0642ORDINANCE NO. 642
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPEED
LIMITS ON STREETS AND ROADWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE; DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO
POST APPROPRIATE SIGNS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES AND REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 216 AND REPEALING SECTION XXV OF ORDINANCE
NO. 118, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and
Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
VOtEREAS, pursuant to Section 169 of Article 6701d, Vernon's Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat., the
City of Southlake, Texas has the authority to establish prima facie maximum reasonable and
prudent speeds within its corporate boundaries for vehicles on streets and highways; and
WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Southlake recognizes that it is necessary
to regulate traffic near schools so as to promote the safety of children going to or from
school; and
WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Southlake deems it necessary to provide
for a period of time during the day when the reduced speed limit applies that is of sufficient
length to protect children going to and from school; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety has conducted an engineering and traffic
investigation and study to determine a prima facie maximum speed limit which is reasonable
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and safe on all roadways within the city limits of Southlake including school crossing zones;
and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the engineering and traffic investigation and study,
the city council desires to adopt this ordinance setting prima facie max/mum speed limits on
all roadways within the City of Southlake, including school crossing zones.
WHEREAS, the prima facie maximum reasonable speed limits adopted herein are
not in conflict with any order of the Texas Transportation Commission declaring speed limits
along any roadways within the city limits of Southlake.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That all of the above premises are found to be true and correct and are incorporated
into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a vehicle on a street or
highway within the City of Southlake at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent
under the circumstances then existing.
SECTION 3.
Any speed in excess of the prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed limit
established by ordinance for the location shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not
reasonable and prudent and that it is unlawful.
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SECTION 4.
The prima facie max/mum reasonable and prudent speed for travel upon any street
or highway within the City of Southlake shall be thirty (30) miles per hour, except:
(1) upon S.H. 114 and F.M. 1709;
(2) upon streets and highways with a speed limit otherwise established by the
State of Texas;
(3) upon streets and highways with a speed limit otherwise established by ordinance;
(4) where a slower speed is required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 166 of
article 6701d, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. because of a special hazard or other condition
set forth in said paragraphs.
A speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour shall be effective immediately upon any street or
highway not presently posted with appropriate signs and shall be effective upon any street
or highway 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 being erected.
SECTION 5.
The prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed for travel on the portions
of the streets or highways designated below shall be the speed in miles per hour (mph)
designated below, provided that an appropriate sign giving notice thereof is erected:
STREET
North White Chapel Blvd. from F.M. 1709 to the north end
of North White Chapel Blvd.
F.M. 1938 (Davis Blvd,) from mile point 0.000 South 0.892
miles to mile point 0.0892
_SPEED LIMIT
40
45
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SECTION 6.
The prima facie maximum reasonable and prudent speed on the portion of the streets
or highways designated below shall be the speed in miles per hour designated below,
between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., both inclusive, and 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., both inclusive,
Monday through Friday, when school is in session, provided that an appropriate sign giving
notice thereof is erected. The reduced speed limits established herein shall only be enforced
between the signs which are erected designating the beginning and end of each school
crossing zone. 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 CROSSING ZONE
CARROLL INTERMEDIATE
JOHNSON ELEMENTARY
CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL
STREET
1000 Block N. Carroll Avenue
through 1500 Block N. Carroll
Avenue
1000 Block N. Carroll Avenue
through 1500 Block of N. Carroll
Avenue
2100 Block N. Carroll Avenue
through 2600 Block N. Carroll
Avenue
SPEED LIMIT
2O
2O
20
CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL
800 Block E. Dove through 1300
Block E. Dove
100 Block S. Peytonville through
300 Block S. Peytonville
20
20
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CARROLL ELEMENTARY 900 Block S. Peytonville to 20
Continental Blvd.
FLORENCE ELEMENTARY
DURHAM ELEMENTARY
CLAREDON SCHOOL
MONTESSORI SCHOOL
1300 Block W. Continental
through 2200 Block W.
Continental
3000 Block Johnson Road
through 3200 Block Johnson
Road
500 Block Shady Oaks Drive
through 1100 Block Shady Oaks
Drive
3000 Block Johnson Road
through 3200 Block Johnson
Road
1000 Block N. White Chapel
Blvd. through 1400 Block N.
