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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-3992 - Ordinance - 03/05/2018ORDINANCE NO. 2018-3992 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38, “TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES,” ARTICLE VI “TRAFFIC SCHEDULES,” SECTION 38-1013 “TRAFFIC SCHEDULE XIII, TEMPORARY SPEED LIMITS,” ON FM 2818 AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH FM 60 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 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 38, “Traffic and Vehicles,” Article VI “Traffic Schedules,” Section 38-1013 “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: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas that can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance upon a finding of liability thereof shall be deemed liable for a civil offense and punished with a civil penalty of not less than one dollar ($1.00) and not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or upon conviction thereof guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter Section 35. ORDIANCE NO. 2018-3992 Page 2 of 3 PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 5th day of March, 2018. ATTEST: APPROVED: _____________________________ _____________________________ City Secretary Mayor APPROVED: _______________________________ City Attorney ORDIANCE NO. 2018-3992 Page 3 of 3 Exhibit A That Chapter 38, “Traffic and Vehicles,” Article VI “Traffic Schedules,” Section 38-1013 “Traffic Schedule XIII, Temporary Speed Limits,” is hereby amended to include the following: FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway), for traffic moving north and south from Mile Post 10.242 to Mile Post 11.642, the speed limit shall be fifty (50) miles per hour in construction areas when the temporary speed limit is posted. After TXDOT’s FM 60 (Raymond Stotzer Parkway) Overpass Improvement Project completion and removal of the temporary speed limit signs the temporary speed limit shall revert to the speed limit established by Ordinance No. 3529 dated September 26, 2013. This ordinance does not repeal Ordinance No. 3529 dated September 26, 2013.