1972-036 NO ~ ' ~
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE LEGAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON HIGHWAY
ENTRANCES, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND DECLAR-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the maximum speed limit on the described portions of
highway entrances within the City of Denton are hereby changed
as follows
SPEED LIMIT ON DALLAS DRIVE SHALL HEREAFTER BE
60 MPH from center line of Interstate 35E Service Road to
200 feet southeast of Piping Rock,
50 MPH from 200 feet southeast of Piping Rock to 400 feet
southeast of Willow Springs,
45 MPH from 400 feet southeast of Willow Springs to 300 feet
southeast of Smith Street,
40 MPH from 300 feet southeast of Smith Street to the center
line of Johnson Street
SPEED LIMIT ON NORTH ELM STREET (OLD SANGER HIGHWAY) SHALL
HEREAFTER BE
60 MPH from north City Limits to center line of Riney Road,
50 MPH from center line of Riney Road to center line of Fall-
meadow Drive,
45 MPH from centerline of Fallmeadow Drive to center line of
Sanger Road,
35 MPH from center line of Sanger Road to center line of Orr
Street,
30 MPH from center line of Orr Street to center line of
University Drive,
SPEED LIMIT ON TEASLEY LANE SHALL HEREAFTER BE
50 MPH from south City Limits to 200 feet south of Longridge
Drive,
45 MPH from 200 feet south of Longridge Drive to 600 feet of
Londonderry Lane,
40 MPH from 600 feet south of Londonderry Drive to 300 feet
south of Interstate 35E Service Road,
35 MPH from 300 feet south of Interstate 35E Service Road
to 300 feet south of Dallas Drive,
30 MPH from 300 feet south of Dallas Drive to center line of
Dallas Drive
SPEED LIMIT ON FORT WORTH DRIVE SHALL HEREAFTER BE
60 MPH from 300 feet south of Santa Fe Railroad to 1200 feet
north of Santa Fe Railroad,
north
50 MPH from 1200 feet/of Santa Fe Railroad to 300 feet south
of James Street,
45 MPH from 300 feet south of James Street to 200 feet south
of MXT & TP Railroad,
40 MPH from 200 feet south of MKT & TP Railroad to center line
of Acme Street,
35 MPH from center line of Acme Street to center line of Myrtle
Street,
30 MPH from center line of Myrtle Street to center line of Eagle
Drive
SPEED LIMIT ON SHERMAN DRIVE SHALL HEREAFTER BE
50 MPH from north City Limits to center line of Buckingham
Drive,
45 MPH from center line of Buckingham Drive to center line of
Edinburgh Drive,
40 MPH from center line of Edinburgh Drive to 300 feet north of
Stuart Road,
35 MPH from 300 feet north of Stuart Road to 300 feet north of
Bell Avenue,
30 MPH from 300 feet north of Bell Avenue to center line of
Locust Street
SECTION II
That anyone exceeding this speed limit when posted, without
legal excuse, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and a violation of
any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine upon
conviction of any amount not exceeding Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars
SECTION III
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the
provisions of this ordinance become effective which are inconsistent
or in conflict with the terms or provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION IV
That if any section~ subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
word or phrase of this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances, are held invalid by any court of competent
Jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the re-
maining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City
of Denton~ Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remain-
ing portions in spite of any such invalidity
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 in
the Denton Record-Chronicle with ten (10) days of the date of its
passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 25th day of July, A D 1972
BILL NEU, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST (F
BR~%K~' hOLT, CITY SECRE
C%T~ OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED jL~O LEGAL FORM
W RALPH M~N, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS