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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 0563 ,/ ORDINANCE 563 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 CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, 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 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 North Richland Hills, Texas: Section 1. Upon the basi~ of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 167 and 169 Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d, Uniform Act Regulat"ing 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 1978-01 Farm to Market Road 1938 Tarrant County a) From Station 90+39.4 (North Richland Hills-Keller City Limit) southerly 4.902 miles to Station 350+05 (Approx. 2501 North of NorlEast Drive) at 55 miles per hour. b) From Station 350+05 (Approx. 2501 North of NorlEast Drive) southerly 0.900 mile to Station 397+56 (Intersection with SH-121-Business) at 45 miles per hour. 1. School Speed Zone - From Station 361+40 (Approx. 250' North of Lola Dr.) southerly 0.400 mile to Station 382+50 (Approx. 60' North of Birchwood) at 30 miles per hour when so signed for school crossing~ 45 miles per hour all other times. 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 ($200.00) dollars. Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and expressly including Ordinance No. 177, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 7th DAY OF October , 1974. APPROVED ./ ~~d·j~:-JnAØrr¡/ Dtck Faram, Mayor ATTEST: {[¡",!u,) (~(j {! ¡¿¿¿Lu¡- Anna Lee Caudry, City Secretary APPROVED AS~~D LEGALITY: ~~ . ~~ ---- Truman , ~ 1 ty ~ney COMMISSION -.- TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT P. O. Box 6868 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 September 19, 1974 STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER B. L. DEBERRY REAGAN HOUSTON, CHAIRMAN DEWITT C. GREER CHARLES E. SIMONS -.- IN REPLY REFER TO FILE NO. Control 1978-01 FM-1938 Tarrant County Subject: Speed Zoning in North Rich1and Hills Honorable Marion L. Massey, Mayor City of North Rich1and Hills P. O. Box 13305 Fort Worth, Texas 76118 Attention: City Secretary Dear Sir: We are transmitting herewith two prints of a speed zone strip map. The map was revised to reflect the new city limits of North Rich1and Hills. Due to the city limits adjustment, a new city ordinance will be required. Also transmitted herewith are three copies of a typical speed zone ordinance for your consideration. When the ordinance has been passed, please forward the original and one copy of the approved ordinance to this office. Retain one copy of the approved ordinance and both strip maps for your files and use. We appreciate your help and consideration in this matter. Yours very truly, /í: JL/ ~/-+-" :O·,A. ~/~/ J. R. Stone District Engineer MNC/ai Attach. \ I CE.\¡ELOPMENT -RES S!GHT OI~TANëE ~-£LL8ANK or ADVISORY SPEED -CURVES OVER 2· ~Rt.DES OVER :3 0/. SUR WIDTH AND TYPE -R OW. Ar~D R08D. WIDTH A:C!DENTS _fO~.1_Er'GlHS MILE ZONE SPf::£DS MPH " I ~I CJ) IV) ... () 'J) ~ V) -., C:C -./....) < <. TOWARD ,.t- ~ Å--\í) U)~ ~ +- l"- . l'" fl1'~ '3~ ,+..2 '.- U ,+.'-i ~ 'À ~l. ~ +-/1'- 'GÀ~ c /~3 ~-S ~ .- ~~~ ~ J. 6 ~/T'~ ---- 58 ' ~ÆL 90~ ... TOWARD SOUTHLAKE C. L. BEARINGS ~ Cl. ) 100 SH /2/ - .~ ~ ~., ~85 ZONE SPEEDS MPH ZONE LEt-~GTHS MILE ACCIDENTS R O.w. AND RDBD. WIDTH SUR. WIDTH AND TYPE GRADES OVER 3~~ CURVES eVER 20 BALL SANK or ADVISORY SPEED RES. SIGHT DISTANCE DEVELOPMENT 01 ST. NO. 02 COUNTY HIGHWAY FM /938 CITY 55 I~ I ' 39/% I· 2<~ I ~t. DATE OF SURVEY JUl.Y, /974 TARRANT "'INUTE NO None DAT~ NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ~EPLACES DATE REPLACED BY DATE SCALE /,1 = 500' CANCE~EO BY DATE .- -'---'-.