O-96-4-70CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 96
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT A PORTION OF BURCH
DRIVE AND BELMONT STREET IN THE CITY OF ALLEN,
TEXAS, BE LIMITED TO ONE WAY TRAFFIC: PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE: PROVIDING
FOR A MAXIMUM FINE OF UP TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE: AND PUBLICATION
OF THE CAPTION HEREOF:
WHEREAS, the public safety of the residents of the
City of Allen requires that traffic in the City proceed
in an orderly and reasonable manner, and
WHEREAS, the portions of Burch Drive and Belmont
Street hereinafter described are often congested so
that the chance of accidents or injuries are substantial,
and
WHEREAS, if the below described portions of Burch
Drive and Belmont Street were one way streets, the public
safety of the residents of Allen would be served,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ALLEN:
SECTION ONE: That Burch Drive from its intersection
with Main Street to its intersection with Belmont Drive
in the City of Allen be changed from a two way thoroughfare
to a one way street proceeding in a southerly direction.
SECTION TWO: That Belmont Street from its inter-
section with Burch Drive to its intersection with Cedar
Drive in the City be changed from a two way thoroughfare
to a one way street proceeding in an easterly direction.
SECTION THREE: That after the effective date of
this ordinance, described below, any person who shall drive
his vehicle of transportation in the wrong direction on
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the one way streets shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and may be fined any sum not to exceed two hundred dollars.
SECTION POUR: That the caption of this ordinance
shall be published at least ten days in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Allen, upon completion
of which this ordinance shall be effective.
Duly passed and approved by the City Council of the
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City of Allen, Texas, on this the _ day of6"
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1970.
CORRECTLY RECORDED:
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