1962-031 o ANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 16.24(a)(1) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
SO AS TO ALTER THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTAE-
~ISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
9 OF ARTICLE 827a OF THE PENAL CODE OF THE STATE OF
~XAS~ iUPO~ PARTS OF ~UNIVERSITY DRIVE ( TEXAS STATE
GHWAY NO. 24 ), NORTH LOCUST STREET AND McKINNEY
STREET, WITHIN THE CORPOP~TE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
bENTON, TEXAS, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCEI PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE OF NOT LESS T~AN ONE
DOLLAR ($1.00) NOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00) FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED BY THIS ORDINANCEs, AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 8 of Article 827a, Vernon~s Penal Code
of the State of Texas, provides that whenever the governing
body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering
and t~&ffic 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 pave-
ment and other circumstances on such portions of said streets
or highways, ss well as the usual traffic thereon, said govern-
ing b~y may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima
facielspeed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an ordi-
nance~ 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 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions
of SeCtion 8 of Article 827a, Vernon~s Texas Penal CO~e, 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 as follows, and Article
16 24(la)(1) of the Code of O~dinances of the City of Denton,
Texas,~ is hereby amended so as to read as follows for the streets
and/or highways lndi~ated~
Street EXtent Speed Limit
North Locust from the intersection of 50 mph
said street with the north
city limits line, south
5287 feet to a point"
Street Extent Speed Limit
,University Drive from the intersection of 50 mph
(Texas State said highway with the east
Highway No 24) city limits line, west 7150
' feet to a point
from the aforesaid point, 45 mph
west 4400 feet to a point"
Street Extent Speed Limit
~McKinney from the intersection of 45 mph
said street with the east
city limits line, west
7050 feet to a point"
~ECTION 2 The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and
directed to cause appropriate signs to be erected indicating such
speed zones
SECTION 3 Any person violating any speed limit established
by this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any amount not less
than One Dollar ($1 00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00)
SECTION ~, This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and ~ublication as required by law
~ASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of November, A D 1962
l~yor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTEST~
~ity Secretary
City of Denton, Texas
City Of Denton, Texas