1996-273FILE REFERENCE FORM [ 96-273I
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ORDINANCE NO q~- ~-~3
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR
VEHICLES LrNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 545 356 OF THE TRANSPORTA-
TION CODE, V T C A , UPON HIGHWAY NO 2181 OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN
THE INCORPORATED LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DENTON, PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 00), PROVIDING FOR
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE, AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Sectmon 545 356 of the Transportation Code, V T C A ,
provides that whenever the governing body of the Cmty shall
determine upon the basis of an englneermng and traffmc ~nvestmga-
tmon that any prmma facme speed theremn set forth ms greater or
less than ms reasonable or safe under the condztmons found to exmst
at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street or
highway within the Cmty, taking mnto conslderatmon the width and
condmtmon of the pavement and other cmrcumstances on such portion
of said street or hmghway, as well as the usual traffic thereon,
sa~d governmng body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe
prima facle speed lmmmt thereat or thereon by the passage of an
ordmnance, whmch shall be effectzve when approprmate smgns g~vlng
notzce thereof are erected at such lntersectmon or other place or
part of the street or hmghway, NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I Based upon an engmneermng and traffic mnvestlgatlon
heretofore made as authorized by the provmsmons of Sectmon 545 356
of the Transportation Code, V T C A , the followmng prmma facme
speed llmmts are hereby determmned and declared to be prmma facme
reasonable and prudent, and such speed lmmlts are hereby fixed for
vehmcles, travelmng upon the following named highways, or parts
thereof, descrmbed as follows
That from and after the effective date of thms speed zone ordi-
nance, no motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon Highway
No 2181 wmthln the corporate limits of the Cmty of Denton mn
excess of the speeds now set forth in the followmng llmmts
H~qhwav Extent Speed Lmmmt
FM 2181 From mrs mntersectmon w~th the 35 mph
centerlmne of U S 77 south for
0 455 mmles
From 0 455 mmles south of its 45 mph
~ntersectmon with the centerllne of
U S 77 to the intersection of
Lmllman M~ller and Teasley Lane
From the lntersectmon of Teasley 50 mph
Lane and Llllman Mmller south for
0 400 mmles
From 0.400 miles south of the 60 mph
intersection of Teasley Lane and
Lilllan M~ller to the southern
city limits.
SECTION II. 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.
SECTION III. An lndividual adjudged guilty of vlolatlng any
provlsions 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
Inconsistent or ~n conflict wlth the terms or provisions contained
in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such
conflict, except for school zone ordinances which limit the speed
of vehicles for designated t~me periods.
SECTION V. That ~f any sectlon, subsectlon, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or c~rcumstance ls held invalld by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of th~s ordinance, and the C~ty
Council of the city of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t would have
enacted such remainlng portions despite any such ~nval~dity.
~ That th~s ordinance shall become effective
fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary ~s 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, wlthin ten (10) days of the
date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~day of~1996.
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY