Ordinance 2011-27 ORDINANCE NO. 2011-27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, CREATING A
CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE FOR TRAFFIC AND TEMPORARILY
REDUCING THE RATE OF SPEED THEREIN, ON EAST BROWN
STREET FROM SH 78 TO STONE ROAD, IN THE C1TY LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF WYLIE; DEFINING THE SPEED LIMIT, REQUIRING
THE PLACEMENT OF SIGNS; DECLARING WHAT MAY BE A
SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT IN PROSECUTIONS HEREUNDER;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, SAVINGS AND
REPEALING CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS ORDINANCE;.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas ("City Council") has
de�termined that construction is being undertaken on or near the intersections of East Brown
Street from SH 78 to Stone Road, herein defined, and that in order to protect the traveling public
an�d the workers during the construction of East Brown Street, it is necessary to reduce the
maximum permitted speed limit during such construction period, and that the increased penalties
provided by State Law for the violation of such limits should be imposed to more effectively
er�force such limits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further investigated into and determined that the speed
lirnit to be effective in such construction zone is that determined and requested by the Texas
Department of Transportation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION l: Findin�s Incorporated. The findings set forth above are incorporated into
the body of this ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Creation of Zone. A construction work zone is hereby established in
ac;cordance with Section 472.022 of the Transportation Code of the State of Texas for all lanes of
tr,�ffic along each of the following locations:
(A) On East Brown Street from its intersection with SH 78 to its intersection
with Stone Road.
SECTION 3. Establishment of:.Speed Limit. For the above-described zones the prima
facie maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour is hereby established.
SECTION 4. Duration�of ConstrUction Zone. Such speed limits will be effective for a
pf,riod of two (2) years or� until tt�e signs which are to be erected pursuant to Section 5 below are
re�moved by the City of V1�ylie� whichever is sooner. Thereafter, the speed limit in the said
construction zones will revertto a speed limit of 40 miles per hour.
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SECTION 5. Requirement of Si�ns. The City of Wylie or its designee is hereby
dir•ected to erect signs marking the above-described construction zones to indicate that the area is
a construction work zone, to indicate where the zone begins and ends, and which state "fines
double when workers present."
SECTION 6. Penalty Provision. Any person violating this Ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum of not less than One
Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). The penal provisions imposed
under this Ordinance shall not preclude Wylie from filing suit to enjoin a violation. Wylie
retains all legal rights and remedies available to it pursuant to local, state and federal law.
SECTION 7: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is
expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect. Wylie hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each
section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 8: Savin sg /Repealin� Clause. All provisions of any ordinance in conflict with
this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such repeal shall not
abate any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed ordinance, nor shall the repeal
prevent a prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of
the ordinance. Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
SECT[ON 9: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption and publication as required by law and the Charter of Wylie.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, on this 13t" day of December 201 l. �'
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STATE OF TEXAS (;t��'�
COUNTY OF COLLIN
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock,
publisher 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 of Wylie
Ordinance No. 2011-27, 2011-28, 2011-29
was published in said newspaper on the following dates, to-wit:
Decmber 21, 2011
,
Chad Engbrock, Publisher
Subscribed and sworn before me on this, the�� day of , 2011
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
Notary Public ' and for
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ORDINANCE N(�. ` City of Wylie
2011-27 City of Wylie ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-29
AN QRDINANCE OF -2011-28
THE CITY OF , AN ORDINANCE
WYLIE, TEXAS, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF-
CREATING A CON- OF THE CIT'Y OF WyLIE, TEXAS,
STRUCTION WORK WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
ZON�FbR TRAFFIC AMENDING THE , COMPREHENSIVE
AND TEMPORARI- COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDI-
LY REDUCING THE ZONING ORDI- NANCE OF THE
RATE OF SPEED NANCE O� THE CITY OF WYLIE,
THEREIN, ON EAST CITY OF WYLIE, AS HERETOFORE
BROWN STREET AS HERETOFORE ,�E�ED, SO AS
FROM SH 78 TO AMENDED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE
STONE' ROAD, IN TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON THE
THE CITY LIMITS ZONING ON THE H E R E I N A F T E R
OF THE CITY OF H E R E I N A F T E R DESCRIBED PROP-�
WlGL1E; DE�INING DESCRIBED PROP- ERTY, ZONING
THE SPEED LIMIT, ERTY, ZONTNG CA5E NUMBER
REQUIRING THE CASE NUM�ER 2011-07, AMEND-
PLACEMENT OF 20i1-06, FROM ING PLANNED
SIGNS; DECLAR- AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP.MENT
ING WHAT MAY (A/30) TO
BE A S[JFFICIEN'� 2003=Q2, SFCTION
PLANNED DE�EL- 4.{J(; rp �O�#IFY
COMPLAINT IN , DEMENT SINGLE PARKIAIG' 'E4ND
PROSECUTIONS F A M I L Y �, A �y� n� �:��p E
H E R E U N D E R; DETACHED DIS- R E Q U I R E M E N T S
PROVIDING FOR?y TRICT (PD-S� TO A���LAT'�S TO
PENALTY FOR ACCOMMODATE A THEAT�R DEVEL-
THE VIOLATION PROPOSED 5IN- OPMENT ON
OF THIS ORDI- GLE FAMILY RESI- TRACT G1. PRO-
NANCE; PROVID- DENTIAL SUBDI- VIDING FOR A
ING 'FOR SEVER- VISION; "�'ROVID= PENALTY FOR
ABB.,ITY, SAVINGS ING FOR A PENAL- THE VIOLATION
.AND REPEALING TY�FOR THE VIO- OF THIS ORDI-
CLAUSES; AND LATION OF THIS NANCE; PRO�ID-
PROVIDING FOR ORDINANCE; PRO- ING FOR THE
AN EFFECTIVE VIDING FOR THE
DATE OF THIS REPEAL O�' ALL REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCE.1 ORDINANCES IN ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PRO- CONFLICT; PRO-
VIDING A-SEVER- VIDING A SEVER-
ABTLITY CLAUSE; �u-ITY GLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AND PROVIDING
EOR AN EFFEC- FOR AN EFFEC-
TIVE DAT�. TIVE DATE,
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