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AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, DETERMINING AND
ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT
CERTAIN PORTION OF DALLAS DRIVE BEGINNING AT A POINT
APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF DALLAS
DRIVE AND TEASLEY LANE, THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ON
DALLAS DRIVE TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET NORTH OF ITS
INTERSECTION WITH PIPING ROCK TO BE THIRTY- FIVE (35) MILES PER
HOUR, DETERMINING AND ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMIT ON THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF DALLAS DRIVE BEGINNING
AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF
DALLAS DRIVE AND PIPING ROCK, THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION
ON DALLAS DRIVE TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SOUTH OF ITS
INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST FRONTAGE ROAD OF INTERSTATF HIGHWAY
35E TO BE FORTY-FIVE (45) MILES PER HOUR, PROVIDING A PENALTY
OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED ($200 00) DOLLARS,
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO 81-78, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
Based upon an engineering and traffic investigation, the
City Council hereby determines that the reasonable and safe
prima facie maximum speed limit on that certain portion of
Dallas Drive beginning at a point approximately 900 feet north
of the intersection of Dallas Drive and Teasley Lane, thence in
a southerly direction on Dallas Drive to a point approximately
50 feet north of its intersection with Piping Rock to be
thirty-five (35) miles per hour
SECTION II
Based upon an engineering and traffic investigation, the
City Council hereby determines that the reasonable and safe
prima facie maximum speed limit on that certain portion of
Dallas Drive beginning at a point approximately 50 feet north
of the intersection of Dallas Drive and Piping Rock, thence in
a southerly direction on Dallas Drive to a point approximately
500 Feet south of its intersection with the east frontaqe road
of Interstate Highway 35E to be forty-five (45) miles per hour
SECTION III
An individual adjudged guilty of exceeding this speed
limit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine
not to exceed Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars
SECTION IV
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstances 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 V
That Ordinance NO 81-78 is hereby repealed
SECTION VI
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secetary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, 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 September, 1981
T WA, MAYOR
CIT OF DE ON, TEXAS
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ROOK HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTOONN, TEXAS
BY