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. . ~ I i /'. ." -:; SPEED ZONE ORDmANCE 753 .' AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LlMITSESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 670lD, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC IN'TESTIGATION, UPON CERTATIJ' STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, tll!ITHIN THE CORPORATE LJMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FnTE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, Article 67010, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima faqie 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, now therefore, e- , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation hereto- fore made as authorized by the provisions of Article 670lD, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highw~s, or parts thereof, described as follows: (a) Along SH 146 from La Porte north city limit to Crest Lane, a distance of approximately 0.862 mile, 55 miles per hour; (b) Along SH 146 from Crest Lane to Tyler Street, a distance of approximately 0.280 mile, 50 mileS per hour; (c) Along SH 146 from Tyler Street to West Polk, a distance of approximately 0.180 mile, 40 miles per hour; (d) Along SH 146 from West Polk to a point 158 feet south of H Street, a distance of approximately 1.535 miles, 30 miles per hour; .." (e) Along SH 146 from a point 106 feet south of B Street to a point 106 feet north of H Street, a distance of approximately 0.520 mile, a school speed zone, 20 miles per hour when so 'signed; (f) Along SH 146 from a point 158 feet south of H Street to a point 528 feet south of Avenue J, a distance of approximately 0.260 mile, 35 miles per hour;