HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 929 OI?iGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
AMENDING 6 BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION AND
RELATED ACTIVITY AMENDING ARTICLE II, SIGNS BY
AMENDING SECTION 6-28 (9) RELATING TO TEMPORARY
SIGNS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 19 SECTION 3
RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER; AMENDING
CHAPTER 19 SECTION 4 RELATING TO THE
REGULATION OF TRAFFIC AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 6, Section 28 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of The Colony, Texas (the "City") relating to temporary signs is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 6-28 - Temporary promotional signs - ......"Signs shall be located as
determined by the traffic administrator or his representative."
Section 1. That Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of The
Colony, Texas (the "City") relating to traffic is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 19-3. Traffic Administrator - Chief of Police designated.
The Chief of Police shall serve as and is hereby designated city traffic
administrator."
"Sec. 19-4. Same-Authority and duty_ in the regulation of traffic.
(a) Whenever any ordinance designates any one-way street or alley the traffic
administrator shall cause to be placed and maintained, ......
(b) Whenever any ordinance designates and describes a through street it shall
be the duty of the traffic administrator to have placed and maintained a stop sign ......
(c) The traffic administrator is authorized to have placed markers, buttons or
signs .....
(d) The traffic administrator is authorized to determine those intersections at
which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U mm, and shall cause to be placed
proper signs .....
(e) The traffic administrator is authorized to determine and designate
intersections where particular hazards exist upon other than through streets and to
determine whether vehicles shall stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances to
any such stop or yield right-of-way intersection and shall cause to be erected a stop or yield
right-of-way sign ....
(f) The traffic administrator is authorized to determine and designate no-
parking areas where particular hazards exist....."
"Sec. 19-13 Truck Routes
(c) The traffic administrator or the administrator's designated representative
shall cause to be erected signs and markings to designate the routes set out herein and
whenever any street designated as a truck route herein is being repaired or is otherwise
temporarily out of use, the traffic administrator or designated representative is authorized
to designate alternate truck routes for such period as may be necessary ....... "
Section 3. 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 4. That this ordinanceF_hshall be effective from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~day of/r~Ab~--~ ,1996.
William W. Manning, Mayor ~
ATrEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMQ, Gty Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City l~ttorney