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ORDINANCE NO. 2013 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SEC. 545.356, TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Whereas, Sec. 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code provides that whenever the governing body of a municipality 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 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 the 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; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 70, "Traffic and Vehicles," Article III, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 2. "Speed Limits", Section 70-100 "Thirty mile per hour zones", Section 70-101 "Thirty-five mile per hour zones," Section 70-102 "Forty mile per hour zones", Section 70-103 "Forty-five mile per hour zones", Section 70-104 "Fifty mile per hour zones", Section 70-105 "Fifty-five mile per hour zones", and Section 70-106 "Sixty mile per hour zones", of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, are hereby amended, and new Section 70-107 is hereby added, to read as follows: ''Sec. 70-100. Twenty-five 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 25 miles per hour in any such zone: (1) Along Hackberry Street, in its entirety; (2) Along Hollow Tree Street, in its entirety; (3) Along Lazy Pine Street, in its entirety; (4) Along Bayou Drive, in its entirety; (5) Along Green Leaf Lane, in its entirety; (6) Along Oak Leaf Street, in its entirety; (7) Along Silver Spring Drive, in its entirety;