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1970-04-21 CC Packet44 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FIRE DEPARTFIMT PHONE - 289-2123 R. P. STEELE FIR2 CHIEF FIRE DEPAR'rMMT 3UM11ARY SOU JiLAKE Flit DEYARTbW l MONTH OF March 19 Z0 1. TOTAL CALLS 6 2. Ti i:,'-1J .LT111[x7 ----r--r-•----wi..r-------------2 3 STRUCTURE FIRES 1 4. AUTO FIRES 2 5. AUTO ACCIDjZT STAND-BY MUTUAL 7. FALSE ALARMS 1 0 8 H,;3Ci~aCi AIC;h CALLS 9. AMBULANCE CALLS 10. TOTAL HUMBM OF MAN HOURS AXP&NDED 65 hrs 11. TOTAL NUMBER OF P]AN HOURS EXPANDED Oil CIVIC PROJECTS nTT4W'P TRAM WIRE DEPARTYUNT OPSRATIONJ 80 hrs. 12. APPROXIMATk3.Y TOTAL MAN HOURS CHECKING AND MAINTINANCE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT SWIPMENT---------------------------120 hrs. 11 HUYMR OF DRILLS DURING MONTH 2 1 NUMBER OF MAN HOURS ON DRILLS 50 hrs. NW,BER OF MEN ATTENDING HeMINGS, FOR MONTH 72 DOES NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING BUT ACTUAL FIRE DEPARTNUNT DRILLS., APECIAL REPORT: Chief Steele 3 J. Capps 2 L. Broom Asst. Chief Barrett 3 J. Larned 2 D. Cordes 10 R. Shannon 1 J. Clifton 2 D. Ince D. Johnson 2 B. Powell 2 R. Bridgewater R. Polson 5 J. Martin 1 W. Stricker 2 G. Orfield 1 B. Burrus 1 J. Joyce 2 45 TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council ofSouthlake, Texas, GREETINGS: We, the undersigned, Robert Lee Norman et ux ShirleyD. Norman, both of Dallas County, Texas, hereinafter calledPetitioners, represent as follows: 1. That they are the owners of a tract of land outoftheLeonardLincolnSurvey, Abstract 981, Tract B, inTarrantCounty, Texas, being jnar6p&rt4 dularly described bymetesandboundsasfollows: BEGINNING at a point 855 feet South of a steel stakeintheNorthwestcornerofa10iacretractoflanddeededtoLeonaTanner, said stake being 1,438.2 feet North and2,616.1 feet West of the Southeast corner of the LeonardLincolnSurvey; THENCE North 0 degrees 3 minutes West along the EastlineofCountyRoadNo. 3061, 95 feet to a stake;THENCE North 89 degrees 35 minutes East 460 feet toastake; stake; THENCE South 0 degrees 3 minutes East, 95 feet to a THENCE West 460 feet to the point of beginning, con-taining one acre of land, more or less. A plat of said land showing its location with respecttotheboundaryoftheCityofSouthlake, Texas, is attachedheretomarkedEXHIBIT "A". 2. That the land described in EXHIBIT "A" heretoattachedislessthanone-half mile in width; that less thanthreequalifiedvotersresidethereon, and is contiguous andadjacenttotheCityofSouthlake, Texas. 3. Your petitioners agree that if this request forannexationbegranted, said land shall become a part of theCityofSouthlake, Texas, and the said land and any futureinhabitantsthereofshallbeentitledtoalltherightsandprivilegesofothercitizensoftheCityofSouthlake, andshallbeboundbytheactsandordinancesofsaidCitynow ineffectandashereafterenacted. WHEREFORE, your petitioners respectfully request thatthisPetitionforAnnexationtotheCityofSouthlakeofthelanddescribedinattachedExhibitbegranted. WITNESS the signatures of Petitioners duly acknowledgedasrequiredfordeeds. obert Lee Norman hirley Norman STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF gas BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day per-sonally appeared Robert Lee Norman et ux Shirley D. Norman,known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed totheforegoinginstrument, and acknowledged to me that they ex-ecuted the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.GIVEN under my hand and seal of office on this thedayofApril, A. D. 1970. ary Public, ~A-g-AdjCounty, Texas. d6 TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council ofSouthlake, Texas, GREETINGS: We, the undersigned, Robert Ise Norman at ux ShirleyD. Norman, both of Dallas County, Texas, hereinafter calledPetitioners, represent as follows: 1. That they are the owners of a tract of land, outoftheLeonardLincolnSurvey, Abstract 981, Tract B, inTarrantCounty, Texas, being more particularly described bymetesandboundsasfollows: BEGINNING at a point 855 feet South of a steel stakeintheNorthwestcornerofa1041acretractoflanddeededtoLeonaTanner, said stake being 1,438.2 feet North and2,616.1 feet West of the Southeast corner of the LeonardLincolnSurvey; THENCE North 0 degrees 3 minutes West along the EastlineofCountyRoadNo. 3061, 95 feet to a stake;THENCE North 89 degrees 35 minutes East 460 feet toastake; stake; THENCE South 0 degrees 3 minutes East, 95 feet to a THENCE West 460 feet to the point of beginning, con-taining one acre of land, more or less. A plat of said land showing its location with respecttotheboundaryoftheCityofSouthlake, Texas, is attachedheretomarkedEXHIBITrrAll. 2. That the land described in EXHIBIT "A" heretoattachedislessthanone-half mile in width; that less thanthreequalifiedvotersresidethereon, and is contiguous andddjacenttotheCityofSouthlake, Texas. 3. Your petitioners agree that if this request forannexationbegranted, said land shall become a part of theCityofSouthlake, Texas, and the said land and any futureinhabitantsthereofshallbeentitledtoalltherightsandprivilegesofothercitizensoftheCityofSouthlake, andshallbeboundbytheactsandordinancesofsaidCitynow ineffectandashereafterenacted. WHEREFORE, your petitioners respectfully request thatthisPetitionforAnnexationtotheCityofSouthlakeofthelanddescribedinattachedExhibitbegranted. WITNESS the signatures of Petitioners duly acknowlred adasrequiredfordeeds. art Lae Norman b rley Orman STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF.~AD BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day per-sonally appeared Robert Lee Norman at ux Shirley D. Norman,known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed totheforegoinginstrument, and acknowledged to me that they ex-ecuted the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressedGIVENundermyhandandsealofofficeonthisthe day of April, A. D. 1970. ry Public, 06unty, Texas. ORDINANCE NO. J_ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS,HIGHWAYS, BOULEVARDS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS LIMIT- ING THE WEIGHT OF LOADS AND SIZE OF VEHICLES OPERATING THEREON; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TEXAS: SECTION 1. Definitions The following words and phrases when used in thisOrdinanceshallforthepurposeofthisOrdinancehavethemeaningsrespectivelyascribedtotheminthissec-tion as follows: Vehicle - Every mechanical device, in upon, or bywhichanypersonorpropertyisormaybetransported ordrawnuponapublichighway, including motor vehicles,commercial motor vehicles,,truck-tractors, and semi-trailers, severally as hereinafter defined, but exceptingdevicesmovedbyhumanpowerorusedexclusivelyuponstationaryrailsortracks. Motor Vehicle - Every vehicle, as herein definedwhichisself-propelled. Commerical Motor Vehicle Any motor vehicledesignedorusedforthetransportationofproperty,not including a passenger bus, passenger automobile,motorcycle, panel delivery truck, or pickup truck. Truck-Tractors - Every motor vehicle designed orusedprimarilyfordrawingothervehiclesandnotsoconstructedastocarryaloadotherthanapartoftheweightofthevehicleandloadsodrawn. Trailer - Every vehicle without motive power designedorusedtocarrypropertyorpassengerswhollyonitsownstructureandtobedrawnbyamotorvehicle. Semi-Trailer - Every vehicle of the trailer typedesignedorusedinconjuntionwithamotorvehiclethatsomepartofitsownweightandthat,of its own load restsuponoriscarriedbyanothermotorvehicle. Mobile Home - Living quarters equipped and used forsleepingandeatingwhichmaybemovedfromonelocationtoanotheroverapublicstreetby:"being pullod behind amotorvehicle. Pole Trailer- Every vehicle without motive powerdesignedtobe "drawn by another vehicle and attached tothetowingvehiclebymeansofareachorapole, or bybeingboomedorotherwise' secured to the towing vehicle,and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularlyshapedloads, such as poles, pipes, or structural memberscapable, generally., of sustaining themselves as beamsbetweenthesupportingconnections.' r 49 1 SECTION 2. Restrictions to Truck Routes 1 No person shall operate or cause to be operated any commercial motor vehicles, truck-tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or any combination thereof through the City of Southlake in inter-city. travel without a local destination or point of origin except upon such streets as are designated as Truck Routes by this ordinance. 1 SECTION 3. Requirements and Exceptions A. Requirements. Except as otherwise provided e2~ -rein, no person shall operate or cause to be operated upon any public street within the corporate limits of the City of Southlake any commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, semi- trailers, or any combination thereof except on such street or streets as are designated as Truck Routes. B. Exceptions . The provisions of this section shall not apply: 1) To a vehicle traveling to or from a truck1terminal, garage, place of repair, place of performing a service, or a place of loading or unloading, over*the shortest 1 practicable route to a point on a Truck Route,-any such vehicle shall be permitted to proceed from one such point without re- 1 turning to a Truck Route if to so return would unreasonably increase the distance to be traveled between such points; the operators of any such vehicle shall carry evidence of the location of its last stop and of its immediate destination in order' for this exception to apply; 2)To emergency vehicles. operating in response to any emergency call; 3) To vehicles operated by a public utility while cruising in any assigned area for the purpose of inspecting the facilities of said public utility and/or providing maintenance service to said facilities. SECTION„!. Designated Truck Routes The following streets an`parts of streets are designated 'Truck Routes" under this ordinance: Names of Streets Limits State Highway 11 Within City Limits FM 1709 Within City Limits FM 1938 Within City Limits State Highway Loop 382 Within City Limits B. The Chief of Police shall-erect appropriate signsandmarkingstodesignatetheTruckRoutes described herein. C. Whenever any street designated as a Truck Route is being repaired or is otherwise temporarily out of use, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to designate alternate Truck Routes for such per-iod as might be necessary. 2- 50 SECTION .5. Maximum Weights, Dimensions and Fees A. Except as other provided herein, it shall be un- lawful and in violation of this ordinance for any person to drive, operate or move, and/or to cause ' or permit to be driven, operated, or moved on any public street within the corporate limits of the City of Southlake, any commercial motor vehicle with or without load, contrary to any of the reg- ulations contained in this section. B. 1) No commercial motor vehicle shall exceed a total outside width, including anload thereon, of ninety-six inches 96"), except that the width of a farm tractor shall not exceed nine feet 91) and that the limita- tions as to size of a vehicle stated in this section shall not apply to implements of hus- bandry, machinery used solely for the purpose of drilling water wells, or to highway or street-building or maintenance machinery owned or operated by or in. behalf of the State of Texas or any of. its political sub- divisions or of the City of Southlake. 2) No commercial motor vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of thirteen feet, six inches 131611) including load. 3) No commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semi-trailer shall exceed a length of forty feet 401) except it shall be lawful for refrigeration equipment in-stalled in a trailer or semi-trailer for the purpose of refrigerating the cargo thereof to overhang the front of such vehicle more than forty feet 40'); when any such truck-tractor and semi-trailer are operated in combination no such combin- ation of a truck-tractor and semi-trailer coupled together shall exceed a total length of fifty-five feet and when operated 1 in any other combination of such vehicles coupled together including but not limited to a truck and semi-trailer, truck and trailer, truck-tractor and semi-trailer and trailer, or truck-tractor and two trailers, then no. such other combination of such veh- icles coupled together shall exceed a length of sixty-five feet (65' provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any disabled vehicle being towed by another vehicle to an intake place for re- pairs; and provided further that the above limitations shall not apply to any mobile home or to any combination of a mobile home and a motor vehicle, but no mobile home and ' motor vehicle combination shall exceed a total length of fifty-five feet r No vehicles or combination of vehicles, ex- cept pole trailers, shall carry any load extending more than three feet (31) beyond the front thereof, nor more than four feet 41 beyond the rear thereof. 3 C. No commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractorIP trailer, semi.-trailer, nor combination of such vehicles shall be operated or caused or permitted to be operated upon any publicxr:.street within the corporate limits of the City of Southlake having a weight in` excess of any one or more of the following limitations: 1) In no event shall the total gross weight,with load, of a two 2) axle vehicle ex- ceed thirty-one thousand (31,000) pounds;of a three 3) axle vehicle exceed forty-nine thousand (49,000) pounds, of a four 4) axle vehicle exceed sixty-three thous- and (63,000) pounds; of a five 5) axle vehicle exceed seventy-two thousand 172,000) pounds. 2) No axle shall carry a load in excess of eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds. An axle load shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers may be included between two 2) parallel transverse verticle planes forty inches 40") apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle. 3) The total gross weight concentrated on the highway surface from any tandem-axle roupshallnotexceedthirty-two thousand 732000)pounds for each such tandem-axle group. Tan- dem axle group" is defined to be two 2) or more axles spaced forty inches 40") or more apart from center to center having at least one 1) common point of weight suspension. 4) Vehicles used exclusively to transport ready-mix concrete may be operated upon the publicstreetsoftheCityofSouthlakebutatan- dem-axle load of such vehicle shall not exceed thirty-six thousand (36,000) pounds, a single-axle load shall not exceed-twelve thousand 1 12,000) pounds and a gross load shall not exceed forty-eight thousand (48,000) pounds. D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 1) Any person operating or causing to be operatedamotorvehicleunderavalidandsubsistingpermitfortheoperationofover-weight or over-size equipment for the transporation of such commodities as cannot be reasonably dis- mantled issued by the State Highway Depart-ment under the provisions of Article 6701a oftheRevisedCivilStatutesofTexasassaidarticlenowexistsormightfromtime ,to timebeamended; 2) Emergency vehicles operating in response to any emergency call; 3) Vehicles operated for lstructingormaintaining a purpose of ton- g any public utilityintheCityofSouthlake; 5 2 a.. E. 1) Upon written application timely made by any person or corporation which desires to operate or cause to be operated on the public streets within the corporate limits of the City of Southlake, Texas, overweight. Z Y.or oversize equipment for the transportation of such commodities as cannot be reasonably dismantled where the. total gross weight or size of the vehicle and its load exceed the limits allowed by this section, the Chief of Police, after consulting with the Mayor, shall, issue a permit for the operating of such equipment or fleets of equipment for a specs-` fied period of time, over a route or routes to be designated by the Chief of Police, if such routes can be determined at the time application for the permit is made. 2)_ The application for the permit provided for in this section shall be in writing, shall be dated and signed by the applicant, and shall contain the following: a) the kind of equipment to be operated, with a complete description of same and a statement as to its weight; b) the kind of commodity to be trans- ported and a certificate as to its weight; c) the street or streets over which the said equipment is to be operated, the date or dates and the approximate time of said operation, and the number of trips to be made, except when the nat- ure, route, time, or frequency of op- oration cannot be determined at the time the permit is issued. 3) Before a permit is issued under this section the 'applicant for same shall file with the City Secretary a bond in an amount to be set and approved by the Mayor. The amount of such bond shall not exceed the product of the number of vehicles for which a permit is sought multiplied by Ten Thousand and No/100 Dollars 10,000.00). Said bond shall be payable to the City of Southlake and condi- tioned that the applicant will pay to the City of Southlake the sum of money necessary to repair any damage which might be occasioned to any public street or publicly-owned fix- ture appurtenant to such street'by virtue of operation of any commercial vehicle under said permit. Venue of any suit for recovery upon said bond shall be in Tarrant County, Texas, and any bond issued hereunder shall contain an unambiguous contractual provision to that effect. 4) A fee shall be charged for each permit as follows: 5.00 for single trip permits. 10.00 for periods not exceeding thirty (30) days. 15-00-for periods not exceeding sixty (60)days. 20.00 for periods not exceeding ninety (90) days. 50.00 for periods not exceeding one (1) year. 5- - 5 .3 The proper fee shall accompany each appli- cation for permit and shall be made in cash or by cashier or certified check or postal money order. The fee shall be returned if the application is denied. 5) Any permit issued hereunder shall include at least the following: a) the name of the applicant, the date, a description of the equipment to be op- erated, and a description of the com- modity to be transported; b) the signatures of the Chief of Police 1 and the City Secretary; c) the time for which the permit is issued; d) the specified street or streets over which the equipment is to be operated, insofar as it can be determined at the time the permit is issued. SECTION 6. Weighing Loaded Vehicles by Police Officers 1 1 Any police officer of the City of Southlake hav- ing reason to believe that the gross weight or axle load of a loaded motor vehicle is unlawful, is authorized to weigh the same by means of port-. able or stationery scales furnished or approved by the City of Southlake, or cause the same to be weighed by any public weigher, and to require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest avail- able scales for the purpose of weighing. In the event the gross weight of such vehicle be found to exceed the maximum gross weight authorized by this ordinance, plus a tolerance allowance of five per cent 5%) of the' gross weight authorized 1 by this ordinance, such police officer shall de- mand and require the operator or owner of such motor vehicle to unload such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the gross weight of such vehicle to the maximum authorized by this ordinance plus such tolerance allowance. Such operator or owner shall forthwith unload such vehicle to the extent necessary to reduce the gross weight thereof to such lawful maximum and such vehicle shall not be operated further over the public streets of the City of Southlake until the gross weight of such vehicle has been reduced to a weight not in excess of the maximum limit plus such tolerance allowance. In the event the axle load of any such vehicle be found to exceed the maximum authorized by this ordinance plus a tolerance allowance of five per cent 5%) of the axle load authorized, such officer shall demand and require the operator or owner thereof to rearrange his cargo, if possible, to bring such vehicle and load within the maximum axle load authorized, and if this cannot be done by rearrangement of said cargo, then such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the axle load to the maximum authorized plus such tolerance allowance shall be unloaded before suoh 4 vehicle may be operated further over the publio t.`streets of the City of Southlake... b- 54 It is further provided that in the event unload ing is required that the police officer of the City of Southlake is authorized to requi re the vehicle to be moved to a safe location for the purpose of parking and/or unloading. 2) It shall be unlawful for any police officer, city employee, or official of the City, to accept or agree to accept any gift, emolument, money or thing of value, privilege or the prom- ise of either, from any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or the officers, agents, servants, or employees thereof as an inducement to enforce or attempt to enforce the weighing and unloading provisions of this ordinance. g) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corpor- ation, association, partnership, or the officers, agents, servants or employees thereof, to give, or offer to give a promise to give to any city employee, police officer or other officer of the City, any gift, emolument, money or thing of value, privilege, or the promise of either, as an induce ment to enforce or attempt to enforce the weighing and unloading provisions of this ordinance. SECTION Cargo Spillage It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any commercial motor vehicle on a public street of the City of Southlake in such manner as to permit any portion of its cargo, either liquid or solid, to fall out of, spill from, or blow out of such vehicle. SECTION 8. Fine for Violations Any person, firm, corporation, or any agent or employee thereof who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction there of shall be fined not more than Two Hundred and No/100 Dollars 200.00) for each offense. i SECTION 9. Scope of Ordinance This ordinance shall be and it is hereby declared to be cumulative of.all other ordinances of the City of Southlake providing for the regulation of motor vehicles upon the public streets, and this ordinance shall not oper- ate to repeal or affect any of such other ordinances except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or Oin conflict with the provisions-of this ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions, si ons, if any, in such othergpr ordtance or ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION 10. Retention of Partial Validity If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordianee is for any reason held to be unconstitu- tional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and of the remainder of this ordinance not so held to be unconstitutional shall continue to be in full force and effect. SECTION 11. Relief from Personal Liability in Enforcement of Ordinance All of the regulations provided in this ordinance are hereby declared to be governmental and for the health, safety and welfare of the general public. Any member of the City Council or any City Official or Employees charged with the enforcement of this ordinance, acting for the City of Southlake in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself personally liable, and he is 7- 55 hereby relieved from all personal liability, for any damage that might accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted. in the dis- charge of his said duties. SECTION 12. Remedies Beyond Scope of City Ordinance Any violation of this ordinance can be enjoined by a suit filed in the name of the City of Southlake in a court of competent jurisdiction, and this remedy shall be in addition to any penal provision in this ordinance or any other ordinances of the City,of Southlake. SECTION 13. Effective Date of Ordinance This ord nance shall be effective after passage and proper newspaper publication in the official newspaper of the City of Southlake, Texas. PASSED thi s gg day of 1970. Mayor 44. L. Cow ATTEST: City Secretary Aliceanne Wallace APPROVED AS TO FORM: C t ttorney D. Campbe t. 56 1P ORDINANCE N0. 134-B-1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 134-B PRESCRIBING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR SER- VICES FURNISHED BY THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS, REGARDING TRAILER PARKS WHEREAS, in order to adopt a standard procedure to follow regarding water connections in trailer parks, And WHEREAS, the bondholders, Farmers Home Administration, have requested such standardization; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas: SECTION 1. In order to be a customer of the City of Southlak e Waterworks System, a trailer park owner must: 1. Present to the City a detailed survey map of the trailer park, showing number of spaces and location of each; 2. The City will than make a survey to determine if the line size and water are available to serve said park; 3. If the survey is approved by the City, Owner must do the following: a) Pay $50 for each trailer space. The meter will be issued in Owner's nave only. b) City will (at Owner's expense) install a large enough meter to serve the park. c) Owner will at his expense) connect each trailer space from the meter on. d) Owner will be charged the $6.50 minimum for each space each month. e) Owner will be charged for all water used over 3,000 gallons per space at a rate of 90y per 1,000 gallons. SECTION 2. Said Ordinance No. 134-B, except as amended by this Ordinance, remains in effect in all other respects as originally passed. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect after its passage and any publication or posting, if any, as required by law. PASSED this day of April, 1970. ayor ATTEST: