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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-190ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE SUPERCEDING AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO 96-274 TO ADD A SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONE FOR MCMATH MIDDLE SCHOOL, DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONES, REDUCING THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR SAID SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONES TO SPEEDS FOUND TO BE REASONABLE AND SAFE BY THE ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE DESIGNATED HOURS, PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONES AT CERTAIN SCHOOLS, PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 00), PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That based upon an Engineering and Traffic Department investigation heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 545 357 of the Transportation Code, V T C A , the prima facie speed limit of twenty (20) miles per hour for vehicles is hereby determined and declared to be prima facie reasonable and safe, and such speed limit is hereby fixed for vehicles traveling within the following described school zones A That the time periods for the reduced speeds for the school zones described below shall be from 7 30 a in until 8 30 a in and from 2 30 p in until 3 30 p in on school days The location of school zones described below shall be as follows to -wit Borman Elementary School Both directions of Parvm Street beginning 50 feet east of where Parvm Street intersects the center line of McCormick Street to 100 feet east of where Parvin Street intersects the center line of Mercedes Street Newton Rayzor Elementary School Both directions of Malone Street beginning 50 feet north of where Malone Street intersects the center line of Cordell Street to 100 feet north of where Malone Street intersects the center line of Emery Street Guuungs Elementary School Both directions of Stuart Road beginning 250 feet north of where Stuart Road intersects the center line of Imperial Drive to 175 feet north of where Stuart Road intersects the center line of Sun Valley Street Both directions of Sun Valley Drive from its intersection with Stuart Road to 200 feet east of where Sun Valley Drive intersects the center line of Yellowstone Place Both directions of Yellowstone Place beginning 300 feet north of where Yellowstone Place intersects the center line of Imperial Drive to the intersection of Sun Valley Drive and Yellowstone Place 4 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Both directions of Windsor Drive beginning ing 275 feet west of where Windsor Drive intersects the center line of Bristol Street to 275 feet east of where Windsor Drive intersects the center line of Hanover Drive Both directions of Hanover Drive from its intersection with Windsor Drive to 450 feet north- west of where Hanover Drive intersects the center line of Rockwood Lane Both directions of Emerson Lane beginning 150 feet east of where Emerson Lane intersects the center line of Glenwood Lane to 350 feet west of where Emerson Lane intersects the center line of Rockwood Lane Hodge Elementary School Both directions of Grant Parkway beginning 380 feet northeast of where Grant Parkway intersects the center line of Deerwood Parkway to the intersection of Fams Road and Grant Parkway Both directions of Farns Road from its intersection with Silverdome Road to 200 feet north of where Farris Road intersects the center line of Chant Parkway Robert E Lee Elementary School Both directions of Paisley Street beginning 475 feet west of where Paisley Street intersects the center line of Mack Drive to the intersection of Mack Drive and Paisley Street Both directions of Mack Drive from its intersection with Double Oak Street to the intersection of Paisley Street and Mack Drive 7 McNair Elementary Both directions of Hickory Creek Road beginning 765 feet west of where Hickory Creek Road intersects the center line of Montecito Drive to 430 feet east of where Hickory Creek Road intersects the center line of Montecito Drive PAGE 2 Evers Elementary Both directions of Evers Parkway beginning 305 feet south of where Evers Parkway intersects the center line of Gardenview Street to 50 feet south of where Evers Parkway intersects the center line of Robbie-O Street Both directions of Cobblestone Row from its intersection with Evers Parkway to 170 feet east of where Cobblestone Row intersects the center line of Ashcroft Lane 9 Sullivan Keller Elementary Both directions of Wood Street beginning 230 feet south of where Wood Street intersects the center line of Davis Street to 300 feet north of where Wood Street intersects the center line of Davis Street Both directions of Ruddell Street beginning 230 feet south of where Ruddell Street intersects the center line of Davis Street to 300 feet north of where Ruddell Street intersects the center line of Davis Street Both directions of Davis Street from its intersection with Wood Street to the intersection of Ruddell Street and Davis Street 10 Fred Moore Center Both directions of Mill Street beginning 150 feet west of where Mill Street intersects the center line of Cross Timber Street to 100 feet west of where Mill Street intersects the center line of Wye Street Both directions of Wye Street beginning 150 feet west of where Wye Street intersects the center line of Cross Timber Street to the intersection of Mill Street and Wye Street Both directions of Cross Timber Street from its intersection with Wye Street to the intersection of Mill Street and Cross Timber Street 11 Tomas Rivera Elementary Both directions of Newton Street beginning 200 feet north of where Newton Street intersects the center line of Morse Street to 225 feet north of where Newton Street intersects with the center line of Wilson Street B That the time periods for reduced speeds for school zones described below shall be from 7 30 a in until 8 30 a in and from 3 30 p in until 4 30 p in on school days The location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to -wit PAGE 3 Strickland Middle School Both directions of Windsor Drive beginning 560 feet east of where Windsor drive intersects the center line of Locust Street to 225 feet east of where Windsor Drive intersects the center line of Bell Avenue Both directions of Bell Avenue from its intersection with Driftwood Trail to the intersection of Windsor Drive and Bell Avenue 2 Calhoun Middle School Both directions of Congress Street from 130 feet west of where Congress Street intersects with the center line of Mounts Street to 200 feet east of where Congress Street intersects with the center line of Denton Street Both directions of Denton Street from its intersection with Congress Street to 100 feet south of where Denton Street intersects with the center line of Pearl Street Both directions