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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 0034ORDT"TA'7CE ,r0. SPEED WT7 ORDTTTA7CE A'T ORDT A_?CF FSTA� I.TSH -rt^ S"F 'D LT";TTS FOR ALE, STR7 ;i'S. At EI:'J7, S, ,OULEVARDS OR OTTiER PUBLIC "AY'S ' TTHT`, TH7 CORPORATE LIMITS OF T'i,-t CTTY -F `TCRTH RTCFI,F��TD K ? LLB ; PP0ViDT*\TU FOR SCHCOL cN ��'S AD T 3r: SP -B, ",D LT,41TS <,TT " ' STJCTj ''?ES; RFOTTIhT '1 0 '.SrVANCE OF TnAF 'TC SIGNS ATTD STG'FALS; AYD PRESCRI_'TNG PF??ALTTES. "uERFAS, Sectior 3 of .Article 3r7a, ?Tenon f s Penal Code of the State of 'Texas, provides that ,,henev >r the ,overn: ng body of the City shall determine upon, the basis of an engineering and traffic invest!,ation that ar-y prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe and =_zr ti-_e conditions found to exist at any intersection or other ;lace or uror , part of a street or high�vy r,•ithir the City, taking into consideration the v idth and condition. of the pavement and other circumstances on such portior: of said street or high, - ay, as well as the usual traffic t;,.ereon, said governing body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe ,riyna facie speed limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an ordinance, xhich shall be effective .vhen appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersecticn cr other nlacq.,w or Dart of the street or highi.ray, now therefore: r'F IT ORDAT7ED by the City Council of the City of Tlorth Rich- t land !Tills, Texas: Section 1. Upon the oasis of an engineering and traffic investiga- t'on heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 3 of Article 327a, Vernon Ts Texas Penal Code, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined and declared to be reasonable an sale; and such speed 1' :mits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles F. travel-in iaf ;o j the named streets and high,va� s, or parts thereof', described a.s follows: ITorth Richland Bo.levard, which is also a designated State high- ay knov,-n as High•F,ay -No. 1- 1 aid o,hich ~gill herein- after ce referred to as St. Fwry. Yo. 121, as follo ,s: 9 0 `J E it (a) Or -',Fy. - o. 1 1 morn the Sout h rest City Limit, "?ortheasterly to l.G79 ^.ffi. "Tortheasterly of the Southwest City Limit, 45 miles per hour. {�1 On St. Ivey. Yo. 121 from 1.079 mi. Northeasterly of the Southwest City Limit, Northeasterly to 1.510 mi. "northeasterly of the Southwest City Limit, 40 miles ner hour. (c1 (;^ St. -r: y. No. 1'�1 from 1.516 mi. "Tortheasterly of the Southwest City Limit, '?ortheasterly to 1.43 mi. Northeasterly of the South crest City Lirnit, 45 miles per hour. (d) Over and along all other public hi,h� ays within the City the maximum speed limits are hereby established as 30 miles per hour, subject to the provisions of the next succeeding Section establishyng school zones and speed limits in. such ..ones. Sectic:n <. (a) Anything in Section 1 hereof' to the contrary notl,; ithstanding, it is here now provided that ti-re maximum speed limit in all ofi'icial_`y designated and marked school Zones shall "A "rt miles rer hour. (b) 1 "he City Council or its dull= authorized agent shall, oit lout (art ier authority tear, is herein contained, establ -ish and designate school zones, and hher so established and designated, cause the same to be indicated and marked ufiicially as schoc:l zones. Section 75. (a The City Council shall determine and designate the charact :r or type of al.l official traffic signs and signals, ar;d s-rall cause such traffic signs and si:�nals to be erected and maintained at such places within the city as the Council or its duly authorized agent may designate. (b) It shall be unlawful f'or the driver of any vehicle to disobey the instructions of any c:,ff_:cial traffic signs, signals or marlin gs rlaced in accordance �, ith the provisions hereof. (c) Tt shall be unla-,! ful for any Person to place or maintair_ or to display upon or in view of any street any unofficial sign, signal, markin, or dev=ice , %�hich purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles ar official traf i c sign or signal, cP t. °.hi ch c ttempt to direct the ,rovemert of traffic or interfere ,Ath the effective - rness of any official sign, signal or marking. Every such i rohibited si n, signal or device is hereby declared to be a ,ublic nuisance and shall be removed under direction of the Council -7.�ithout notice • (d) It shall be unla,�ful -or any person, to deface, remove, obstruct or interfere Ath any official sign or signal. Section 4. Any Person violating any of the provisions of this ordina ce shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than t�i�o hun- dred ('�20(D.00) dollars. Sectior: 5. The fact that North Richland Hills has no ordinance fixing', and prescribing maximum speed limits for the operation cf motor vehicles and other automot -.ve e,uipment, and that such or- d-�nance is necessary and essential to the safety of the public ar,d zeneral welfare of the c_�.t: creates an ernergency requiring 40 that any provisionof la,!.! requiring that ordinances be read on three several occasions shall be and oecorne effective from and after its f)assae and publication as required 6r la, -r. PASS -,D A'7D AP 'ROVED thi s lAdday February, 1t?58. ATTEST: APPROVED: City Secretary 'Aay or 0 f r 1 it I � . %� ?» I � . , ...... . .. LEGAL AFFIDAVIT '¡'HE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF TARRANT: Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally appeared Staley T. McBrayer, known to me to be a credible person, who first being' sworn, deposed and upon his oath said: That he is thepubJisher of the~~~ ~) a newspaper which has been regularly and continuously published and of g'en- eral circulation in the City/Town of 71tJl./ìZ4 ~th.