HomeMy WebLinkAbout1841 02-10-2009ORDINANCE NO. 1841
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 82, "TRAFFIC AND MOTOR
VEHICLES ", ARTICLE III, "OPERATION OF VEHICLE ", "SECTION 82-
61, "SPEED LIMITS — GENERALLY ", OF THE EULESS CODE OF
ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING AN ALLEY SPEED LIMIT; AND
SECTION 82 -62, "SAME — ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PORTIONS
OF STREETS ", OF THE EULESS CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING
THE SPEED LIMIT FOR GATEWAY BOULEVARD AND EAST
HARWOOD ROAD FROM NORTH MAIN STREET TO 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 establish a speed limit for alleys; and
WHEREAS, the City of Euless desires to amend the speed limit on Gateway
Boulevard, and
WHEREAS, the City of Euless desires to amend the speed limit on East
Harwood Road from North Main Street to State Highway 360; and
WHEREAS, appropriate speed studies have been performed to justify these
speed limit amendments,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION I
Section 82 -61 "Speed Limits — Generally," of Article III, "Operation of Vehicle" of
Chapter 82, "Traffic and Motor Vehicles" of the Euless Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to add paragraph (3) to be and read as follows:
(3) No person shall drive, as defined by state law, a motor vehicle, motorcycle,
bicycle, motor - driven cycle, motor - assisted cycle or any other vehicle of any kind upon
an alley within the corporate limits of the city at a speed greater than is reasonable and
prudent under the circumstances then existing. Any speed in or upon any alley in the
city in excess of the limit as established by this section shall be prima facie evidence
that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful. The speed limit in or
upon any alley shall be 20 miles per hour.
SECTION II
Section 82 -62 "Same – On certain streets and portions of streets," of Article III,
"Operation of Vehicle" of Chapter 82, "Traffic and Motor Vehicles" of the Euless Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended to increase the speed limit on Gateway Boulevard from
30 mph to 40 mph; and on Harwood Road East from Euless Main Street, N. east to
State Highway 360 from 35 mph to 40 mph, as follows:
Delete:
Gateway 2200 -260ON Mid - Cities Boulevard north 30 mph
Boulevard to Centurion Way
Replace with:
Gateway 2200 -3000 Mid - Cities Boulevard north 40 mph
Boulevard to Glade Road
Delete:
Harwood Rd., E. 0 -1000E Euless Main St., N 35 mph
east to Minters Chapel Rd.
Replace with:
Harwood Rd., E. 0 -1200E Euless Main St., N. 40 mph
east to State Highway 360
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,
Ordinance No. 1841, Page 2 of 3
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 10th day of February, 2009, by a vote of 7
ayes, o nay and o abstentions.
APPROVED:
ary Lib 85leh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan (-'.rinyTRMC, City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
B9 Wc`Farland, City Attorney