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Ordinance 2012-25ORDINANCE NO. 2012-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON COUNTRY CLUB ROAD (FM 1378) PROCEEDING FROM FM 544 TO PARKER ROAD, WITH SUCH STREET BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT BY THE INSTALLATION OF SIGNS AND MARKERS TO REGULATE VEHICULAR SPEED ON THE DESIGNATED STREET; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALING, SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. WHEREAS, Section 545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code provides that whenever the governing body of the municipality 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 prudent under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street or highway within the City of Wylie, Texas, 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 prudent prima facie speed limit 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; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas ( "Wylie ") finds it is necessary for the protection and safety for the citizens of Wylie to declare a reasonable and prudent speed for Country Club Road (FM 1378) proceeding from FM 544 to Parker Road. 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: Establishment of Prima Facie Speed. Upon basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made, and as authorized by the provisions of §545.356 of the Texas Transportation Code, the prima facie speed limit(s) for Country Club Road (FM 1378) proceeding from FM 544 to Parker Road is hereby set at a maximum of 45 miles per hour as shown on the attached speed study. Page 1 Ordinance No. 2012 -25 Consent J - Ordinance No 2012 -25 SECTION 3: Placement of Signs. The City Manager or his /her designated representative is hereby authorized and directed to cause the placement of signs on Country Club Road (FM 1378) proceeding from FM 544 to Parker Road indicating the maximum speed allowed. The signs shall be placed at the most advantageous points to be conspicuous to approaching vehicular traffic. The sign shall be permanently affixed to a stationery post or installed on permanent buildings or walls or as approved by the City Manager or his/her designated representative. The sign shall in no way be obstructed from view, and shall comply with applicable state laws. SECTION 4: Savings /Repealing 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 5: 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 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 Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Wylie retains all legal rights and remedies available to it pursuant to local, state and federal law. SECTION 7: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication as required by law. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, on this 14th day of August, 2012. ERIC HOGUE, ayor ATTESTED AND CORRECTLY RECD ED: A�5 0 Ca e Ehrlich, ity ecretary Date of Publication: Page 2 Ordinance No. 2012 -25 Consent J - Ordinance No 2012 -25 i%ie O:iiw °�� a18879 s'�Te or igyn* 3030 LBJ FREEWAY »» SUITE 1660 DALLAS, TEXAS 75234 972/248 -3006 FAX 972/248 -3855 TOLL FREE WW288 -3006 Luau rcncinwunc January 6, 2012 Mr. Chris Holsted, P.E. City of Wylie 300 Country Club Road Wylie, Texas 75098 Re: Speed Zoning Study along Country Club Road between FM 544 and Parker Road Mr. Holsted: Lee Engineering has conducted an analysis of vehicular speeds along Country Club Road within the City of Wylie. This letter report presents the results of our study. Country Club Road is designated as a major arterial based on the City of Wylie thoroughfare map dated July 2004. The posted speed limit on Country Club Road is 40 miles per hour. The total study area is approximately 2.5 miles in length. SPEED DATA A spot speed study was performed along Country Club Road within the existing posted 40 mph speed zone. Lee Engineering operated four (4) spot speed check stations for each travel direction. The date, time, and location of spot speed check stations presented in Table 1. Table 1: Spot Speed Check Locations — Country Club Road Date Start Time Stop Time Existing Limit Location Site # 12/13/11 8:30 am 9:45 am 40 at City Hall 1,2 12/13/11 10:00 am 11:15 am 40 at Kennedy Dr 3,4 12/13/11 12:00 pm 1:05 pm 40 at Talladega Dr 5,6 12/13/11 1:15 pm 2:30 pm 40 at Anchor Dr 7,8 Spot speeds for Country Club Road were measured using a handheld LIDAR speed measurement device and speed data were recorded at each location until two hours of data collection was performed or the sample size exceeded 125 vehicles. Only free- flowing vehicle speeds were measured, and all measurements were performed during daylight and good weather. Table 2 presents the spot speed results for each check station. Data sheets for each study site are attached to this letter TxDOT Procedures for Establishing Speed Zones indicate that the speed limit for a section of roadway is typically set based upon the 85'h percentile spot speed rounded to the nearest 5 mph increment. For instance, a speed limit established based on Site 3's 85'h percentile speed would likely be 45 mph. Other factors such as geometric constraints, driveway density, development density and crash history can be used to establish a speed zone at a speed lower than the rounded 85'h percentile value. Table 2: Spot Speed Study Results Direction Country Club Rd Location Site Total Vehicles 85 �n Percentile Mean Mode NB at City Hall 1 129 46 43 45 SB at City Hall 2 137 50 45 48 NB at Kennedy Dr 3 132 46 42 42 SB at Kennedy Dr 4 133 47 43 44 NB at Talladega Dr 5 128 46 41 41 SB at Talladega Dr 6 134 48 43 41 NB at Anchor Dr 7 127 45 41 41 SB at Anchor Dr 8 132 45 41 40 CRASH ANALYSIS Crash data were provided by the Wylie Police Department for crashes that occurred during the previous eighteen (18) months. During that time, the subject roadway was under construction and expanded from a two lane undivided roadway to a six lane divided roadway. Construction was completed and the roadway fully opened in August 2011. Therefore, crash data were used for this analysis from August 2011 — December 2011. According to the police reports, five (5) crashes occurred along Country Club Road within the study area. None of the crashes listed speed as a possible contributing factor in the crashes. The crash rate shown in Table 3 was calculated based on the daily volume of 15,090 vehicles collected on March 22, 2011 Table 3: Crash Data Summary The 2010 statewide average crash rate for divided roadways with four (4) or more lanes was 43.02 for rural roads and 112.96 for urban roads. Because Country Club Road is located within an incorporated city it is considered an urban roadway. The study segment has a crash rate below the statewide average crash rate for urban divided roadways with four (4) or more lanes. Segment Two Crashes Crash Rate Segment Length Way (Aug 2011— (crashes per hundred Volume Dec 2011) million vehicle miles) Country Club Road between FM 544 and Parker Road 2.5 miles 15,090 5 70 The 2010 statewide average crash rate for divided roadways with four (4) or more lanes was 43.02 for rural roads and 112.96 for urban roads. Because Country Club Road is located within an incorporated city it is considered an urban roadway. The study segment has a crash rate below the statewide average crash rate for urban divided roadways with four (4) or more lanes. CONCLUSION The spot speed data collected indicates that the 85`h percentile speed is between 45 and 50 mph for this study area roadway with six of the eight sites being closer to the 45 mph increment. Based on these data, it is recommended that the posted speed limit along Country Club Road between FM 544 and Parker Road be set at 45 mph. If you have any questions about this letter, please feel free to call me at your convenience at 972.248.3006. Sincerely, hristophe Pierce, P.E., PTOE Project Engineer Lee Engineering, L.L.C., Firm Registration No. F -450 Attachments C6's. t'f )r 'crr �farmersbilienues Murphy "Llonitor • 'I lie Princeton Herald 1ai h. News • THE WYLIE NE'S'S 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: City of Wylie Ordinances was published in said newspaper on the following dates, to -wit: August 22, 2012 4A Subscribed and sworn before me on this, the T to certify which witness my hand and seal of office. i Chad Engbrock, Publisher day of , 2012 Notary Public in and for The State of Texas My commission expires 3 { -(-3 kill rp I Iic Office -1 10 'N". Barll;trd • 1"0' Rm :369 • W'N - Iir, 'I\ 75098 • 97'2 412.551,5 • lav 97 ? --,12 -4') I 1'arnxtwrllc Princeton Office - 101 S. Main • PA). Box 512 •farmers iIIe,TX 75-442 • 972 78-1 6,li -. fax 972 782 70 3 4B Wednesday, August 22, 2012 ORDINANCE i NO. 2012-22 AN ORDINANC ANNEXING A CER- TAIN 2.208 ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE JAMES TRU- ITT SURVEY, AB- STRACT NO. 920, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND BE- ING A PART OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO EDWIN BOYCE AS RECORDED IN IN- STRUMENT FILE NO. 96- 0082407 OF THE DEED RE- CORDS OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TO ESTAB- LISH PERMANENT ZONING OF SIN- GLE FAMILY 10/24 (SF- 10/24) DIS- TRICT; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLA- TION OF THIS OR- DINANCE; PRO- VIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PRO- VIDING A SEVER - ABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NO. 2012-24 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDI- NANCE NO. 2007- 36 AND ARTICLE IV (SPEED), SECTION 110 -133 (SCHOOL ZONES), OF THE WYLIE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL ZONE FOR CERTAIN STREETS; ESTAB- LISHING PRIMA FACIE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS DURING SCHOOL HOURS IN SUCH ZONE; PROVID- ING FOR INSTAL- LATION OF SIGNS AND MARKINGS; REGULATING VE- HICULAR AND PE- DESTRIAN TRAF- FIC; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLA- TION OF . THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALING, SAV- INGS AND SEVER - ABILITY CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. ORDINANCE NO. 2012 -23 AN ORDINANCI OF THE CITY OI WYLIE, TEXAS ADOPTING ARTI CLE VIII (PLANT ING, MAINTAIN. ING TREES SHRUBS ON PUB LIC PROPERTY OF CHAPTER 7 8 (PARKS AND REC- REATION) OF CITY OF WYLI E CODE OF ORDI- NANCES; TO PRO- VIDE FOR CARE OF PUB- LIC TREES • AND SHRUBS WITHIN Y THE CITY OF W LIE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLA- TION OF THIS OR- DINANCE; PRO- VIDING FOR SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; PRO- VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDI- NANCE; AND PRO- VIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. ORDINANCE NO. 2012-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS ES- TABLISHING THE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON COUN- TRY CLUB ROAD (FM 1378) PRO - THE CEEDING FROM FM 544 TO PARKER ROAD, WITH SUCH STREET BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT BY THE INSTALLA- TION OF SIGNS AND MARKERS TO REGULATE VE- HICULAR SPEED ON THE DESIG- NATED STREET; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY 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 PUBLICA- TION OF THE CAPI 'TION HEREOF.