0349ORDINANCE NO. 349
AMENDED
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 118 AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 231 AND ORDINANCE 231-1 OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE BY SUBSTITUTING A NEW ARTICLE XXV-SPEED LIMIT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; REPEALING ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; RE-STATING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS; AND DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION AND
PENALTY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 169 of Article 6701d, Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas as amended, the City of Southlake, Texas has
authority to establish prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent
speeds within its corporate boundaries for vehicles on streets and
highways; and,
WHEREAS, based upon speed studies and taking into consideration
engineering and traffic investigations and recommendations on the
part of the Chief of Police of the City of Southlake, Texas, and
after public hearing held; and after the said City Council finding
that maximum prima facie speed limits on the public streets and
highways mentioned hereafter should be so regulated in the interest
of preservation of the public health, safety and welfare.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
A. That Article XXV entitled "SPEED LIMIT" shall read as
follows:
1. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to make speed
studies, engineering and traffic investigations, when specifically
required by the City Council, and make recommendations to the City
Council concerning speed regulations and traffic control devices.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a
vehicle on a street or highway at a speed greater than is reasonable
and prudent under the circumstances then existing.
3. Any speed in excess of the prima facie maximum reasonable
and prudent speed limit for the location shall be prima facie
evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is
unlawful.
4. Where no prima facie maximum or reasonable and prudent speed
requiring the erection of one or more signs giving notice has been
established for a public street or highway within the City of
Southlake, Texas urban district, the prima facie maximum reasonable
and prudent speed for such location shall be 30 miles per hour unless
a slower speed is required by applicable provisions of the State laws
of Texas.
5. The prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed on the
~ortion of any street or highway designated below shall be the speed
in miles per hour designed below, between 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.,
both inclusive and 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., both inclusive, Monday
through Friday, provided that an appropriate sign giving notice
thereof is erected. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge
of exceeding said prima facie maximum speed, established below, that
the day in question was a day when there were no classes in session
at the nearest school.
SCHOOL ZONE
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST
WEST
EAST
WEST
SOUTH
N.CARROLL AVE.
N.CARROLL AVE.
E. HIGHLAND ST.
E.HIGHLAND ST.
E.DOVE STREET
E.DOVE STREET
N.CARROLL AVE
194 ft. 9 in 268 ft North
South of the of the curb
N. curb line line of East
of Casey Ct. Highland St.
268 ft North 194 ft 9 in.
of N. curb South of N.
line of East curb line of
Highland St. Casey Court
350 ft. West 730 ft East of
of W. curb E. curb line
line of North of N. Carroll
Carroll Ave. Avenue
730 ft. East 350 ft. West
of E. curb of W. curb
line of North line of North
Carroll Ave Carroll Avenue
1301 ft West
of W. Curb
line of N.
Carroll Ave.
248 ft East of
E. curb line of
N. Carroll Avenue
248 ft. East 1301 ft. West of
of E. curb W. curb line of
line of N. N. Carroll Avenue
Carroll Ave.
1464 ft 5 in.
North of N.
curb line of
E. Dove Str.
403 ft south of
S. curb line of
E. Dove Street
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
NORTH N.CARROLL AVE 20
403 ft. South 1464 ft 5 in. N.
of S. curb of N. curb line
line of E. of East Dove St.
Dove Street
EAST E.SOUTHLAKE BLVD 324 ft. West 70 ft West of W 20
of W. curb curb line of
line-Crooked Crooked Lane Blvd
Lane Blvd.
WEST E.SOUTHLAKE BLVD 70 ft West of 324 ft W of W. 20
W. curb line curb line of
of Crooked Crooked Lane Blvd
Lane Blvd.
6. The prima facie maximum and prudent speed for travel upon
any street or roadway within the corporate city limits of the City of
Southlake, Texas, other than upon State Highway 114 and Farm to
Market Road 1709 shall be thirty (30) miles per hour, except as
otherwise established by Ordinance as a School Zone, or as otherwise
established by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas,
and that such speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour shall be
effective immediately upon any street or roadway not presently posted
by appropriate sign otherwise and shall be effective upon any street
or roadway otherwise posted with a different speed limit upon such
presently existing speed limit sign being removed and a new speed
limit sign reflecting a posted speed of thirty (30) miles per hour
eing erected.
7. The foregoing itemized speed areas shall have the following
meaning to any abbreviations used therein:
"E" means "East"
"W" means "West"
"N" means "North"
"S" means "South"
"F.M." means "Texas Farm to Market Road"
"R.M." means "Texas State Ranch to Market Road"
"I" means "Interstate"
"S.H." means "Texas State Highway"
"U.S." means "United States Highway"
Block number is inclusive as to the portion of the street covered by
both block numbers and all areas between said block numbers including
intersections.
B. The penalty for violation of Ordinance 118 of the City of
§outhlake, Texas, as amended, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not less than ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) nor more than TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($200.00).
C. If any portion of this amendment shall be declared for any
reason unconstitutional or invalid, then such decision shall not
~ffect the validity of the remaining portions of this amendment.
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