O-2192-7-03ORDINANCE NO. 2192-7-03
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," DMSION 2, `SPEED REGULATIONS," SECTION 9-137(6) TO
ADD SUBSECTION (14 DESIGNATING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF ALLEN
HEIGHTS DRIVE, CHARLESTON DRIVE, STABLERUN DRIVE AND MCCOY
COURT AS SCHOOL ZONES FOR MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH A
MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT OF TWENTY (20) MILES PER HOUR
FOR MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY 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, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, provides that
whenever the governing body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that any prints 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, taking into consideration the width and condition of the pavement and other circumstances on such portion
of said street m 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 finds it necessary to alter prima facie maximum speed limits established by Section 545.356 of the
Transportation Code, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinance 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 9-137(b) in part, to add subsection 16 designating certain portions of Allen Heights Drive,
Charleston Drive, Stablenm Drive and McCoy Court as school zones for Marion Elementary School with a
maximum prima facie speed limit of twenty (20) miles per hour fm motor vehicles, to read as follows:
"Sec. 9-137 School zones; signs.
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(17). Marion Elementary: Twenty (20) miles per hour
' a. Beginning at a point on Allen Heights Drive, two hundred (200) feet north of the intersection
of Allen Heights Drive and Charleston Drive and continuing south along Allen Heights Drive
to a point two hundred (200) feet south of the intersection of Allen Heights Drive and
Stablemn Drive.
b. Beginning at a point on Charleston Drive, seventy-five (75) feet east of the intersection of
Charleston Drive and Allen Heights Drive and continuing west along Charleston Drive
through the intersection of Charleston Drive and Stablerun Drive.
C. Beginning at a point on Stablerun Drive, seventy—five (75) feet east of the intersection of
Stablerun Drive and Allen Heights Drive and continuing northwest along Stableran Drive to
a point one hundred fifty (150) feet north of the intersection of Stablerun Drive and
Charleston Drive.
d. Beginning at the intersection of McCoy Court and Stablerun Drive and continuing east along
McCoy Court to a point seventy-five (75) feet east of the intersection of McCoy Court and
Stablemm Drive.
SECTION 2. The Traffic Engineer shall erect appropriate signage giving notice of the maximum prima facie
speed limit established herein.
' SECITON 3. All ordinances of the City of Allen in 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.
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SECTION 4. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be 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 herein shall not take effect until the
Traffic Engineer has erected appropriate signage giving notice of the maximum prima facie speed limits
therefore and it is accordingly so ordained.
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DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2003.
APPROVED:
Stt;yhe` Terrell, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
eter G. Smit , CITY ATTORNEY Shelley B. George, C, CITY SktREiARY
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