HomeMy WebLinkAbout1370 06-22-1999ORDINANCE NO. 1370
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 82 "TRAFFIC AND MOTOR
VEHICLES," ARTICLE III "OPERATION OF VEHICLE," SECTION 82 -67 "SAME -
STREETS DESIGNATED; EMERGENCIES; TRUCK TRAFFIC CONFINED;
EMERGENCY VEHICLES EXCEPTED, "; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Euless desires to have additional streets, highways and thoroughfares in the city
designated as truck routes;
WHEREAS, these additional truck routes will allow truck traffic to negotiate our city with greater safety;
WHEREAS, the City of Euless also desires to clarify the existing list of designated truck routes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS TEXAS, that
Chapter 82 "Traffic and Motor Vehicles," Article III "Operation of Vehicle," Section 82 -67 "Same -- Streets
designated; emergencies; truck traffic confined; emergency vehicles excepted," be hereby amended by
replacing sub - section (a) as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a) Streets designated. The following streets, highways and thoroughfares in the city shall be mandatory
truck routes:
(1) State Highway No. 183 (Airport Freeway);
(2) FM Highway No. 157 (Industrial Boulevard);
(3) State Highway No. 10 (Euless Boulevard);
(4) Harwood Road;
(5) State Highway No. 360;
(6) Westpark Way between S. Pipeline Rd. and State Highway No. 10;
(7) Raider Drive between S. Pipeline Rd. and State Highway No. 10;
(8) Heather Drive between S. Pipeline Rd. and State Highway No. 10;
(9) S. Pipeline Road;
(10) S. Ector Drive between State Highway No. 183 and State Highway No. 10.
SECTION 2.
Penalty for violation. Any person, fine or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereat shall be fined in
accordance with Chapter "General Provisions," Section 1 -12 "General Penalty," Euless Code of Ordinances.
Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
SECTION 3.
Severability Clause. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid
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judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of 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 any
such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section
SECTION 4.
Saving Clause. Chapter 82 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as amended, shall remain in
full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
SECTION 5.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST AND FINAL READING AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the
Euless City Council on the 22 day of .June , 1999, by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, and 0
abstentions.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
4usan MC, City Secretary
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