HomeMy WebLinkAbout1726 02-28-2006ORDINANCE NO. 1726
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III, "OPERATION OF
VEHICLE," CHAPTER 82, "TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES,"
SECTION 82 -62, "SAME -ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS OF
STREETS," OF THE EULESS CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING
THE SPEED LIMIT FOR AIRPORT FREEWAY, E. (STATE HIGHWAY
183) AND AIRPORT FREEWAY, W. (STATE HIGHWAY 183) AND
ESTABLISHING THE SPEED LIMIT FOR THE MAIN LANES ON STATE
HIGHWAY 360; 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 a portion of
Airport Freeway, E. (State Highway 183) and on Airport Freeway, W. (State Highway
183) and desires to establish the speed limit on the main lanes of State Highway 360;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION I
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 increase the speed
limit at night from 55 mph to 60 mph for vehicles traveling upon the named street or
parts thereof as follows:
a) On the main lanes of Airport Freeway, East (State Highway 183) (0 Block
— 900 E Block) from Euless Main Street, N. east to Bear Creek Parkway
(Ft. Worth city limits)
b) On the main lanes of Airport Freeway, West (State Highway 183) (0 Block
— 1000 W Block) from Euless Main Street, N. west to Industrial Boulevard,
N. (Bedford city limits)
SECTION 11
THAT Section 82-62 entitled "Same — On certain streets and portions of streets, "
of Article III, entitled "Operation of Vehicles, " of Chapter 82, entitled "Traffic and Motor
Vehicles" of the Euless Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to establish a speed
limit for vehicles traveling upon the named street or parts thereof, as follows:
60 mph on the main lanes on State Highway 360 (400 Block — 3000 N Block)
from 1200 feet south of Midway Drive (Ft. Worth city limits) north to Glade Road
(Grapevine city limits)
SECTION III
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 IV
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.
SECTION V
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 APPROVED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular
meeting of the Euless City Council on the 28th day of February, 2006, by a vote of 6
ayes, 1 nay and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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ORDINANCE NO. 1726, Page 2 of 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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