HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-1987 - Ordinance - 11/12/1992ORDINANCE NO. 1987
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 2F, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION RELATING TO SCHOOL
ZONES, AND DECLARING THAT ATTENDANT FACTS NECESSITATE IMMEDI-
ATE ACTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council met at its regular meeting on Novem-
ber 12, 1992, 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 by extending the existing school zone
on Rock Prairie Road to the east to include the Rio
Grande/Rock Prairie Road intersection, with a maximum speed
limit of 25 mph from 7=30 a.m. to 8=15 a.m. and 3=00 p.m to
3=4§ p.m., Monday through Friday, more particularly described
as follows:
Rock Prairie Road from the property line
of the College Station Junior High School
east 1,035 feet to the center of the
right-of-way on Rio Grande, then on Rock
Prairie Road from the center of the right-
of-way on Rio Grande east 450 feet.
Rio Grande from the center of the right-
of-way on Rock Prairie Road north 345
feet.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION THAT:
That Chapter 10, Section 2F, of the Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended as follows=
"F. SCHOOL ZONES
The City hereby designates school zones on certain
streets. A maximum speed limit designated in the Traffic
Control Device Inventory - Schedule V (dated November 12,
1992) during the hours designated by this ordinance on
regularly scheduled days is established within the desig-
nated school zones except school zones on state highways
where the maximum speed limit shall be determined by the
State Department of Public Transportation. The desig-
nated school zone speed limits and the hours regulating
the time of day that each zone is in effect are described
in Traffic Control Device Inventory - Schedule V (dated
Ordinance No. 1987 Page 2
November 12, 1992) on file in the office of the City Sec-
retary. A current schedule shall be maintained by the
City Secretary at all times."
II.
The preservation of the general welfare of the public necessi-
tates immediate action. This Ordinance shall be effective
from and after the date of its passage as provided by the
Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 12th day of November, 1992.
ATTEST
Connie Hooks, City Secretary
APPROVED=