HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 301 ORDINANCE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING ~.ECTION 19-11 ¢,ITH RESPECT TO SCHOOL TRAFFIC
ZONES; DIRECTING THE ERECTION OF NECESSARY SIGNS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED T~,~O HUNDRED
DOLLARS [-'OR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE
SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR
ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; REPEALING ALL INCON-
SISTENT ORDINANCES PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
~ND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The
Colony, Texas is hereby amended in the following particulars and all other
existing sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, definitions, phrases and
words of said Code are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed:
A. That Section 19-11 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"See, 19-11. Same--In school traffie zones.
(a) Upon the basis of an engineering and traft'ie in-
vestigation, the following streets are designated school traffic
zones. The maximum lawful prima faeie speed limits hereinafter
indicated for vehicles are herebv determined and deelared to be
reasonable and safe, and such ~peed limits are hereby fixed for
vehicles traveling upon the following named streets an(~ highways,
or parts thereof, during the hereinafter designated hours on sheool
days, either when such hours are described on official school
traffic zone speed limit signs Ideated at said zones or when school
traffic zone signs bearing a flashing amber light and Ideated at said
zones are in operation. Said speed limits shall be in effect on
school days from the hours of 7:00 a.m., to 9:00 a.m.,, and from
2:30 p.m., to 4:00 p.m. The maximum lawfulpmma faeie speed
limit in said school traffic zones during said horns shall be twenty
(20) miles per hour. The Ideations of said school traffic zones are
as follows:
Street Extent
South Colony Blvd. From a point 600 feet east of its
intersection with Blair Oaks Drive to
a point 200 feet west of its intersection
with Alta Oaks Lane.
Blair Oaks Drive From a point 300 feet north of its
intersection with S. Colony Blvd., to the
point of its intersection with Arbor Glen
Road.
Arbor Glen Road From the point of its intersection with
Ash Glen Lane to a point 200 feet east
of Blair Oaks Drive.
Nash Drive From a point 600 feet west of John
Yates Street to the point of its inter-
section with Miller Drive.
John Yates Street From the point of its intersection with
Roberts Drive to the point of its inter-
section with Shannon Drive.
N. Colony Blvd. From a point 150 feet east of its
intersection with Allen Drive to a point
533 feet west of its intersection with
Ragan Drive.
N. Colony Blvd. }'rom a point 350 feet west of Blair Oaks
Road to a point 260 feet west of
423 (Main Street).
Paige Road ]~'rom a point 25 feet south of its
intersection with Kisor Drive to a point
25 feet south of its intersection with
Gibson Drive.
Augusta St. From a point 250 feet east of
Anderson Drive to a point 730 feet
west of Anderson Drive.
Anderson Dr. From a point 540 feet south of Augusta
Street to its intersection point with
Augusta Street.
(b) Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic in-
vestigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texa~ Civil Statutes, the
following prima facia 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: No motor vehicle shall be
operated along and upon Farm Road Highway No. 423 within the
corporate limits of the city in excess of the speeds now set forth
in the following limits. Beginning at said point being the north city
limits on Farm Road 423; thense continuing in o southerly direction
for a distance of 0.341 mile (1,800 feet), approximately, a
maximum speed of thirty (30) miles per hour when so signed for
school crossing locations. Said speed limit shall be in effect on
school days from the hours o£ 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., fromii:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m."
Section 2. The City Manager, the Chief of Police or such represent-
ative as either of said officials may appoint, is hereby authorized and directed
to cause appropriate signs to be posted and maintained giving notice of the
maximum speed limit on school days during the hours designated in Section I of
this Ordinance.
Section 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense and
a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which
a violation occurs or continues.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, including Ordinance No. 293
passed and approved on August 20, ]984, are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 5. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this Ordinance or application thereto any person or circumstance is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance; and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of
this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of
its passage and publication and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ day of ~j~&'~--~,.~ , 1984.
y oFThe Colony, T~as
ATTEST:
Ci ecret ~ ~h~ ' lony,
APPROVED AS
City Attorney, City of The C~ny, ~exas