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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 488 Amending Chapter 90 Altering the Prima Facie Speed Limit on State Highway 170TOWN OF WESTLAKE ORDINANCE NO. 488 AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 545.356 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE UPON STATE HIGHWAY 174 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, Texas Transportation Code Section 545.356 provides that when the Town of Westlake Board of Aldermen determines from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit is unreasonable or unsafe under the conditions found to exist on a part of a street or highway within the Town of Westlake, 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 or other circumstances, the Board of Aldermen may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon said street or highway 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; WHEREAS, Pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 545.356, a traffic and engineering investigation has been submitted to the Board of Alderman showing that the existing prima facie speed limits on parts of Highway 170 within the Town of Westlake is unreasonable or unsafe under the conditions found to exist on that highway and that the speed limits indicated in said investigation are the reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat; 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 heretofore made 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 at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling upon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, 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 State Highway No. 170 within the corporate limits of the Town of Westlake in excess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits: • 60 miles per hour, beginning at Mile Point 1.163, continuing in a southwestern direction for a distance of 1.163 miles to Mile Point 0.832, located on the Denton 1 Tarrant County Line; and • 55 miles per hour, beginning at Mile Point 0.832, located on the Denton / Tarrant County Line, continuing in a southwestern direction for a distance of 0.533 miles to Mile Point 5.422, located on the corporate limits for the Town of Westlake and the City of Fort Worth; • 55 miles per hour, beginning at Mile Point 5.422, located on the corporate limits for the Town of Westlake and the City of Fort Worth, continuing in a northeastern direction for a distance of 0.533 miles to Mile Post 5.995, located at the Tarrant / Denton County Line; and * 60 miles per hour, beginning at Mile Point 0.000, located on the Denton / Tarrant County Line, continuing in a northeastern direction for a distance of 1.163 miles to Mile Point 1.163, and; 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 a 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 Town 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 14th day of NOVEMBER, 2005. ATTEST: 0 TA VI -an Dwinnell, Town Secretary tun Scott Bradley, Mayor Trent O. Petty, Town M ager H:1Boyle-LowrylWest Lake4l-ordinances4l-ord-speed limit Hwy 170 11-14-05.doc SH 170 FR / WESTLAKE DEVELOPMENT RURAL RESTRICTED SIGHT DISTANCE BALL BANK OR ADVISORY SPEED CURVES OVER 2' GRADE OVER 37. SUR. WIDTH AND TYPE 3 LANES CONC. SURF W/CURBS 3 LNS W/L 3 LANES WITH CURBS 2 LNS W/ LT 1 2 LANES 3 LANES R.O.W./RDBD. WIDTH 36 FT RB 1 48 FT RB 1 36 FT RB ACCIDENTS ZONE LENGTHS (MILE) 0.533 1.163 ZONE SPEEDS (MPH) 55 55 60 CONTROL SECTION 3559-01 FORT WORTH WESTLAKE TARRANT COUNTY m DENTON COUNTY 59 TOWARD WEST I 136 FORT WORTH I IN ;Lu W W 2 In I— _ — _ — _ — _ — _ _ — _ — W — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ — _ _ — _ — _ — _ — — — _ — _ — _ — _ — _i W W �1 BEARINGS — - — - — - —- 'L 4 O Q L_ --- -- 3 —"'----------------------------- 4 I O O - r —�--- — — -— — ------------------ - - - - -- — — ------ - ---- In Q � W Z - - - - TOWARD EAST TROPHY CLUB - --- - J------- + V -- --------- -- 5a 1�3 I� J 2 I U MP 5.995 I MP 0.000 C -S: 3359-02 C -S: 3355-01 ZONE SPEEDS (MPH) I 55 — — 55 — — 60 ZONE LENGTHS (MILE) C. 533 1.163 ACCIDENTS R.O.W./RDBD. WIDTH 36 FT RB 48 FT RB 36 FT RB SUR. WIDTH AND TYPE 3 LANES CONC. SURF W/CURBS I 3LNS W/LT 3 LANES W/CURBS 12 LANES 12041S W/P,T 3 LANES W/ CURBS GRADE OVER 3% CURVES OVER 2' BALL BANK OR ADVISORY SPEED RESTRICTED SIGHT DISTANCE DEVELOPMENT RURAL DISTRICT: 18 COUNTY: DENTON / TARRANT MINUTE No.: DATE: L E G E N D 85 PERCENTILE SPEED XX TOP SPEED MEASURCD XXX NUMBER OF CARS CHECKED &_DRIVE THRU SPEED CHECKS ACCIDENT CODE 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE PERSONAL INJURY FATAL DENTON COUNTY li TS J°' Yo ��c SPEED Z0NE jm PARSONS 15770 NORTH DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500 DALLAS, TC115 7528 c9 T21 991-1900 HIGHWAY: SH -1 TO FRS CITY: WESTLAKE REPLACES: DATE:XX CONT. 3559 SEC. O1 REPLACED BY: DATE: DATE OF SURVEY: 12/2004 SCALE: 1" 0.1 MILE CANCELED BY: DATE: ° , Texos Deportment of Tronsportotion L I M I T S O F Z 0 N E S H SPEED ZONE MAP 170 -FRONTAGE ROADS SECTION ONE LENGTH: MILES SECTION TWO LENGTH: MILES STA. OR M. P. CONT. =C T PROJECT STA. OR M. P. 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WIDTH 36 FT RB 24 FT RB ACCIDENTS ZONE LENGTHS (MILE) 0 1.163 ZONE SPEEDS (MPH) 60 50 WESTLAKE TOWARD WAST 58 68 132 57 63 1q1 FORT WORTH NB w �H — — — — — — — — — — — — — — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — — - — —�� — — — - — - — - — - — — - — - — - Vr gyp/ u B��1R_IVi-------- — _ — - — - — - — -\ — - — - — - — - — - G i — - — - — - — - — - - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — -- - — - — - — - — - — - — - sa s. I r--—-— - — - — -——-— -—-—-—- —-—-—-—---—-—-—-—-— -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- —-—-—-—-—- — �� - — - TOWARD EAST u I TROPHY CLUB a, 61 !38 60 741 135 I j CL M j ZONE SPEEDS (MPH) ZONE LENGTHS (MILE) 60 50 36 FT RB 1.163 ACCIDENTS R.O.W./RDBD. WIDTH R. WIDTH AND TYPE 3 LANES CONC. SURF W/ CURBS2 ADE OVER 3%RVES L LANES TAPER TO 1 LANE BEFORE MERGE WITH SH -114 OVER 2' BALL BANK OR ADVISORY SPEED RESTRICTED SIGHT DISTANCE DEVELOPMENT RURAL DISTRICT: 18 COUNTY: DE"JTON / TaRRANT MINUTE No.: DATE: L E XX 5 PERCENTILE SPEED XX TOP SPEED MEASURED DENTON SPEED ZONE . PARSON S 15770 NORTH DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500 DALLAS, TEXAS 75248 197Z1 991-1900 HIGHWAY: SH -170 FRS CITY: WESTLAKE REPLACES: DATE: DATE OF SURVEY: 12/2004 SCALE: REPLACED BY: DATE: CONT. 3559 SEC. 01 CANCELED BY: DATE: .° 1' = 0.1 MILE XXX NUMBER OF CARS CHECKED 30 DRIVE THRU SPEED CHECKS COUNTY L I M I T S O F Z 0 N E ACCIDENT CODE Jt Texas Department of TronspOrtot i on SECTION ONE LENGTH: MILES SECTION TWO LENGTH: MILES 0 PROPERTY DAMAGE O PERSONAL INJURY 's SPEED ZONE MAP S H Z O FRONTAGE ROADS STA. OR M.P. CONT. & SECT. PROJECT STA. OR M.P. CONT. & SECT. PROJECT BEGINS BEGINS FATAL INDICATES SECTION ZONED BY COMMISSION MINUTE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION A — .aA s SHT 2 OF 2 STA. OR M.P. CONT. & SECT. 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File name: DAL DENTON 355 01 SH170 -- I! o c; 00o DENTON COUNTY _ TARRANT COUNTY vOF OF,t II Current speed limits for Highway 170 3�4 r I MENNEN",, 1 4 M7/// M TAR COUNTY_.._.._.._.._..�...__._..._..._.r,.- TARRANT COUNTY WESTLAKE W ACAUENY� OF )9T w o Proposed speed limits for Highway 170 1� I 119#1921WK03 PUBLISHER of the Alliance Regional , 1_9 Newspapers o Southlake, Texas, wspaper of general circulation which has been published in Tarrant County regularly and continuously for a period of one year prior t* the first day of publication of this notice, solemnly swear that the notice hereto attached was published in the Alliance Regional Newspapers, on the following dates, to -wit: Town of Westlake Ordinance No. 488 Joreneral Manager SUBNCRIBEIM AND SWORN TO before me on the day of to Pert Af 7ARA HUTCHINS NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS My COMMIISSION EXPIRES Af-R!L 6, zoos N My Commission Expires: