O-2016-3625 "Traffic And Vehicles" of the City Code of Ordinances, to change speed limit on Wharton Weems Blvd.

Browse Search

2016-3625 - ORDINANCE NO_ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 70 "TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES 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 PORTS; 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 OFA MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE Pi_IBLICATION 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, talcing 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 o£ an ordinance, which shall be effective when 40 appropriate signs giving notice tie thereof are erected uh n o at scintersectior othero place r part of the street or highway; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TEXAS: Scctioa 1: That Chapter 70, "Traffic and Vehicles," Article III, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 2_ "Speed Limits, Section 70-104 "Forty- Five mile per hour zones", and Section 70- 106 "Fifty -Five mile per hour zones", of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, are hereby amended, to read as follows: "Sec_ 70-104_ Forty-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 45 miles per hour in any such zone: (1) Along Underwood Road from North R Street to a point 650 feet north of West Main, a distance of 6,900 feet, 1.31 miles; (2) Along Underwood Road, from a point 2,350 feet south of West Main to Fairmont Parkway, a distance of 2,400 feet, 0.45 miles; ® (3) Along West MainStreet, from a point 1,900 feet west of South 16th Street to the western corporate limits; and