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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 04-1548 CITY OF THE COLONY ORDINANCE NO. ~) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODES OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING SUBSECTION 19-10 TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR SPEED LIMIT ON SPECIFIC STREETS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF REGULATIONS IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) PER DAY FOR EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of The Colony is desirous of promoting a higher quality of life for residents; and WHEREAS, the certain streets have been improved as part of the city's capital improvement program; and WHEREAS, the City of The Colony desires to protect and preserve residential streets for the benefits of residents; and WHEREAS, after due deliberations and consideration the City Council of the City of The Colony finds that it is in the public interest to amend Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances to provide regulations for speed limit of vehicles driven and operated on the specific streets in the City and further finds that such regulations will promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: SECTION 1. AMEND SUBSECTION 19-10 (b) TO ADD CERTAIN STREETS FOR TI-IF, REGULATION OF SPEEDS WITHIN THE CITY That Chapter 19 'Traffic' Subsection 19-10 (b) of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by amending the table to read as follows: Speed Street Extent (mph) Anderlan Dr. From Haven Hills to Sunset Cir. 20 Bevily Dr. From W. Shore Dr. to Horseshoe Trail 20 AIl parts of Cedar St. within the corporate limits Cedar St. ~f the City 20 E. Lake Highlands Dr. From Main St. to Forrest St. 20 Elm St. =rom E. Lake Highlands to Witt Rd. 20 Haven Hills :rom W. Lake Highlands to Sunset Cir. 20 Lakecrest Dr. --rom W. Shore Dr. to Lakeland Dr. 20 _akeland Dr. =rom Willow Ct. to W. Lake Highlands 20 _akepark Dr. =rom Main St. to W. Lake Highlands 20 _akeview Dr. =rom N. Shore to Lakecrest Dr. 20 ~,11 parts of Laurel Ct. within the corporate limits _aurel Ct. )f the City 20 --rom its intersection with State Highway 121, northerly a distance of 2.4 miles, approximately to the point 440 ft. north of its intersection with Vlain St. (FM 423) Overlake Dr. 45 From the point approximately 440' north of the centerline of Overlake Dr. continuing north to the Main St. (FM423) north city limits line 55 All parts of Mimosa Ct. within the corporate Mimosa Ct. limits of the City. 20 N. Horseshoe Trail From Lakeland Dr. to Bevily Dr. 20 N. Shore Dr. From Lakeview Dr. to Willow Ct. 20 North Colony Boulevard From Ethridge to the eastern dead end 35 North Colony Boulevard From Ethridge west to Stewart Creek Park Rd. 30 All parts of Oak St. within the corporate limits of Oak St. the City 20 All parts of Overlake Dr. within the corporate Overlake Dr. limits of the City 20 From its intersecting point with North Colony Paige Road Boulevard to its intersecting point with Avery Ln 35 From its intersecting point with Avery Ln to its Paige Road intersecting point with State Highway 121 40 Ail parts of Pine Ct. within the corporate limits of Pine Ct. [he City. 20 From its intersection with State Highway 121 to a point approximately 1500 ft. south of that Piano Parkway intersection 45 From a point approximately 1500 ft. south of its intersection with State Highway 121 to The Colony southern city limits as it intersects with Piano Parkway ~lano Parkway 50 ~,11 parts of Redbud Ct. within the corporate F~edbud Ct. imits of the City 20 S. Horseshoe Trail =rom Lakeland Dr. to Bevily Dr. 20 South Colony Boulevard ~,11 of South Colony Boulevard 35 &Il parts of State Highway 121 within the State Highway 121 :orporate limits of the city 55 Road which begins at North Colony Boulevard Stewart's Creek Park (roads) and ends at Lewisville Lake 20 ~,11 other roads within Stewart's Creek Park 10 Sunset Cir. :rom Haven Hills to Anderlan Dr. 20 ¢/. Lake Highlands Dr. :rom Main St. to Haven Hills 20 ~. Shore Dr. :rom Haven Hills to Lakeview Dr. 20 ~,11 parts of Willow Ct. within the corporate limits A/illow Ct. )f the City 20 Windhaven Parkway ~,11 of Windhaven within the city limits 40 Nitt Dr. From Main St. to Knight Dr. 20 (c) A person commits an offense if such person operates a vehicle on any public street or highway named or specified in this section at a speed greater than that indicated herein." SECTION 2. REPEALER That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such Ordinances, except for those instances where there are direct conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance. That all ordinances of the City, or parts thereof, that are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Ordinance. All other ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. SAVINGS All rights and remedies of the City of The Colony, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any other Ordinance affecting speed limits secured at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such Ordinances same shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the COUrtS. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance or application thereof to 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 fome and effect. SECTION 5. PENALTY Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or the Zoning Ordinance, as amended hereby, 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 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day for each offense. SECTION 6. PUBLICATION The City Secretary of the City of the Colony is hereby directed to publish the Caption, Penalty Clause, and Effective Date Clause of this Ordinance as required by law. SECTION 7. ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT The City Secretary of the City of The Colony is hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance by copying the exaction Caption and Effective Date Clause in the official minutes of the City Council of the City of The Colony, and by filing this Ordinance in the Ordinance records of the City. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage and publication as provided by law; AND IT IS SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED by the day of~ 2004. City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, this Jo]~tn Dillard, Mayor City of The Colony ATTEST: Christie Wilson, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM Ro~ey 5