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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1999-2361 . e ORDINANCE NO. 99- 2361 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70, ARTICLE III, SECTION 70-97, "SCHOOL ZONES", PARAGRAPH (a) (6), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESIGNATING MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN A SCHOOL ZONE; 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 670ld, 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 e e ORDINANCE NO. 99- 2361 PAGE 2 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 said streets of the City of La Porte based upon the results of said engineering and traffic investigation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas civil Statutes, the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Harris county, Texas, Chapter 70, "Traffic and Vehicles", Article III, section 70-97, subparagraph (a) (6) is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: "Section 70-97(a) (6). Maximum limits and school zones. 6. Along San Jacinto from a point 20 feet south of East "B" Street to a point 500 feet south of East "G" Street, a distance of 2,630 feet, 0.498 miles." 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 ci ty 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. e e ORDINANCE NO. 99- 2361 PAGE 3 section 3. If any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or 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 ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part 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(26), 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 8th day of September, 1999. By: . ORDINANCE NO. 99- 2361 ATTEST: 1flmr-a- a'ilfuH/ Mar ha A. Gille t City Secretary ~ ,~/ 41 tfV'~ K ox W. Ask1ns City Attorney e PAGEl .. . . ~ LAPORTEPOUCEDEP~ " 'I Interoffice Memo AUG 31 1999 August 30, 1999 .l_' :~!_~. . TO: Steve Gillette .b//J FR: Richard Reff ,tJ::.f: RE: San Jacinto Street School Zone As you know, the recent completion of the new La Porte Elementary School and subsequent entrance being situation on East Ave.IG" has caused traffic problems in that area. The traffic into the high school complex on Texas Street at East Ave.IG" only multiplies the problem. We have noticed an marked increase in pedestrian and vehicle traffic at San Jacinto Street and East Ave."G" due to situation described above. The current school safety zone on San Jacinto extends only 200 feet south of San Jacinto and East Ave.IG". Traffic on San Jacinto should have more distance to react to the crosswalk there. So, I hereby request that the school safety zone on the south end of San Jacinto Street be increased from 200 feet south of Ave.IG" to 500 feet south of Ave.IG". A corresponding lengthening of the school zone (by ordinance) and relocating of signs will, of course be necessary.