of Mounts Street from its intersection with Congress Street to 190 feet south of where Mounts Street intersects with the center line of Anderson Street McMath Middle School Both directions on Londonderry Lane from the its intersection with Teasley Lane to one hundred feet east of its intersection with Sam Bass Boulevard C That the time penods for reduced speeds for school zones described below shall be from 7 30 a in until 8 30 a in and from 3 00 p in until 4 00 p in on school days The location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to -wit Ryan High School Both directions of McKinney Street begmning 500 feet west of where McKinney Street intersects with the center line of the high school driveway to 525 feet east of where McKinney Street intersects with the center line of the high school driveway 2 Denton High School Both directions of Crescent Street beginning 250 feet east of where Crescent Street intersects the center line of Bryan Street to 150 feet east of where Crescent Street intersects with the center line of Fulton Street Both directions of Bryan Street beginning 250 feet south of where Bryan Street intersects the center line of Crescent Street to 150 feet north of where Bryan Street intersects the center line PAGE 4 of Linden Street Both directions of Fulton Street beginning 150 feet north of where Fulton Street intersects the center line of Crescent Street to 50 feet north of where Fulton Street intersects the center lme of Linden Street D That the time penods for reduced speeds for school zones described below shall be from 7 30 a in until 9 00 a in and from 3 00 p in until 4 30 p in on school days The location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to -wit Liberty Christian School Both directions of Bonnie Brae from 1110 feet north of where Bonnie Brae intersects the center line of Willowood to 1820 feet north of where Bonnie Brae intersects the center line of Willowood E That the time penods for the reduced speeds for the school zones described below shall be from 7 00 a in until 9 00 a in and from 2 00 p in until 4 00 p in on school days The location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to -wit hnmaculate Conception Catholic School Both directions of Bolivar Street from its intersection with Second Street to its intersection with Third Street SECTION II That based upon an Engineering and Traffic Department investigation heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 545 357 of the Transportation Code, V T C A , the prima facie speed limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour for vehicles is hereby determined and declared to be prima facie reasonable and safe, and such speed limit is hereby fixed for vehicles traveling within the following school zones A That the time periods for the reduced speeds for the school zones described below shall be from 7 30 a in until 8 30 a in and from 2 30 p in until 3 30 p in on school days The location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to -wit Sam Houston Elementary Both directions of Teasley Lane beginning 325 feet east of where Teasley Lane intersects the center line of Pennsylvania Drive to 365 feet west of where Teasley Lane intersects the center line of Lillian Miller SECTION III That based upon an Engineering and Traffic Department investigation heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 545 357 of the Transportation Code, V T C A, the prima facie speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour for vehicles is hereby PAGE 5 determined and declared to be prima facie reasonable and safe, and such speed limit is hereby fixed for vehicles traveling within the following described school zones A That the time periods for the reduced speeds for the school zones described below shall be from 7 30 a in until 9 00 a in and from 3 00 p in until 30 p in on school days The location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to -wit The Selwyn School Both directions of West Highway 380 from intersects the center line of Marshall Drive to intersects the center line of Mesa Drive 450 feet east of where West Highway 380 1200 feet west of where West Highway 380 SECTION IV When signs are erected giving notice thereof, an individual adjudged guilty of exceeding the herem defined speed limits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) SECTION V The location of School Bus Loading Zones for the following schools shall be as follows, to -wit Borman Elementary The southernmost lane of Parvin Street beginning where Parvin Street intersects the east curbline of McCormick Street to where Parvin Street intersects the west curbline of Mercedes Road Ginnings Elementary The southernmost lane of Sun Valley Drive beginning where Sun Valley Drive intersects the east curbline of Stuart Road to where Sun Valley Drive intersects the west curbline of Yellowstone Place McNair Elementary The westernmost lane of Montecito Drive beginning 287 feet south of where Montecito Drive intersects the south curblme of Hickory Creek Road to 407 feet south of where Montecito Drive intersects the south curbline of Hickory Creek Road Sullivan Keller Elementary The northernmost lane of Davis Street beginning where Davis Street intersects the west curbline of Ruddell Street to 180 feet west of where Davis Street intersects the west curbline of Ruddell Street PAGE 6 Strickland Middle School The southernmost lane of Windsor Drive beginning where Windsor Drive intersects the west curblme of Bell Avenue to 900 feet west of where Windsor Drive intersects the west curblme of Bell Avenue Calhoun Middle School The westernmost lane of Denton Street from 196 feet south of where Denton Street intersects the south curblme of Congress Street to 640 feet south of where Denton Street intersects the south curbline of Congress Street SECTION VI When signs are erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or park a motor vehicle other than a school bus in a herein described School Bus Loading Zone An individual adjudged guilty of the provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeainor and punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) SECTION VII That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Dentonn defimn school hscg hool zones and school bus loading zones and shall not repeal any of the provisions of said ordinances except in those instances where provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance SECTION VH1 That if in any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in s ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity SECTION DC That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chromcle, the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED this the / day of 11998 JA LLER, MAYOR PAGE 7 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BYJ / F \shued\dept\LGL\Our Documents\Ordmances\98\98SchoolZone ORD doc