 1994.
APPROVED:
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I William D. Tate
Mayor
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Lind Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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o n . Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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