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AN ORDINANCE SUPERCEDING AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2002-002 TO
CHANGE THE AFTERNOON TIMES OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONES
TO 3:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS BY ADDING THIS ORDINANCE TO CHAPTER TITLED "MOTOR
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC; REDUCING THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT
FOR SAID SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONE TO A SPEED FOUND TO BE REASONABLE
AND SAFE BY THE ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE DESIGNATED HOURS; PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL BUS
LOADING ZONES AT CERTAIN SCHOOLS; 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 1. Chapter 18 "Motor Vehicles and Traffic" of the Code of Ordinances of
Denton, Texas is hereby amended by creating Article VIII of Chapter 18 titled "School Safety
Speed Zones" to read as follows:
Chapter 18
Article VIII
SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONES
Section 19-210. That based upon an Engineering and Transportation Department
investigation heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 545.357 of the
Transportation Code, V.T.C.A., the prima facie speed limit of twenty (20) miles per hour for
vehicles is hereby determined and declared to be prima facie reasonable and safe, and such speed
limit is hereby fixed for vehicles traveling within the following described school zones.
A. 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 location of
school zones described below shall be as follows to-wit:
1. 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.
2. Newton Rayzor Elementary School
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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.
3. 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
4. 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 northeast 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.
6. 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
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intersection of Paisley Street and Mack Drive.
7. 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.
Both directions of Montecito Drive from its intersection with Hickory Creek Road south for
682 feet.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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 intersection with Wye Street to the
intersection of Mill Street and Cross Timber Street.
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11. 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.
12. Wayne Ryan Elementary School
Both directions on Ryan Road beginning 500 feet west of the intersection of Creekdale
Drive and Ryan Road and continuing east for 2071 feet to a point 500 feet east of the
intersection of Forrestridge Drive and Ryan Road.
B. 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:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. McMath Middle School
Both directions on Londonderry Lane from the its intersection with Teasley Lane to one
hundred feet east of its intersection with Sam Bass Boulevard.
C. 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:
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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 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.
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.
D. 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:
1. Liberty Christian School
Both directions of Bonnie Brae from 500 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.
E. That the time periods for the reduced speeds for the school zones described below shall be
from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on school days. The location of
school zones described below shall be as follows, to-wit:
Immaculate Conception Catholic School
Both directions of Bolivar Street from its intersection with Second Street to its intersection
with Third Street.
Section 18-211, That based upon an Engineering and Transportation Department
investigation heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 545.357 of the
Transportation Code, V.T.C.A., the prima facie speed limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour for
vehicles is hereby determined and declared to be prima facie reasonable and safe, and such speed
limit is hereby fixed for vehicles traveling within the following school zones.
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A. 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 location of
school zones described below shall be as follows, to-wit:
Sam Houston Elementary
Both directions of Teasley Lane beginning 325 feet east of where Teasley Lane intersects the
center line of Pennsylvania Drive to 365 feet west of where Teasley Lane intersects the center
line of Lillian Miller.
Section I R-212. That based upon an Engineering and Transportation Department
investigation heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 545.357 of the
Transportation Code, V.T.C.A., the prima facie speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour for
vehicles is hereby determined and declared to be prima facie reasonable and safe, and such speed
limit is hereby fixed for vehicles traveling within the following described school zones.
A. That the time periods for the reduced speeds for the 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.
Section 18-213. 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 18-214. 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.
2. 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.
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3. McNair Elementary
The westernmost lane of Montecito Drive beginning 287 feet south of where Montecito
Drive intersects the south curbline of Hickory Creek Road to 407 feet south of where
Montecito Drive intersects the south curbline of Hickory Creek Road.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
Seetinn 1R-214. 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).
SFCTTON 2. 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.
SF.CTTON 3. That if in any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, 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.
SF.CTTON 4, 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.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of ZQ/T~t~ 2002.
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: A ; t
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