<,cJl ~ for a period of more than one year next preceding the first publication of the attacbed ~ J¡il~ and that he caused said notice to be published in said newspaper on the follow- ing date/ s. 7.d· /~I/C¡~- ~ Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the .3 ~2..i? day of 195~ ,4 XJ 4J~ Notary Public, Tarrant County, Texas PAGE 4 THE NEWS LE~gal Notice ORDINANCE NO. 34 SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISH- I\'G SPEED LIMITS FOR ALL STREETS, A VENUES, BOU- LEV'ARDS OR OTHER PUB- LIC WAYS WITHINTHECOR- PORA TE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF \'ORTI-! RICHLAND I-IILLS; PROVIDING FOR SCHOOL ZONES AND THE SPEED LIMITS WITHIN SUCH ZONES; REQUIRING OBSER- VA;'\CE OF TRAFFIC SIGNS At\D SIGNALS; AND PRE- SCRIBING PENALTIES. WHEREAS, Section 8 of Ar- ticle 827a, Vernon's Penal Code of the State bf Texas ~rovides that whenever th; governing body of the Cit) shall determine upon the has- is of an engineering and traf- fic in v est i gat ion that a:1Y prima facie speed therein 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 within the City, taking into considera- tion the width and condition of the pavement and other cir- ~'''TJstances on such portion of said street or highway,as well as the usual traffic there- on, said governing body may determine and declarea reas- onable and safe prima' facie spœd limit thereat or thereon by the passage of an ordi- l1a nce, which sha 11 be effect- ive when appropriate signs giving not ice thereof are e¡'ected at such intersection or other place o~ part of the street or highway, now there- fore: - Thur~day, February 13, 19 notwithstanding, it is here now provided t hat the maximim speed limit in all officia,lly designated and marked school zones shall be 20 miles per hour. (b) The City Council or it~ duly authorizeä agent shal~ without further allthorìty than is herein contained, establish and designate school zones, and when so established and designated, cause the same to be indicated and marked of- ficially as school zones. Section 3. (a) The City Coun- cil shall determine and desig- nate the character or type of all official traffic signs and signals, and shall cause such traffic signs and signals to be erected and mamtained at such places within the city as the Council or its duly authorized Jent may designate. (b) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to dis- {¡bey the instructions of any ófficial traffic signs, signals or markings placed in ac- cordance with the provisions hereof. (c) It sha 11 be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or 'e üíspíay upon or in vie;., of any street any unofficial sign, signa I, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or re- sembles an officia 1 tramc sign or signal, or which attempt to direct the movement oftraf- fic or interfere with the ef-- fectiveness of any officia 1 sign signal or marking. Every such porhibited sign, signal or de- vice is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be removed uner direction of the Council without notice. (d) It sha 11 be unlawful for any person to willfully deface, re- move, obstruct or interferE- .....ith any officia 1 sign or sig- nal. BE IT ORDATt'\ED by the City ____ C~)l]ncil of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas: Section 1. Upon the basis of 10 engineering and traffic in- {estigation heretofore made IS authorized by the provis- ions of ~eètion 8 of Article 82'1a, Vernon's Texas Penal Code, the follo.....ing prima fa- cie speed limits hereafter in- dicated for vehicles a re here- by determined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed incH- cated for vehicles tr~vr'1ir1l' " upon the nåmed streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: North Richland B 0 u 1 e va r d, which is also a designated State highway known :JS High- .way No. 121 and which wi11 hereinafter be referred to a~ St. Hwy. No. 121, as follows: (a) On St. Hwy. No. 121 from the Southwest City Limit, Nor- theasterly to 1.07~ Mi. North- easterly of the Southwest City Limit, 45 miles per hour. (b) On St. Hwy. No. 121 from 1.079 mi. Northeasterly ofthe Southwest City Limit, North- ~sterly to 1.516 mi. North- ~sterly of the Southwest City Limit, 40 miles per hour. (c) On St. Hwy. No. 121 from 1.516 mi. Northeasterly ofthe Southwest City Limit, Nortll- easterly to 1.648 mi. North- easterly of the Southwest City Limit, 45 miles per 11011r. (d) Over and a long a II other pl1blic highways withintheCity the maximim speed limits are hereby established as 80 miles per hour, subject to the pro- visions of the next succecdhg "'ection est a bHshing school zones and speed limits in such 7.ones. :;ection 2. (a) Anything in :;:ec- ¡jon 1 hereof to the contrary Section 4. Any person violat- ing any of the provision of this ordinanc" shaP be, deen::".; guilty of a !'lísderrw¡,:.. ,',nJ upon cúnviction thereof shan be fined in any sum not more ,than two hundred ($200.00\ dollars. Section 5. The fact that North Richland \lms has no ordi- nance fhinQ and presc~ibinp: maximum ~peed limits for the operation 0 f mot 0 r ve- hides and other automotive equipment, and that such ordi- nance is necessary and es- sential to the safety of thE public and general .....elfare 01 the cÍi\!, cre.<lte.s an E-mer:¿P'1c\ requiriu?, th.'It any provbior of law requiring that ordinanc- es be read on three seven occasions shall be and be· come effective from and afw! its passage and publicatior as required by law. PASSED ANDAPPROVËDthL 8rd day February, 1058. APPROVED s/ Kenneth B. NacI Mayo: ATTEST: s/ Laura Ray City Secretary