Ordinance 1988-14
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NO. i?-/-f'
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 169(b) OF ARTICLE 6701 ds VERNON'S TEXAS
CIVIL STATUTES, UPON STATE HIGHWAY NO.
78 OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE IN-
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WYLIE
AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
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WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes. provides that whenever the governing body of the City 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 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 con-
dition 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 safe prima facie speed limit thereat or 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; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLI E , TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation hereto-
fore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima facie speed 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
follows:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE , TEXAS:
A.
1. That from and after the date of the passage of this speed
speed zone ordinance, no motor vehicle shall be operated
along and upon State Highway No. 78 within the
corporate limits of the City of Wylie in ex-
cess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits:
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(a.) Beginning at said point (Station 352+34) being at the South City
Limits of Wylie thence continuing along S.H. 78 in a Northerly
direction for a distance of 1.790 MILES, approximately,... a max-
imum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR;
(b.) Thence continuing along S.H. 78 in a Northerly direction for a
distance of 1.233 MILES, approximately,... a maximum speed of
40 MILES PER HOUR AND
* SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT OF 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SO SIGNED~
S.H. 78 NORTHBOUND AND S.H. 78 SOUTHBOUND
25 mph - From Station 484+00 to Station 494+00 a distance of 1,000 feet
(c.) Thence contin~ing along S.H. 78 in a Northerly direction for a
distance of 0\300 MILE, approximately,... a maximum speed of 45 MILES
PER HOUR;
(d.) Thence continuing along S.H. 78 in a Northerly direction for a
distance of 3.417 MILES, approximately, said point (Station 708+25)
being the North City Limits of Wylie, a maximum speed of 55 MILES PER HOUR.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor of Wylie is hereby authorized
to cause to be erected, appropiate signs indicating such speed zones.
SECTION 3.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordin-
ance 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).
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City of
Wylie
Texas
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ATTEST:
Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
APPROVED:
City Attorney
City of
Wylie
Texas
.~ot~
City Manager W 1 .
City of y le Texas
I. eoM/t~ .-it9ru.J
Wy 1 i e {/
, City Secretary of the City of
, Texas, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. ff-/f"
adopted by the City Council of the City of Wylie
Texas, f)'/Pn.L/ C:;f' , A.D., 19fY
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To certify which, witness my hand and seal of office this ~;r~JG day
of P L/ .L/r7rJ../
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, A.D., 19!1-.f-'
Texas
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