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85-4-Ordinance-Establishing the Speed Limits Prima Facie for Interstate 35-02/18/1985No. 85-4 SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRI1`tA FACIE SPEED LI 1IT5 ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDL:R THE PKOVISIONS OF SECTION 169 (b) of ARTI jNTERSTATE' VERhON' S TF.:ie1S CIVIL STATUTES, UION llIGli1JAY ,.0. 35 FRONTAGE ROADS OR PARTS T11ERE:OF, 1JI SANGEREF Tv CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE,; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, provides that whenever the governing body of the City shall .determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any prima facie speed therein set forth is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of a street or highway within the City, taking into consideration the width and con- dition of ttie pavement and other circumstances on such portion of said street or highway, as well as the usual traffic thereon, said governing body may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit thereat or thereon by tl o passage of an ordinance, which shall be affective when appropriate sibns giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection or other place or part of the street or highway; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEll BY '1'EEE CITY COUNCIL OF 'TllE C1'1'1' OF SANGER > TEXAS: SECTION I. ' Upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation hereto- fore made as authorized by the provisions of Section 169(b) of Article 6701 d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, the following prima facie :;peed limits here.lftrr indicated for vehicles are hereby dctennined and declared to be reasonable and safe; and such speed limits are hereby fixed at the rate of speed indicated for vehicles traveling rpon the named streets and highways, or parts thereof, described as follows: A. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF 1'IIC CITY OF SANGER TEXAS: 1. That from and after the date of the passage of this speed zone ordinance no motor vehicle shall be operated along and upon Int. Highway No.35 Frnt. Rds. within the corporate limits of the City of Sanger in excess of the speeds now set forth in the following limits: The Mayor to cause to be erecteds Sheet Z or o kLFthe South CTR` at said point (Station 0+00) being in ORIGINAL Copy (a) Beginning of Sanger, thence continuing City Limits of the C1ectiontalong I.H. 35 East andWest roximatelyt••• a Northerly dir age Roads for a distance of PER3HOURIa aPP • a maximum speed Thence continuing along I.H. 35 Eastand West matelyntage (b) T 850 MILE, PP Roads for a eedtofc40 MILES PER HOUR; a maximum speed continuing along I.H. 35 East and West Frontage (c) Thence coat 9 a roximately, approximately, of the Roads for a distance of 0.647 MILE, North City point (Station 154+95) beingthe of 45 MILES PER HOUR. City of Sanger, a maximum speed SECTION 2. San er -! s °f such s eed appropriate signs indicating P hcraby auCh rl ed zone. SECTION 3. An person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance y be c{eemed eanor and upon c$ZO c00 any sum not to excee c'),thereof s} all be fine d Two 11undred Dollar PAS SED AND APPROVED TNIS Y OF_< guilty of a misdem nha L 1 ' in A .n., 19 Mayor V C i ty of .. _ Sanger Texas