2000-06-12 Regular Meeting and Special Called Workshop Meeting

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• ORDINANCE NO . 2 0 0 0 - ~ ~l l ~{ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70, ARTICLE III, SECTION 70-97, "SCHOOL ZONES", PARAGRAPH (a), SIIHPARAGRAPHS (8), (9), AND (10), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA FORTE; FOR THE PIIRPOSE OF DESIGNATING MABIMIIM SPEED LIMITS IN A SCHOOL ZONE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIB ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GIIILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND IIPON CONVICTION BHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EBCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAIISE; 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 facia 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 appropriate signage giving notice thereof is erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street or highway; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte has directed that an Engineering and Traffic Investigation take place for the purpose of ascertaining reasonable and prudent prima facie speed limits within the City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, 'the results of said Engineering and Traffic Investigation have become known unto the City Council of the City of La Porte; and