HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 07-1733CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 07- .-7 3.3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
AMENDING CHAPTER 19 TRAFFIC OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 19-10 SPEED
LIMITS - GENERALLY; BY AMENDING SECTION 19-10 (b)
RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS ON PAIGE ROAD BETWEEN
AVERY LANE AND NORTH COLONY BOULEVARD;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED
THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR
EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OR11GINA
WHEREAS, the safety and welfare of the citizens of The Colony is always of the
highest priority;
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the construction on Paige Road between Avery
Lane and North Colony Boulevard will continue for a period of at least one year; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Police Chief, City Engineer and Public
Works Director that the speed limits on Paige Road be lowered for the duration of the construction
period.
WHEREAS, after due deliberations and consideration the City Council of the City of
The Colony finds it is in the public interest to amend Chapter 19 of the Code of Ordinances to
establish the maximum prima facie speed limit for Paige Road from its intersecting point with North
Colony Boulevard to its intersecting point with Avery Lane, as more fully described herein, 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. That Chapter 19, Traffic, subsection 19-10(b) of the Code of
Ordinances be, and the same is hereby amended, to establish the maximum prima facie speed limit
for Paige Road, which shall read as follows:
"Section 19-10. Speed limits —Generally.
(a).....
(b).....
Street Extent Speed
(mph)
Paige Road From its intersecting point 25
with North Colony Boulevard
to its intersecting point with
Avery Lane
Paige Road "
Section 2. That the Traffic Administrator shall cause to be erected appropriate
signage giving notice of the speed limits established herein.
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 subject to a fine in accordance
with the general provisions of the Code of Ordinances.
Section 4. If any section or provision of this ordinance, or application of that
section or provision to any person, firm, corporation, situation or circumstance is for any reason
judged invalid, the adjudication shall not affect any other section or provision of this ordinance or
the application of any other section or provision to any other person, firm, corporation, situation or
circumstance, and the City Council declares that it would have adopted the valid portions of the
Ordinance without the invalid parts and to this end the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide; however the
speed limit established herein shall not take effect until the appropriate signage giving notice of such
speed limit has been erected.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas
on this the 20th day of August, 2007.
I n Dillard, Mayor
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Christie Wilson, TRMC, City Secretary THS
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Robert E. Hager„Cfy Attorney