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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE No. 1110 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS DURING CONSTRUCTION ON <br />A PORTION OF SPUR 501 (SOUTH BROADWAY) WITHIN THE CORPORATE <br />LIMITS OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON <br />VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL UPON <br />CONVICTION BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED <br />DOLLARS ($200.00), AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State Department of Highways and Public <br />Transportation has made it known to the City of La Porte <br />that operations will begin in the near future to improve <br />Spur 501 (South Broadway) by doing grading, base repair, <br />and asphaltic concrete pavement overlay, and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in the interest of safety, it is desirable to <br />maintain a construction.. speed zone during the construction <br />period; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. That a construction speed zone be established <br /> <br />along Spur 501 (South Broadway) from the La Porte South City <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Limit to a point 528 feet North of Avenue J, a distance of <br /> <br />approximately 1.612 miles, 35 MPH, to be effective when' so <br /> <br />signed within said zones. <br /> <br />Section 2. That necessary signs for posting the speed <br /> <br />zones will be furnished, installed, and maintained by the <br /> <br />direction of the State Department of Highways and Public <br /> <br />Transportation engineer in charge of the project. <br /> <br />Section 3. That any person violating the provisions of <br /> <br />this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum <br /> <br />not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). <br /> <br />Section 4. This ordinance shall be in effect only during <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />the period of construction and completion of this project <br /> <br />shall automatically cancel the speed zones. <br /> <br />Section 5. Any person, as defined in Section 1.07(27), <br /> <br />Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of this <br /> <br />ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon <br /> <br />conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two <br /> <br />Hundred Dollars ($200.00). <br /> <br />Section 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in <br /> <br />conflict herewith are hereby repealed. <br /> <br />e <br />