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CITY OF ALLEN
THE STATE OF TEXAS S
COUNTY OF COLLIN S
CITY OF ALLEN S
This amendment (Ordinance No. 1014-1-91) to the Code of Vehicle and
Traffic Ordinances (Ordinance No. 259, as previously amended by Ordinance Nos.
309, 482-12-83, 724-8-86, 859-6-88 and 962-12-89) has been duly adopted by the
governing body of the City of Allen on this 3rd day of January, A.D., 1991, in the
manner required by law and does hereby amend Chapter 9, Article V, Division 2,
Section 9-135 of the Allen Code of Ordinances and Article VI, Division 2, "Speed
Regulations," Section 1-40, "Streets Other Than Expressways and Freeways," of the
Allen Vehicle and Traffic Code, also known by its short title of "Allen Traffic
Ordinances," and shall become effective immediately from and after its passage
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and publication,as required by law.
Ma r, City of Allen, Texas
ATTEST:
AL
Cig Sec tary, City of Allen, Texas
ONE BUTLER CIRCLE ALLEN, TEXAS 75002
214/727-0100
ORDINANCE NO. 1014-1-91
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION
1-40 OF THE ALLEN VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC CODE, ORDINANCE NO.
259, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NOS. 309, 482-12-83,
724-8-86, 859-6-88 AND 962-12-89, AND CHAPTER 9, "MOTOR VEHICLES
AND TRAFFIC," ARTICLE V, "OPERATION OF VEHICLES," DIVISION 2,
"SPEED REGULATIONS," SECTION 9-135 OF THE ALLEN CODE OF
ORDINANCES; ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
169(b) OF ARTICLE 6701d, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON
FARM -TO -MARKET 2170, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, AS SET OUT IN THIS
ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING PENALTY CLAUSES, SEVERABILITY
CLAUSES AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of Article 6701(d), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, 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, taking 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALLEN, TEXAS:
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as
authorized by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes, 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:
SECTION 1. That Section 1-40 of the Allen Vehicle and Traffic Code, Ordinance
No. 259, as previously amended by Ordinance Nos. 309, 482-12-839 724-8-86 and 859-6-88,
and the Allen Code of Ordinances, and particularly Chapter 9, "Motor Vehicles and
Traffic," Article V, "Operation of Vehicles," Division 2, "Speed Regulations," Section
9-135, "Streets other than expressways and freeways," and any other ordinance, or portion
thereof, in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby amended as indicated below in
Section 2 hereof. However, nothing herein contained shall be construed as repealing, or
conflicting with, prima facie maximum speed limits established by Article 6701d, Section
166(x), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, or by any ordinance of the City of Allen.
SECTION 2. That Section 1-40 of Ordinance No. 259, as previously amended by
Ordinance Nos. 309, 482-12-83, 724-8-86, 859-6-88 and 962-12-89, and the Allen Code of
Ordinances, and particularly Chapter 9, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," Article V, "Operation
of Vehicles," Division 2, "Speed Regulations," Section 9-135, "Streets other than
expressways and freeways," be amended to now read as follows:
"(a) A person commits an offense if he operates or drives a vehicle on
the following designated streets at a speed greater than the speed designated
by this section for that street or portion of that street, and any speed in
excess of the limit provided in this section shall be prima facie evidence that
the speed is not reasonable nor prudent and is unlawful.
STREET
EXTENT
SPEED
Bethany Drive Beginning at a point being the east 35
right-of-way line of the intersection of U.S.
75 East Frontage Road, thence continuing in
an easterly direction along Bethany Drive
for a distance of 1.1 miles, approximately
Bethany Drive Thence continuing along Bethany Drive in an 40
easterly direction for a distance of 0.98
mile, approximately, to the intersection of
Allen Heights Drive
Farm -to -Market All portions within the city 55
Road 1378
Farm -to -Market Beginning at said point (Station 0+45) being 55
Road 2170 the west city limits of the City of Allen,
Texas, thence continuing along Farm Road
2170 in an easterly direction for a distance
of 2.655 miles, approximately (to Station
140+65)
Farm -to -Market
Thence continuing along Farm Road 2170 in
45
2170
an easterly direction for a distance of 0.453
mile, approximately (to station 164+60)
Farm -to -Market
Thence continuing along Farm Road 2170 in
35
2170
an easterly direction for a distance of 0.766
mile, approximately (to station 41+10)
Farm -to -Market
Thence continuing along Farm Road 2170 in
40
2170
an easterly direction for a distance of 1.248
miles, approximately (to station 107+00)
Farm -to -Market
Thence continuing along Farm Road 2170 in
50
2170
an easterly direction for a distance of 0.341
mile, approximately (to station 125+00)
Farm -to -Market
Thence continuing along Farm Road 2170 in
55
2170
an easterly direction for a distance of 1.205
miles, approximately, to a point (station
188+65) being the east city limits of the
City of Allen
Ordinance No. 1014-1-91 Page 2
Farm -to -Market
All portions within the city
55
Road 2551
Jupiter Road
Beginning at a point being the south
40
right-of-way line of the intersection of
Farm Road 2170 (Main Street), thence
