Ordinance 1992-13
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE
CONTROL AND REGULATION OF TRAFFIC FLOW AT CERTAIN STREET
INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY, BY DESIGNATING SOME AS STOP
INTERSECTIONS AND DESIGNATING CERTAIN OTHER INTERSECTIONS AS OPEN
INTERSECTIONS: PROVIDING FOR THE ERECTION OR REMOVAL OF SIGNS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS APPROPRIATE TO SUCH DESIGNATIONS: REPEALING
ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES: CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City traffic engineer has the power and duty to
determine appropriate regulations for traffic control within the
City as necessary for regulation of traffic, and to recommend
placement of signs and signals to accomplish such
regulation: and,
WHEREAS, the city traffic engineer has determined upon
inspection and inquiry that the intersections hereinafter
specified should be regulated and signed in accordance with the
designations as herein provided: and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined in its legislative
capacity that the traffic in, through, and at the intersections
hereinafter specified should be regulated and controlled in
accordance with the recommendations of the city traffic engineer
and signs posted in accordance therewith:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, as follows:
SECTION I
That traffic at the following named intersections within the
City shall be controlled and regulated as follows:
a. The traffic travelling either direction on Oak street shall
not be required to stop or yield at the intersection of Third
Street or Fourth Street, but shall have the right of way at
such intersections. Any existing stop or Yield signs to the
contrary shall be removed.
b. The traffic travelling either direction on third and fourth
shall be required to stop at the intersections where either
street intersects with Oak, Masters or Butler Streets and
stop signs shall be erected at such intersections indicating
the requirement to stop and any signs to the contrary shall be
removed.
c. The traffic travelling either direction on Masters Street
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shall not be required to stop or Yield at the intersections
with First street or Second street or Third Street, but shall
have the right of way at such intersections. Any existing
stop or Yield signs to the contrary shall be removed.
d. The traffic travelling either direction on Butler Street
shall not be required to stop or Yield at the intersections
with First street or Second street or Third street or Fourth
Street, but shall have the right of way at such intersections
Any existing stop or Yield signs to the contrary shall be
removed.
e. The traffic travelling either direction on First Street or
Second street shall be required to stop at the intersection
where either street intersects with Masters street or Butler
street. stop signs shall be erected at such intersections
indicating the requirement to stop, and any signs to the
contrary shall be removed.
f. The traffic travelling Westbound on Masters street shall
be required to stop at the intersection with Ballard street,
and a stop sign shall be erected at such intersection
indicating such required stop.
SECTION II
That the traffic control regulations as herein established and
set out shall not be enforceable until signs giving notice of such
regulations are posted upon or at the said intersections in
accordance with the Uniform Manual on Traffic Control Devices as
promulgated by the state Department of Highways and Public
Transportation of the state of Texas, and the City Manager or his
duly authorized representative is authorized and directed to cause
to be erected such appropriate signs.
SECTION III
That all other ordinances of the City in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance be, and the same hereby are, repealed
and all other ordinances of the city not in conflict with the
provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION IV
Should any paragraph, sentence, sub-division, clause, phrase
or section of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid the same shall not affect the
validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision
thereof, other than the part or parts as declared to be invalid,
illegal, or unconstitutional.
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SECTION V
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption by the City Council and publication of its
caption as the law and the City Charter provide in such cases.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie,
Texas, this 27th of October, 1992.
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ATTEST: (?l~'((I~
Mary l.C Is
City Secretary
Approved: