Ordinance 1988-20A
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SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 169(b) OF ARTICLE 6701 d, VERNON'S TEXAS
CIVIL STATUTES, UPON F.M. HIGHWAY NO.
544 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.
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 WYLIE , 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
fo 11 ows :
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
speed zone ordinance, no motor vehicle shall be operated
along and upon F.M. Highway No. 544 within the
corporate limits of the City of Wylle in ex-
cess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits:
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(a.) Beginning at said point (Station 330+33) being Wylie West City Limits
thence continuing along F.M. 544 in an Easterly direction for a dis-
tance of 0.905 mile, approximately,... a maximum speed of 55 MILES
PER HOUR;
(b.) Thence continuing along F.M. 544 in an Easterly direction for a dis-
tance of 0.462 mile, approximately, said point (Station 402+56 ) being
Wylie City Limits, a maximum speed of 50 MILES PER HOUR.
(A.) Beginning at said point (Station 468+62) being Wylie West City Limits
thence continuing along F.M. 544 in an Easterly direction for a dis-
tance of of 0.254 mile, approximately, said point (Station 482+07) being
at the intersection of S.H. 78, a maximum speed of 40 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:
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Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
APPROVED:
City Attorney
City of Wylie
City Manager
City of Wylie
Texas
Texas
I,
, City Secretary of the City of
, Texas, hereby certify that the above
and foregoi ng is a true and correct copy of Ordi nance No. go f' - c7I tJ ,4
adopted by the City Council of the City of Wylie
, A.D., 19{fY
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