1985-2281191L
NO
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
1515, 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 facie 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 I
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 1515 within the corporate limits of the City of Denton in
excess of the speeds set forth in the following limits
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(a) Beginning at said point (Station 0+00) being at the
intersection with a County Road in the City of Denton
thence continuing along F M Highway No 1515 in an
Easterly direction for a distance of 0 600 MILE,
approximately, a maximum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR
(b) Thence continuing along F M Highway No 1515 in an
Easterly direction for a distance of 1 521 MILES,
approximately, said point (Station 111+97) being at
the intersection with I H 35E North Bound Frontage
Road, a maximum speed of 45 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 tnis 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 1985
I ARD O STE RT, MATOW
CI OF NTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
C LOTT A , CITY SECRET Y
CI OF D TON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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