HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2015-2188 CITY OF THE COLONY,TEXAS
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 19, SECTION 19-10, ENTITLED "SPEED
LIMITS—GENERALLY," BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (B), BY
CHANGING THE SPEED LIMIT FOR LEBANON ROAD FROM 40
MILES PER HOUR TO 35 MILES PER HOUR; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has 'discussed and considered such revisions and has
determined that it is in the best interest of the City to amend the current Chapter 19, Section 19-
10(b)to regulate speed limits located within the City in accordance with State law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, has determined that the
following regulation is necessary in order to protect public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of the City of The Colony,Texas.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THE COLONY,TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body of this Ordinance
as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of The Colony, Texas be, and the
same is, hereby amended by amending Chapter 19, Section 19-10, entitled "Speed limits -
Generally,"by amending subsection(b) which shall read as follows:
Sec. 19-10. Speed limits—Generally.
(b) Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the city council hereby alters
the maximum prima facie speed limits upon the following named public streets,
highways and alleys of the city, and determines and declares such speed limits to be
reasonable and safe, having regard to the actual and potential hazards, for vehicles
traveling thereon:
Speed
Street Extent
(mph)
Anderlan Drive All of Anderlan Drive within city limits 20
Destination Drive All of Destination Drive within city limits 35
Grandscape Boulevard All of Grandscape Boulevard within city limits 35
Lebanon Road All of Lebanon Road within city limits 35
Main Street(FM 423) From State Highway 121 Northbound frontage road to 440' 45
north of Overlake Drive
Main Street(FM423) From 440' north of Overlake Drive to the north city limits 55
McKamy Trail All of McKamy Trail within city limits 35
Memorial Drive From the west city limits to Paige Road 40
Memorial Drive From Paige Road to South Colony Boulevard 35
Memorial Drive From South Colony Boulevard to the east city limits 40
Morning Star Drive From State Highway 121 Southbound frontage road to 35
Memorial Drive
Nebraska Furniture Mart All of Nebraska Furniture Mart Drive within city limits 35
Drive
North Colony Boulevard From Sample Drive to Ethridge Drive 35
North Colony Boulevard From Ethridge Drive to Pecan Crossing 30
North Colony Boulevard From Pecan Crossing to cul-de-sac in Stewart Creek Park 20
Oak Street All parts of Oak Street within city limits 20
Paige Road All of Paige Road within city limits 40
Plano Parkway From State Highway 121 to 1000'south of Destination Drive 45
Plano Parkway From 1000'south of Destination Drive to the south city limits 50
South Colony Boulevard All of South Colony Boulevard within city limits 35
State Highway 121 All of State Highway 121 within city limits 55
Stewart Creek Park Roads All roads in Sewart Creek Park, except North Colony 10
Boulevard
Sunset Circle All of Sunset Circle within city limits 20
Windhaven Parkway All of Windhaven Parkway within city limits 40
SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this Ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this Ordinance,
since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation of this
Ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase,clause, sentence,paragraph or section.
SECTION 4. That all provisions of the Ordinances of the City of The Colony, Texas, in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be, and the same are hereby amended, repealed, and
all other provisions of the Ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court
of the City of The Colony, Texas, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of Two
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Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Every day a violation occurs shall constitute a
separate offense.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of passage in
accordance with law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY,TEXAS,THIS THE 1st day of December,2015.
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J.- McCourry, Mayor
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Christie Wilson,City Secretary
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Jeff Moor;,City Attorney
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