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HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-1124ORDINANCENO. 24-1124 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC’" ARTICLE III "SPEED OF VEHICLES", SECTION 18-73 "SPEED LiNnTS ON CERTAI{ ROADS AND HIGHWAYS", “TXDOT ROADS”, “SCHOOLZONES", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TO CHANGE THE LOCATIONS, EXTENT. AND SPEED LiB,aTS OF CERTAIN TXDOT ROADS AND SPEED ZONES IN THE VICNITY OFA SCHOOL; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE;PROVEDnqG A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;PROVIDRqG A PENALTY CLAUSE: PROVIDiNG FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING CODWICATION; AND PROVIDENG AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Denton’s Development Services/Engineering Services routinely reviews the speed limits in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, as amended, in order to make corrections, additions, or amendments, where appropriate; and WHEREAS, Development Services/Engineering Services desires to amend the speed zone tables included in the City Code to provide for adjustments as a result of development aId to make text, speed limit, and road extent range corrections; and WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code Section 545.356 specifies the procedures for a municipality to set speed zones and to post speed limits; and 9 WHEREAS, the City Council finds the the proposed changes to Chaper 18 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic”, Article III “Speed of Vehicles”, Section 18-73 “Speed Limits on Certain Roads and Highways”, incorporates the above studies and recommendations by Development Services/Engineering Services; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed revisions are in the interest of the public haHn and safety; NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The recitals contained in the preamble of this ordinance are incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if set out fully herein. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby amends the existing Section 18-73 “Speed Limits on Certain Roads and Highways,” in Chaper 18 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic,” Article III “Sped of Vehicles”, “School Zones”, which shall read as follows: Sec. l&73. Speed limits on certain roads and highways. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of V.C.T.A„ Transportation Code S 545.356, the followIng prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonabte and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indFcated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: TxDOT ROADS ROADWAY FROM TO SPEED LIMIT 55 45 50 45 45 50 40 30 25 35 40 50 60 45 55 SS 30 40 45 Airport Rd./FM 1515 Hr t Rd./FM lsli W trap/FM 2499 Country Club Rd./FM 1830LMa:EnB Masch BrancmT Corbin Rd. !H35E SB Frontage Rd. Sanders Rd. Country Club Rd. SB Main Lanes Teas:ey Ln./FM 2181 Eagle Dr./US 77 Sherman Dr./FM 429 Locust St./FM 2164 Donna Rd, tH3SN Country Club Rd. @ man Dr./FM 428 IH-35W Eagle Dr, IH 35ESB Frontage Rd. c Corbin Rd. IH 35E FM 2181 Sanders Rd, @©§©d -ILI;;-Dr./FF7 Southern City LimitsRe mm Dallas Dr./US 77 Elm St./US 77UrrRm Smith St. Sherman Dr./FM 428 aI a [ Hm St./US 77 r 77 Donna Rd. tH 35E SB Frontage Rd FM 1173 FM 1830 Western City Limits Southern City Limit; FM 2153 FM 2449 Fort Worth Dr.mM Northern City Limits Veste rn City Limits IH 35E SB Frontage Rd. 550: N of Masse:/ Rd. 2SO' S of Country Club Rd./FM 1830 Southern City Urn@1 Fort Worth Dr./US 377 Fort Worth Dr./US 377 Fort Worth Dr,/US 377 250’ S of Country Club Rd./FM 1830 Northern City Limits Elm St./US 77 Northern City Limits 55 IH 35E Frontage Rd. Ni EH 3SE Frontage Rd, NB IH 35E Frontage mT3 --F T= Elm