1997-312C~\WPDOC~\ORD\SPEED.ORD
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS FOR THE
FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF DENTON; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL NOT EFFECT SCHOOL ZONE ORDINANCES REGULATING THE SPEED
OF VEHICLES DURING DESIGNATED HOURS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FINE
NOT TO 'EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING FOR A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
~ Based upon an engineering and traffic investigation as
authorized by the provisions of Section 545.356, Texas Transportation
Code, the following prima facie reasonable and prudent speed limits
are hereby fixed for vehicles traveling upon the following named
highways, or parts thereof:
Hi~hwa~ Extent ~
1. Ryan Road From its intersection with FM 35 MPH
2181 west to its intersection
with the city limits of Denton.
2. Mayhill From its intersection with 35 MPH
Road US 380 to 1ts intersection with
1-35 E.
~ The regulation of the speed of a vehicle under this
ordinance does not apply to:
(1) an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call;
(2) a police patrol; or
(3) a physician or an ambulance responding to an emergency
call.
~ That if any port,on of any of these highways are
regulated by school zone ordinances, then the maximum prima facle
speed .limit established by the school zone ordinance shall apply
during,the house designated by the school zone ordinance.
~ An individual adjudged guilty of violating any
provisions of this ordinance, when signs are erected giving not~ce
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not
to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00).
~ Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when
the provisions of this ordinance become effective which are inconsis-
tent or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained ~n this
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict, except
for school zone ordinances which limit the speed of vehicles during
designated time periods.
~ That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held ~nvalld 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 bt would have enacted such remaining
portions despite any such invalidity.
~ 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 Chronicle, the official newspaper of the
City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its
passage. ~/~a ~~f
PASSED AND APPROVED this the y of , 1997.
JACK MILLER, MANOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
AP~OVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY