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ORDINANCE NO. 2097
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR
VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 167 AND 169 OF ARTICLE XIX,
R.C.S. 6701d, UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS, UPON THE
BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION UPON FM 1938
(DAVIS BOULEVARD), 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, R.C.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, R.C.S. 6701 d, 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 45 miles per hour is established on FM 1938 (Davis
Boulevard) from a point (Station 146+00) 750 feet south of the centerline of North
Tarrant Parkway north to the north City limits line (Station 105+20).
Ordinance No. 722 regulating prima facie speed limits for FM 1938 (Davis Boulevard) is hereby
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).
Ordinance No. 2097
Page 2
This ordinance supersedes all previous ordinances pertaining to the portion of the referenced
highway described above.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 22nd day of January, 1996.
ATTEST:
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Je~ette Rewis, City Secretary
APPROVED:
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FED. /.D. NO. 22-3148254
AD ORDER NO. 1212859
ACCOUNT NO. CIT13
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:
AMOUNT
1/30ME 121285~ ORDINANCE NO. 20 I358
01/29-01/30
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169 of XIX
R.C.S. 670lD, m Ad
regulatIng traffic on high-
way.s, upon the basis of an
telngtlpee9ng. and traffic inves-
rga ,on Upólì FM 1938
(DaVIs BoUlevard) from· a
pOint (Station 146:'00) 750
feet south of centerline of
North Tarrant Parkway' north
t'? ttJe north City limIts line
(StatIon 1 05"!- 2.0>, zoned at
45 m.p.I)" within the corpo-
rate limits of the. City of
Nortl) Richland Hills as set
out In the ordinance'. and
provIding a penljll!Jt.Of a fine
npt t<;> exceed :)2·00.00 for
violation of this ordinance
Pa~sed and approved by the
CIty Council of the CLtY of
N<;>rth Richland Hills Texas
SUBSCRIBED AN[ ih9~l2nd day of January, ORE ME THIS THE
APPROVED' '
ATTf{~f!°mmy Brown -Mayor ~i
f . ~s, ~ONDA R. GOKE
} . ...OF'ORM )MMISSION EXPIRES;
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31ST DAY OF JANUARY ,1996
Notary Public ~ cpo ~
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
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