HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-3188 - Ordinance - 07/09/2009ORDINANCE NO. 3188
AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY 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 temporarily 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 and expires at the completion of the Texas Department of
Transportation's project to construct a grade separation of FM 2818 and the
adjacent railroad/FM 2154.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 9th day of July 1 2009.
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code ", Section 3, "Speed Limits ", of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of College Station, Texas, is hereby temporarily amended, by amending paragraph 2(c), as
set out hereafter to read as follows:
(e) FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway South), for traffic moving in a southerly direction from the
North City Limit, the speed limit shall be sixty (60) miles per hour to the intersection of Holleman
Drive.
For traffic moving in an easterly direction, the speed limit shall be forty-five (45) miles per hour
from the intersection of Holleman Drive to the intersection of Welsh Avenue. For traffic continuing
to move in an easterly direction from Welsh Avenue to Rio Grande Boulevard, the speed limit
shall be fifty (50) miles per hour. For the next 1.519 miles, the speed limit shall be forty-five (45)
miles per hour to the intersection of SH 6 (Earl Rudder Freeway South) East Frontage Road.
For traffic moving in a westerly direction for the first 1.519 miles from the intersection of SH 6 (Earl
Rudder Freeway South) West Frontage Road, the speed limit shall be forty -five (45) miles per
hour to the intersection of Rio Grande Boulevard. The speed limit shall be fifty (50) miles per hour
from the intersection of Rio Grande Boulevard to the intersection of Welsh Avenue. From Welsh
Avenue to Holleman Drive, the speed limit shall be forty -five (45) miles per hour.
For traffic moving in a northerly direction, the speed limit shall be sixty (60) miles per hour from
the intersection of Holleman Drive to the North City Limit.
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