HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-O-07 - Prima Facie Speed LimitsORDINANCE NO. 1998-7
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR
VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 167 AND 169 OF ARTICLE XIX,
R.C.S. 6701d, 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 STEPHENVILLE AS SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCE: AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 167 and 169 of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic
on Highways, 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 STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS:
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized
by the provisions of Section 167 and 169 of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d, Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles 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:
Control & Section: 1990-001
Highway: FM 205
County: Erath
Control -Section: 1990-01
MP 0+00 (intersection of US 281) east 0.257 mile to MP 0.257 (intersection of US
377) zoned at 40 miles per hour
MP 0.257 (intersection of US 377) east 0.300 mile to MP 0.557 (Stephenville City
Limit) zoned at 55 miles per hour
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Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than two hundred
dollars ($200.00).
This ordinance modifies previous ordinances pertaining to the above -referenced highway.
PASSED and APPROVED this 7th day of April, 1998.
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Joh ollan, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Reviewed by Donald B. Davis,
City Administrator
Approved as to form and legality
Randy Thomas, City Attorney
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