HomeMy WebLinkAbout1491 08-14-2001ORDINANCE NO. 1491
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 111, "OPERATION
OF VEHICLE ", SECTION 82 -62, "SAME —ON CERTAIN
STREETS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS ", OF THE
EULESS CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING THE
SPEED LIMIT ON THE PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY
121 THROUGH THE CITY; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless desires to amend the speed limit on the portion of
State Highway 121 through the City due to the Minute Orders by the Texas
Transportation Commission and 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 82 -62 entitled "Same - -On certain streets and portions of streets," of
Article III, entitled "Operation of Vehicle" of Chapter 82, entitled "Traffic and Motor
Vehicles ", of the Euless Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to decrease the
Speed Limit from 65 mph for vehicles traveling upon the named street or parts thereof,
as follows:
State Highway 121 2100 -3000N Mid - Cities Blvd. north to 60
(Main lanes) Glade Rd. (Grapevine mph
city limits
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.
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.
IV.
That 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 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.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST AND FINAL READING and approved at a regular
meeting of the Euless City Council on the 14th day of August, 2001, by a vote of C,
ayes, 1 nays, and _Q_ abstentions.
APPROVED:
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Mary Lib S leh, Mayor
ATTEST:
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S n Crim, CIV[ , City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Bob McFarla d, City A orney
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