1996-140J \~PDOCS\ORD\SZONE ORD
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED
ZONE FOR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL; REDUCING THE
MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR SAID SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONES
TO TWENTY (20) MILES PER HOUR DURING CERTAIN HOURS; 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:
S~CTION I. That based upon an public hearing 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 facle
reasonable and safe, and such speed limit is hereby fixed for
vehicles traveling within the herein described school zones
SECTION II. That the time periods for the reduced speeds for
the school zones described below shall be from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00
a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. until 4.00 p.m. on school days. The lo-
cation of school zones described below shall be as follows to-wit.
Immaculate Conception Catholic School
Both directions of Bolivar Street from 1ts ~ntersectlon
with Second Street to 1ts intersection with Third Street.
S~CTION III. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the city of Denton defining school zones and
shall not repeal any of the provisions of said ordinances except in
those instances where provlslons of those ordinances are in direct
confllct with the provisions of this ordinance
SECTION IV. That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sen-
tence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validlty 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 this ordinance shall become effective four-
teen (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 news-
paper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of 1ts passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~day of ~, 1996.
JAC~
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY