HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-3085 - Ordinance - 08/06/2008ORDINANCE NO. 3085
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE ", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE 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 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) nor more than
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). 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,
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 6th day of August. 2008,
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
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ORDINANCE NO. 3085
EXHIBIT "A"
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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 replacing paragraph (a) as set out hereafter to read as follows:
(a) FM 60 (Raymond Stotzer Parkway / University Drive), for traffic moving in an westerly
direction for 1.696 miles from the intersection with FM 158, the speed limit shall be sixty
(60) miles per hour. For the next 1.642 miles, the speed limit shall be forty -five (45) miles
per hour. For the next 0.776 miles, the speed limit shall be forty (40) miles per hour. For
the next 0.649 miles, the speed limit shall be thirty -five (35) miles per hour. For the next
0.545 miles, the speed limit shall be forty (40) miles per hour. For the next 0.960 miles,
the speed limit shall be fifty -five (55) miles per hour. For the next 1.373 miles, to the
College Station west city limit, the speed limit shall be sixty -five (65) miles per hour.
For traffic moving in a easterly direction for 1.373 miles from the College Station west
city limit, the speed limit shall be sixty -five (65) miles per hour. For the next
0.960 miles, the speed limit shall be fifty -five (55) miles per hour. For the next
0.545 miles, the speed limit shall be forty (40) miles per hour. For the next 0.649 miles,
the speed limit shall be thirty -five (35) miles per hour. For the next 0.776 miles, the speed
limit shall be forty (40) miles per hour. For the next 1.642 miles, the speed limit shall be
forty -five (45) miles per hour. For the next 1.696 miles to the intersection with FM 158,
the speed limit shall be sixty (60) miles per hour.
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