Ordinance 1999-36
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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 INCORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, AS SET
OUT IN THIS ORDINACE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO
EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION QF THIS ORDINACE.
WHEREAS, 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 condition 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 the street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore 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 named streets
and highways, or parts thereof, described 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 State Highway No. 78 within the corporate
limits of the City of Wylie in excess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits:
a) Beginning at said point (Station 375+68) being Wylie South City Limits thence
continuing along SH78 in a Northerly direction for a distance of 1.348 miles (Station
446+85), approximately, ... a maximum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR;
b) Thence continuing along SH78 in a Northerly direction fora distance af 0.628 miles
(Station 480+00), approximately, ... a maximum speed of 45 MILES PER HOUR;
c) Thence continuing along SH78 in a Northerly direction for a distance of 0.568 miles
(Station 510+00), approximately, ... a maximum speed of 40 MILES PER HOUR, and 25
MILES PER HOUR WHEN SO SIGNED FOR SCHOOL CROSSING;
d) Thence continuing along SH78 in a Northerly direction for a distance of 0.538 miles
(Station 538+40), approximately, ... a maximum speed of 45 MILES PER HOUR;
e) Thence continuing along SH78 in a Northerly direction for a distance of 2.279 miles
said point (Station 658+72) being Wylie North City Limits, ... a maximum speed of 60
MILES PER HOUR.
Section 2.
The Mayor of Wylie is hereby authorized to cause to be erected, appropriate signs
indicating such speed zones.
Section 3.
Any person violating any of the provisions 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).
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ~ DAY OF I(:tlJJ.W ,AD., 19.2:1
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
APPROVED:
City Attorney
City of Wylie, Texas
City Manger
City of Wylie, Texas
I, , City Secretary of the City of Wylie, Texas, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No.
adopted by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, AD., 19_.
To certify which, witness my hand and seal of office this
,AD., 19_.
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City Secretary
City of Wylie, Texas
THE WYLIE NEWS
Covering Wylie, Sachse, Murphy and the surrounding area
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P.O. Box 369
Wylie. Texas 75098
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock, of THE WYLIE
NEWS, a newspaper regularly published in Collin County, Texas and having general circulation in Collin
County, Texas, who being by me duly sworn deposed and says that the foregoing attached
City ob Wylie - O~d. # 99-36
was published in said newspaper on the following dates, to-wit:
Jan. 5
, 2000, and
, 2000.
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to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
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ORDINANCE NO. 99-36
PASSED AND APPROVED
NOVEMBER 16. 1999
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ALTERING
THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIM-
ITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHI-
CLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 169 (b) OF ARTI-
CLE 6701 D. VERNON'S TEXAS
CIVIL STATUES, UPON STATE
HIGHW A Y NO 78 OR PARTS
THEREOF, WITHIN THE INCOR-
PORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, AS SET OUT IN
THIS ORDINANCE, AND PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE
NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 FOR
THE VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
ATTEST: John Mondy, Mayor
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