Ordinance 1978-10
ORDINANCE NO.
78-10
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR
VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8 OF ARTICLE 827a VERNON'S
TEXAS PENAL CODE, UPON F.M. HIGHWAY NO. 2514 OR PARTS THEREOF,
WITHIN THE INCORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, AS SET OUT IN
THIS ORDINANCE: AND PROVIDING A PENALITY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED
$200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
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WHEREAS, Section 8 of Article 287a, Vernon's Penal Code of the State of
Texas, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall determine up-
on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prime 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 deter-
mine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or there-
on by the passage of an ordinance, which shall be effective when appropriate signs
giving notice therof 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 8 of Article 827a, Vernon's Texas Penal
Code, the following prima facie speeds 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 follow:
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 ordi-
nance, no motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon F.M. High-
way No. 2514 within the coporate limits of the City of Wylie in
excess of the speeds not set forth in the following limits:
a.) Beginning at said point being the North City Limits of the City of
the City of Wylie. (Station 168 & 40), thence in a Southerly direct-
ion along F.M. 2514 for a distance of 0.633 mile, approximately, said
point being at F .M. 544 {Station 201 & 85) in the City of Wyl ie.....
a maximum speed of 40 MILES PER HOUR.
SECTION 2.
The City Manager of Wylie is hereby authorized to cause to be erected,
appropriate signs indicating such speed zone.
SECTION 3.
Any person violating any of the prOV1Slons 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 14th DAY OF February, A.D. 1978.
ATTEST:
JvJilav:. ;[}f1Ut flt:
William E. Martin, Mayor
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~ara Ellis, City ecretary
City of Wylie, Texas
City of Wylie, Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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Ted/Kent City ttorney
City of Wylie, Texas
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I, ~1:tAhf.U~ CJltl~' , City Secretary of the City of Wylie, Texas, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No.
7jJ-/O adopted by the City Commission of the City of Wylie, Texas, ;j~<J..M-'-
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To certify which, witness my hand and seal of office this
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day of
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City of Wylie, Texas
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