HomeMy WebLinkAbout245 03-09-1965 Ordinance No, 245
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 167 and 169 OF ARTICLE rff R.C.S. 6701d,
UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS, UPON
THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION
UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF,
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
AS SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCE: AND PROVIDING
OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 167 and 169 of Article X-ff R.C.S. 6701d,
Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways, pro4 eyes that whenever the
governing body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation that any prima facie speed there-
in set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the
conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon
any part of a street or highway, with the City taking into considera-
tion-the width and condition of the paTement and other circumstances
on such portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual traffic
thereon, said govern body may determine and declare a reasonable and
safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an
ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice
thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the
street or highway, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of , Texas:
Euless
Section 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation
heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 167 and 169
of Article XI& R.C.S. 6701d, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways,
the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles
are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such
speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles
traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described
as follows:
Control 94-02
State Highway 183 Item XI, Council
Minutes, March 9, 1965
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(a) fton Station 670+80 (West City Umits of Euless on State Highway 183)
Easterly 1.822 miles to Station 767+00 at CO riles per hour.
(b) Egon Station 767+00 (1.822 miles East of Euless test City Limits on
State Highway 183) 1.193 miles to u'tation 830+ at 55 ri
00 lea per hour.
(o) From Station 830+00 (3.015 girdles East of Euless West City [.3.mit.s on
State Highway 183) 0.417 miles to Station 852+00 at 50 miles per hour.
(1) From Station 839+00 Easterly 0.246 wiles to Station
852+00 at 35 miles per hour When so signed for school
crossing 50 :Hiles per hour at all other times.
(d) From Station 852+00 (1,432 miles East of Euless West City Limits on
State Highway 183) Easterly 0.492 miles to Station 878+00 at 45 miles
per hour.
(e) From Station 878+00 (3.924 miles East of Euless West City Lkrlts on
State Highway 183) Easterly 0.417 adles to Station 900400 at 55 miles
per hour.
(f) Fron Station 900400 {4.341 miles East of Euless 'West Cit Limits on
State Highway 183) Easterly 2.222 miles to Station 1015+98 (Fast City
Limits of Euless on State xighway 183) at 60 wiles per hour.
(g) Frontage Roads from Station 852400 to Station 878+00 shall be zoned at
30 miles per hour.
Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not more than two hundred (S200) dollars.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9th DAY DF March , 196 5 .
as an emergency or narwo. ..
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Secretary Mayor