HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-4276 - Ordinance - 07/22/2021ORDINANCE NO. 2021-4276
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38, “TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES,” ARTICLE
VI “TRAFFIC SCHEDULES,” SECTION 38-1012 “TRAFFIC SCHEDULE XII, SPEED
LIMITS,” AT HARVEY ROAD 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
38-1012 “Traffic Schedule XII, 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.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 22nd day of July, 2021.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ _____________________________
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED:
_______________________________
City Attorney
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Exhibit A
That Chapter 38, “Traffic and Vehicles,” Article VI. “Traffic Schedules,” Section 38-1012 “Traffic
Schedule XII, Speed Limits,” is hereby amended by adding and is to read as follows:
State Highway 30 (SH 30)
For eastbound traffic:
1. SH 30, for traffic moving in an easterly direction for the first 0.250 miles, from the
intersection with BS 6 (Texas Ave), the speed limit shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
2. For the next 1.490 miles, the speed limit shall be forty (40) miles per hour.
3. For the next 0.200 miles, the speed limit shall be fifty (50) miles per hour.
4. For the next 1.825 miles, to the College Station east city limit, the speed limit shall be fifty-
five (55) miles per hour.
For westbound traffic:
1. SH 30, for traffic moving in a westerly direction for the first 1.825 miles, from the College
Station east city limit, the speed limit shall be fifty-five (55) miles per hour.
2. For the next 0.200 miles, the speed limit shall be fifty (50) miles per hour.
3. For the next 1.490 miles, the speed limit shall be forty (40) miles per hour.
4. For the next 0.250 miles, to the intersection with BS 6 (Texas Ave), the speed limit shall
be thirty-five (35) miles per hour.