HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-3679 - Ordinance - 08/13/2015 ORDINANCE NO. 2015-3679
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE", SECTION 3,
"SPEED LIMITS", SUBSECTION F, "TEMPORARY SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED
FOR CERTAIN DESCRIBED STREETS", TRAFFIC SCHEDULE XIII, "TEMPORARY
SPEED LIMITS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY ADDING A THIRTY (30) MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT IN
POSTED CONSTRUCTION ZONES ON GRAHAM ROAD FROM LONGMIRE DRIVE
TO DOVE CROSSING LANE, AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", Section 3 "Speed Limits", Subsection F (1)
"Temporary Speed Limits Established For Certain Described Streets", Traffic
Schedule XIII, "Temporary Speed Limits", of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto
and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) or
more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said
Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date
of passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the
City of College Station.
Graham Road
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this /t day of ati4 ,2015.
APPROVED:
Mayor
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City Secretary
APPROVED
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City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", Section 3 "Speed Limits", Subsection F (1) "Temporary Speed
Limits Established For Certain Described Streets" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by amending Traffic Schedule XIII — "Temporary
Speed Limits"to add:
Graham Road:
Graham Road from Longmire Drive to Dove Crossing Lane, the speed limit is thirty (30) miles
per hour in posted construction zones. After March 1, 2016 and completion of the Graham Road
Rehabilitation Project this ordinance will expire and Ordinance No. 2621 dated April 10, 2003
will control the speed limit. This ordinance does not repeal Ordinance No. 2621 dated April 10,
2003.