1998-07-27 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 95.66----.:fL Page 2 e COpy WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte finds that it is consistent in promoting the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of La Porte to designate and alter heretofore established maximum speed limits upon State Highway 225 from the west city limit to State Highway 146 in the City of La Porte, based u'pon the results of said engineering and traffic investigation; 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 Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 70 "Traffic and Vehicles", Section 70-104, "Fifty mile per hour zones", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended by setting out subparagraphs and adding a subparagraph to read as follows, to-wit: "Section 70-104. Fifty mile per hour zones. The following streets or portions of such streets shall constitute special speed zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of 50 miles per hour in any such zone: (1) Along Underwood Road from State Highway 225 to North P Street, a distance of 6;500 feet, 1.23 miles; (2) Along State Highway 225 frontage roads (east bound and west bound) from the west city limit of La Porte to State Highway 146, a distance of approximately 4.023 miles. (Code 1970, ~ 25-23 0))" Section 2. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the