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ORDINANCE NO. 948
SPEED ZONE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIA 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 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, that:
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. 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 1978-01
F.M. 1938
(a) From Station 90+39.4 (North Rich1and Hills-Keller City
Limits) southerly 2.796 miles to Station 238+00 (approximately
550' south of Turner Drive) 55 miles per hour.
(b) From Station 238+00 southerly 1.435 mile to
Station 314+60 (by Smithfield Road) at 50 miles
per hour.
(c) From Station 314+60 southerly 1.571 mile to
Station 397+56 (intersection of S.H. 26) at 40 miles
per hour.
SECTION 2.
Any person violating any of the provlslons 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
aforementioned section of F.M. 1938.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS
22nd
DAY OF March
, 1 9 82 .
APPR~D:
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