Ordinance 2012-16ORDINANCE NO. 2012-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, CREATING A
CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE FOR TRAFFIC AND TEMPORARILY
REDUCING THE RATE OF SPEED THEREIN, ON WEST BROWN
STREET FROM FM 1378 TO WESTGATE WAY, IN THE CITY 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
determined that construction is being undertaken on or near the intersections of West Brown
Street from FM 1378 to Westgate Way, herein defined, and that in order to protect the traveling
public and the workers during the construction of West 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 enforce such limits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further investigated into and determined that the speed
limit 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 1: Findings 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
accordance with Section 472.022 of the Transportation Code of the State of Texas for all lanes of
traffic along each of the following locations:
(A) On West Brown Street from its intersection with FM 1378 to its
intersection with Westgate Way
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
period of two (2) years or until the signs which are to be erected pursuant to Section 5 below are
removed by the City of Wylie,: whichever is sooner. Thereafter, the speed limit in the said
construction zones will revert `to a speed limit of 40 miles per hour.
Ordinance No. 2012 -16
Temporary Construction Work Zone
West Brown/Gateway Way Page I
SECTION 5. Requirement of Signs. The City of Wylie or its designee is hereby
directed 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: Savings/Rel2ealing 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.
SECTION 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
VVYLIE, TEXAS, on this 8th day of May 2012.
Eric Hogue, Mayor
ATTESTED TO AND O FORM:
Carole Ehrlich City Secretary
Ordinance No. 2012 -16
Temporary Construction Work Zone
West Brown/Gateway Way
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;STATE OF TEXAS
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:
RECEYED
JUN 18 2012
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City of Wylie
Ordinances 2012 -14, 2012 -15 and 2012 -16
was published in said newspaper on the following dates, to -wit:
May 16, 2012
Chad Engbrock, Publisher
Subscribed and sworn before me on this, the day of —1 ► ` , 2012
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
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ORDINANCE
NO. 2012-16
AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS,
CREATING A CON-
STRUCTION WORK
ZONE FOR TRAF-
FIC AND TEMPO -
RARILY REDUC-
ING THE "RATE OF
SPEED THEREIN,
ON WEST BROWN
STREET FROM FM
1378 'TO WEST
GATE WAY, IN THE
CITY LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF WY
LIE; DEFINING
THE. SPEED LIMIT,
REQUIRING THE
PLACEMENT OF
SIGNS; ..DECLAR-
ING WHAT'` MAY
BE A SUFFICIENT
COMPLAINT IN
PROSECUTIONS
HEREUNDER;
PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY FOR
THE VIOLATION
OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE; PROVID-
ING FOR SEVER -
ABILITY, SAVINGS
AND REPEALING
CLAUSES; AND
PROVIDING" FOR
AN - EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS OR-
,DINANCE.
1
��E
NO. 2012-14
AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE
MASTER PLAN
OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE; PROVID-
ING FOR A PEN-
ALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FOR
REPEALING, SAV-
INGS AND SEVER -
ABILITY CLAUS-
ES; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF
THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING
FOR THE PUBLI-
CATION OF THE
CAPTION HEREOF.
ORDINANCE
NO. 2012-15
AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDI-
NANCE OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE,
AS HERETOFORE
AMENDED, SO AS
TO CHANGE THE
ZONING ON THE
HEREINAFTER DE-
SCRIBED PROPER-
TY, ZONING CASE
NUMBER 2012 -05,
FROM COMIVIER-
CIAL CORRIDOR
(CC) TO SPECIFIC
USE PERMIT COM-
MERCIAL COR-
RIDOR (SUP -CC)
TO ALLOW FOR
AN EQUIPMENT
RENTAL USE; PRO-
VIDING FOR A
PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING 'FOR
THE REPEAL OF
ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT, PRO-