HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-3529 - Ordinance - 09/26/2013 ORDINANCE NO. 2013-3529
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE ", SECTION 3 "SPEED
LIMITS ", SUBSECTION E (1) "SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR CERTAIN
DESCRIBED STREETS "; TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE INVENTORY - "SCHEDULE
XII SPEED LIMITS ", 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 ", SECTION 3 "SPEED LIMITS ",
SUBSECTION E (1) "SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR CERTAIN
DESCRIBED STREETS "; TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE INVENTORY -
"SCHEDULE XII SPEED LIMITS ", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A" and 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 cr
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 liable for a civil offense or guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor, and, upon a finding of liability thereof, shall be punished by a civil
penalty of not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00), or upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less
than Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00). Said Ordinance becomes effective ten (10) days after date of passage
by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of
College Station.
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FM 2818 Speed Limit
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this .[.gyp " day of , p/ i hp,_, , 2013.
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APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Sec tary
APPROVED:
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City Attorney
FM 2818 Speed Limit
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EXHIBIT "A"
That CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE ", SECTION 3 "SPEED LIMITS ", SUBSECTION
E (1) "SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR CERTAIN DESCRIBED STREETS ";
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE INVENTORY — "SCHEDULE XII SPEED LIMITS" is
hereby amended by adding the following:
Speed Limits Established for State Highway:
7. FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway)
a. From the North City Limit south to the intersection of SH 6 (one -way).
Distance Speed Limit
i. For the first 2.078 miles from the west City Limit 60 miles per hour
ii. For the next 2.397 miles 55 miles per hour
iii. For the next 0.742 miles* 50 miles per hour
iv. For the next 1.520 miles to the intersection of SH 6 East Frontage Road 45 miles per hour
* Within the limits of said fifty (50) miles per hour speed zone, from approximately 650 feet west of Welsh Ave to approximately 220 feet east of
Nueces Drive, the speed limit shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour when so signed for school zone.
b. From the intersection of SH 6 north to the North City Limit (one -way).
Distance Speed Limit
S i. For the first 1.520 miles from the intersection of SH 6 East 45 miles per hour
Frontage Road
ii. For the next 0.742 miles* 50 miles per hour
iii. For the next 2.397 miles 55 miles per hour
iv. For the next 2.078 miles to the west City Limit 60 miles per hour
* Within the limits of said fifty (50) miles per hour speed zone, from approximately 650 feet west of Welsh Ave to approximately 220 feet east of
Nueces Drive, the speed limit shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour when so signed for school zone.
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