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ORDINANCE NO. 1980
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
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. 670ld, 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. 670ld, 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 condi tion of the pavement and
other circumstances on such portion of said street or highway, as
well as the usual traffic thereon, said govern 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 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. 670ld, 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 limi ts 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:
Highway:
Page 2
363-01
SH 26
From Staion 464+94, northeast 0.317 miles to Station 481+70,
zoned at 40 MPH. (7800 Block to 7900 Block of Highway 26)
From Station 481+70, northeast 2.000 miles to Station 7+28,
zoned at 45 MPH. (7900 Block to 9900 Block of Highway 26)
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.
This ordinance supersedes all previous ordinances pertaining to the
above referenced highway.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS
25th
DAY OF
APRIL
,19 94
ATTEST:
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c'i/;..(secretary
APPROVED:
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establish .... 'þf'ðvftfons of Sec- ,
tion 167 and 169 of Article XIX, R.C.S. 6701d, Uni- .
form. Act regulating traffic on highways,. upon the
basis of an engineering and traffic Investigation.
upon Highway 26 from Station 464 + 94, northeast
0.317 miles to Station 481 + 70, zoned at 40 mph (7800 '
block to 7900 block of Highway 26) and from Station '
481 + 70, northeast 2,000 miles to Station 7 + 28, .
zoned at 45 mph (7900 block to 9900 block of High-
way 26), 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.
Passed and approved by the City Council of the :
City of North Richland Hills, this 25th day of April,
1994. . ,
APPROVED:'
IslTommy Brown
Mayor
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT
Before me, the undersigned authority 0
peared RHONDA THOMPSON known to me tc
first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath
ATTEST:
sls Jeanette Rewis
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Isl Rex McEntire
Attorney for City
MCN CPN 1159
PUB: 05/05/94
That she is the C. L . A . R. of the MID C
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per which has been regularly and continuousl)
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circulation in the City/Town of N. RICHLAND HILL~ for a period of
more than one year next preceding the first publication of the attached
LEGAL AD and that he caused said notice to be published in
said newspaper on the following date(s). '3/5 f::¡ L/
That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as
published on said date(s) in said NEWSPAPER
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before me, this the 12- day of /~
Sworn to and subscribed
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TARRANT County, Texas