HomeMy WebLinkAbout2078 09-08-2015 ORDINANCE NO. 2078
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, CHAPTER 82, "TRAFFIC AND MOTOR
VEHICLES," ARTICLE III, "OPERATION OF VEHICLE," SECTION 82-62,
"SAME—ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS," BY
AMENDING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY
360 THROUGH THE CITY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless desires to amend the speed limit on the portion of
State Highway 360 through the City in conjunction with the request by the Texas
Department of Transportation, respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 82, "Traffic and Motor Vehicles," Article III, "Operation of Vehicle," Section
82-62, "Same--On certain streets and portions of streets," is hereby amended to increase
the speed limit from 60 mph to 65 mph for vehicles traveling upon the named street or
parts thereof, as follows:
Street Block number/ Extent Maximum
(portion of street) Speed
(mph)
State Highway 360 200-3000N 1200 feet south of Midway Dr. 65 mph
(Main lanes) (Ft. Worth city limits) north to
Glade Rd. (Grapevine city
limits)
SECTION 2.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this
ordinance are severable, and if a phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of
this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of a
court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the remaining
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance, since the
same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of the unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 3.
PENALTY CLAUSE. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms
and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined in accordance with Chapter 1, Section 1-12, Euless
Code of Ordinances. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall
be punishable as such hereunder.
SECTION 4.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. All rights and remedies of the City of Euless are expressly
saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of the City Code or any other
ordinances regulating vehicle speed limits that have accrued at the time of the effective
date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both
civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall
not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the
courts.
SECTION 5.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE. The City Secretary of the City of Euless is hereby
directed to publish the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance in the
official newspaper of the City of Euless, as required by Section 12 of Article II of the
Charter of the City of Euless.
SECTION 6.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST AND FINAL READING and approved at a
regular meeting of the Euless City Council on September 8, 2015, by a vote of 6 ayes,
o nays, and o abstentions.
APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Lin'Vr rtin, Mayor Wayne K. Olson, City Attorney
ATTEST:
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Kim Sutter, TRMC, City Secretary
Ordinance No. 2078, Page 2 of 2
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF EULESS,TEXAS,CHAPTER
82, "TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHI-
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