St/US 77 Southern atv Limits Elm St/US 77/Barthold Rd. Southern City Limits University/US 38-I 55 SO 55 IH 35E Frontage Rd. SB tH 35 Main Lanes IH 35/tH 35E Maiina= Locust St./US 77 Locust St/FM2164 Locust St./FM2 164 o a Loop 288 Sherman Dr./Fm Sherman Dr./FM 428 Sherman Dr./FM 428 Teasiey Ln./FM 2181 Teasley Ln./FM 2181 Teasley Ln./FMT£T Teasley Ln./FM 2181 Teasley Ln./FM 2181 University Dr./US 380 University Dr./US 380 Elm St./US 77/Barthold Rd, Northern CH Limits 50 75 70 35 40 55 35 45 60 35 45 60 35 35 40 40 45 65 50 University/US 380 Sherman Dr./FM 428 Locust St./FM 2164/US 77 Loop 288 Southern City Limits t 16mT Loop 288 CitY Limits IH 35ESB Main Lane > Spencer Rd. r :M S 77 Monterrey St. Universi1 IH 35 M I ; t -1 Monte rre' Long Rd. St. Lonj Rd.Ci1 Limits Shady Oaks Dr. IH 3SE SB Frontage Rd. HSE SB Frontage Rd. Savannah Tr. Savanm 500' W of Pennsylvania 500' W of Pennsyjvania Lillian Miller Pki7: Lillian Miller pk' Western City Limits Masch Branch Rd. Ci-Limits Masch Branch Rd. 500' W of Western Blvd Universi M/ersi Unive rs Url ive Un iversi' Dr./US 380 Dr./US 380 Dr./US 380 Dr./US 380 Dr./US 380 500' W of Western Blvd Bonnie Brae St. Bell Ave Loop 288 bMiam Rockhill Rd Bonnie Brae St. Bell Ave Loop 288 NB Ram Rockhill Rd LimitsEaster 1 School Zones With regard to school zone speed limits set forth below, the time periods for the reduced school zone speed limits shall apply on school days when signs are posted giving notice of the school zone times or when school ZDne lights are activated giving notice of the active school zone. SCHOOL NAME ROADWAY Double Oak St. FROM Mack Dr. TO Longmeadow St. SPEED LIMIT TIMES Alexander Elementary School Langmeadow St, Mack Dr. Double Oak St. Double Oak St. Paisley St.7am – 8am & 2:30pm – 3:3C)pmPaisley St. 7CY E of Longmeadow St. 525’ E of Billy Ryan High School’s Driveway 20 Paisley St. 2CXY W of Mack Dr. 50CY W of Billy Ryan High School’s Driveway Billy Ryan High School McKinney St./FM 426 30 8arn – 9am & 41>m – Spm BorFnan Elementary School 7arr! – 8a, & 2:30pm – 3:3C)pm Parvin St.15CY W of McCormick St. lao’ E of Mercedes St.20 25 20 20Cy N of Riney Rd. 146’ W of Kingsview Dr. 964’ N of Windsor Dr. Bonnie Brae St 17Cy E of Ashcroft Ln. Denton High School Bonnie Brae St.8am – 9arn & 41>m – 5pmBronco Way Cobblestone RowEvers Park Elementary School Evers Pkwy.7am – Bam & 2:3C)pm – 3:3C>pm 35(y S of Gardenview St ICXy S of Mill St. 20 Evers Pkwy. 50’ S of Robbie-O St. Cross Timbers St. Cross TImbers St. Mill St.20 30Mill St.Wye St. Fred Moore High School 150’ W of Cross TImber St 15Cy W of Cross Timber St. 25Cy N of 7am – 8am & 2:3C>pm - 3:3C>pmMill St.ICXy W of Robertson St. 20 Wye St. Stuart Rd. Cross TImber St. Mr 175’ N of Sun 20 7am –8am & Elementary School Imperial Dr.Valley Dr.MEBB Yellowstone PI. 2:3C>pm – 3:30pm Sun Valley Dr. I Stuart Rd. Yellowstone PI. 3CXy N or Imperial Dr.Sun Valley Dr. Gonzalez School for Young Children Long Rd. lsa NE of Stuart Rd. 650’ E of Ridgepoint Dr. 7am – Bam & 2:30pm – 3:3C)pm 20 Hodge Elementary School Farris Rd. Grant Pkwy. SiFver Dome Rd. 20(y N of Grant Pkwy.20 7am – 8am & 2:3C)pm – 3:3CIpm Deer Forest Dr llCXY S of Leatherwood Rd. Farris Rd . Teas ley Ln./FM 2181 1090’ N of Leatherwood Rd soas of Teasley Ln. John H. Guyer High School 30 25 8am – 9am & Z+pm – 5pm Old Alton Rd.Teasley Ln . 