HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 614-90 02-26-1990
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ORDINANCE NO. 614
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION E., "SPEED LIMITS
ENUMERATED" OF SECTION 8, "SPEED REGULATIONS" OF CHAPTER
10, "TRAFFIC REGULATIONS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, REVISING THE LIST OF ENUMERATED
SPEED LIMITS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Richland Hills,
Texas:
I.
That Subsection E. "Speed Limits Enumerated" of Section 8,
"Speed Regulations", of Chapter 10, "TRAFFIC REGULATIONS" of the
Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, be
hereby amended to hereafter be and read as follows:
i E. SPEED LIMITS ENUMERATED
The maximum legal speed of vehicular traffic is hereby
designated as set forth below on the following described
streets, same being known and designated as follows:
(1) Ash Park 20 MPH
(2) Birch Park 20 MPH
(3) Burns Street 20 MPH
(4) Cedar Park 20 MPH
(5) Dogwood Park 20 MPH
(6) Elm Park 20 MPH
(7) Fir Park 20 MPH
(8) Gumwood Park 20 MPH
(9) Handley-Ederville Rd. between
the railroad crossing and
Midway Road 35 MPH
• (10) Latham Drive between S.H. 183
and Ash Park 20 MPH
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(11) Maple Park 20 MPH
(12) Oak Park between Spruce Park
and Elm Park 20 MPH
(13) Pine Park between Ash Park
and the north lane of State Highway
121 frontage road --------------------20 MPH
(14) Rufe Snow Drive from station
18+90 (North Richland Hills/
Richland Hills city limits)
southerly 0.472 miles to station
43+84 (intersection with S.H. 183) 35 MPH
(15) State Highway 183
(a) North Lane Only - from station
343+50 (west city limits of
Richland Hills/Haltom City on
north lane) easterly 0.923
miles to station 392+58 40 MPH
(b) North Lane Only - from station
392+58 easterly 0.937 miles to
station 442+07 (east city limits
of Richland Hills/Hurst on north
lane) 45 MPH
(c) South Lane Only - from station
341+51 (west city limits of
Richland Hills/Haltom City on
south lane} easterly 0.918 miles
to station 392+58 40 MPH
(d) South Lane Only - from station
392+58 easterly 0.937 miles to
station 442+07 (east city
limits of Richland Hills/Hurst
on south lane) 45 MPH
(16) State Highway 121 Frontage Roads
(a) Northeast Frontage Road - from
Kingsbury Avenue) northeasterly
1.438 miles to station 374+95
(Richland Hills/Hurst city
limits) 35 MPH
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(b) Southeast Frontage Road - from
station 335+98 northeasterly
0.652 miles to station 10+17
(Richland Hills/Hurst city limits
on southeast road) 35 MPH
(17) Vance Road between Richland Road
and Brooks Avenue 20 MPH
(18) Vivian Lane between 5.H. 26 and
Willman Avenue 20 MPH
II.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the
intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and
if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this
ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section.
III.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full
force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
IV.
PENALTY. Any person violating any of the provisions of the
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred
dollars ($200), unless otherwise specified in other sections of
this Ordinance. Each transaction in violation of any of the
provisions hereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
V.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and
• effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by
the Richland Hills City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
VI.
PRESENTED, PASSED, AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the
Richland Hills City Council on the 26th day of FEB by a vote
of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
~.lrC.
W. H. (Bill) Vincent, Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
Pauline Kempe, City S cretary
• APPROVED AS TO FORM:
aul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney
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