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ORDINANCE NO. 95-2014
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION ON A
PORTION 01' STATE HIGHWAY 225 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS 01' LA
PORTE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; FINDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation has made it known to the City of La Porte that
operations will begin in the near future to make improvements along
State Highway 225; and
WHEREAS, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation, the State Department of Highways and Public
Transportation has requested the City of La Porte, upon authority
vested in said City in Vernons civil statutes, Article 6701d,
S169(a), to establish a temporary construction speed zone during
the construction period of said improvements;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 01' THE CITY
01' LA PORTE:
Section 1.
That a construction speed zone be established
along the named highways or parts thereof described as follows:
Along state Highway 225 from state Highway 134 to state
Highway 146, a temporary speed limit of 45 MPH, shall be in effect
when so signed within said zone.
Section 2. Necessary signs for posting the speed zones will
be furnished, installed, and maintained by the direction of the
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation engineer in
charge of the project.
Section 3 .
Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not to exceed
two hundred dollars ($200.00).
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Section 4. This ordinance shall be in effect only during the
period of construction, and completion of this project shall
automatically cancel the speed zones.
section 5.
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, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code; 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 6. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval, and it is so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this -12. day of January
, 1995.
By:
C~F LA PORTE
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~an E~e, Mayor
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Sue Lenes
City S e
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