HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-3465-4-17ORDINANCE NO. 3465-4-17
' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 9, "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," ARTICLE V, "OPERATION
OF VEHICLES," DIVISION 2, "SPEED REGULATIONS," SECTION 9-135(a), TO
AMEND THE MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR U.S. 75 MAIN LANES
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LEMIS OF THE CITY OF ALLEN; PROVIDING FOR
A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABH.ITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200) FOR EACH OFFENSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 545.356 of the Transportation Code, 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 within the City, [along 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 governing 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; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Allen, Texas, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
' investigation fords it necessary to alter prima facie maximum speed limits established by Section 545.356 of the
Transportation Code, the following prima facie speed limits hereafter indicated for vehicles are hereby determined
and declared to he 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Allen, Texas, be and the same is hereby amended by
amending Chapter 9, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Article V, `Operation of Vehicles," Division 2, "Speed
Regulations," Section 9-135(a) in part to establish the maximum prima facie speed limit upon U.S. 75 Main Lanes
within the corporate limits of the city to read as follows:
"Sec. 9-135. Streets other than expressways and freeways.
(a) .....
Street Extent Speed Limit
(miles per hour)
ADD
U.S. 75 Main Lanes All portions within the city, generally 70
' SECTION 2. The Director of Engineering or designee shall erect appropriate signals, signage, and markings
giving notice of the maximum prima facie speed limit established herein.
SECTION 3. All ordinances of the City of Allen an conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall be,
and the same are hereby, repealed; provided, however, that all other provisions of said ordinances not in conflict
' herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, he adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended
hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed by prior law and
the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the offense was committed and the former
law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 6. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this ordinance or of
the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Allen, as previously amended, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for each offense.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication as
required by law, however, the maximum prima facie speed limits established herem shall not take effect until
the Director of Engineering or his designee has erected appropriate signage giving notice of the maximum prima
facie speed limits therefore and it is accordingly so ordained.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE I IT" DAY OF APRIL 2017.
' APPRO 7D:
Stephen Terrell, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATT/EESSSTT:Q��,_y"y,'" ''/�"
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Peter G. Smith, CITY ATTORNEY Shelley B. Geo ITY RETARY
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