1986-187155()L
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AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 169(b) OF ARTICLE
6701d, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON PORTIONS OF F M
HIGHWAY NO 2181, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the
City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and
traffic investigation that any prima face speed therein set
forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the
conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or
upon any part of a street or highway within the City, taking
into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and
other circumstances on such portion of said street or highway,
as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may
determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed
limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an ordinance, which
shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof
are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the
street or highway,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation
heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section
169(b) of Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the
following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for
vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and
safe, and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of
speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets
and highways, or parts thereof, described in Section II
SECTION II
No motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon F M
Highway No 2181 within the corporate limits of the City of
Denton in excess of the speeds set forth in the following limits
(a) Beginning at said point (Station 0+00) being at the
intersection of U S 77 thence continuing along
F M 2181 in a Southerly direction for a distance
of 0 824 mile, approximately, a maximum speed of 30
MILES PER HOUR
(b) Thence continuing along F M 2181 in a Southerly
and Easterly direction for a distance of 1 650
miles, approximately, a maximum speed of 40 MILES
PER HOUR
(1) The
maximum speed limit
of 25 MILES
PER HOUR
when
so signed to apply
during school
hours for
F M
2181 East bound and
F M 2181 West
bound
(c) Thence continuing along F M 2181 in a Southerly
direction for a distance of 0 681 mile,
approximately, said point (Station 166+58) being
the South City limits of Denton, a maximum speed of
55 MILES PER HOUR
SECTION III
The Mayor of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby authorized
to cause to be erected appropriate signs indicating such speed
zones
SECTION IV
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred
Dollars ($200 00)
SECTION V
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
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of,, ~/G??Lti(I!(., 1986
RAY ST P ENS MAYOR
CITY 0 DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
CHARLOTTE ALLEN, hTY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY j6
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