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ORDINANCE NO aaWaV7
AN ORDINANCE SUPERCEDING AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO 99-252 TO
INCREASE THE SIZE OF MCNAIR ELEMENTARY'S SCHOOL ZONE, DESIGNATING
AND ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL SAFETY SPEED ZONE, 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. 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 CA, 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 penods for the reduced speeds for the school zones described below shall be
from 7 30 a m until 8 30 a in and from 2 30 p m until 3 30 p in on school days The location of
school zones described below shall be as follows to-wit
Borman Elementary School
Both directions of Parvm Street beginning 50 feet east of where Parvm Street intersects the
center line of McCormick Street to 100 feet east of where Parvin Street intersects the center
line of Mercedes Street
Newton Rayzor Elementary School
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
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 Impenal Drive to the intersection of Sun Valley Drive and
Yellowstone Place
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 Fams Road intersects the center line of Grant Parkway
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
intersection of Paisley Street and Mack Drive
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
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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
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
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
B That the tune penods for reduced speeds for school zones described below shall be from
7 30 a in until 8 30 a in and from 3 30 p in until 4 30 p in on school days The location of school
zones described below shall be as follows, to-wit
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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
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
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 in until 8 30 a in and from 3 00 p in until 4 00 p in on school days The location of school
zones described below shall be as follows, to-wit
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
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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 in until9 00 a in and from 3 00 p in until 4 30 p in on school days The location of school
zones described below shall be as follows, to-wit
Liberty Christian School
Both directions of Bonnie Brae from 721 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 in until 9 00 a in and from 2 00 p in until 4 00 p in 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 2. 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
deterrnined and declared to be prima facie reasonable and safe, and such speed limit is hereby fixed
for vehicles traveling within the following school zones
A That the time periods for the reduced speeds for the school zones described below shall be
from 7 30 a in until 8 30 am and from 2 30 p in until 3 30 p in 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 3. That based upon an Engineering and Transportation Department investigation
heretofore made, as authorized by the provisions of Section 545 357 of the Transportation Code,
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V T CA, the prima facie speed hrnit 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 30la m until 9 00 am and from 3 00 p in until 4 30 p in 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
SFCTTON 4. 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)
SEQTmN I The location of School Bus Loading Zones for the following schools shall be
as followsy to-wit
Borman Elementary
The southernmost lane of Parvm Street beginning where Parvm Street intersects the east
curbline of McCormick Street to where Parvm Street intersects the west curbline of Mercedes
Road
2 Gmmngs Elementary
Thei 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
McNair Elementary
TheI westernmost lane of Montecrto Drive beginning 287 feet south of where Montecrto
Drive intersects the south curbline of Hickory Creek Road to 407 feet south of where
Montecrto 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
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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 curblme
of Bell Avenue
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
SECTION 6. 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 7. 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
SECTION R 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 junsdiction, 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
SECTION 9. That tlus 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 itwice 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 _ '2000
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
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ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY &ULl nt&~:
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