HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2018-3720 Amending Chapter 70 "Traffic and Vehicle" revising regulations related to school zones ORDINANCE NO. 2018-3720
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING CERTAIN REGULATIONS RELATED TO
ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL ZONES 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.
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 70-97 "School zones,"of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte,
Texas,is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec.70-97.-School zones.
(a)No person shall drive a vehicle on any portion of a public street or highway designated as a school zone at a
speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances then existing.Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this division,the prima facie reasonable and prudent maximum speed applicable to the operator
of a motor vehicle in any of the school zones designated below shall be a speed of twenty(20)miles per hour
or thirty(30)miles per hour,as established in accordance with this section:
(a-I)Twenty(20)miles per hour school zones:
(I) Along Park Street from San Jacinto to Fairmont Parkway,a distance of 700 feet,0.133 miles.
(2)Along Fairmont Parkway from Park Street to South Broadway,a distance of 1,800 feet,0.34 miles.
(3)Along Texas Avenue from Fairmont Parkway to East G Street,a distance of 1,400 feet,0.27 miles.
(4)Along East G Street from South Broadway to San Jacinto,a distance of 1,500 feet,0.28 miles.
(5)Along South Broadway from a point 250 feet south of East G Street to a point 75 feet south of East
B Street,a distance of 2,525 feet,0.48 miles..
(6)Along San Jacinto from a point 20 feet south of East B Street to the intersection of San Jacinto and
Park Street,a distance of 3,630 feet,0.6875 miles.
(7)Along East C Street from San Jacinto to South Broadway,a distance of 650 feet,0.123 miles.
(8)Along West Tyler from North 2nd Street to North 3rd Street,a distance of 330 feet,0.06 miles.
(9)Along North 2nd Street from West Madison to West Adams,a distance of 950 feet,0.18 miles.
(10)Along North 3rd Street from West Madison to West Adams,a distance of 950 feet,0.18 miles.
(11)Along North L Street from a point 50 feet west of Alvy Drive to a point 175 feet west of Lomax
School Road,a distance of 2,400 feet,0.454 miles.
(12) Along Wilimont from a point 100 feet north of Fairmont Parkway to a point 100 feet south of
Shell Rock,a distance of 1,200 feet,0.227 miles.
(13)Along Clairmont from Roseway to Rosemont,a distance of 600 feet,0.114 miles.
(14)Along Rosemont from Clairmont to Parkway,a distance of 600 feet,0.114 miles.
(15)Along Parkway from Wilimont to Rosemont,a distance of 250 feet,0.047 miles.
(16)Along Roseway from Clairmont to Roseberry,a distance of 500 feet,0.095 miles.
(17)Along Cedarmont from a point 50 feet north of Stonemont to Myrtle Creek, a distance of 1,150
feet,0.218 miles.
(18)Along Myrtle Creek from Antrim to West Main,a distance of 600 feet,0.114 miles.
(19) Along Carlow from a point 200 feet east of Catlett to Cedarmont, a distance of 500 feet, 0.095
miles.
(20) Along West Main from a point 200 feet east of Underwood Road to a point 200 feet east of
Myrtle Creek,a distance of 1,150 feet,0.218 miles.
(21) Along Underwood Road from a point 30 feet north of Andricks to a point 100 feet south of
Carlow,a distance of 1,480 feet,0.280 miles.
(22)Along Farrington Boulevard from West Main to a point 850 feet south of West Main, a distance
of 850 feet,0.161 miles.
(23)Along North L Street, from a point 175 feet west of Mockingbird Lane,to a point 65 feet east of
Meadowlark Lane,a distance of 1,450 feet,0.27 miles.
(24)Along Myrtle Creek from West Main Street,(also known as Spencer Highway)to Sugar Creek,a
distance of 1,469 feet,0.278 miles.
(25)Along Mockingbird Lane from North H Street to North L Street, a distance of 1,800 feet, 0.341
miles.
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(26) Along Meadowlark Lane from North H Street to North L Street, a distance of 1,800 feet, 0.341
miles.
(27)Along South First Street from West H Street to West I Street,a distance of 505 feet,0.096 miles.
(28)Along McCabe Road from the east line of the right-of-way for State Highway 146 to the Harris
County Flood Control District drainage easement,a distance of approximately 1,328 feet,0.25 miles.
(29) Along East D Street, from San Jacinto Street to Arizona Street, a distance of 337 feet, 0.064
miles.
(30)Along Arizona Street,from East D Street to East C Street,a distance of 407 feet,0.077 miles.
(a-2)Thirty(30)miles per hour school zones:
(1)Along West Main from a point 530 feet east of Farrington Boulevard to a point 280 feet west of
Farrington Boulevard,a distance of 810 feet,0.153 miles.
(b)The twenty(20)miles per hour and thirty(30)miles per speed limits established in this section shall be
in effect on days when 1) school classes are in session and 2) when appropriate signage giving notice
thereof is erected at the entrance point of the school zone. Such signage shall state that the maximum speed
limit is twenty (20) miles per hour or thirty (30) miles per and indicate the times during which the school
zone is in effect or operation,or alternatively, shall state that the maximum speed limit is twenty(20)miles
per hour or thirty(30)miles per when lights are flashing and shall be accompanied by a flashing beacon or
light during the times the school zone is in effect or operation.
(c) School zone hours for the school zones listed in this section are hereby established as follows: between
6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., and between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on days in which
school classes are in session; except the school zone listed in subsection (a-1X27) of this section, which
shall have school zone hours in effect between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. All schools open all year shall be
additionally signed"all year."
(d)School zone signs equipped with flashing beacons or lights in lieu of posted school zone hours, may be
activated anytime school classes are in session, including but not limited to use for summer school hours
and for use during early dismissals or other special school functions.A school zone activated in this manner
is enforceable under the terms of this ordinance notwithstanding the fact that it is outside of the school zone
hours established in the preceding paragraph.
(e)It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of exceeding the speed limit in a school zone as established
in this section, if on the day in question there were no school classes in session at the specific designated
school zone."
Section 2. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07 (27), Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any
provision of the 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).
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Section 3. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been
separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said
provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision
hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the
remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been
passed alone.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict only.
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 is 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 Chapter 551, Tx. Gov't 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 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 of the City of La Porte at least once within ten
(10)days after the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the,a7 day of��Dti/y _ , 2018.
CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS
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APPROVED:
Assistant City Attorney
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