continuing in a' southerly direction along
Jupiter Road for a distance of 0.8 mile,
approximately
Jupiter Road
Thence continuing along Jupiter Road in a
35
southerly direction for a distance of 1.26
miles, approximately, to the south
right-of-way line of the intersection fo
Chaparral, said point being the south city
limits of the City of Allen
McDermott Drive
Beginning at a point being the east
35
right-of-way line of Allen Drive at its
intersection with McDermott Drive, thence
continuing in an easterly direction along
McDermott Drive approximately 0.59 miles
to the west right-of-way line of S.H. 5
State Hwy. 5
Beginning at the north city limits (station
55
59+64) and continuing south for
approximately 1.051 miles (to station 115+2)
State Hwy. 5
Thence continuing south for approximately
50
0.850 miles (to station 160+00)
State Hwy. 5
Thence continuing south for a distance of
40
approximately 0.757 mile (to station 200+00)
State Hwy. 5
Thence continuing south for a distance of
50
approximately 1.364 miles to the southern
city limits boundary (station 272+00)
U.S. 75 East
Beginning at a point (station 565+20) being
* 55
Frontage Road
at Stacy Road, thence continuing in a
southerly direction along U.S. 75 East
Frontage Road for a distance of 0.719 mile,
approximately
U.S. 75 East
Thence continuing along U.S. 75 East
40
Frontage Road
Frontage Road in a southerly direction for a
distance of 1.733 miles, approximately
U.S. 75 East
Thence continuing along U.S. 5 East
45
Frontage Road
Frontage Road in a southerly direction for a
distance of 1.468 miles, approximately, said
point (station 358+20) being the south city
limits
Ordinance No. 1014-1-91 Page 3
U.S. 75 West
Beginning at a point (station 660+20) being 45
Frontage Road
at north city limits thence continuing in a
southerly direction along U.S. 75 West
Frontage Road for a distance of 1.000 mile,
approximately
U.S. 75 West
Thence continuing along U.S. 75 West 55
Frontage Road
Frontage Road for a distance of 2.751 miles,
approximately
U.S. 75 West Thence continuing along U.S. 75 West 40
Frontage Road Frontage Road for a distance of 0.500 mile,
approximately
U.S. 75 West Thence continuing along U.S. 75 West 45
Frontage Road Frontage Road for a distance of 1.468 miles,
approximately, said point (station 358+20)
being the south city limits
(b) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum
of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each such violation."
SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional
or invalid by any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any other remaining phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it
would have passed the remaining portions even though it had known the affected parts
would be held unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after
its passage and publication as required by law.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALLEN,TEXAS, ON THIS THE 3RD DAY -OF -JANUARY, 1991.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
�A.Don Crowder, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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Jo6 Farmer, MAYOR
ATTEST:
J �Morson, CITY SECRETARY
Ordinance No. 1014-1-91 Page 4
AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared DEBBIE
TACKETT, who having been by me duly sworn, on oath deposes and says:
That she is the General Manager of THE ALLEN AMERICAN, a newspaper
published in COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, not less frequently than once a week, having a
general circulation in said county, and having been published regularly and continously
for more than twelve (12) months prior to publishing
Ordinance 1014-1-91
of which the attached is a true and written copy, and which was published in THE
ALLEN AMERICAN on
Wednesday January 9, 1991 & Sunday January 13,_1991
and which was issued on January 9, 1991
by City of Allen of COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.
A printed copy of said publicati is attached hereto.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this k� day ofA.D. 19 17/
EM.A. TODDYCOM�ISSIONEXPIPES5,1992
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
Publisher's fee $ 4 0 . 5 0
CITY OF ALLEN
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Allen City
Council adopted the following ordinance at
their regular meeting held on Thursday;
January 3, 1991 (Title and Penalty Clause
only):
Ordinance No. 1014-1-91: An Ordinance
of the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas;
Amending Section 1-40 of the Allen Vehi,
cle and Traffic Code, Ordinance No. 259„
as Previously Amended by Ordinance
Nos. 309, 482-12-83, 724-8-86, 859-6-88
and 962-12-89, and Chapter 9, "Motor
Vehicles and Traffic," Article V; "Operation
of Vehicles," Division 2, "Speed Regula
tions," Section 9-135 of the Allen Code of
Ordinances; Altering the Prima Facie
Speed Limits Established for Vehicles
under the Provisions of Section 169(b) of
Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Sta-'
tutes, Upon Farm -to -Market 2170, or Parts
Thereof, Within the Corporate Limits of the
City of Allen, as Set out in this Ordinance;
and Providing Penalty Clauses, Severabil;
ity Clauses and an Effective Date.
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 the sum of two
hundred dollars ($200.00) for each
violation.
A copy of this ordinance may be read or
purchased in the office of the City Secre=
tary, City of Allen, One Butler Circle, Allen;
Texas 75002.
/s/Judy Morrison
,City Secretary
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