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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 582 Amending Chapter 90 Altering the Prima Facie Speed Limits on State Highway 377TOWN OF WESTLAKE ORDINANCE NO. 582 AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 545.356 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE UPON UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 377 OR PARTS THEREOF, 'WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALLOWED BY LAW FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of Article 670(d), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provided that whenever the Town of Westlake Board of Aldermen 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 upon any part of a street or highway within the Town, taking into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street of highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, the Board of Aldermen 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 along that part of the street or highway. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS: SECTION 1: All matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety. SECTION 2: Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation made, and referenced in attached Exhibit A, as authorized by provisions of Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, 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 as the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, and described as follows: That from and after the date of the passage of this speed zone ordinance, no motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon the frontage road lanes of United States Highway No.377 within the corporate limits of the Town of Westlake in excess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits: • 55 miles per hour, beginning at Mile Point 0.000 south 1.309 miles to Mile Point 1.309. SECTION 3: Notwithstanding any provision of this Ordinance, the speed limits established by Town of Westlake Code of Ordinances Chapter 90 (Traffic and Vehicles), Division 3 (Speed) shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4: The Town Manager, or his designee, upon approval by the Board of Aldermen, is hereby authorized to have the proper traffic signs erected, constructed, and placed at such points along said highway giving reasonable notice of the new limit. SECTION 5: PENALTY CLAUSE: 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 to exceed the maximum amount allowed by law. SECTION 6: CUMULATIVE CLAUSE. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the Town of Westlake, Texas, except where provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of another ordinance, in which event the conflicting provisions of the other ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Torun Board of Aldermen that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance, since they would have been enacted by the Town Board of Aldermen without the incorporation in this ordinance of the unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 8: SAVINGS CLAUSE. All rights and remedies of the Town of Westlake are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Westlake, Texas, as amended, or any other ordinances affecting such code which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 24' DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2007. Scott Bradley, Mayor ATT S . Ki Sutter, TRMC, Town Secretary Trent O. Petty, Toanager APPRO AS L GAL FORM: L. anton w orney HB & DCFJ/JUL-07/TARRAtIT/WESTLAKE/US377+2O05.dgn DEVELOPMENT RURAL RURAL RES SIGHT DISTANCE BALL BANK OR ADVISORY SPEED _ CURVES OVER 2 o AME AS BELOW _ D GRADES OVER 3% o SURFACE WIDTH AND TYPE AMF qW R.O.W. AND RDBD. N/1DTH Q ACCIDENTS ZONE LENGTHS MILE 1.309 MILES 1.309 MILES 1.309 MILES 111, A ZONE SPEEDS MPH 55 MPH 55 MPH 55 MPH FrA 55 MPH TOWARDS ROANOKE p\p ZA LGDD o2 Ll I4 z`\ 00 Z 2 6 8 < S y, �0 % 58 65 s3 TRAFFIC MPD. `i SIGN L I U F- d m I 58 i— 66 t51 MPI.O WESTLAKE POP. 207 SPEED au�au4 Y a `" U .. U TOWARDS K E L L E R MP0.0 r ZSIGNAL c^�" TRAa ` :75� 66 [1!44 Y 3 LJ u MPH ZONE SPEEDSMWIDTH 55 MPH 55 MPH 55 MPH 55 MPH ZONE LENGTMILE 309 MILES 1.309 MILES 1.309 Mli_ES ACCIDENTS R.O.W. AND RD 50'-80' RB STABBS O'-44 RB FLEXBS SURFACE WIDYPE 48'-73 CONCSURF 4LNS DIVIDED IOFT SHLDS WITH CURBS 22'-62 ACPSURF 2 LNS WITH 8-10 FT SHLDS, NO CURBSGRADES OVERCURVES OVERBALL BANK OY SPEEDRES SIGHT DIDEVELOPMENRURAL RURAL DIS. NAME: FT OUNTY: TAESTLARRANT MINUTE NO HIGHWAY: US CITY: WESTLAKE REPLACES DATE OF SURV5 SCALE: 1" = 528' CANCELED BY DATE6985th DATEREPL4CED DOTE DATE 7s 125 Q O PERCENTILE SPEEDSPEED TOP SPEED MEASURED NUMBER OF CARS CHECKED FATAL ACCIDENTS PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT SECTION ZONED BY COMMISSION MINUTE Q CONT, 0 0 U I .p Z0�lE SECT. 0 2 LIMITS OF ZONE SECTION ONE LENGTH: 1.309 MILES SECTION TWO LENGTH: MILES STA OR MP CONT B SECT PROJECT STA OR MP CONT S SECT PROJECT BEGIN MP 0.000 8t-02 EGINS DENTC!.IARRANT COUNTY LINE Si4 OR MP CONT B SECT PROJECT STA OR MP CONT 8 SECT PROJECT ENDS MP 1.309 81-02 ENDSINDICATES NORTH K LLFR CITY LIMITS V5f/! tVOSves[Lake.]gp 8/21/2007 6:34:27 AM I, ( 6:5 i coa- —�m4u— ADVERTISING MANAGER of the J RN TO before me on the cif UBED AND SWq to cert i wi my wh ass hand and official seal. 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ING A SAVINGS VIDING FOR AN 76302 1518 E, The above wells are CLAUSE' PROVID EFFECTIVE DATE. ?6001 - 4200' Fox- Lancaster. Hu de borough Trl: Fr - Sat church arage sale, proposed to be ING A GEVERABILI- PASSED AND AP- Oct. 4, & 6. Barra drilled on the same TY CLAUSE; PRO PROVED BY THE juin, Clths, Lots pad site and there VIDING PUBLICA- BOARD OF ALDER- More 5pm. fore have the same TION; PROVIDING MEN OF THE TOWN 76103 - 1832 Mar - legal and common FOR ENGROSS- OF WESTLAKE ON 76001'- 6503 Forest tel: Sat 9-5, fum description. A11 in- MENT AND EN- SEPTEMBER 24, Park Dr: Fr 8a -5p, 3 hsid, items, cash terested parties and ROLLMENT; AND 2007. Family, Everything!!! only citizens wIII be given PROVIDING AN EF - an opportunity to be FECTIVE DATE. TOWN OF 76012 - 2209 Twin 76107 803. N, heard at these TOWN OF WESTLAKE Elms Dr: Sat -Sun 7a- Riverside Dn Oct meetings. For fur WESTLAKE ORDINANCE 4p, 3Fam GarageSaie 6 8-22- Sarou Sale ther information ORDINANCE AN ORDI6UARCE OF 76012 - 809 Oka flub �Ft contact the office of NO. 578 THE TOWN OF Dr: Moving Sale 76108 -1216 Hickory the City Secreta;yy AN ORDINANCE OF WESTLAKE TEXAS Saturday Oct.6th 9- Bend Ln: Fri -Sat 7-4. City of Haslet, 1O�i, THE TOWN OF AMENDING' THK 6, 2 car garage packed Main Street` Haslet TexasWESTLAKE, TEXAS COMPREHENSIVE fe.