Ordinance 1997-11 ORDINANCE NO. � � I �
AN URDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIlVIITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 169(b) OF ARTICLE 6701 d, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STAT`LTES, UPON FM
544 OR PARTS 1�EREOF, WITI�T THE INCORPORATE CITY LIlVIITS OF THE CITY
OF �'VYLIE; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A
PENALTY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 169 (b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that
wher�ever the governing body of the City shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and
traffi�; 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 str�et or highway within the City, taking into consideration the width and condition of the
pavetnent 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
apprapriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the
streer, or highway;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDANINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION I
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation heretofore made as authorized
by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, 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:
That from and after the date of the passage of this speed zone ordinance, no motor vehicle
shall be operated along and upon FM Highway No. 544 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 (MP 7.187) being Wylie West City Limit Line thence
continuing along FM 544 in an Easterly direction for a distance of 2.620 miles a
maximum speed of 50 miles per hour; and a School Speed Limit of 30 miles per
hour when so signed for school in both directions from MP 7.757 to MP 7.897 a
distance of 1700'.
(b) Thence continuing along FM 544 in an Easterly direction for a distance of 0.254
miles to said point (MP 10.061) said point being the intersection with S. H. 78 a
maximum speed to 45 miles per hour.
SECTION II
The speed limits herein established shall not be effective or enforceable until signs giving
notice of such regulation are posted upon at the entrances to those portions of the effected streets
or hrghways, as may be the most appropriate in accordance with the State Department of
Highways and Public Transportation of the State of Texas, and the City Manager or his duly
authorized representative is authorized and directed to cause such appropriate signs to be erected.
SECTION III
� Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance, or any part hereof, shall be guilty
commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the sum
of $350.00 for each such offense.
SECTION IV
S:hould any paragraph, sentence, sub-division, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance be
adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid the same shall not affect the validity of
this ardinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part or parts as declared
to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the City Council
and publication of its caption as the law and the City Charter provide in such cases.
SECTION VI
That all other ordinances and code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of any such conflict or consistency and all other provisions of the Wylie City Code not in
conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION VII
The repeal of any ordinance, of parts thereof, by the enactment of this Ordinance, shall not
be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance; nor
shall it have the effect of discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accruing or
to accrue, nor as effecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any
ordinances at the time of passage of this ordinance.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, this 13th
day of May, 1997.
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� � THE �YLIE NE�S
Devoted To The Qest Interest Of Wylie Since 1947
113 W. Oak
P.O. Box 369 (972) 442-5515
Wylie, Texas 75098 Fax (972) 442-4318
STATE OF TEXAS �C^� �,�.�jL.z> ,�y�, � 7-- 1
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
Counfy, Texas, who being by me duly sworn deposed and says that the forgoing attached
CITy OF G/yLI �- UncLi,nan.ce N� . 97- 9: 97-10; 97-11
June 4 , 1997 and ,1997.
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Chad ngbrock
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day of �., , 1997
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
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� .� ' ��� �X�.O�•a Margaret Cook
�w, o-,;.� Notary Public in and for
.���� The State of Texas
My Commission Expires 9-24-97
Serving Wideawake Wylie Since 1947
Wednesday, June 4, 1997 - TI [E WYLI1: NGWS - Section B- Page 9
CITY OF WYLIE
ORDINANCE NO. 97-I1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ALTERING
THE PRIMA FAC1E SPEID LIM-
ITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHI-
CLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS
~OF S�.�T����E
6701 +�dd, V� NON'S TE�fAS
CIVII, STATLTIES, UPON FM 544
OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN
THE INCORPORATE CITY LIM-
ITS OF THE CITY OF WYLIE;
REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING
ORDINAIVCES; CONTAINING A
PENALTY CLAUSE; CONTAIN-
ING A SEVERABILIT'Y CI.AUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTNE DATE. 1-I t-339