White Chapel Blvd.
1000 Block E. Highland to
Intersection with S.H. 114
20
20
20
20
20
20
SECTION 7.
The speed limits, as established herein, may be revised from time to time by
ordinance adopted by the city council. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized
to conduct engineering and traffic investigations and studies to determine prima facie
maximum speed limits which are reasonable and safe on roadways within the city limits of
Southlake and to make recommendations to the city council concerning speed regulations
and traffic control devices.
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SECTION 8.
The Director of Public of Public Works is hereby directed to ensure that appropriate
signs are erected and maintained giving notice of adopted speed limits, and the times and
location in which a reduced speed limit within a school crossing zone is in effect. The
Director of Public Works shall file a written inventory with the City Secretary of all locations
in the City at which signs have been erected indicating a speed limit other than thirty (30)
miles per hour. Hereafter, whenever speed limits are revised by the city council and the
Director of Public Works erects and installs any sign indicating a new speed limit at any
location in this City, he shall file an updated inventory with the City Secretary. The City
Secretary shall file and maintain such inventory among the official papers of the office of the
City Secretary.
SECTION 9.
The abbreviations used herein include the following:
"E" means "East"
"W" means "West"
"N" means "North"
"S" means "South" ®
"F.M." means "Texas Farm to Market Road"
"S.H." means "Texas State Highway"
Block numbers are inclusive as to the portion of the street covered by both block numbers
and all areas between said block numbers, including intersections.
SECTION 10.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Southlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with
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the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such
ordinances are hereby repealed. Section XXV of Ordinance No. 118, as amended, is hereby
repealed. Ordinance No. 216 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 11.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall
not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 12.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to
comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a
violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 13.
All rights and remedies of the City of Southlake are expressly saved as to any and all
violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 118, as amended, or any other ordinances
affecting prima facie speed limits on roadways within the city limits which have accrued at
the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all
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pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such
ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final
disposition by the courts.
SECTION 14.
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby directed to publish the proposed
ordinance or its caption and penalty together with a notice setting out the time and place
for a public hearing thereon at least ten (10) days before the second reading of this
ordinance, and if this ordinance provides for the imposition of any penalty, fine or forfeiture
for any violation of any of its provisions, then the City Secretary shall additionally publish
this ordinance in the official City newspaper one time within ten days after passage of this
ordinance, as required by Section 3.13 of the Charter of the City of Southlake.
SECTION 15.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS
ff~~ , 1995.
DAY OF
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING ON THIS
, 1995.
DAY OF
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
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Fort Worth Star-Telearam FED. I.D. NO. 22 3148254 538955
AD INVOICE NO.
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102 C I T 5 7
ACCOUNT NO.
— — STATE OF TEXAS
Ity of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared DAWN M.R IVERA Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and
who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was
published in the above named paper on the following dates:
DATE AD INVOICE NO. DESCRIPTION AD SIZE TOTAL INCH/LINE RATE AMOUNT
9/08ME 538955 ORDINANCE NO. 64 I358 1x 53L 53 . 55 29. 15
09/08-09/08
ORDINANCE NO.642
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
SPEED LIMITS ON STREETS
' AND ROADWAYS WITHIN
THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS TO POST
APPROPRIATE SIGNS; PRO-
VIDING THAT THIS ORDI-
NANCE SHALL BE CUMULA-
TIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES
AND REPEALING ORDI-
NANCE NO. 216 AND gt- - -
PEALING SECTION Xxv OR
ORDINANCE NO. 118 AS
AMENDED; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY •
FOR VIOLATION HEREOF
PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION IN THE OFFI-
PRNPEFFTVEOVIDIG AN EFFECTIVE SIGNED iatit.-0-V\-- c:-/Q-C,&€-A_O—,
DATE.
SECTION 12.
