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ORDINANCE NO. 1466-B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 25-23 OF THE
CODE OR ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DESIGNATING A TWENTY (20) MILE PER HOUR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON
MYRTLE CREEK DRIVE, FROM CANYON SPRINGS DRIVE TO WILLOW CREEK
DRIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE: 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 A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
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 facie 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 on a portion of Myrtle Creek Drive 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
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 reduce the maximum speed
on a portion of Myrtle Creek Drive in the City of La Porte based
upon the results of said engineering and traffic investigation:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
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Section 1.
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of
Articles 670ld, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the Code of
Ordinances, City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, Chapter 25
"Traffic", Article 2, Section 25-23, is hereby amended by adding
a subparagraph (k), to read as follows, to-wit:
"Section 25-23
(k) Twenty (20) Mile Per Hour Zones.
The following streets or portions thereof
shall constitute special speed zones, and it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate a
motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of
twenty (20) miles per hour in any such zone.
( 1 )
Along
Canyon
Creek
feet,
Myrtle
Springs
Drive, a
.06 miles.
Creek Drive, from
Drive to Willow
distance of 340
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 time required by law preceding this meeting,
as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas
Revised Civil Statutes Annotated~ and that this meeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed,
considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further
ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the
contents and posting thereof.
Section 3. If any section"sentence, phrase, clause, or any
part of any section, sentence, phrase, clause, of this ordinance
shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it is hereby
declared to be the intention of this City Commission to have
passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part
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thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section,
sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
invalid.
Section 4.
Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (28),
Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this
ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00).
Section 5.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict only.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective fourteen (14)
days after its passage and approval.
The City Secretary shall
give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing the
caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the
City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the
passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 13th day of November, 1989..,
CITY OF LA PORTE
By:
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~ rman Malone, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Cherie Black,
City Secretary
APPROVED:
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Knox W. Askins
City Attorney