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e . ORDINANCE NO. 2000- ;lt4l(.f AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70, ARTICLE III, SECTION 70-106 AND 70-107 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESIGNATING MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS UPON STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDIANANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the City of La Porte 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 prudent under conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street or highway within the City of La Porte, taking into consideration, but not limited to, 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 prudent prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when apropriate signage giving notice thereof is erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, Chapter 70, "Traffic and