HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-2243 - Ordinance - 05/22/1997ORDINANCE NO. 2243
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2F OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION RELATING TO SCHOOL
ZONES BY REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2217 PROVIDING FOR THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF A SCHOOL ZONE ON FM 2818 IN THE VICINITY OF A&M
CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL, AND DECLARING THAT ATTENDANT FACTS
NECESSITATE IMMEDIATE ACTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station at its regular meeting on the
24th day of October, 1996, approved a reduced speed school zone on FM 2818 in the area
of A&M Consolidated High School;
WHEREAS, the school zone on FM 2818 reduces the speed from 50 miles per hour to 40
miles per hour on weekdays for the time periods between 7:30 a.m.- 8:15 a.m. and 3:00
p.m.- 3:45 p.m.;
WHEREAS, the school zone on Welsh Avenue adjacent to A&M Consolidated High
School reduces the speed limit from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour on weekdays
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.;
WHEREAS, the establishment of separate school zones on Welsh Avenue and FM 2818
being in effect during different time periods with each having a different speed limit would
be confusing to motorists and difficult for the City to enforce;
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) will only allow a reduced
speed school zone on FM 2818 to be in effect on weekdays for the time periods between
7:30 a.m.- 8:15 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.- 3:45 p.m., and the representatives of the College
Station Independent School District (CSISD) would like the existing 7:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
school zone on Welsh Avenue to remain;
WttEREAS, representatives of the City of College Station, TXDOT, and the CSISD have
met and agree that the reduced speed school zone on FM 2818 should be repealed and
that school advance warning signs with flashing beacons should be installed in lieu of the
reduced speed school zone; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met at its regular meeting on May 22, 1997, and found that
it would be in the best interest and safety of the citizens to amend Chapter 10, Section 2F,
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station by repealing Ordinance No. 2217
relating to the establishment of a school zone on FM 2818;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION:
That Chapter 10, Section 2F, of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by repealing
Ordinance No. 2217 relating to the establishment of a reduced speed school zone on FM
2818 in the vicinity of A&M Consolidated High School.
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The preservation of thc general welfare of the public necessitates immediate action. This
Ordinance shall be effective from and a~er the day of its passage as provided by the
Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 22nd day of May, 1997.
APPROVED:
L~/NN~MC~y, Mayor
ATTESTED:
CONN/E HOOKS, City Secretary
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