HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 652 CITY OF THE OOLO~Y, TEXAS
' ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
HY AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE RELATING
TO TRAFFIC~ AMENDING SCHOOL ZONE AREAS~
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE~ PROVIDING
THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL HE ~JM~JLATIVE OF
ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY RELATING TO
TRAFFIC EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF CONFLICT
HEREWlTH~ PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
THE SUM OF T~O HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) AND
A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL HE DEEMED COMMITTED
EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS OR CONTINUES~ DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of article 6701d, Texas Revised
Civil Statutes Annotated (Vernon), as amended, provides that
whenever the governing body of a city shall determine upon the
basis of an engineering and traffic 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 pavement and other circumstances on such portion
of said street or highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon,
said governing body may determine and declare a reasonable and
safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of
an ordinance, 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; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of The Colony,
Texas, (the "City") finds that the adoption of the maximum prima
facie speed limits set forth hereinafter is in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all of the above premises are found to
be true and correct and are incorporated into the body of this
ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of The Colony, Texas (the "City") relating to traffic is
hereby amended in the following particulars, and that all ether
chapters, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, words and
phrases of said Code are not amended but are hereby ratified,
verified, approved and affirmed:
A. That upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation, Section 19-11 of Chapter 19 relating to
speed limits in school and traffic zones is amended by
adding the following:
"Sec. 19-11. Same In school traffic zones.
The following streets are designated as
additional school traffic zones.
N. Colony Blvd. From a point 300 feet East and West of
its intersection with Etheridge Dr.
Etheridge Drive From a point 200 feet North of
Fryer St. to its intersection with
North Colony Blvd.
Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or
application thereto any persons or circumstances 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 4. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of
all other ordinances of the City affecting traffic 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 5. Any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine 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 6. The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City of the Colony. Texas, are inadequate to
properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of The Colony. Texas.
creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public
business, property, health, safety, and general welfare of the
public which requires that this ordinance become effective from
and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPRO~r~D by r~e City Council of the City of
The Colony, Texas on this the ~ day of ~ ,19~.
William-W. Manning, ~)or
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary