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Ordinance 1983-38 .. Sheet 1 of 3 NO. 8" J',3Y SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 169(b) OF ARTICLE 6701 d, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, UPON STATE HIGHWAY NO. 78 OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE IN- CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WYLIE AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. ~1EREAS, 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 con- dition 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 llle' street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TIlE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLI E , TEXAS: SECTION 1. Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation hereto- fore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, 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 nmned streets and highways, or pnrts thereof, descrihed as follows: A. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE , TEXAS: 1. That from and after the date of the passage of this speed zone ordinance no motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon StateHighway No. 78 within the corporate limits of the City of Wyl i e in excess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits: Sheet 2 of 3 (a) Beginning at said point (Station 352+34) being the South City Limits of the City of Wyl i e along State Highway 78 in a Northerly direction for a distance of 1.890 MILES, approximately,... a maximum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR; (b) Thence continuing along State Highway 78 in a North- erly direction for a distance of 0.300 MILE, approxi- mately,... a maximum speed of 45 MILES PER HOUR; (c) Thence continuing along State Highway 78 for a distance of 0.833 MILE, approximately,...a maximum speed of 40 MILES PER HOUR and 25 MILES PER HOUR when so signed for SCHOOL LOCATION (Station 484+00 to Station 494+00) at certatin specified times; (d) Thence continuing along State Highway 78 for a distance of 0.300 MILE, approximately,... a maximum speed of 45 MILES PER HOUR; (e) Thence continuing along State Highway 78 in a Northerly direction for a distance of 3.417 MILES, approximately, said point (Station 708+25) being the North City Limits of Wylie,... a maximum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR. SECTION 2. The Mayor of Wyl i e is hereby authorized to cause to be erected, appropriate signs indicating such speed zone. SECTION 3. Any person violating any of the prov1s1ons of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ( $200.00 ). , A.D., 19i1 City of Wyl i e , Texas Sheet 3 of 3 ATTEST: Texas APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: APPROVED: City Attorney City of Wylie Texas City Manager City of Wylie Texas I, ~)/1/Jd /J . ~'--'(,{/up:yt42 ALP77dJ , City Secretary of the City of . WYlie,./ , Texas, hereby certify that the above Texas, Wylie /?J- // ?3J~ ft:)U'i',ALJ 1913 and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. adopted by the City Council of the City of , A.D., of To certify which, witness my hand and seal of office this ~~~/ //d- day , A.D., 19 i:.3 ,Texas