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Home My WebLink AboutO-2015-3560 amend Ch 70/adjust speed limits on Highway 146 frontage roads ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -3-15(D D AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHILCES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SEC. 545.356, TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, 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. Whereas, Sec. 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code provides that whenever the governing body of a municipality 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 or highway within the city, taking into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of the 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 or highway; Now Therefore, 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. 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 70-102 "Thirty-five mile per hour zones," of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 70-102. -Thirty-five mile per hour zones. The following streets or portions of such streets shall constitute special speed zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of 35 miles per hour in any such zone: 1 Along Underwood Road from in 2 ( ) g apo t ,350 feet south of West Main to a point 650 feet north of West Main, a distance of 3,000 feet, 0.57 miles; (2) Along West Main, from a point 925 feet west of Farrington Boulevard to a point 1,125 feet east of Farrington Boulevard, a distance of 2,050 feet, 0.39 miles; (3) Along West Main Street, from State Highway 146 to a point 1,900 feet west of South 16th Street, 0.36 miles; (4) Along North L Street, from a point 545 feet east of Alvy Lane to the east right-of-way line of Underwood Road, a distance of 7,542 feet, 1.42 miles; (5) Along Driftwood Drive from West Main to Fairmont Parkway, a distance of 4,700 feet, 0.89 miles; (6) Along Fairmont Parkway, from a point 550 feet west of State Highway 146 to South Broadway, a distance of 4,000 feet, 0.76 miles; (7) Along South 16th Street from West Main to a point 1,500 feet south of West Main, a distance of 1,500 feet, 0.28 miles; (8) Along East Barbours Cut Boulevard from State Highway 146 to North Broadway, a distance of 3,100 feet, 0.59 miles; and (9) Along Park Avenue from San Jacinto to East E Street, a distance of 4,700 feet, 0.89 miles. (10) Along SH 146 one way frontage road, from the north city limit City of La Porte to 400 feet north of Elm Street, a distance of approximately 0.865 miles; (11) 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; (12) Along Canada Road from Defiance Street to West Main Street, a distance of 1,750 feet, 0:33 miles." Section 2: That Chapter 70, "Traffic and Vehicles," Article III, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 2. "Speed Limits", Section 70-103 "Forty mile per hour zones," of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.70-103.-Forty mile per hour zones. The following streets or portions of such streets shall constitute special speed zones; and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of 40 miles per hour in any such zone: (1) Along West Main from Luella Boulevard to a point 2,000 feet west of Luella Boulevard, a distance of 2,000 feet, 0.38 miles; (2) Along North H Street from Lomax School Road to 26th Street, a distance of 8,300 feet, 1.57 miles; (3) Along North L Street, from a point 2,750 feet east of Lomax School Road to 26th Street, a distance of 5,500 feet, 1.04 miles; (4) Along North P Street from Underwood Road to 26th Street, a distance of 13,100 feet, 2.48 miles; 2 (5) Along 26th Street from State Highway 225 to West Main, a distance of 9,300 feet, 1.76 miles; (6) Along North 16th Street from Barbours Cut Boulevard to West Main, a distance of 2,850 feet, 0.54 miles; (7) Along South 16th Street, from a point 1,500 feet south of West Main to Fairmont Parkway, a'distance of 3,300 feet, 0.63 miles; and (8) Along Barbours Cut Boulevard from North 16th Street to State Highway 146, a distance of 2,050 feet, 0.39 miles." (9) Along SS 501 from BS 146 D (Wharton Weems Blvd) to Fairfield, a distance of 0.873 miles. (10) Along SS 501 from 272 feet north of North Shady Lane to the South City of La Porte Limit, a distance of approximately 0.144 miles. (11) Along BS 146 D from 540 feet north of Forest Avenue to 1,596 feet south of Forest Avenue, a distance of 0.200 miles. (12) Along SH 146 northbound and southbound frontage roads, from the intersection of Barbours Cut Blvd to the intersection of McCabe road, a distance of approximately 2.966 miles." Section 3. 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). Section 4. 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 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only. Section 6. 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 7. 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. 3 i PASSED AND APPROVED this the �� day of , 2015. CITYOF L ' By: Lo is R. Rig y,Payor AT ST: City S c etary APPROVED: Assistant City Attorney 4