Any person,,firm or corpora- 18 TH SEPTEMBER R 1995
SUBSCRIBED AND SW omits re 8IectsorrefusestO ME, THIS THE DAY OF •v^'
comply withrce or who resists - — `�1
the enforcement of.any of
the provisions of this ordi- /(1/\
nance shall be not ICKI LYNN WASON Notary Public C� (J
OF more than Two Hundred Dol-
OFFICEl
tens .Each forteach vi viola-OMISSION EXPIRES
tense.Each day that aviola-
CITY SEC�:ETARY tion is permitted t° exist ECEMBER 14, 1998
shall constitute a separate TARRANT COUNTY,TEXAS
offense.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OCITY OF SOUT F THIS
HLAKE
THE 5TH DAY OF SEPTEM-
PLEASE PAY THIS O /s R,1995. ND RECONCILE WITH MONTHLY STATEMENT. THANK YOU!
Mayor of Southlake
ATTEST: IATION AND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT
A /s/Sandra L.LeGrand, --------A�
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City tttlor Taylor,Jr.,
Fort Worth Star-'I'elegrarn
REMIT TO: 400 W.SEVENTH ST.•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
538955 ACCOUNT C I T 5 7 AMOUNT 29. 15
NUMBER DUE
PAGE 1 O, IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL(817)390-7501
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
667 N CARROLL AVE
SOUTHLAKE , TX 76092-9595 PLEASE PAY 29 . 15
THIS AMOUNT,
PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED
Fort Worth Star-Telegram FED. ID. NO. 22-3148254 AD INVOICE NO. 470258
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
ACCOUNT NO. C I T 5 7
STATE OF TEXAS
my of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared DAWN M. RIVERA Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and
who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the following clipping of an advertisement was
published in the above named paper on the following dates:
DATE AD INVOICE NO. DESCRIPTION AD SIZE TOTAL
INCH/LINE RATE AMOUNT
8/24ME 470258 NOTICE OF PUBLIC I358 1x 76L 76 .55 41 . 80
08/24-08/24
NOIICEOI • -i'
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
that the City Council of the
City of Southlake,Texas,will
be holding a public hearing
during the Regular City
.• Council meeting to be held
on September 5, 1995, be-
ginning at 7:00 p.m. The
meeting will be held in the
City Council Chambers of
City Hall, 667 North Carroll
Avenue, Southlake, Texas.
The purpose of the public
hearing is to consider the
following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO.642
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 118, AS
AMENDED, RELATIN TO
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN
STREETS AND ROADWAYS SIGNED
WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH-
LAKE BY REVISING THE
SPEED LIMITS ON A POR-
SUBSCRIBED 28TH AUGUST 1995
AND SWORN TIONBLVD OFA FM
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CHAPEL BLVD' SPECIFYING yywpw�, /�,l J �/�-'IJ IJ
THE PERIOD O'TIME WHEN
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OFFICE OF ICROSSING
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PROPWORKS
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AP-
CITY SE ..ETARY $ SHAL THAT THIS
ULATIVENOF
1 ALL ORDINANCES AND RE-
PEALING ORDINANCE NO.
216; PROVIDING A SEVER-
PLEASE PAY THIS ORIGIN ING o A EUNALYY• FORVII-RECONCILE WITH MONTHLY STATEMENT. THANK YOU!
OLATIONS HEREOF;PROVID-
ING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
TEA' PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-J AND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT�j
TION IN THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER,' AND PROVID-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 8.Any person,firm or
corporation who violates,
disobeys,omits,neglects or
refuses to comply with or
brt
Worth t who resists the enforcement
of any of the provisions of rari
this ordinance shall be fined REMIT TO: '� 400 W. SEVENTH ST. •FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
not more than Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) for each
offense.Each day that a vio-
4 7 0 2 5 8 lation is permitted to exist ACCOUNT
C I T 5 7 A Due T 41. 80
shall constitute a separate
offense.
City of Southlake,Texas
Sandra L.LeGrand
City Secretary F 1 IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL(817)390-7501
1995.
GARY FICKES
MAYOR OF SdUTHLAKE
ATTEST:
SANDRA L.LEGRAND,
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WAYNE K.OLSON,
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
667 N CARROLL AVE
SOUTHLAKE , TX 76092-9595 PLEASE PAY 41. 80
THIS AMOUNT ,
PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED