1995-086B:\SCHOOL.Z
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED
ZONES; 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:
SECTION I. That based upon an Engineering and Traffic Depart-
ment investigation heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions
of Section 169, Article 6701d, V.T.C.S., the prima facie speed
limit of twenty (20) miles per hour for vehicles is hereby deter-
mined and declared to be prima facie 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 7:30 a.m. until 8:30
a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on school days. The lo-
cation of school zones described below shall be as follows to-wit:
Borman Elementary School
Both directions of Parvin Street beginning 50 feet east of
where Parvin Street intersects the center line of McCormick
Street to 100 feet east of where Parvin Street intersects
the center line of Mercedes Street.
Newton Rayzor Elementary School
Both directions of Malone Street beginning 50 feet north of
where Malone Street intersects the center line of Cordell
Street to 100 feet north of where Malone Street intersects
the center line of Emery Street.
Ginnings Elementary School
Both directions of Stuart Road beginning 250 feet north of
where Stuart Road intersects the center line of Imperial
Drive to 175 feet north of where Stuart Road intersects the
center line of Sun Valley Street.
Both directions of Sun Valley Drive from its intersection
with Stuart Road to 200 feet east of where Sun Valley Drive
intersects the center line of Yellowstone Place.
Both directions of Yellowstone Place beginning 300 feet
north of where Yellowstone Place intersects the center line
of Imperial Drive to the intersection of Sun Valley Drive
and Yellowstone Place.
woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Both directions of Windsor Drive beginning 275 feet west of
where Windsor Drive intersects the center line of Bristol
Street to 275 feet east of where Windsor Drive intersects
the center line of Hanover Drive.
Both directions of Hanover Drive from its intersection with
Windsor Drive to 450 feet north-west of where Hanover Drive
intersects the center line of Rockwood Lane.
Both directions of Emerson Lane beginning 150 feet east of
where Emerson Lane intersects the center line of Glenwood
Lane to 350 feet west of where Emerson Lane intersects the
center line of Rockwood Lane.
Hodge Elementary School
Both directions of Grant Parkway beginning 380 feet north-
east of where Grant Parkway intersects the center line of
Deerwood Parkway to the intersection of Farris Road and
Grant Parkway.
Both directions of Farris Road from its intersection with
Silverdome Road to 200 feet north of where Farris Road
intersects the center line of Grant Parkway.
Robert E. Lee Elementary School
Both directions of Paisley Street beginning 475 feet west
of where Paisley Street intersects the center line of Mack
Drive to the intersection of Mack Drive and Paisley Street.
Both directions of Mack Drive from its intersection with
Double Oak Street to the intersection of Paisley Street and
Mack Drive.
McNair Elementary
Both directions of Hickory Creek Road beginning 765 feet
west of where Hickory Creek Road intersects the center line
of Montecito Drive to 430 feet east of where Hickory Creek
Road intersects the center line of Montecito Drive.
Sam Houston Elementary
Both directions of Teasley Lane beginning 325 feet east of
where Teasley Lane intersects the center line of Pennsylva-
nia Drive to 365 feet west of where Teasley Lane intersects
the center line of Lillian Miller.
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Evers Elementary
Both directions of Evers Parkway beginning 305 feet south
of where Evers Parkway intersects the center line of
Gardenview Street to 50 feet south of where Evers Parkway
intersects the center line of Robbie-O Street.
Both directions of Cobblestone Row from its intersection
with Evers Parkway to 170 feet east of where Cobblestone
Row intersects the center line of Ashcroft Lane.
Sullivan Keller Elementary
Both directions of Wood Street beginning 230 feet south of
where Wood Street intersects the center line of Davis
Street to 300 feet north of where Wood Street intersects
the center line of Davis Street.
Both directions of Ruddell Street beginning 230 feet south
of where Ruddell Street intersects the center line of Davis
Street to 300 feet north of where Ruddell Street intersects
the center line of Davis Street.
Both directions of Davis Street from its intersection with
Wood Street to the intersection of Ruddell Street and Davis
Street.
Fred Moore Center
Both directions of Mill Street beginning 150 feet west of
where Mill Street intersects the center line of Cross
Timber Street to 100 feet west of where Mill Street
intersects the center line of Wye Street.
Both directions of Wye Street beginning 150 feet west of
where Wye Street intersects the center line of Cross Timber
Street to the intersection of Mill Street and Wye Street.
Both directions of Cross Timber Street from its intersec-
tion with Wye Street to the intersection of Mill Street and
Cross Timber Street.
Tomas Rivera Elementary
Both directions of Newton Street beginning 200 feet north of
where Newton Street intersects the center line of Morse Street
to 225 feet north of where Newton Street intersects with the
center line of Wilson Street.
SECTION III. That the time periods for reduced speeds for
school zones described below shall be from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30
a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on school days. The
location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to-
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wit:
Strickland Middle School
Both directions of Windsor Drive beginning 560 feet east of
where Windsor Drive intersects the center line of Locust street
to 225 feet east of where Windsor Drive intersects the center
line of Bell Avenue.
Both directions of Bell Avenue from its intersection with
Driftwood Trail to the intersection of Windsor Drive and Bell
Avenue.
Calhoun Middle School
Both directions of Congress Street from 130 feet west of where
Congress Street intersects with the center line of Mounts
Street to 200 feet east of where Congress Street intersects
with the center line of Denton Street.
Both directions of Denton Street from its intersection with
Congress Street to 100 feet south of where Denton Street
intersects with the center line of Pearl Street.
Both directions of Mounts Street from its intersection with
Congress Street to 190 feet south of where Mounts Street
intersects with the center line of Anderson Street.
SECTION IV. That the time periods for reduced speeds for
school zones described below shall be from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30
a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on school days. The
location of school zones described below shall be as follows, to-
wit:
Ryan High School
Both directions of McKinney Street beginning 500 feet west of
where McKinney Street intersects with the center line of the
high school driveway to 525 feet east of where McKinney Street
intersects with the center line of the high school driveway.
Denton West High School
Both directions of Crescent Street beginning 250 feet east of
where Crescent Street intersects the center line of Bryan
Street to 150 feet east of where Crescent Street intersects
with the center line of Fulton Street.
Both directions of Bryan Street beginning 250 feet south of
where Bryan Street intersects the center line of Crescent
Street to 150 feet north of where Bryan Street intersects the
center line of Linden Street.
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Both directions of Fulton Street beginning 150 feet north of
where Fulton Street intersects the center line of Crescent
Street to 50 feet north of where Fulton Street intersects the
center line of Linden Street.
SECTION V. That the time periods for reduced speeds for school
zones described below shall be from 7:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and
from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on school days. The location of
school zones described below shall be as follows, to-wit:
The Selwyn School
Both directions of West Highway 380 from 450 feet east of where
West Highway 380 intersects the center line of Marshall Drive
to 1200 feet west of where West Highway 380 intersects the
center line of Mesa Drive.
Liberty Christian School
Both directions of Bonnie Brae from 1110 feet north of where
Bonnie Brae intersects the center line of Willowood to 1820
feet north of where Bonnie Brae intersects the center line of
Willowood.
SECTION VI. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, an
individual adjudged guilty of exceeding the herein defined speed
limits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not
to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
SECTION VII. The location of School Bus Loading Zones for the
following schools shall be as follows to wit:
Borman Elementary
The southernmost lane of Parvin Street beginning where
Parvin Street intersects the east curbline of McCormick
Street to where Parvin Street intersects the west curbline
of Mercedes Road.
Ginnings Elementary
The southernmost lane of Sun Valley Drive beginning where
Sun Valley Drive intersects the east curbline of Stuart
Road to where Sun Valley Drive intersects the west curbline
of Yellowstone Place.
McNair Elementary
The westernmost lane of Montecito Drive beginning 287 feet
south of where Montecito Drive intersects the south curb-
line of Hickory Creek Road to 407 feet south of where
Montecito Drive intersects the south curbline of Hickory
Creek Road.
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Sullivan Keller Elementary
The northernmost lane of Davis Street beginning where Davis
Street intersects the west curbline of Ruddell Street to
180 feet west of where Davis Street intersects the west
curbline of Ruddell Street.
Strickland Middle School
The southernmost lane of Windsor Drive beginning where Windsor
Drive intersects the west curbline of Bell Avenue to 900 feet
west of where Windsor Drive intersects the west curbline of
Bell Avenue.
Calhoun Middle School
The westernmost lane of Denton Street from 196 feet south of
where Denton Street intersects the south curbline of Congress
Street to 640 feet south of where Denton Street intersects the
south curbline of Congress Street.
SECTION VIII. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate or park a motor vehicle
other than a school bus in a herein described School Bus Loading
Zone. An individual adjudged guilty of the provision of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not
to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
SECTION IX. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the City of Denton defining school zones and
school bus loading zones and shall not repeal any of the provisions
of said ordinances except in those instances where provisions of
those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION X. 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
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 XI. 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 its passage.
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ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
AP ED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MICHAEL A. BUCEK, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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