HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-2789 - Ordinance - 03/10/2005ORDINANCE NO 2789
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THL CITY OF COLI, EGE STATION, TEXAS. BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS 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", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, be amended as set out m Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PAR'I 2'
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be yom or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain m full force and
effect
PART 3:
That any person, fim~, or corporation violating any of the provisions of th~s
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a m~sdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor
more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00}. Each day such wolation shall
conunue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. SaM
Ordinance. being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten {,I 0) days after its date
of passage by the City Council, as prowded by Section 34 of the Charter of the
Ctty of College Stauon
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this
Ctn~iie ttooks, City S'~cretar9
day of March. 2005.
APPROVED'
APPROVED:
C~ty Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 2789 Page 2
EXHIBIT
That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code". Section 3 E(2~. of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas. is hereby amended, by amending paragraph Ii}, subsection ( l I ) as set out
hereafter to read as follows:
"(I l)
Greens Prairie Road, for traffic moving in an easterly direction tbr the first
0 750 mile from the West Ctty Limit, the speed limit shall be fifty-five
~.55) miles per hour. For the next 1.666 miles, lhe speed limit shall be
tbrty 140l miles per hour For the next 1.335 miles, the speed limit shall
be fifty-five 155} miles per hour For the next 3 870 miles, the speed limit
shall be sixty 160} miles per hour to the intersection of Greens Prairie
Road and SH 30
For traffic moving in a v, esterly direction for the first 3.870 miles from the
intersection of Greens Prairie Road and SH 30. the speed limit shall be
sixty (60) miles per hour. For the next 1.335 miles, the speed limit shall
be fifty-five 155) miles per hour. For the next I 666 miles, the speed limit
shall be forty 140) miles per hour. For the next .075 mile, the speed limit
shah be fitly-five {55) miles per hour to the West City Limit"