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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 Speed Zone ORD FM 205 - Page 1 (cy t 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. I\' • ' WWM (:2V44 a� Joh ollan, Mayor ATTEST: / % ii i. 0 _4 Reviewed by Donald B. Davis, City Administrator Approved as to form and legality Randy Thomas, City Attorney Speed Zone ORD FM 205 - Page 2 Q�1®6