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ORDINANCE NO. 2123
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 167 AND 169 OF
ARTICLE XIX, RC.S. 6701d, UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON
HIGHWAYS, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC
INVESTIGATION UPON FM 3029 (PRECINCT LINE ROAD), WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AS SET OUT
IN THE ORDINANCE: AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED
$200.00 FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 167 and 169 of Article XIX, RC.S. 6701d, Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall determine upon
the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any 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, with the City taking into consideration the
width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or
highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine and declare a
reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by 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 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS:
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 XIX, RC.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:
A prima facie speed limit of 40 miles per hour is established on FM 3029 (Precinct
Line Road) from Station 116+00 (railroad tracks) south approximately 1.634 miles
to its intersection with State Hightway 26 (Station 202+32.23).
Ordinance No. 722 regulating prima facie speed limits for FM 3029 (Precinct Line Road) is
hereby amended to reflect this change.
Ordinace No. 2123
Page 2
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
dollars ($200.00).
This ordinance supersedes all previous ordinances pertaining to the portion of the referenced
highway described above.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 10th day of June, 1996.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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FED. 1.0. NO. 22-3148254
AD INVOICE NO. 1950775
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
County of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared Tammie Bryant Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and
who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was
published in the above named paper on the following dates:
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this 10th day of June. ...1996.
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17th DAY OF June 1996
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TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
PLEASE PAY THIS ORIGINAL INVOICE AND RECONCILE WITH MONTHLY STATEMENT.
THANK YOU!
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