01-12-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE # AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF § 545.356, TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OF PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, § 545.356, Texas Transportation Code, provides that whenever the governing body of the City 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 of 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 of highway; NOW, THEREFORE 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 heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of § 545.356, Texas Transportation Code, 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 highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: Along SH 146 one way frontage road, from the north city limit City of L a P o r t e to 400 feet north of Elm Street, a distance of approximately 0.865 miles, the speed limit shall be 35 MPH. Along SH 146 two way frontage road, from 400 feet north of Elm Street to the intersection of Barbours Cut Blvd, a distance of approximately 0.735 mile, the speed limit shall be 35 MPH. Along SH 146 frontage road, from the intersection of Barbours Cut Blvd to the intersection of McCabe road, a distance of approximately 2.966 miles, the speed limit shall be 40 MPH. Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than Two Hundred Dollars (200). PASSED AND APPROVED THIS day of ATTEST: APPROVED: City Secretary Mayor 2014