7;3C>am – 8:30am & IO:3(Jam – ll:lSam & 12prr\ – 12:35pm & 2:35pm – 3:4C)pm 7:30am – 8:30am & 3pm – 4prn LaGrone Advanced Technology Complex Long Rd.150’ NE of Stuart Rd. 65Cy E of Ridgepoint Dr.20 McMath Middle School Londonderry Ln .Teasley Ln.10(y E of Sam Bass Blvd .20 r Rd. 765’ W of Montecito Dr 7CXy S of Hickory Creek Rd. 430’ E of Montecito Dr 5(y N of Hickory Creek Rd. McNair Elementary School 7arn – 8am & 2:3C)pm – 3:30pmMontecito Dr. 20 Nelson Elementary School Teasley Ln.35cr S of Ryan Rd. 900’ N of Ryan Rd. 7a m - 8am & 2:30pm – 3:3C)pm 30 Emerson Ln. Glenwood Ln. 15(y E of Glenwood Ln o Emerson Ln. 4SCY NW of Emerson LII. 15Cy W of Longfellow Ln. 35Cy W of Flockwood Ln. Nette Shultz Elementary School E Windsor Dr.7am – 8am & 2:3C>pm – 3:3DF>mHanover Dr. 20 E Windsor Dr. Windsor Dr.275’ E of Hanover Dr. lsa N of Linden St. Newton Rayzo r Elementary Bryan St.Crescent St 20 7a m – 8:30am & 2:30pm – School/Calhoun Middle School Crescent St.Bryan St. lsa N of Crescent St. 15Cy E of Fulton St. 4p m Futton St.Linden St. Pecan Creek Elementary School Lakeview Btvd.Black Walnut 3CXy S of BI Oak Ln. 170’ E of pI Oak Blvd. 225’ N of Wilson St. 20 7am – 8am & 2:3C>pm – 3:30F>mPockrus Page Rd . 27cr W of Post Oak Blvd. 2(W N of Morse St. 35Cy E of Newton St, 325’ E of Pennsylvania Dr. Rivera Elementary School Newton St.7arrt – 8am & 2:3C)pm - 3:30pm 20 Wilson St.Newton St. Sam Houston Elementary School 465’ W of Lillian Miller Pkwy . 225' N of Windsor Dr. 7arn –8am & 2:3C)pm - 3:3CIpm Teasley Ln. Bell Ave. 25 Stricklan Middle School Driftwood Tr. 56Cy E of N Locust St./FM 2164 lay W of Wood St ICD’ S of Davis St. ICXy S of Davis St. SSC’ S of Ryan Rd. 7:3C>am – 8:30am & 3pm - 4pm 20 Windsor Dr.225’ E of Bell Ave . Davis St. Ruc]dell St. RuddeR St. The Davis School 3(Xy N of Davis St. 300’ N of Davis St. 6:3C)am – 7:30am & 2:3C>pm – 3:30p m 20 Wood St. Creekside Dr. W.S. Ryan Elementary School Ryan Rd.7am – 8am & 2:3C)pm - 3:3C)pm 20 Ryan Rd. SW W of Creekdale Dr. SQa E of Forrest ridge Dr. Windle School I Audra Ln Ph: II:= = g & lsa N of Paisley St. 40MRM Paisley St. Oak Tree Dr. 15(Y N of Oak Tree Dr. 20 7am – 8am & 31>m – 4pm SECTION 3 . Anyperson violating any provision ofthis ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00), unless the violation occurs in a work zone when workers are present and then the penalty shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00). SECTION 4. This ordinance shall supersede and replace all previous conflicting provisions of City ordinances and Code, including Sections 18.210 through 18-214, and such previous conflicting provisions are hereby repealed. All other non40nflicting provisions, including those of Chapter 18 of the Code of the City of Denton, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. SECTION 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unaonstitutionality shall not affect any oftheremaining phrases, clauses, sentulces, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, Or section, SECTION 6. The City Secretary is hereby directed to record and publish the above revised section in the City’s Code of Ordinances as authorized by Section 52.001 of the Texas Local Governnrent Code. a SECTION 7, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance was passed was open to the public, and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Notice was also provided as rewind by Chapter 52 of the Texas Local Government Code. SECTION 8. This Ordinance, providing for a penalty, 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 Chronicle, a daily newspaper published in the City of Denton, Texas, within ten(10) days ofthe date of its passage . !!eun following vote U - ILl:: :hT 0 rd i][]la1 C e I\rpIbr ; S P a S S e d an d &P P =: SeP:: Aye / J Nay Abstain Absent Mayor Gerald Hud%)eth: Vicki Byld, District 1 : Brian BecK District 2:./ ,/Paul Meltzer, District 3 : Joe Holland, District 4:\/ BraIxion Chase McGee, At Large Place 5 : /. Jill Jester, At Large Place 6: { PASS£D AND APPROVED thi,, th, / 8Fd,y ,f J’~" L 2024. GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR ATTEST: LAUREN THODEN, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM; MACK REINWAND, CITY ATIORNEY BMAxx7–neP