HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 684 Amending Chapter 90 Renaming Precinct Line Road to Davis BoulevardTOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 684
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE AMENDING THE WESTLAKE
CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 90, DIVISION II AND DIVISION III,
RENAMING PRECINCT LINE ROAD TO FM 1938/DAVIS BOULEVARD WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE; PROVIDING A
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake desires to foster and promote region transportation
efforts by renaming Precinct Line Road to FM 1938/Davis Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake worked in partnership with the Cities of Southlake
and Yeller for the construction of FM 1938; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation is currently constructing FM 1938
within the corporate limits of the Town of Westlake; and
WHEREAS, once completed, FM 1938 will connect SH 114 in Westlake to I-820; and
WHEREAS, FM 1938 is already named Davis Boulevard from I-820 to FM 1709 in
Southlake; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, is of the opinion that
renaming Precinct Line Road to FM 1938/Davis Boulevard is in the best interests of the Town
and its citizens as well as the traveling public and that the amendment to the Code of Ordinances
for the Town of Westlake should be approved and adopted; and
WHEREAS, upon passage of this ordinance, the effective date of the renaming will be
the day TxDOT erects signage, designating Precinct Line Road in the corporate limits of the
Town of Westlake as FM 1938/Davis Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, by the passage of this ordinance and the posting of signage, shall in effect
serve notice of the change to the general public and for the property owners located on FM
1938/Davis Boulevard, by notification to the proper authorities, owners, and tenants; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:.
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SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 90 Traffic and Vehicles, Division II and Division III of the
Town of Westlake Code of Ordinances, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
FM 1938/Davis Boulevard
SECTION 4: That all provisions of Chapter 90 not hereby amended shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 5: That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Town Ordinances
and all other provisions of other Ordinances adopted by the Town which are inconsistent with
the terms or provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared legally invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same
would have been enacted by the Town Council of the Town of Westlake without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 8: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as
the law in such case provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 23"d DAY OF APRIL 2012.
ATTEST:
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Kelly t-dwardQ Town Secretary
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Laida Wheat, Mayor
Thomas E. e Town Manager
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