- . -, LIMITS OF ZONE LENGTH MILES SECTION TWO LENGTH CONT.85£CTj PROJECT STA OR MP. 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J .;, ~ ., ¥' I.: ~ ~ 200 ,¡: ·t j .. #t: ' ¡~,. ¡c;, -, ,IV t,· ¿i', , J;' . -,:' :',~f:::,';~ ~~·~··'~'·-·D ~'.. . x.......' .... .'t;: , ...{,"';/ , ',;"I_,i~C ~.þ-". ~kt<:"'" ~', ' 'if ';,' r 54 ¡ ~66r .!.~ ~ 1 1 row ~L 1/91 _.1 .~ .\'J I... u0 Q I I I( ZONE , . "ti- C: - .~ -~------ 56' -701 /t5i ".___1 l- n. I 561 _::!2J o CC~ ':'" -S22..f /25: u Cl. I . ~ /20'- 42 26' ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, 8' SINGLE ASPHALT SHOULDE 34 . ~ I I t 2° . -I \ . 4) (~ 4 ~ ~ ~ ... E::. - I ~ .- .>- 56! \ ¡ 52~ ~ ~ ...r-6ß1 --' 64 ; ...... 58 ' ~ ~ ~ ¡/24.J -4 ;¡30: '/29; 1.., _.__ __. .L._, \ ~ :) '1J -.J f- a. 2 0 04' E S 9" 42' w I 5 ., J 36è k"(~ I..; a 1- ~ :58 ] ! 54) ~ f481 170~ i66~ f ~ þ~ -4 T2I ~ 128 \ I . ~ I ~ :::. - ~ 'MARKED LANES .. P'--- t . " , , ," L , . . , ...- --...~ , ~ ... ~ ~ : r \' ".30 MPH WHEN SO SIGNED FOR SCHOUL CROS!¡/NG 45 MPH ALL OTH~R TIMES. 11, . '" ,. ð:j '. 'ty ,~ ~ \ I' ' , . t . I 'f , t,,~ ;- r ¡ . f' ~ . ¡. ..... .- ~._' ~~.'.!?'~ -.--- ,--- --- - . j ~' r~, ~ .. ~-J t :;;. 1(' , ~' ~ t , ., .. ¡<;:- - -~ 1~): 0.400 *" 0. 9CXJ 45 o ~ 1461 --: 52 I "31 ¡ t....... ...._.,.1 ~ l.. '1J D $.3°_Q4' E .~ '46\ !54~ .-- '/33; 1_-,-, 45 0.900 ~ ::J'\ <J) ~ c: .~ t) .l~ . ~.) c ~ r:. "8 ~ l~ ~ o '_ J~ ._~.. - ,\~-- '81\", ~ 'Ìj ~ -- ~1'Š ~IU) !r I f441 ~~ ......--.. l!~Z.: ~ tï: '.,. "_ ,L ,...,.__ ,1._,"., 1441 ~ .~!+- t/25( 1._._._1 ~ .. ~ ~ ~ V) , ~ , '! -- ~ \.0 \ ""<' '<~ \~ \-:s \\\ t iI f. - LEGAL AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF TARRANT: Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally appearedE1 F!::Inor T.ewis known to me to be a credible person. who first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said: That she is the'Rnn1c1cF!F!pF!T of the Mid Oi tie s DpJ.. X, a newspaper News which has been regularly and continuously published and of general circulatiob in the City/Town of Hurst ,for a period of more than one year next preceding the first publication of the attached Legal Notice and that he caused said notice to be published in said newspaper on the following date/so Pub. legal 11/26/74 That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as pub- lished on said date/s in said 'M'; Ii I"!H.; p~ DA; 1 v News ,0/7 ~ J~~ C'\..~ 3rd Dee . Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the_day of_, 197L Jl-ti!Æ County , LEGAL NOTICE ORDIN ANCE NO. S63 An òrdinance altering the Prima Facie Speèd. Limits established' for vehicles' UD- der the provisions of, Sec- tion 167 and 169 of Article XIX, RCS 6701d, Uniform Act regulating traffic on highways, upon the basis of an engi,neering and traffic investigation . upOn certain streets and highways, or' parts thereof, . within the· corporate limits of the City of North Richland Hillsspe- cifically: From. Station90plus 39.4 (North Riclùand Hills-Keller City Limit) soùtherly 4.902 miles to Sta- tion 350 plus 05 (Approx. 250' North of Nor'East Drive) at 55 miles per hour. From Station 350 plus 05 (Approx. 250' North of Nor'East Drive) southerly 0.900 mile to Station 397 plus 56 (Intersection with SH-l21 - Business) at 45 miles per hour. School Speed Zone. From Station 361 plus 40 (Approx. 250' North of Lola Drive) southerly G.400 mile to Sta- tion 382 plus 50 (Approxi- mately 60' North of Birch- wooq) at 30 miles per' hour when so signed for school crossing, 45 miles per hour alt other times. I and providing a penalty of a fine not .to exceed $200.00 forviolatiori of this ordi- nance.. . , Passed and approved \ this . 7th day of October 1974. Dick Faram Mayor ATTEST: Anna L.ee Caudry . City Secretary MCDN PNNO.8295 Form -- 110