HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 682 Temporarily amending Chapter 90 altering the Prima Facie the speed limit during construction along Precinct Line RoadTOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 682
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE TEMPORARILY AMENDING
SECTION 90-79(3) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SPEED ZONE OF 30
MILES PER HOUR ON PRECINCT LINE ROAD (FM 1938) BETWEEN THE
INTERSECTIONS OF DOVE ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 114; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation is conducting road improvement
construction on Precinct Line Road (FM 1938) within the corporate limits of the Town of
Westlake; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation has determined that construction
speed zone of 30 m.p.h. on Precinct Line Road (FM 1938) is required for the project while under
construction.
WHEREAS, the Town Council seeks to temporarily amend its current traffic regulations
by lowering the speed limit from 35 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour along the portion of
Precinct Line Road (FM 1938) affected by the road improvement construction for the duration of
said construction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1:That Chapter 90, "Traffic and Vehicles," of the Code of Ordinances of the Town
of Westlake, Article Il, Division 3, Sec. 90-79(3) be temporarily amended as follows:
Precinct Line Road (from S.H. 114 to Dove Road) will be set at 30 m.p.h.
SECTION 2: Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after the
date of passage by Town Council and shall automatically expire upon completion of the road
improvement construction. Thereafter, the prima facie maximum speed limit shall be 35 miles
per hour.
SECTION 3: The Town Manager is hereby authorized to cause to be erected appropriate signs
indicating this speed zone and the construction or maintenance work zone.
SECTION 4: Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not to exceed the
maximum amount allowed by law.
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SECTION 5: If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this
Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such
remaining portions of the Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall
remain in full force and effect.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS, ON 'THIS 23"' DAY OF APRIL 2012.
ATTEST: Laura heat, Mayor
Kelly tdwardo Town Secretary Thomas E. Bryme , n Manager
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