€ll, antiques, col - Texas 7605`2 ((817- AMENDING THE` 76036 2712 Sunset q 439-5931 ext. 5). COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORD! G in DaMultiF rn ware ms .Wice glass - ZONING ORDI- NANCE OF THE Gardens Malta Fa ware misc. Westside Dated this 5th Day TOWN OF WEST- SatSep6 8a n 2pm, in Vista West Addi- of October 2007. NANCEE BY RATIFY- LAKE' TEXAS, BY �rA toys, sw€n set, 'tion 817-244-1394; ING CONFIRMING GRAFTING A SPE- nitydesk,ools,Diane Rasor, TRMC ANIS READOPTING CIAL USE PERMIT 76x04 - 3330 Park City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. scootor cl re Rid e Blvd: Fri- at> FOR A PRIVATE at motor i more !!' �`®VAN �E 452 WHICH WATER WELL, LO- m )0-2, Moving Sale.. TROPHY �FEi�e ADAPTED AND CATED AT 2252 76016 4511 76135 - 4367 Sahara TEXAS CREATED PLANNED KING FISHER DRIVE Rockland Drs Sat Plc: Th - Sat 9a -3p; ORDINANCE N®. DEVELOPMENT IN THE VA UERO 8 -am-? H e' Back D s g n r 2007 a 23 DISTRICT N0. 3-5A, ADDITION -PHASE 2 I� �1 E AND RATIFYING ; yrd sale sehold Clths,s ec, xer, CONFIRMING ING LOT 1 BLOCK B; furn oiths 76116 - 3821 Marks AN ORDINANCE OF PROV15ING FOR A Thu_ THE TOWN COUNCIL READOPTING THE SEVERABILITY 76016 - 6200 Lemesa PI Multi €-am, OF THE TOWN OF REZONING OF AN CLAUSE; PROVID- Ct.Oct 5,6, 8a pgn Sat Books �lew�elry, TROPHY CLUB AC- APPROXIMATELY ING FORA PENALTY Estate Sale fern` 9 010 UFF! n � i id d arpF TRACT OF A FINE NOT TO appis hsehold `76"1'€6 - '6409 <en - ) BE EXCEED THE SUM eveyt ing rust Do wick Ave, Sat., Lots (THIN EVEL- TRICT OF TWO THOUSAND ($2 000.00)) DOL- LAB; PROVIDINGr, of baby stuff play_ pen, s�.roSier, oa�nC- etc° � 76037 p 49� a- oars Dr. Sat, 7.-I° AVID- THE FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF' AND PRO- hseho9d. JrIcloths 76017 5625 Rachel '6"€17 6.�2'� Solona Cir N Theirs Fri & TO OFFI- VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Ct.; 2"i°amily garage sale. Fr€ -Sat. 8-2:60 Sac, 8a€ , cools. & MAP; PEN- PASSED AND AP- PROVED BY THE Golf clubs, exercise equipment clothing, ;;ware; Turn, Xmas 76118 - 6936 Rich - RUSE; BOARD OF ALDER- tools, crafts etc. Iynn Ter. Oct,5,6, 8'a- lots SEV- 4 r�USE• AF MEN OF THE TOWN s OF WESTLAKE ON 24, 760.7 - 6104 Ivey Glenn; T hurl -Sar;, 5c of m€sc — 76`1'' 9 - Collins DATE. SEPTEMBER 2001. really big sales! flaks state 20th � � � "i i uF 4 NePhbor- 760'18 - 5405 RSON F i � Stas. TNER-` ,ORA- TOWN OF r WESTLAKE Creekrldge, €�i l i Fam Sale Thur -170 s, iths' FuiEs,r:tiques,Clthsi Fur baby ite€T€s, fooe n IetE�Z ORDINANCE Chap Pries , drink, we _have it • :t t- a OF: WEST- Sell your TEXAS, BY 17-390- 44 ING A SPE- 837-390 7444 .ISE <PERMIT IL AND GAS 76021 - 34x:3 Vine allffoo.much to list. Ridge: Sat Only, Some free items 817- WJD,.furn., clothes 413-7740 817-903 elctrncs & much 1620 morel 76123 8824 76028 - 211 1(4.rii Frierldswood Dr: Fri- lowood Dr.Vintage Sat, 7:30-4:30, Lots antiques, Ig trailer, Misc brick-abrac, cram- '63.26.236i €Vieadow- et.. much more Sat - un nils Dr:1 76034- 1105 76131 - 756 Oriole Tinker Dr: Rd: Oct 4,58i6; Ba- Fri -Sat, Sam, clothes, Sp of wood crafts toys, books, lots 8�tt� �taore 76133 4455 lit iters; Homestead Cir: Sat- othes�Sun, 8-12, fern 76040 - 2709 Needles rrio2 e St.: Fri. Oct. 5 & Sat. 76134- 2000 Ming Oct. 6. Furn. & more. Dr. Fri, 7:-3: corner of Crowley Rd & Ming 76051 - 1425 Airline Di. Multi family Dr- Sat 8-5, aTgarage sale sale vu/d, frig, home 76148 - 6480 Old Mill & designer ICC. Cir: Fri -Sat, 8am- 760 a3 - 1025 West 4pm, clothes & appl. Tpeiane Rd- Hurst 76150 -X829 Blaney pct 6,7,4-.-S, Huge a 1 e baby,tools;furn 13= Rios cin—Unser