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ORDINANCE NO. 2100
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 I.H. 820 and S.H. 121, 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:
Control Section 8-14; I.H. 820
From the west City limits at Mile Point 21.502 east 2.464 miles to Mile Point 23.966, zoned at 60
miles per hour.
Control Section 8-13; I.H. 820
From Mile Point 23.966 east 0.341 mile to City limits at Mile Point 24.307, zoned at 60 miles per
hour.
Control Section 364-01; S.H. 121
From City limits at Mile Point 20.206 east 0.412 mile to City limits at Mile Point 19.794, zoned at
60 miles per hour.
Ordinance No. 2100
Page 2
Ordinance No. 722 regulating prima facie speed limits for I.H. 820 and S.H. 121 be amended to
reflect this change.
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 26th day of February, 1996.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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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
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who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was
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